Category Archives: Canadian Press

Fed official's speech lowers expectations for hike next week
WASHINGTON - Investors, at least, suddenly seem more confident about what the Federal Reserve will announce when it meets next week: Nothing. Stocks soared Monday after an influential Fed policymaker ...
Sep 12, 2016
Man, 31, charged with fraud in alleged Tragically Hip online ticket scam
KINGSTON, Ont. - A southwestern Ontario man is facing a fraud charge for allegedly advertising Tragically Hip tickets online and not delivering the product. Police say a Kingston, Ont., man responded ...
Sep 12, 2016

Divided NDP seeks new path while Mulcair's leadership in question
OTTAWA - The federal NDP is trying to find a path through political weeds to the fall sitting of Parliament, with plans to focus on issues including climate change and health-accord negotiations. The ...
Sep 12, 2016

B.C. First Nations Site C dam challenge plays out in Federal Court in Montreal
MONTREAL - Ottawa has an obligation to uphold treaty rights in relation to the $9-billion Site C dam project in British Columbia, two First Nations groups from the province argued Monday. The communit...
Sep 12, 2016

Unmanned hot-air balloon hits Olympic arena; minor damage
RIO DE JANEIRO - A small, unmanned hot-air balloon has crashed into the roof of one of the areas in Rio’s Olympic Park, causing minor fire and water damage but with no reported injuries. Rio org...
Sep 12, 2016
Negotiations centred on sick time plan are at 'make-or-break' stage, says union
OTTAWA - Contract negotiations between the country’s biggest civil service union and the federal government are at a “make-it-or-break-it” stage, the Public Service Alliance of Canad...
Sep 12, 2016

Keith Olbermann bringing political commentary to GQ
NEW YORK - You didn’t expect Keith Olbermann to keep quiet during the last two months of a presidential campaign involving Donald Trump, did you? GQ magazine said Monday that it has named the fo...
Sep 12, 2016
Infantino's leadership questioned as UEFA elects president
GENEVA - After declaring FIFA’s image crisis over four months ago, questions are being raised about Gianni Infantino as he heads to world soccer’s next big election. The FIFA president wil...
Sep 12, 2016
Abby Wambach: I abused alcohol, prescription drugs for years
Abby Wambach says she abused alcohol and prescription drugs for years until her arrest for driving under the influence in April. “I was stubborn and I was in denial,” soccer’s most p...
Sep 12, 2016

Clouds of uncertainty gather around Energy East Pipeline development
CALGARY - Doubts are growing over the fate of the Energy East Pipeline after members of the National Energy Board panel examining the project resigned, leaving questions over how the review will proce...
Sep 12, 2016