Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trade deficit narrowed to $2.5B in July, offering sign of economic rebound
OTTAWA - Canadian exports picked up in July, raising hopes for a bounce back in the economy after it contracted in the second quarter. Statistics Canada said Friday the country’s trade deficit n...
Sep 02, 2016
Report: Uzbek government says President Karimov has died
MOSCOW - Russian news agencies are citing the government of Uzbekistan as saying that President Islam Karimov has died, ending days of rumours about the condition of the 78-year-old hardliner who led ...
Sep 02, 2016
Pakistan hit by attack on Christian colony and court bombing
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Northwestern Pakistan was struck by two separate militant attacks hours apart on Friday that left at least 13 people dead. Gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed a Christian colony ...
Sep 02, 2016
Bombardier gets final instalment of Quebec's US$1-billion investment in CSeries
MONTREAL - Bombardier has received the final instalment of Quebec’s US$1-billion investment in the company’s CSeries commercial jet program. The Montreal-based company announced on June 23...
Sep 02, 2016
Bombardier gets final instalment of Quebec's US$1-billion investment in CSeries
MONTREAL - Bombardier has received the final instalment of Quebec’s US$1-billion investment in the company’s CSeries commercial jet program. The Montreal-based company announced on June 23...
Sep 02, 2016
Louisiana boy finds bag of meth in video game package
LAKE CHARLES, La. - It was Grand Theft Auto come to life: When an 11-year-old bought a video game Wednesday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he opened the plastic case to find a bag of drugs. KPLC-TV (http...
Sep 02, 2016
Final arguments delayed in trial for woman charged with hiding infant remains
WINNIPEG - Closing arguments in the trial of a Winnipeg woman charged with hiding the remains of six infants in a storage locker have been delayed. The judge hearing the case of Andrea Giesbrecht agre...
Sep 02, 2016
Final arguments delayed in trial for woman charged with hiding infant remains
WINNIPEG - Closing arguments in the trial of a Winnipeg woman charged with hiding the remains of six infants in a storage locker have been delayed. The judge hearing the case of Andrea Giesbrecht agre...
Sep 02, 2016
Man detained in Egypt without charge returns to Canada: family
TORONTO - The family of a Toronto-area resident who had been detained in Egypt without charge says the man has returned to Canada. Khaled Al-Qazzaz - a permanent resident of Canada and a University of...
Sep 02, 2016
Man detained in Egypt without charge returns to Canada: family
TORONTO - The family of a Toronto-area resident who had been detained in Egypt without charge says the man has returned to Canada. Khaled Al-Qazzaz - a permanent resident of Canada and a University of...
Sep 02, 2016