Category Archives: Canadian Press

Internet providers can recoup some costs of helping fight illegal downloaders
OTTAWA - Internet service providers can recover some of the costs of helping movie companies and other copyright holders find illegal downloaders, the Supreme Court of Canada says. In a 9-0 decision F...
Sep 14, 2018
Hurricane keeps Marvel's Falcon actor from Comic Con Africa
JOHANNESBURG - Hurricane Florence has grounded the Falcon. Anthony Mackie, the actor who has played the superhero in Marvel movies, cancelled a scheduled appearance at Comic Con Africa in South Africa...
Sep 14, 2018

Julie Chen signs off 'Big Brother' as Julie Chen Moonves
LOS ANGELES - Julie Chen returned to television with an unusual sign-off days after her husband, Les Moonves, resigned as the CEO of CBS after sexual misconduct allegations. The 48-year-old ended Thur...
Sep 14, 2018

Maverick MP Maxime Bernier says racists have no place in his party
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Maxime Bernier says those who hold racist views toward immigration do not have a place in his new party. Bernier held a news conference Friday to unveil the name and logo of his new...
Sep 14, 2018
Country music star's son-in-law dies in Florida fall
NASHVILLE - A Nashville prosecutor who was the son-in-law of country music star Alan Jackson has died in a fall in Florida. Citing a Davidson County District’s Attorney’s Office release, n...
Sep 14, 2018
Bank of England chief issues another Brexit warning
LONDON - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned Friday that developments surrounding Brexit are “the most significant influences” on the economic outlook for Britain. A day after he r...
Sep 14, 2018
US industrial production rose a solid 0.4 per cent in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production rose by a healthy 0.4 per cent in August, boosted by gains in the production of autos, oil and natural gas. The Federal Reserve said Friday that industrial prod...
Sep 14, 2018

Murder suspect in girl's death appears in court packed with victim's supporters
VANCOUVER - A man charged in the death of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen appeared briefly in a Vancouver courtroom Friday as dozens of supporters of the girl’s family watched from the gallery or prote...
Sep 14, 2018

US retail sales up just 0.1 pct. after previous strong gain
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales barely rose in August as consumers slowed their spending after a robust month of shopping in July. The Commerce Department said Friday that the value of purchases ticked...
Sep 14, 2018
Isolated and unseen, Yemenis eat leaves to stave off famine
CAIRO - In a remote pocket of northern Yemen, many families with starving children have nothing to eat but the leaves of a local vine, boiled into a sour, acidic green paste. International aid agencie...
Sep 14, 2018