Category Archives: Canadian Press
Imam in bombing suspect's hometown speaks against violence
ELIZABETH, N.J. - An imam spoke against violence and in support of law enforcement during the first Friday prayer service since a local man was charged in last weekend’s New Jersey and New York ...
Sep 23, 2016
Bombing campaign in Syria kills dozens, demolishes buildings
BEIRUT - Syria’s military threatened a ground offensive in Aleppo and pounded the city’s rebel-held neighbourhoods with airstrikes on Friday, killing dozens, demolishing buildings and dama...
Sep 23, 2016
Cruz to vote for Trump, whom he once called 'utterly amoral'
WASHINGTON - Ted Cruz announced Friday he will vote for Donald Trump, a dramatic about-face that may help unite a deeply divided Republican Party months after the fiery Texas conservative called Trump...
Sep 23, 2016
AP-GfK poll shows people trust Clinton more on most issues
WASHINGTON - Americans are more likely to trust Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump to handle a variety of issues facing the country, even when it comes to national security topics that have been a majo...
Sep 23, 2016
AP-GfK poll: 'Deplorables' comment sticks to him, not her
WASHINGTON - It was supposed to be her “47 per cent” moment. When Hillary Clinton said that half of Donald Trump’s supporters belonged in a “basket of deplorables,” Repub...
Sep 23, 2016
Study finds 20M would lose health coverage under Trump plan
WASHINGTON - A new study that examines some major health care proposals from the presidential candidates finds that Donald Trump would cause about 20 million to lose coverage while Hillary Clinton wou...
Sep 23, 2016
QuickList: August inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.1 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfound...
Sep 23, 2016
QuickList: August inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.1 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuat...
Sep 23, 2016
US pledges $133 million for South Sudan refugees, displaced
KAMPALA, Uganda - The State Department says the United States is pledging nearly $133 million in additional humanitarian assistance to South Sudan’s refugees and internally displaced people. The...
Sep 23, 2016
Foreign hacker who aided Islamic State gets 20 years in US
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A computer hacker who helped the Islamic State by providing names of more than 1,000 U.S. government and military workers as potential targets was sentenced Friday to 20 years in pri...
Sep 23, 2016