Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tesla delivers on Elon Musk's 3Q profit pledge
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Motors delivered on CEO Elon Musk’s promise to make money during its latest quarter after fulfilling his pledge to boost production of its first electric car designed for t...
Oct 24, 2018
Apple CEO backs privacy laws, warns data being 'weaponized'
BRUSSELS - The head of Apple on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S. and renewed the technology giant’s commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was ...
Oct 24, 2018
No US high-ranking officials to attend China investment fair
BEIJING - The U.S. will not send a high-ranking official to attend a major investment fair in China next month, an embassy official said Wednesday, in a move underscoring worsening trade friction betw...
Oct 24, 2018
'Highly respected' mediator called in as postal workers keep Toronto plants shut
OTTAWA - The federal government named a special mediator Wednesday in hopes of ending rotating walkouts at Canada Post that forced closure of the Crown corporation’s biggest sorting plants for a...
Oct 24, 2018
South Carolina adds 2nd billionaire with huge jackpot ticket
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. - The number of billionaires in South Carolina may have doubled overnight - at least before taxes - after a lottery ticket sold in the state won the $1.537 billion Mega Millions lot...
Oct 24, 2018
Bank of Canada raises rate, signals future hikes could arrive sooner
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada raised its trend-setting interest rate Wednesday and sent signals that future hikes could be upon Canadians sooner than previously expected. With a big source of trade unce...
Oct 24, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 24
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 24 --- BANK OF CANADA EXPECTED TO HIKE INTEREST RATE With some trade uncertainty now out of the way, the Bank of Canada is widely expected to hike its ben...
Oct 24, 2018
With eye to election, senators push Trudeau to fulfil non-partisan Senate vow
OTTAWA - The head of the coalition of independent senators says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must quickly kickstart changes to the law guiding life in Parliament to truly fulfil his promise of an ind...
Oct 24, 2018
Northwest Territories not meeting key duties in child services: auditor general
YELLOWKNIFE - Nearly two-thirds of foster care homes in the Northwest Territories don’t get basic screening before receiving children to look after, says a critical report from the auditor gener...
Oct 24, 2018
Former gymnastics coach says he 'crossed a line' but had no sexual intent with trainees
SARNIA, Ont. - In a letter written shortly after his arrest, a former gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting a young gymnast years ago apologized for “crossing the line” but insis...
Oct 24, 2018