Category Archives: Canadian Press
Wonder Woman dumped as a special UN ambassador after uproar
NEW YORK - The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the world organization tha...
Dec 13, 2016
Global stocks mixed ahead of Fed's rate decision
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Global stock markets were mixed with European stocks getting off to a weak start on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. The Fed was w...
Dec 13, 2016
Considering a dry Christmas? How to supporting an addict through the holidays
TORONTO - Ben Overvoorde’s heavy drinking spoiled too many Christmas and New Years gatherings. And so he looked forward to his first holiday season in recovery. But it was miserable. “I th...
Dec 13, 2016
Mayors of big cities call for increased revenue powers in open letter
TORONTO - Canadian cities should be able to control their own destiny, the mayors of five large Canadian urban centres said Tuesday as they demanded more power over revenue streams. In an open letter,...
Dec 13, 2016
IAAF to look into 2014 world indoors for Russian doping
MOSCOW - The IAAF may reanalyze Russian samples from the 2014 world indoor track championships over suspicions that athletes who failed doping tests were allowed to compete. Messages between then-Mosc...
Dec 13, 2016
Federal cannabis task force green lights legal sales to teenagers
OTTAWA - Eighteen-year-olds should be allowed to buy recreational cannabis when the Liberal government launches a globe-leading social experiment in legalizing marijuana next year, a federally appoint...
Dec 13, 2016
Alouettes expected to name new general manager at Wednesday news conference
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are expected to name their new general manager at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. In a release Tuesday morning, the CFL team said it will make a “majo...
Dec 13, 2016
Niagara Falls lit up on dark winter nights
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The nightly spectacle of Niagara Falls lit up after dark just got more spectacular. A $3 million upgrade saw the installation of 1,400 new high-tech lights called luminaires that...
Dec 13, 2016
Kanye West returns to Twitter to talk about Trump meeting
NEW YORK - Kanye West returned to social media for the first time since his hospitalization to talk about his meeting with Donald Trump. West wrote on Twitter that he met with Trump Tuesday to “...
Dec 13, 2016
Paris exhibit celebrates UNESCO heritage site of Palmyra
PARIS - Days after the Islamic State group seized back control of the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra, a prescient exhibit was inaugurated in Paris on Tuesday that aims to educate the public on the wou...
Dec 13, 2016