Category Archives: Canadian Press
Marchant speaks in House of Commons, online reaction proves her point
Lanni Marchant says she first took up running because she knew where she stood when she crossed the finish line. She knew if she’d won, she knew if she hadn’t. No subjective judging. ̶...
Nov 04, 2016
Crash report: School bus driver took seizure meds, wife said
BALTIMORE - The driver of the school bus involved in a deadly crash this week in Baltimore was taking medication for seizures when he had an accident two years ago, his wife told investigators at the ...
Nov 04, 2016
US trade deficit in September at lowest level in 19 months
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in 19 months as demand for U.S.-made airplanes and other exports increased while imports slipped. The politically sensitive de...
Nov 04, 2016
US workers gain jobs and raises in final pre-election report
WASHINGTON - Workers enjoyed their best pay raises in seven years last month as employers added 161,000 jobs, the government said in the last major snapshot of a slow but durable economy before Americ...
Nov 04, 2016

Economy adds 44,000 jobs, fuelled entirely by part-time employment
OTTAWA - The economy gained 44,000 jobs last month - fuelled entirely by part-time employment, which offset a loss in full-time positions - Statistics Canada said Friday, raising concerns that Canadia...
Nov 04, 2016

Trump University Canadian courses taught by alias-using couple fined for fraud
WASHINGTON - Canadian courses for Trump University were taught by a couple who used aliases, declared multiple bankruptcies, lost a real-estate licence and were sanctioned by securities regulators ove...
Nov 04, 2016

Nova Scotia judge drops publication ban charge against Frank Magazine writer
HALIFAX - A judge has dismissed a charge against a Halifax magazine writer accused of breaching a publication ban in a story that painted an unflattering portrait of an off-duty Nova Scotia police off...
Nov 04, 2016

Dad who got video of lifeless son charged with endangerment
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania man was arrested on child endangerment charges because he didn’t call 911 after the mother of his two children threatened to kill them and sent him videos of his son&...
Nov 04, 2016
Denmark ends probe into Dane over WWII murder of Jews
COPENHAGEN - An elderly Dane accused of being involved in the mass murder of Jews in Belarus during World War II will not be prosecuted, Danish authorities said Friday, saying they have “not fou...
Nov 04, 2016

UK's May seeks to keep Brexit plan going despite setback
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May sought Friday to reassure European Union leaders that her timetable for Britain to leave the EU remains intact despite a court ruling requiring British lawm...
Nov 04, 2016