Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pot industry players weigh benefits of cross-border travel after latest U.S. statement
TORONTO - Shifting statements from U.S. border officials have prompted some Canadian cannabis industry players to think twice about travelling south of the border, just weeks before a significant pot ...
Oct 25, 2018
Netherlands PM Mark Rutte tells Parliament Brexit is a 'terrible idea'
OTTAWA - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed shared concern Thursday over the current fate of the international order that both their countries help to create a...
Oct 25, 2018
Megyn Kelly absent from show following blackface comments
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly was absent from her NBC News morning show on Thursday following this week’s controversy over her comments about blackface, amid indications that her time at the network co...
Oct 25, 2018
Ewart Shadoff takes early lead at LPGA Taiwan Championship
TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Jodi Ewart Shadoff shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship. Shadoff, seeking her first career victory, made seve...
Oct 25, 2018
Federal government confirms new Champlain Bridge won't be ready until 2019
MONTREAL - The new Champlain Bridge slated to open later this year now won’t welcome traffic until sometime in 2019, the federal government confirmed Thursday. Infrastructure Minister Francois-P...
Oct 25, 2018
Florida Trump supporter charged in chilling mail-bomb plot
WASHINGTON - Federal authorities on Friday captured a Florida man with a criminal history and a fervour for President Donald Trump and accused him of sending at least 13 mail bombs to prominent Democr...
Oct 25, 2018
Russian rocket puts satellite into orbit, 1st since failure
MOSCOW - A Russian Soyuz rocket put a military satellite in orbit on Thursday, its first successful launch since a similar rocket failed earlier this month to deliver a crew to the International Space...
Oct 25, 2018
Bomb threats put spotlight on vitriolic political rhetoric
NEW YORK - The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.S. - and prompting uncomfortable qu...
Oct 25, 2018
Turkey seeks extradition of suspects in Khashoggi killing
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey on Friday intensified its demands for Saudi Arabia to extradite 18 suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a call that is likely to be met with resistance from t...
Oct 25, 2018
Buckle up: Wall Street volatility is back with a vengeance
NEW YORK - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the market. If you’re an investor who was lulled to sleep by the stock market’s calm, steady gains this summer, you’re wide...
Oct 25, 2018