Category Archives: Canadian Press
Korean unity at Vatican? Not so fast, but pope cheers anyway
VATICAN CITY - South Korean taekwondo athletes have performed for Pope Francis, after a planned show of Korean unity at the Vatican fell apart when the North pulled out at the last minute. Pope Franci...
May 30, 2018
Federal officials take to sky in a different kind of East Coast whale hunt
MONCTON, N.B. - Every day at airports across Atlantic Canada, five government aircraft have begun to take to the sky, hunting for endangered North American right whales in a huge swath of ocean. Spott...
May 30, 2018
Canadian Peter Polansky drops first-round match at French Open in four sets
PARIS - The Canadian contingent in the men’s singles draw at the French Open is down to one. Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., dropped a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 decision to Pierre-Hughes Herbert of ...
May 30, 2018
Departing Competition Bureau Commissioner calls for closer look at digital industries
Competition Bureau Commissioner John Pecman has taken on bread price-fixing, the real estate data monopoly, and deceptive ticket practices over his fives years as chief watchdog for consumers, but hop...
May 30, 2018
La Scala's 2018-19 season features Verdi, Woody Allen
MILAN - The storied La Scala opera house will open the 2018-19 season with a new production of Verdi’s “L’Attila,” continuing the tradition of Italian opera, while introducing ...
May 30, 2018
US economic growth revised down to 2.2 per cent rate in Q1
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a weaker 2.2 per cent annual rate in the first three months of the year, as consumers and businesses slowed their spending. But given the economy’s recent p...
May 30, 2018
In the mood for a melody, LIRR passengers sing 'Piano Man'
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. - A group of New York commuters got together around “9 o’clock on a Saturday” and sang a rendition of Billy Joel’s famous ballad, “Piano Man.” A vi...
May 30, 2018
Survey: US businesses add a solid 178,000 jobs in May
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses added 178,000 jobs in May, according to a survey, a solid total but below the average monthly gains accumulated over the winter. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that ...
May 30, 2018
Macedonia: Any new country name to be put to a referendum
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Macedonia’s prime minister said Wednesday that any new name for his country that is agreed with neighbouring Greece will be put to a referendum to be held later this year. Zo...
May 30, 2018
Guerrero Jr. living up to his baseball pedigree in double-A New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. - One of the many wonders about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is what he is still doing in the minors. The Toronto Blue Jays are being cautious with their 19-year-old prospect, who is more th...
May 30, 2018