Category Archives: Canadian Press
Italy, Spain see economic growth falter to multi-year lows
LONDON - The economies of Italy and Spain faltered over the summer months and are now growing at their slowest rates in years, according to a closely watched survey of the 19-country eurozone. Though ...
Sep 05, 2018
Alvin "Ab" McDonald, the first Winnipeg Jets captain, dies at age 82
WINNIPEG - Alvin “Ab” Brian McDonald, the first captain in Winnipeg Jets history, has died. He was 82. The Winnipeg native, who died Tuesday night after a battle with cancer, came home to ...
Sep 05, 2018
Olympian Cam Levins will make his marathon debut next month in Toronto
TORONTO - Canada’s Cam Levins will make his marathon debut at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon next month. The 29-year-old from Black Creek, B.C., has battled a serious foot injury tha...
Sep 05, 2018
Dallas police detain man who crashed truck into Fox station
DALLAS - Police detained a “ranting” man accused of crashing a pickup truck into a Fox affiliate television station building Wednesday morning in downtown Dallas during a live newscast. KD...
Sep 05, 2018
Plane quarantined at JFK amid reports of sick passengers
NEW YORK - A plane has been quarantined at New York’s Kennedy Airport amid reports of ill passengers aboard a flight from Dubai. The Emirates flight landed around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. The airlin...
Sep 05, 2018

Upcoming book assails Trump's 'ethics deficit' in golf
NEW YORK - The next book to take on President Donald Trump isn’t focused on Russia or tax policy. It’s about his golf game. Hachette Books announced Wednesday that Rick Reilly’s R...
Sep 05, 2018
After strong start, Canada fades in heavy loss to Fiji at World Rugby U20 Trophy
BUCHAREST, Romania - There was more pain for Canada at the World Rugby U20 Trophy on Wednesday in a 53-26 loss to unbeaten Fiji. The young Canadians, who lost to Portugal and Uruguay in their first tw...
Sep 05, 2018

Bank of Canada holds interest rate for now, puts more focus on NAFTA
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada’s decision to leave its interest rate unchanged Wednesday could be just a brief pause that comes as it carefully follows the unpredictable twists in the country’...
Sep 05, 2018

N.S. judge denies certification of proposed Africville class-action suit
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has denied a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for the expropriation of land in Africville more than five decades ago - but he has not shut...
Sep 05, 2018

Bernier says he has raised over $90,000 since quitting the Conservative party
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier claimed Wednesday that he has raised more than $90,000 for his new political venture and says the party he intends to lead will be in place by the time his political rivals ret...
Sep 05, 2018