Category Archives: Canadian Press
With blueprints done, Notley set to take hammer, saw to Alberta economy in 2017
EDMONTON - The blueprints are completed, so Alberta Premier Rachel Notley will begin hammering and sawing away at Alberta’s energy base and economy in the coming year, in some cases stripping it...
Dec 29, 2016
As it marks 50 years in Canada, McDonald's fights to shed junk food image
TORONTO - The head of McDonald’s Canada wants you to know one thing as it marks the golden anniversary of the Golden Arches in this country. “I will tell you straight out that the reputati...
Dec 29, 2016
Lawyer: 3 Nigerian death row inmates secretly executed
ABRAKA, Nigeria - Three convicted criminals on death row for about two decades have been secretly executed in the first hangings in Nigeria since 2013, human rights lawyers and a fellow inmate said Th...
Dec 29, 2016
Markets Right Now: Banks, energy stocks lead modest declines
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Major US stock indexes ended slightly lower, led by declines in banks and energy stocks. High-dividend stocks li...
Dec 29, 2016
Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher linked by death
LOS ANGELES - Debbie Reynolds embodied the sunshine of postwar America on the screen as she matched steps with Gene Kelly in “Singin’ in the Rain.” Carrie Fisher brought the sarcasm ...
Dec 29, 2016
2017 a year to shape Canada, governor general says in final New Year's message
OTTAWA - Governor General David Johnston is marking the start of what’s likely his last few months as the Queen’s representative in Canada by urging all Canadians to make 2017, Canada̵...
Dec 29, 2016
Weekly applications for US jobless aid fall to 265,000
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, continuing a nearly two-year trend that suggests a solid job market. THE NUMBERS: Weekly requests for jobless aid fell 10,000 ...
Dec 29, 2016
Funeral to be held Saturday for couple struck and killed by alleged drunk driver
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - A funeral service will be held Saturday for a couple who were run down by an alleged drunk driver as they walked home from a Christmas gathering in western Newfoundland. Merle and...
Dec 29, 2016
CP examines some of the sports stories to be on the lookout for in 2017
After a memorable last 12 months in the world of sports, The Canadian Press examines some of the stories to be on the lookout for in 2017. NHL’s 100th birthday The National Hockey League will ce...
Dec 29, 2016
The Latest: Cease-fire takes effect in war-ravaged Syria
BEIRUT - The Latest on the conflict in Syria, and the Russia-Turkey-brokered cease-fire agreement (all times local): Midnight: A cease-fire agreement between Syria’s government and the country&#...
Dec 29, 2016