Category Archives: Canadian Press
Regulators should explore boosting minimum down payment on homes: CMHC
TORONTO - The head of Canada’s federal housing agency says regulators should explore the possibility of raising the minimum down payment required on a home as a way of easing affordability and r...
Nov 18, 2016
Police say they've located a van carrying 16 dogs that was stolen in Toronto
TORONTO - Police in Toronto say they’ve located a dog-walking company’s van that was stolen Friday with 16 pets on board. They say all the dogs are accounted for and owners were being cont...
Nov 18, 2016
Ford, UAW-Ford donate $6 million to Motown Museum expansion
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. and UAW-Ford are investing $6 million in the $50 million expansion of the Motown Museum in Detroit. The investment by the automaker and its collaboration with United Auto Work...
Nov 18, 2016
Ottawa mosque, church latest religious targets of hateful graffiti
OTTAWA - An Ottawa mosque and a church with a black pastor have been vandalized with swastikas and hateful graffiti following similar attacks on Jewish institutions in the city. The overnight spray-pa...
Nov 18, 2016
UN agency lifts Zika emergency, prepares for long-term fight
GENEVA - Acknowledging Zika is “here to stay,” the United Nations health agency on Friday lifted a 9-month-old emergency declaration and prepared for a longer-term response to the mosquito...
Nov 18, 2016
Toronto Blue Jays sign free agent designated hitter Kendrys Morales
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays’ signing of Kendrys Morales doesn’t necessarily spell the end of Edwin Encarnacion’s time in Toronto, but it definitely lowers the odds of the popular...
Nov 18, 2016
NY state college QB runs down, tackles purse snatcher
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Daniel Bronson’s biggest play on a record-setting day as the quarterback at the University of Rochester came off the field. The 21-year-old junior from Lockport in Niagara Coun...
Nov 18, 2016
Famed Texas heart surgeon Denton Cooley died at 96
HOUSTON - Dr. Denton Cooley, the cardiovascular surgeon who performed some of the nation’s first heart transplants and implanted the world’s first artificial heart, died Friday. He was 96....
Nov 18, 2016
University's fundraising campaign aims to make school 'accessible as possible'
FREDERICTON - The University of New Brunswick has launched a major fundraising campaign that includes $55 million for financial support for students, describing it as a social justice initiative in a ...
Nov 18, 2016
Lennon's Beatles breakup letter sold at auction for $30,000
BOSTON - An angry letter from John Lennon to Paul and Linda McCartney written shortly after the Beatles’ breakup has been sold at auction for nearly $30,000. The two-page typed draft , with hand...
Nov 18, 2016