Category Archives: Canadian Press

Worker killed in Army depot explosion died of burns
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A civilian worker killed in a fire and explosion at an Army facility in Pennsylvania died from burns, officials announced Friday. The Lehigh County coroner’s office identifie...
Jul 20, 2018
World Cup stewards to be punished over Pussy Riot protest
MOSCOW - The chief organizer of Russia’s World Cup says stewards will be punished after protesters ran onto the field during the final. Organizing committee CEO Alexei Sorokin tells Russia’...
Jul 20, 2018

Ottawa announces $26M for noise reduction research to help right whales
HALIFAX - Sound-seeking gliders will cruise the habitats of North Atlantic right whales in a bid to capture their calls and learn more about how noises in the ocean may affect the health of the endang...
Jul 20, 2018
Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame to induct 7 new honorees
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame is inducting seven new honorees. According to a news release, the hall of fame’s sixth class includes East Tennessee cartoonist Charli...
Jul 20, 2018
Here's a list June inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and La...
Jul 20, 2018
Here's a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated...
Jul 20, 2018
White House rejects Putin idea for Ukraine referendum
WASHINGTON - The White House rejected on Friday a Vladimir Putin-backed effort to hold a referendum in eastern Ukraine on the region’s future, distancing itself from the idea in the aftermath of...
Jul 20, 2018

Translators stay in shadows, but Dems want Trump's to emerge
WASHINGTON - After a week of erraticism by President Donald Trump about what really went on in his private meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, history could use a fly on the wall. There were t...
Jul 20, 2018

Democrats wrestle with election-year message on health care
WASHINGTON - Ringed by a handful of cheering activist supporters, liberal House Democrats gathered outside the Capitol this week to announce they were forming a caucus to seek “Medicare for All&...
Jul 20, 2018

Economy shows resilience as inflation reaches 2.5% and retail sales grow
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy displayed its staying power in a pair of reports Friday that showed a spring boost in retail sales and inflation at its fastest annual pace in more than six years. Inflat...
Jul 20, 2018