Category Archives: Canadian Press
After 25 years, retiree has no plans to retire Garbage Truck Santa
WHITEHORSE - Wayne Henderson says his Garbage Truck Santa character was inspired by a little boy when it began 25 years ago in Whitehorse. Since then, Henderson has become a local legend at Christmas,...
Dec 15, 2016
B.C. offers five-year, interest-free down-payment loans to first-time buyers
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia wants to help first-time homebuyers scrape together more money for their down payments with five-year interest-free and payment-free loans, but critics say the plan cou...
Dec 15, 2016
Carter confident US will remain key to anti-IS coalition
LONDON - U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter and his British counterpart expressed confidence Thursday that the Trump administration will continue America’s role as leader of the international mil...
Dec 15, 2016
France lashes Russia over Syria; Aleppo seeks EU help
BRUSSELS - French President Francois Hollande accused Russia on Thursday of reneging on its pledges in Syria, as a local leader in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo appealed to Europe to send monitor...
Dec 15, 2016
Toddler killed in USVI drive-by shooting; suspects at large
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands - Authorities say an 18-month-old girl has been shot and killed while riding in a car in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Gov. Kenneth Mapp said Thursday that police have offe...
Dec 15, 2016
AP FACT CHECK: Trump gets timing wrong on Russia hacking
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that the Obama administration didn’t bring up Russian hacking of U.S. political sites until after Hillary Clinton lost the election. Th...
Dec 15, 2016
Trump salutes supporters in Florida, names budget director
ORLANDO, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump, in the latest stop of his victory lap, told a military veteran-laden crowd in Florida on Friday that while he would build up the country’s armed for...
Dec 15, 2016
Animal activists honour N.B. firefighters who rescued moose from frozen river
SHEDIAC, N.B. - New Brunswick firefighters who freed a 225-kilogram female moose from a frozen Shediac River last weekend are getting an award for the rescue. People for the Ethical Treatment of Anima...
Dec 15, 2016
PM says looks forward to discussing fundraising controversy with ethics watchdog
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no problem with answering questions from ethics commissioner Mary Dawson about his party’s controversial fundraising tactics. Trudeau has been ...
Dec 15, 2016
Russia casts shadow over European Union summit
BRUSSELS - Russia had no seat at the European Union’s table Thursday but it cast a shadow over the summit as a target for criticism of its role in the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. Russian Pre...
Dec 15, 2016