Category Archives: Canadian Press
Elf on a Shelf and Mensch on a Bench sit side by side at Chrismukkah
Erica Mark grew up Jewish but that hasn’t stopped her from loving everything about Christmas. The tinsel-loving mom happily embraces the seasonal traditions of shopping for gifts, decorating the...
Dec 15, 2016
Four children and their father feared dead in First Nation house fire
ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES, Ont. - A father, three young children and a baby are believed to have died in a fire that destroyed their home and ripped apart this First Nation community amid efforts Th...
Dec 15, 2016
FCC Chairman Wheeler to resign on Inauguration Day
NEW YORK - The head of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcasters, phone and cable companies, says he will step down in January as President-elect Donald Trump takes office. T...
Dec 15, 2016
New housing finance rules to curb exposure to rising debt levels: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is predicting new mortgage rules will help slow rising household debt levels and the advance of home prices in some markets - two concerns it says pose the biggest risks to...
Dec 15, 2016
Bombardier and Trudeau say they're close to hammering out a funding deal
MONTREAL - Bombardier says it’s close to hammering out a financing deal with the federal government even as the transportation giant forecasts strong earnings growth in next year and enough cash...
Dec 15, 2016
CREA raises forecast for 2016 home sales, expects fewer sales in 2017
TORONTO - The Canadian Real Estate Association is predicting home sales will dip by about 3.3 per cent next year as deteriorating affordability, a shortage of supply and new mortgage rules slow the re...
Dec 15, 2016
Dolly Parton telethon raises $9M for wildfire victims
NASHVILLE - Dolly Parton says a star-studded telethon for those affected by recent wildfires in her native Tennessee has brought in about $9 million. Parton headlined the Tuesday night event that was ...
Dec 15, 2016
Ali Center plans celebration marking boxing great's birthday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky says it’s planning a four-day celebration early next year to coincide with what would have been the boxing great’s 75th birthday. The ...
Dec 15, 2016
Court order can't stop stray golf balls from hitting home
EASTON, Pa. - A couple who live next to a Pennsylvania golf course says errant balls are still hitting their property despite a previous court order. The (Allentown) Morning Call (http://bit.ly/2gEvAz...
Dec 15, 2016
Rebels kill 4 Indian policemen near border with Myanmar
GAUHATI, India - Heavily armed rebels on Thursday killed four Indian police officers in an ambush on a highway they were guarding hours before the visit of the top elected official of an insurgency-wr...
Dec 15, 2016