Category Archives: Canadian Press
Back-to-back No. 1 picks, McDavid and Matthews come from very different places
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky, arguably the greatest player in NHL history, felt he had to be there in person to witness the historic first ever NHL meeting between Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews. Now a...
Nov 01, 2016
N.S. jails moving to provide OD treatment 'immediately' as fentanyl threat grows
HALIFAX - The arrival of the highly potent opioid fentanyl in Nova Scotia is prompting the province’s jails to move more quickly on a plan to provide frontline staff with a potentially life-savi...
Nov 01, 2016
Thomson Reuters to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide as it speeds up streamlining
TORONTO - Thomson Reuters (TSX:TRI) says it’s eliminating 2,000 positions around the world as it speeds up efforts to streamline and simplify its global information services organization. The la...
Nov 01, 2016
Economy grew 0.2 per cent in August, reinforcing expectations of rebound
OTTAWA - The economy grew by 0.2 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, reinforcing expectations that the country is poised for a rebound in the third quarter. The measure of real gross d...
Nov 01, 2016
A look at key players in the Dakota Access pipeline fight
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Dakota Access pipeline, a $3.8 billion, four-state project designed to carry oil from North Dakota to Illinois, has become a rallying point for American Indian tribes and others d...
Nov 01, 2016
9 killed in car bomb blast at checkpoint in northern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - A car bomb targeting a military checkpoint on a road leading to Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri exploded Tuesday, killing all nine people in the vehicle, police and...
Nov 01, 2016
Baltimore school bus driver had traffic violation history
BALTIMORE - The Baltimore school bus driver who died along with five others in a collision with a commuter bus was found at fault in three traffic-related cases in the last eight years, according to c...
Nov 01, 2016
South African man goes to prison for Pistorius scam attempt
JOHANNESBURG - South African police say a man who posed as a prosecution official and targeted Oscar Pistorius in a scam attempt has been sentenced to four years in prison. Police said Tuesday that 33...
Nov 01, 2016
Afghan official: Roadside bomb blast kills 7 civilians
KABUL - An Afghan official says a roadside bombing has killed seven civilians in a northern province. District chief Ahmad Lemar Osmanyar says the victims were all relatives and they were travelling i...
Nov 01, 2016
Russia protests pressure to deny port access to its warships
MOSCOW - Russia’s defence minister is assailing NATO for applying pressure to deny port access to Russian warships en route to Syria’s shores. Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday the denial hasn...
Nov 01, 2016