Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec to hold inquiry into surveillance of journalists by police forces
MONTREAL - As Quebec announced plans Thursday to hold an inquiry into freedom of the press and police surveillance of journalists, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said spying on reporters is not happeni...
Nov 03, 2016
US services companies grew at slower pace in October
WASHINGTON - U.S. services companies grew at a slower pace in October, although the economy appears poised to continue expanding. The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday that its services in...
Nov 03, 2016
Average US 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.54 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped this week, reaching their highest levels since late June amid indications of strength in the economy. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average for ...
Nov 03, 2016
US factory orders up slight 0.3 per cent in September
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories increased a modest amount in September even though a key category that tracks business investment plans fell by the largest amount since February. Factory orders ...
Nov 03, 2016
Canadian 18-year-old Stroll to be F1's youngster driver on grid in 2017
MONTREAL - He doesn’t yet have his regular road driver’s licence, but 18-year-old Quebecer Lance Stroll was named Thursday to the Williams lineup for the 2017 FIA Formula One World Champio...
Nov 03, 2016
Canadian captain Christine Sinclair up for FIFA player of the year award again
TORONTO - Fresh from leading Canada to bronze at the Rio Olympics, Christine Sinclair is one of 10 players shortlisted for FIFA women’s player of the year. It marks the eighth such nomination of...
Nov 03, 2016
Like Riding a Bike: Simmerling makes transition from cycling back to skicross
TORONTO - Georgia Simmerling didn’t wait long to start training for her next Olympic mission after reaching the podium at the Rio Games last summer. She was back in the gym for pushups, pullups ...
Nov 03, 2016
UN: Survivors report 240 dead in 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks
MILAN - Survivors say as many as 240 people have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the U.N. refugee agency reported Thursday, bringing this year’s toll to more than 4,220 migrants dead or missin...
Nov 03, 2016
Snake 'coiled' around brothers, repeatedly bit them, N.B. negligence trial told
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - An escaped python coiled itself around two young boys, strangling them and biting them repeatedly, a pathologist told the trial of the snake’s owner Thursday. “Most of ...
Nov 03, 2016
GOP Senate committee makes late investment in Wisconsin race
WASHINGTON - The National Republican Senatorial Committee said Thursday it is making a last-minute investment in the Wisconsin Senate race, which is tightening up unexpectedly in the final days of the...
Nov 03, 2016