Category Archives: Canadian Press
Malaysian court lets off 'Budgie 9' who partied in swimsuits
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Nine Australians who spent four nights in police detention after stripping down to skimpy swimsuits printed with the Malaysian flag at that nation’s Formula One Grand Pr...
Oct 06, 2016
US claims for jobless aid drop to lowest since mid-April
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week felt to the lowest level since mid-April, another sign that workers are enjoying job security despite sluggish economic gro...
Oct 06, 2016
Lawmaker from fractious UKIP hospitalized after party clash
LONDON - Feuding in Britain’s fractious, right-wing U.K. Independence Party erupted into violence Thursday that left a member of the European Parliament hospitalized with a head injury after an ...
Oct 06, 2016
Halifax Pride meeting vote defeats motion to remove pro-Israel campaign
HALIFAX - Emotions ran high in a jam-packed hotel meeting room in Halifax as a resolution that would have removed a pro-Israel campaign from a Halifax Pride event was defeated by a majority vote at th...
Oct 06, 2016
Palestinian president leaves hospital after health scare
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - The 81-year-old Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, underwent an emergency heart procedure on Thursday after suffering exhaustion and chest pains, but was given a c...
Oct 06, 2016
Few surprises in report on health of fish stocks: conservation group
HALIFAX - A marine conservation group says there is nothing surprising in the bleak findings of a new report that looked at the state of Canada’s major fish stocks. Susanna Fuller of the Ecology...
Oct 06, 2016
Baloney Meter: Will carbon tax 'siphon' $2.5 billion from Saskatchewan?
OTTAWA - “The carbon tax will siphon over $2.5 billion from Saskatchewan’s economy when fully implemented and make our province a less competitive place to do business.” - Saskatchew...
Oct 06, 2016
B.C. to lead provinces in economic growth this year, Alberta in a recession: BMO
TORONTO - British Columbia is on track to lead Canada’s other provinces in economic growth in 2016 and 2017, according to a report released Thursday by BMO Financial Group. It estimates B.C.R...
Oct 06, 2016
Sean Hannity says Fox colleague Megyn Kelly backs Clinton
NEW YORK - Sean Hannity has hurled what many of his Fox News Channel viewers would consider an insult at colleague Megyn Kelly: He accused her of being a Hillary Clinton supporter. Hannity reacted by ...
Oct 06, 2016
Rapper Fetty Wap brings $165K to court, pays $360 fine
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. - Fetty Wap (WAHP’) says he brought about $165,000 in cash to a New Jersey municipal building where he admitted to charges including driving with tinted windows and a suspended...
Oct 06, 2016