Category Archives: Canadian Press

Ontario finance minister projects $15B deficit for province
TORONTO - Ontario’s finance minister said the province will have to make sacrifices as it grapples with a newly revised $15-billion deficit, a message critics predicted would pave the way for si...
Sep 21, 2018
Nova Scotia announces plans to support accessibility law passed in 2017
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has announced the next steps to reach its goal of making the province more accessible for those with disabilities by 2030. Justice Minister Mark Furey has released an implementat...
Sep 21, 2018
Far-right shuts French rapper out of Bataclan attack site
PARIS - A popular French Muslim rapper says he’s cancelling sold-out October concerts at the Bataclan music hall in Paris, a target of the deadly 2015 terror attacks, due to pressure from far-ri...
Sep 21, 2018

Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder in Calgary woman's death
CALGARY - Loved ones of a Calgary woman brutally killed in Feburary 2015 sobbed and held each other after a jury found Curtis Healy guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Dawns Baptiste. “...
Sep 21, 2018
Toronto FC says nothing but a win will do at New York Red Bulls this weekend
Frustration has been a constant companion for Toronto FC this season. So has disappointment. And there could be more of both in Harrison, N.J., on Saturday unless Toronto can dispatch the New York Red...
Sep 21, 2018

Brazil arrests man linked to Hezbollah on crimes in Paraguay
SAO PAULO - Brazilian police arrested a fugitive Friday who is alleged by U.S. authorities to be Hezbollah’s financier and who has repeatedly been accused of illegal activity in a lawless border...
Sep 21, 2018
Economy keeps growing even with rising oil prices
DALLAS - America’s rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S. economy. It has long been conventional wisdom that rising ...
Sep 21, 2018
World trade body to rule on US, China anti-dumping spat
GENEVA - A World Trade Organization arbitrator will step into a years-old dispute brought by China over U.S. anti-dumping measures. A trade official said Friday the arbitration was triggered automatic...
Sep 21, 2018
When will it end? Florence's floodwaters rising in Carolinas
GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. - With muddy river water still washing over entire communities on Friday, eight days after Hurricane Florence slammed into land with nearly 3 feet of rain, new evacuation orders ...
Sep 21, 2018
Music event expected to draw 55K nightly in downtown Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Thousands of music fans are expected this weekend in downtown Las Vegas for a sixth-year outdoor festival covering some 18 city blocks. Police promise tight security for the “Life is...
Sep 21, 2018