Category Archives: Canadian Press
Wisconsin governor cites nuclear war song in economy speech
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he knows a 1980s rock song he quoted to make a point about Wisconsin’s economy is about nuclear war. Walker on Thursday quoted the Timbuk3 song, ...
Dec 15, 2016
The show must go on: 'Nutcracker' opens after costume theft
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island ballet company is going on with the show even after the Nutcracker’s mask and the Sugar Plum Fairy’s tutu were stolen, thanks to help from ballet companie...
Dec 15, 2016
Sharks' old time duo of Thornton, Marleau not out of gas just yet
It’s been almost two decades since Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau made their NHL debuts, but the San Jose Sharks old-timers still have some gas left in the tank. The 37-year-olds are in the tw...
Dec 15, 2016
Prairie-based online food delivery firm SkipTheDishes sold to U.K. company
WINNIPEG - SkipTheDishes, an online food delivery company that founded in Saskatoon and headquartered in Winnipeg, is being sold to a company in England. The London-based Just Eat says in a news relea...
Dec 15, 2016
Potomak sisters to wear Maple Leaf in women's hockey series versus U.S.
A wave of players from Canada’s most westerly province has hit the national women’s hockey team. Two are from the same family. Sarah and Amy Potomak of Aldergrove, B.C., will wear the Mapl...
Dec 15, 2016
Military aims to stop ISIL's 'spillage' outside of Iraq, Syria
OTTAWA - Two Canadian military teams are in Lebanon and Jordan as the international community searches for ways to keep the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from spreading once the city of Mosul f...
Dec 15, 2016
Predators defenceman P.K. Subban hosts TV comedy special filmed in Montreal
TORONTO - A Just For Laughs comedy gala that served as P.K. Subban’s goodbye to Montreal will be broadcast as a one-hour TV special in the new year. “P.K. Subban: Shots Fired” sees t...
Dec 15, 2016
Several illegal pot boutiques selling to recreational users open in Montreal
Montreal’s mayor vowed zero tolerance for illegal pot dispensaries on Thursday, just hours after several such establishments aimed at recreational users opened to the public. Denis Coderre tweet...
Dec 15, 2016
Fed has 8 biggest US banks shift loss burden to investors
WASHINGTON - The eight biggest U.S. banks will be required to build new cushions against losses that would shift the burden to investors. The action by the Federal Reserve was the latest bid by regula...
Dec 15, 2016
US average 30-year mortgage rate rises to 4.16 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed for the seventh straight week following Donald Trump’s election victory, again marking new highs for the year. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said ...
Dec 15, 2016