Category Archives: Canadian Press

National Energy Board cites 'apprehension of bias,' drops Energy East reviewers
OTTAWA - The National Energy Board has sidelined all three Energy East reviewers following complaints that two of them met privately with a TransCanada consultant last year and discussed the proposed ...
Sep 09, 2016

VW engineer pleads guilty in emissions case, will co-operate
DETROIT - A Volkswagen engineer has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in the company’s emissions cheating scandal, advancing a criminal investigation by agreeing to testify against other...
Sep 09, 2016

Was gay chief fired for poor performance or retaliation?
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two years after a small South Carolina police chief was fired because she was gay, the same chief said her hometown fired her again in retaliation for having an outside agency investi...
Sep 09, 2016

UN special envoy Jolie blasts funding gap for Syrians
AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan - Actress Angelina Jolie Pitt, a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency, has called on the international community to end the protracted Syrian civil war and increase sup...
Sep 09, 2016

Former NBA all-star takes over as head coach of Raptors 905
TORONTO - Former NBA all-star Jerry Stackhouse is taking the helm of the Toronto Raptors’ minor league team. The Raptors announced Friday that he has been appointed the new head coach of Raptors...
Sep 09, 2016

'A lot of excitement:' Canadian schools increasingly embrace outdoor classrooms
A new classroom at Hazelwood Elementary School in St. John’s, N.L., has no walls, windows or desks - in fact, it’s not even inside the school. The outdoor classroom - situated amidst the t...
Sep 09, 2016

Crown, defence disagree on Bain sentence for 2012 Quebec election shooting
MONTREAL - Richard Henry Bain delivered his “sincerest apologies” Friday as a judge heard clashing arguments about how long the convicted Quebec 2012 election shooter should spend jailed b...
Sep 09, 2016

US wholesale inventories are unchanged in July; sales drop
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale businesses left their inventories unchanged as their sales fell in July. The Commerce Department said Friday that wholesalers held the line on stockpiles after increasing t...
Sep 09, 2016
Michigan straight-party voting ban won't take effect
LANSING, Mich. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to let Michigan’s new ban on straight-party voting take effect for the November election, rejecting state officials’ request to h...
Sep 09, 2016
Nissan recalls 120K vehicles; fluid leaks can cause fires
DETROIT - Nissan is recalling over 120,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because brake fluid could leak and cause fires. In some cases owners should park their vehicles outside until they are fixed. The r...
Sep 09, 2016