Category Archives: Canadian Press
BMW to recall 1.6 million vehicles worldwide over fire risk
FRANKFURT - Automaker BMW says it is expanding a recall to cover 1.6 million vehicles worldwide due to possible fluid leaks that could result in a fire. BMW said Tuesday that in some diesel vehicles c...
Oct 23, 2018
Dyson to build electric car in Singapore, aiming at China
LONDON - Dyson, the British company best known for vacuum cleaners and prized hair dryers, said Tuesday it will build its new electric car in Singapore as it joins the increasingly crowded race to cre...
Oct 23, 2018
Federal carbon tax rebates will exceed the cost for most people affected
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged more than $2 billion in annual carbon tax rebates Tuesday as his Liberal government tried to persuade Canadians that putting a price on pollution is the ...
Oct 23, 2018
N.B. Liberals seek 'common ground' in throne speech to divided legislature
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s minority Liberal government has presented a throne speech with a bit of something for everyone, but it may not be enough to survive a confidence vote in the coming ...
Oct 23, 2018
Sundin not surprised Leafs asking stars to take less money to stay together
TORONTO - Mats Sundin isn’t surprised the Toronto Maple Leafs are asking their young stars to make a financial sacrifice to stay together. The way the team’s former captain sees it, that&#...
Oct 23, 2018
Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman Woody Baron co-authors children's book
TORONTO - Woody Baron finds the spectre of tangling with a hulking offensive lineman much less daunting than sitting before young children. The Montreal Alouettes rookie defensive lineman has co-autho...
Oct 23, 2018
Trump refugee cuts slow resurgence of cities like Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. - When thousands of others fled the struggling Rust Belt city of Buffalo, refugees poured in to fill the void and invigorate the economy. Blighted blocks were tidied up by new arrivals f...
Oct 23, 2018
China opens mega-bridge linking Hong Kong to mainland
ZHUHAI, China - China on Tuesday opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chi...
Oct 23, 2018
Bomb found at philanthropist George Soros' suburban home
NEW YORK - A bomb was found in a mailbox at the suburban New York home of George Soros, the liberal billionaire philanthropist who has been denounced by President Donald Trump and vilified by right-wi...
Oct 23, 2018
Twitter removes accounts linked to Alex Jones, Infowars
Twitter has removed some accounts thought to be used to circumvent a ban on conspiracy-monger Alex Jones and Infowars, the company said Tuesday. A Twitter spokesman confirmed that the accounts had bee...
Oct 23, 2018