Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bombardier CEO optimistic about refocused Toronto transit system projects
TORONTO - Bombardier’s CEO struck an apologetic yet optimistic note Wednesday as he described the company’s efforts to get two of the city’s key transit system projects back on track...
Sep 28, 2016
From an arms sale to pushing for peace: Peres's long relationship with Canada
OTTAWA - Shimon Peres visited Canada countless times during a career that spanned more than six decades and included holding virtually every single position in the Israeli government. But it might be ...
Sep 28, 2016
Alec Baldwin's very big deal: playing Donald Trump on 'SNL'
NEW YORK - “Saturday Night Live” has made a YUGE decision: It has chosen Alec Baldwin to impersonate GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. NBC announced this deal Wednesday with a promo o...
Sep 28, 2016
Team Europe head coach Krueger says his squad will play Canada without any fear
TORONTO - Few expected Team Europe, a 50-1 underdog at the start of the World Cup of Hockey, to contend for a title at the eight-team tournament. Not only did the Europeans defy expectations just by g...
Sep 28, 2016
Some of what was said Wednesday following death of Israel's Shimon Peres
OTTAWA - Some of what was said Wednesday following the death of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres: ___ “He was above all a man of peace and a man dedicated to the well-bei...
Sep 28, 2016
Sandwich chain Cosi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
NEW YORK - Cosi, the restaurant chain known for its flatbread sandwiches, said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and is seeking to sell itself to its lenders. The company has clo...
Sep 28, 2016
Bettman says World Cup will live on; future format will be reviewed with NHLPA
TORONTO - Black-and-orange T-shirts with the crest of Team North America line the Air Canada Centre gift shop, while the patchwork Team Europe lines up on one side of the World Cup of Hockey final. Bo...
Sep 28, 2016
OPEC nears preliminary accord on oil production
ALGIERS, Algeria - OPEC countries neared agreement on a preliminary accord Wednesday to limit oil production and support oil prices, despite lingering disagreements between regional rivals Saudi Arabi...
Sep 28, 2016
Teacher who lost sight after school shooting says she's getting little help
SASKATOON - Charlene Klyne lost her sight after a deadly school shooting in northern Saskatchewan and still has shotgun pellets lodged in her jaw and chest. Klyne was among seven people hurt in the sh...
Sep 28, 2016
Ex-Mountie accused of smuggling narwhal tusks pleads guilty in U.S.
BANGOR, Maine - A retired RCMP officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks across the border pleaded guilty Wednesday in a U.S. court to 10 money-laundering counts. Prosecutors said Gregory Logan, 59, ...
Sep 28, 2016