Category Archives: Canadian Press
Appeals court: Minnesota sex offender program constitutional
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota’s program for keeping sex offenders confined after they complete their prison sentences is constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, reversing a lower-court ...
Jan 03, 2017
US factory activity hit 2-year high in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in December to its highest level in two years, as new orders and production jumped in a positive sign for economic growth. The Institute for Supply Ma...
Jan 03, 2017
Quebec man identified by family as victim after New Year's Eve party in Thailand
MONTREAL - Relatives of a Canadian man who died after a New Year’s Eve party in Thailand are remembering him as a “bright light” whose sudden death has devastated them. Family member...
Jan 03, 2017
Nadal continues comeback with a 1st win in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia - Rafael Nadal was in need of some sleep, so he didn’t waste much time against Alexandr Dolgopolov on Tuesday. The 14-time major champion, playing his opening match at the Br...
Jan 03, 2017
Global shares advance; Japan's Nikkei rises on weak yen
TOKYO - Global shares rose Wednesday as gains in the U.S. and Asian markets carried over into European trading. The Tokyo benchmark jumped in the opening day for 2017, helped by a weak yen. KEEPING SC...
Jan 03, 2017
US construction spending hits highest level in 10 years
WASHINGTON - U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects for a second straight month in November, pushing activity to the highest level in more than a decade. Construction spending rose 0....
Jan 03, 2017
Markets Right Now: US stocks open 2017 with solid gains
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. The stock market turned in a solid gain on the first trading day of 2017, led by health care and phone companies...
Jan 03, 2017
Bruce Springsteen questions Trump's competence for office
RUMSON, N.J. - “The Boss” is questioning whether President-elect Donald Trump is ready to take office. During an interview on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast released Monday, ...
Jan 03, 2017
Shiffrin misses WCup slalom record; Velez Zuzulova wins race
ZAGREB, Croatia - Mikaela Shiffrin’s seven-race winning streak in women’s World Cup slaloms came to end Tuesday, leaving the American one short of the record for most consecutive victories...
Jan 03, 2017
Bengals' Pacman Jones accused of head-butting cops, spitting
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was jailed Tuesday on charges he head-butted police and spit on a nurse after being arrested for disorderly conduct in his latest brush wi...
Jan 03, 2017