Category Archives: Canadian Press

RBI CEO says plans to expand Tim Hortons abroad unfazed by geopolitics
TORONTO - The CEO of the parent company of Tim Hortons said Monday he plans to keep pushing with an international expansion of the coffee-and-doughnut chain despite softness in the quick-service resta...
Oct 24, 2016
Report: Tennessee man died after riding Disney's Star Tours
ORLANDO, Fla. - Authorities say a 67-year-old Tennessee tourist died after riding Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The September death of the Memphis, Tennessee, man was recorded in a l...
Oct 24, 2016

Raptors open NBA regular season with lofty expectations after deep playoff run
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors walked off the Air Canada Centre floor last season to a standing ovation and rousing cheers. They had just been ousted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the Eastern...
Oct 24, 2016

Victoria Stafford's killer's appeal swiftly dismissed by Ontario's top court
TORONTO - Ontario’s highest court swiftly dismissed an appeal Monday by the man convicted of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford. Michael Rafferty was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 wi...
Oct 24, 2016

Gruesome court cases can take toll on lawyers, jurors
By the time Shayne Lund’s court case wrapped up this week, his lawyer had spent three years dealing with evidence relating to sex crimes against children and animals, wading through reams of gra...
Oct 24, 2016
Health minister announces new Food Guide overhaul, new labelling rules
MONTREAL - Health Minister Jane Philpott says the government intends to change the country’s Food Guide and overhaul food labelling rules as part of an effort to make Canadians healthier. Philpo...
Oct 24, 2016

Health Canada looks to revamp food guide as part of healthy eating strategy
OTTAWA - A Conservative senator who helped craft a report on the country’s obesity crisis is cheering the federal government’s plan to overhaul the Canada Food Guide, but wants Health Cana...
Oct 24, 2016

Bank of Canada and Ottawa renew inflation target deal at two per cent
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada and the federal government said Monday they have renewed their inflation target agreement for another five years in an effort to foster price stability and sustainable econ...
Oct 24, 2016

Figure skater Scott Hamilton diagnosed with 3rd brain tumour
NASHVILLE - Olympic figure skating champion and commentator Scott Hamilton has been diagnosed with a third brain tumour. People magazine reports Hamilton has been diagnosed with a benign pituitary tum...
Oct 24, 2016
Obama campaigns in Nevada, visits California
SAN DIEGO - President Barack Obama is stepping up the pace of his campaign to boost Hillary Clinton as his successor while pushing as well for Democrats to retake the Senate, visiting tightly conteste...
Oct 24, 2016