Category Archives: Canadian Press
North Carolina Gov. McCrory concedes he lost re-election bid
DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory conceded the governor’s race Monday, clearing the way for Democrat Roy Cooper to be declared the winner nearly four weeks after Election Day. The w...
Dec 05, 2016
Stocks track higher after Wall Street hit another record
HONG KONG - Stock markets pushed higher on Tuesday as investors cheered another record day on Wall Street and looked past the political and economic uncertainty buffeting Europe. KEEPING SCORE: France...
Dec 05, 2016
Electric vehicle charging coming to 25 Ontario Canadian Tire Gas+ locations
TORONTO - Electric vehicle charging stations are being added to 25 Canadian Tire Gas+ locations in Ontario, a first for the company. AddEnergie Technologies says the stations, which start rolling out ...
Dec 05, 2016
Torts different from public perception, GM says; Russians make leap
John Tortorella is not who you think he is, at least according to his boss with the Blue Jackets. Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen says the public perception of his 58-year-old coach as a rel...
Dec 05, 2016
The Latest: Tribal leader: Pipeline opponents should go home
CANNON BALL, N.D. - The Latest on the protest against the construction of the final section of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. (all times local): 1 p.m. Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Da...
Dec 05, 2016
Weather warnings issued as snow hits B.C.'s south coast and Vancouver Island
The first significant snowfall to hit the Vancouver region in more than two years is causing widespread transit delays and has prompted several school closures, including the shutdown of a university ...
Dec 05, 2016
StatCan study highlights drop in wage, job quality for young workers
OTTAWA - A new study from Statistics Canada about the precarious position young workers find themselves in - and how little it has changed in four decades - has refocused attention on the federal gove...
Dec 05, 2016
Campaign aims to educate Canada's youth sooner about changing technology
OTTAWA - With potentially thousands of high-paying jobs going unfilled in Canada, Prime Minister Just Trudeau lent his voice Monday to a campaign aimed at encouraging young people to study computer sc...
Dec 05, 2016
Police nab suspects, fowl accomplice in break-in
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - Two suspects in a weekend break-in at a Massachusetts convenience store had a fowl accomplice. Northampton officers investigating a robbery in progress at a store at about 3:45 a....
Dec 05, 2016
Blue Jays sign versatile veteran Steve Pearce to US$12.50-million, two-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed versatile veteran Steve Pearce to a two-year contract worth US$12.5 million. The 33-year-old spent last season with Tampa Bay and Baltimore, hitting .288 wi...
Dec 05, 2016