Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump has turned over tax returns - for lawsuits and loans
WASHINGTON - While Donald Trump won’t publicly release his income tax returns, the New York businessman has turned them over when it suited his needs - if he stood to make a profit, needed a loa...
Sep 28, 2016
AP-GfK poll: Voters more confident in Trump's health
WASHINGTON - The “stamina,” the “look”: A new poll suggests voters are buying in to Donald Trump’s insinuations about Hillary Clinton’s health. They’re ignori...
Sep 28, 2016
Many women say Trump showed too much testosterone at debate
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Constant interruption. A condescending tone. Eye-rolling. For many women, the presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was a case study in deja vu. For more ...
Sep 28, 2016
5 South Beach sites with Zika-infected mosquitoes identified
MIAMI - The first Zika-infected mosquitoes to be trapped on the U.S. mainland were caught in residential South Beach neighbourhoods, Miami-Dade County officials announced Wednesday. The disclosure of ...
Sep 28, 2016
Australian government wants slower switch to clean energy
CANBERRA, Australia - A rush by Australia’s state governments to switch to clean electricity sources could undermine the country’s energy security, the federal government warned Thursday a...
Sep 28, 2016
Tribune Media completes sale of Tribune Tower, other assets
NEW YORK - Tribune Media has completed the sale of several real estate assets, including the Tribune Tower in Chicago. The Chicago-based company announced last month that it was selling the 1925 neo-G...
Sep 28, 2016
New Orleans tells court it can remove Confederate statues
New Orleans has the right to remove Confederate monuments that are the centre of a heated debate, the city’s attorneys told an appeals court Wednesday, but opponents who want a delay said removi...
Sep 28, 2016
Orders for US durable goods slipped slightly in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. factories saw slightly fewer orders for big-ticket manufactured goods in August, with a decline in aircraft orders accounting for the modest slip. Orders for durable goods were nearl...
Sep 28, 2016
Congress clears stopgap spending bill, $1.1B to fight Zika
WASHINGTON - Averting an election-year crisis, Congress late Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed fundi...
Sep 28, 2016
BlackBerry to leave smartphone hardware business by end of February
WATERLOO, Ont. - BlackBerry is heeding calls to leave the smartphone hardware business that once helped forge its reputation as a global technology leader before it got swept aside by the likes of App...
Sep 28, 2016