Category Archives: Canadian Press

Mazda recalls 2.2M vehicles worldwide; rear hatches can fall
DETROIT - Mazda is recalling 2.2 million cars and SUVs worldwide because the rear hatches can fall on people and injure them. The recall covers certain 2010 through 2013 Mazda 3 compact cars, as well ...
Sep 08, 2016

Non-obese can stand up for rights of obese people: federal court of appeal
HALIFAX - You don’t need to be obese to stand up for the rights of obese people, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in a case over “discriminatory” airline seating policies. The a...
Sep 08, 2016
Groups write to Trudeau asking him to shut down NEB process pending reforms
MONTREAL - The current federal review process of energy projects needs to be shut down and overhauled immediately, say more than 50 environmental and activist groups in a letter sent to the prime mini...
Sep 08, 2016
'These are the risks that we take': search goes on for missing fishermen
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Walking the floor boards with worry and praying for a miracle: it’s a sadly repeated ritual in Newfoundland where the sea gives life and, just as swiftly, takes it away....
Sep 08, 2016

Miners rally for bill to protect health, pension benefits
WASHINGTON - Thousands of unionized mine workers and supporters rallied at the Capitol Thursday to push for a bill that would protect health-care and pension benefits for about 120,000 former coal min...
Sep 08, 2016

Air China removes mag with offensive article about London
BEIJING - Chinese flag-carrier Air China said Thursday that it had removed copies of its inflight magazine containing an article criticized as racist for telling visitors to take precautions when visi...
Sep 08, 2016

Russia: Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to meet for talks
MOSCOW - Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that the Israeli and the Palestinian leaders have agreed “in principle” to meet in Moscow for talks in what the Russians hope...
Sep 08, 2016
Man who landed gyrocopter on Capitol lawn released from jail
RUSKIN, Fla. - A Florida man who piloted a one-person gyrocopter through some of the most restricted U.S. airspace and landed on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington has been released from jail after...
Sep 08, 2016
Palestinian court postpones next month's municipal election
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - The Palestinian high court on Thursday postponed municipal elections that had been set for next month, putting on hold what would have been the first real test of pol...
Sep 08, 2016
Judge says EU-Canada air passenger deal infringes on rights
BRUSSELS - A European Union judge says an EU agreement to exchange air passenger information with Canada to combat terrorism should be revised because parts of it would infringe on people’s righ...
Sep 08, 2016