Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ex-Interpol leader's wife: "Everybody in China is at risk"
LYON, France - The wife of the former Interpol president who is being detained in China on bribery charges says she’s been contacted by Chinese diplomats, who have told her they’re holding...
Oct 19, 2018
New trial ordered for cop acquitted of sexually assaulting intoxicated woman
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A new trial has been ordered in the high-profile case of a Newfoundland police officer acquitted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman he drove home from a bar while on ...
Oct 19, 2018
Campus brawl leads to charge against Saskatchewan university football player
REGINA - A player with the University of Regina Rams football squad has been suspended from all team activities after he was charged with assault causing bodily harm following a brawl outside a campus...
Oct 19, 2018
Final report on 2017-18 spending shows $19-billion federal deficit last year
OTTAWA - The red ink on the federal government’s budget showed no signs of fading as the annual financial report card revealed a $19-billion deficit for the second straight fiscal year. Expenses...
Oct 19, 2018
Feds dead set against 'ridiculous' quotas to replace steel, aluminum tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada is not about to agree to quotas or other limits on its exports in order to get the United States to lift punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum, says a source close to the ongoing...
Oct 19, 2018
Cardi B hands out free winter coats in New York
NEW YORK - Hundreds of people have lined up in New York City as rapper Cardi B handed out free winter coats. The Bronx-born rapper met with residents and fans on Thursday evening at the Marlboro House...
Oct 19, 2018
Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluct...
Oct 19, 2018
Here's a list September inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland a...
Oct 19, 2018
Annual pace of inflation slows to 2.2 per cent in September: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation slowed more than expected in September as increases in the price of gasoline continued to ease. Statistics Canada said Friday the consumer price index in Septembe...
Oct 19, 2018
Study of U.S. hospital figures links pot use with increasing risk of stroke
MONTREAL - New research based on U.S. hospital statistics suggests that recreational cannabis users are increasingly at risk of stroke. In findings presented Friday at the World Stroke Congress in Mon...
Oct 19, 2018