Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ottawa to run bigger-than-expected deficits over coming years: budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal government is on track to run slightly deeper deficits than it’s been predicting for each of the next few years, says a new analysis released Tuesday by the parliamentary bu...
Oct 23, 2018
Feds face calls to open Saudi deal after PM says cancelling would cost taxpayers
OTTAWA - The controversy surrounding Canada’s $15-billion deal to sell armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia got deeper on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that taxpayers would pay...
Oct 23, 2018
One-day Toronto strike has 'significant impact' on operations, says Canada Post
OTTAWA - A 24-hour strike at two of Canada’s busiest postal sorting plants Tuesday forced delays in shipments of tens of thousands of letters and parcels across the country as Canada Post employ...
Oct 23, 2018
Japan journalist freed from Syrian captivity says he's safe
TOKYO - A Japanese journalist freed after more than three years of captivity in Syria said Wednesday he is safe in neighbouring Turkey. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Japanese Embassy offici...
Oct 23, 2018
Luxury home sales drop 35% in Toronto and Vancouver; high-end condo sales up
TORONTO - Sales of luxury homes in two of Canada’s most expensive cities fell this year, as the high-end real estate market continued to feel the impact of foreign buyers taxes. Realty brokerage...
Oct 23, 2018
Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis
WASHINGTON - Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday in a frank and personal letter that she has been diagnosed with “the beginning stages of dementia,...
Oct 23, 2018
Philip Morris woos puff-happy Japan for post-smoking era
TOKYO - Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro and other major cigarette brands, is manoeuvring to keep itself in business in a post-smoking world with an advertising blitz in puff-happy Japan and other tob...
Oct 23, 2018
EU rejects Italy's budget, raising stakes in dispute
BRUSSELS - The European Union set up a high-stakes battle with Italy, one of the bloc’s biggest economies, over who has final control over a member state’s budget after the executive Commi...
Oct 23, 2018
Fisheries minister meets with stakeholders to discuss right whale protections
HALIFAX - The federal fisheries minister met with fishermen, industry representatives and marine scientists Tuesday to discuss the impact of restrictions put in place to protect North Atlantic right w...
Oct 23, 2018
Julia Roberts, Constance Wu celebrated at InStyle Awards
LOS ANGELES - The InStyle Awards have honoured Julia Roberts, Jeff Goldblum and the stylists who keep stars looking their best. Jennifer Aniston to Clare Waight Keller, who designed Meghan Markle̵...
Oct 23, 2018