Category Archives: Canadian Press
Caterpillar CEO to retire next year
NEW YORK - Caterpillar said Monday that CEO and Chairman Doug Oberhelman will retire from the company next year and will be replaced as CEO by Jim Umpleby, an executive who has worked at the construct...
Oct 17, 2016
FIFA blocks stadium rock concerts ahead of 2018 World Cup
GENEVA - FIFA has blocked rock concerts from being staged in World Cup stadiums in the weeks before the 2018 tournament kicks off in Russia. FIFA passed a rule “to ensure that the field of play ...
Oct 17, 2016
Ontario puts two-year hold on permits for new bottled water operations
TORONTO - Nestle will have to wait two years before it can even test a well it purchased in a fast-growing southern Ontario community which wanted the site for its drinking water supply. The Ontario g...
Oct 17, 2016
Records: Phone failed to trigger bomb outside police station
DENVER - A man suspected of leaving a backpack bomb outside a police station in a small Colorado mountain town tried several times to remotely detonate the homemade device using a cellphone but failed...
Oct 17, 2016
US factory production rebounded in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturers boosted output modestly last month, led by greater production of construction supplies, autos and petroleum products. The Federal Reserve says factory production rose 0...
Oct 17, 2016
Yet another round of sweeping changes, but some curling calm restored
CALGARY - The start of this curling season is an attempt to stuff the sweeping genie back in the bottle. Elite curlers now have the same fabric - an “ugly mustard yellow” as skip Brad Gush...
Oct 17, 2016
Posthumous book by Shimon Peres coming next spring
NEW YORK - A book about Israel’s character and the “turning points” in its history that Nobel laureate Shimon Peres completed just weeks before he died will come out next spring. The...
Oct 17, 2016
GOP strategists: Clinton is in good shape with 3 weeks left
DES MOINES, Iowa - With roughly three weeks to Election Day, Republican strategists nationwide publicly concede Hillary Clinton has a firm grip on the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the Whi...
Oct 17, 2016
Charities thinking twice about galas at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
WASHINGTON - A staple of Palm Beach’s high-end philanthropy circuit, the Mar-a-Lago Club boasts rich history, an 800-seat ballroom and ocean views. But some major charities and fundraisers are n...
Oct 17, 2016
How AP rates the presidential race and the Road to 270
WASHINGTON - After a week of revelations and allegations about Donald Trump’s behaviour toward women, a third party twist lends an unprecedented level of uncertainty to one conservative strongho...
Oct 17, 2016