Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judge raps prosecutors over testimony on Manafort's luxuries
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort personally directed millions of dollars in international wire transfers to pay for high-end suits and more than $3 million in improvement...
Aug 01, 2018

Promoting voter ID, Trump claims ID needed to buy groceries
TAMPA, Fla. - President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries, and he is accusing Democrats of obstructing his agenda and stalling confirmat...
Aug 01, 2018

Trump administration cites safety to freeze mileage standard
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument intended to justify freezing Obama-era toughening ...
Aug 01, 2018

Trump's short-term health plans are cheaper but cover less
WASHINGTON - Consumers will have more options to buy cheaper, short-term health insurance under a new Trump administration rule, but there’s no guarantee the plans will cover pre-existing condit...
Aug 01, 2018
Argentine doctors protest legal abortion ahead of key vote
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A campaign to expand legal abortions in the homeland of Pope Francis is bitterly dividing Argentines - and increasingly even the profession that would be asked to carry them ...
Aug 01, 2018
Hun Sen plays hardball to keep his grip on Cambodia
BANGKOK - Determined to extend his 33 years as Cambodia’s strongman ruler, Prime Minister Hun Sen was not about to let an election derail what he believes is his destiny. The 65-year-old leader ...
Aug 01, 2018

Brookfield Infrastructure buying Enercare in friendly deal valued at $4.3B
TORONTO - Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has made a friendly $4.3-billion takeover offer for Enercare Inc., which would provide the Brookfield group with a source of stable revenue from a variety ...
Aug 01, 2018
Britain looks to growing Asian markets for post-Brexit era
TOKYO - Britain wants to align itself more closely with Asia’s growing economies as it prepares to leave the European Union, Trade Secretary Liam Fox said Wednesday. The United Kingdom seeks to ...
Aug 01, 2018

Toronto Wolfpack to open and close rugby league playoffs on the road
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will open and close the playoffs on the road, hosting Super League sides Widnes and Hull Kingston Rovers in the middle of their push to win promotion to the top tier of ...
Aug 01, 2018

Playing together on U.S. junior team a 'cool experience' for Hughes brothers
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Hughes brothers used to play mini-stick hockey in their basement, pretending they were on the same NHL team. Now that dream is edging closer to reality, with two of the brothers a...
Aug 01, 2018