Category Archives: Canadian Press
Case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard put over to Nov. 7
TORONTO - The case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard, who faces three sex-related charges, has been put over to next month. After a brief hearing in Toronto on Wednesday, a new court date was set for N...
Oct 10, 2018
Tropical storm watches issued for Mexico's Baja peninsula
MEXICO CITY - Authorities have issued a tropical storm watch for a stretch of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, where Tropical Storm Sergio is forecast to arrive later this week. Sergio is exp...
Oct 10, 2018
Ottawa's Rachel Homan will play in 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
SYDNEY, N.S. - Rachel Homan’s rink has a guaranteed berth in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after all. Curling Canada announced Wednesday that the Ottawa team will play in the wild-card game ...
Oct 10, 2018
McConnell to AP: Gender gap hurts GOP but Kavanaugh helps
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Wednesday that Republicans have a longstanding gender gap when it comes to American women, but he stood by one key Senate woman, saying...
Oct 10, 2018
US wholesale prices rose just 0.2 per cent in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices rose a mild 0.2 per cent last month, held down by lower food and energy costs, suggesting that inflation remains in check despite the economy’s robust growth. ...
Oct 10, 2018
Prince George, Princess Charlotte get royal wedding roles
LONDON - Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be among the pageboys and bridesmaids at the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank. Five-year-old George and 3-year-old Charlotte, the elde...
Oct 10, 2018
Cut adrift by Canada, Michaelle Jean continues bid for Francophonie post
YEREVAN, Armenia - Delegations from Canada and Quebec arrived in Armenia Wednesday ahead of the summit of la Francophonie, intent on putting the controversy over the election of a secretary general be...
Oct 10, 2018
Rohingya teen dreams of higher ed from squalid refugee camp
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh - At an age when many young Rohingya women have children, Rahima Akter has other plans. From the refugee camp in southern Bangladesh where she was born, Akter, a 19-year-old wit...
Oct 10, 2018
Poll finds partisan divide in concerns for election security
ATLANTA - With the midterm elections less than a month away, a strong majority of Americans are concerned the nation’s voting systems might be vulnerable to hackers, according to a poll released...
Oct 10, 2018
Turkish media: Video shows team of alleged Saudi assassins
ISTANBUL - Two Gulfstream jets carrying 15 Saudis landed at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport before dawn on the day last week that journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate and vanished. ...
Oct 10, 2018