Category Archives: Canadian Press
Japan's Aso, Chinese officials endorse global trade system
BEIJING - Japan’s finance minister and Chinese officials have pledged support for the multilateral system of global trade regulation ahead of a possible new round of U.S. tariff hikes in a battl...
Aug 31, 2018
Caffeine hit for Coca-Cola as it buys Costa coffee chain
LONDON - Coca-Cola is hoping for a caffeine-fueled boost with the acquisition of British coffee chain Costa. The soda giant said Friday it is spending 3.9 billion pounds ($5.1 billion) in cash for Bri...
Aug 31, 2018
Shoppers, workers, return to Toronto mall where shooting took place
TORONTO - Shoppers and employees returned Friday to a popular Toronto mall where a shooting triggered a frantic evacuation a day earlier, while police continued to search for multiple suspects in the ...
Aug 31, 2018
Ugandan opposition pop star flies abroad for treatment
KAMPALA, Uganda - A Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition lawmaker flew out of the country for medical treatment after alleged torture while in detention, his lawyer said, a day after security forces blo...
Aug 31, 2018
In Venice hit 'First Man,' another day of sun for Chazelle
NEW YORK - Damien Chazelle’s last movie, “La La Land,” was about a man clinging to nostalgia. His new one, “First Man,” doesn’t merely flirt with the past. It throt...
Aug 31, 2018
Fabbri eager to prove himself again with Blues after consecutive knee injuries
TORONTO - Robby Fabbri takes a few quick strides before pinging a shot in off the post. The sequence comes not long after he accelerates past an opponent for a breakaway. In between, the St. Louis Blu...
Aug 31, 2018
Whitecaps look to strengthen defence in rematch with Earthquakes
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps know they will have to work to successfully defend home turf when a revenge-minded San Jose Earthquakes club visits B.C. this weekend. The Whitecaps (10-9-7) snatch...
Aug 31, 2018
Amsterdam police study possible terror motive for stabbings
AMSTERDAM - Police investigators in Amsterdam included an extremist attack as a possible motive for the stabbings of two people at a busy railway station Friday as authorities in the Dutch capital rep...
Aug 31, 2018
In the news today, Aug. 31
Seven stories in the news for Friday, Aug. 31 --- FREELAND: DECISION-MAKING TIME ON NAFTA Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the time has come for high-level decisions on the future of NA...
Aug 31, 2018
Presidents, pop stars join in epic farewell to Queen of Soul
DETROIT - Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of pop stars Friday in a singing, hip-swaying, piano-pounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force f...
Aug 31, 2018