Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rapper Jim Jones among 4 arrested after Atlanta police chase
NEWNAN, Ga. - Rapper Jim Jones has been arrested after a brief police chase in west Georgia. A Coweta County investigator said he saw a southbound Mercedes sport utility vehicle drift into the emergen...
Jun 22, 2018
Michelle Obama discusses new memoir at library conference
NEW ORLEANS - Former first lady Michelle Obama will discuss her upcoming memoir “Becoming” as she kicks off the American Library Association’s annual conference in New Orleans. Libra...
Jun 22, 2018
Brazil leaves it late to beat Costa Rica 2-0 at World Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - After more than 90 minutes of aggravation and exasperation, Neymar and Brazil finally broke through Costa Rica’s smothering defence. Philippe Coutinho scored in the firs...
Jun 22, 2018
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games World Cup At St. Petersburg, Russia Brazil 2 Costa Rica 0 Volgograd, Russia Nigeria 2 Iceland 0 At Kalinigrad, Russia Switzerland 2 Serbia 1 — CFL Winnipeg 56 Montreal 10 Ha...
Jun 22, 2018
Family of alleged McArthur victim calls for public inquiry in police actions
TORONTO - The family of a man allegedly murdered by accused serial killer Bruce McArthur is calling for a public inquiry into the police investigation of several men who went missing from Toronto̵...
Jun 22, 2018
Greek financial markets rally on deal paving to bailout exit
ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s financial markets rallied Friday on news that the country’s creditors have agreed to debt relief measures that pave the way for an end to the nation’s eight...
Jun 22, 2018
EU lawmakers miffed over new Facebook snub
BRUSSELS - European Union lawmakers are unhappy that Facebook is refusing to comply with their request to send two senior officials to testify at a hearing into the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. T...
Jun 22, 2018
Here's a list May inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Lab...
Jun 22, 2018
Here's a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated ...
Jun 22, 2018
Unexpectedly weak data on inflation, retail sales cloud central bank's next step
OTTAWA - A pair of unexpectedly soft economic reports are creating fresh doubts about the timing of the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate hike. For months, experts have been predicting Bank of...
Jun 22, 2018