Category Archives: Canadian Press
Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 43-year low
WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since 1973 last week, evidence that businesses are confident enough in the economy to hold onto their work...
Nov 17, 2016
'Post-truth' chosen as Oxford Dictionaries word of year
LONDON - Oxford dictionary editors have chosen their word of the year: “post-truth,” a term sometimes used to describe the current political climate. Oxford Dictionaries said Wednesday tha...
Nov 17, 2016
Justice Thomas: Honor Scalia by reining in government
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called on fellow conservatives Thursday to continue the work of the late Justice Antonin Scalia to keep the power of the courts and other branches of...
Nov 17, 2016
AP source: Trump offers Flynn national security adviser job
NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump began building out his national security team Thursday, offering retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser. The move came as Trump mad...
Nov 17, 2016
'It did not happen:' Toronto pastor says on witness stand of sexual allegations
KENTVILLE, N.S. - Prominent Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes appeared calm on the witness stand Thursday as he categorically denied that he performed sex acts on a teenage boy at his trailer in Nova Scotia...
Nov 17, 2016
US home construction jumped by largest amount in 34 years
WASHINGTON - Builders broke ground on the most new homes in nine years last month, a response to strong demand that should lift the economy. Home construction soared 25.5 per cent to a seasonally adju...
Nov 17, 2016
'The Shining' actress Shelley Duvall reveals mental illness
LOS ANGELES - Actress Shelley Duvall has revealed her struggles with mental illness in an interview with “Dr. Phil.” Duvall is best known for her turns in the horror movie classic, “...
Nov 17, 2016
Higher gas prices push US consumer inflation up 0.4 per cent
WASHINGTON - Rising energy costs pushed consumer prices higher in October, but overall inflation remains tame. The Labor Department said Thursday that its consumer price index rose 0.4 per cent last m...
Nov 17, 2016
Yellen says improving economy strengthens case for rate hike
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told Congress on Thursday that an improving U.S. economy has strengthened the case for raising interest rates. Her comments were seen as boosting the li...
Nov 17, 2016
Military police probe anonymous threat to Dutch airport
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Military police have launched an investigation at a Dutch airport based on an anonymous threat. Police said in a statement that the investigation was initiated at Rotterdam Th...
Nov 17, 2016