Category Archives: Canadian Press
Muskrat Falls report recommends soil removal from megaproject's reservoir
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A new report is recommending the capping of wetlands and removal of soil to reduce the buildup of toxic methylmercury in the reservoir for the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric proj...
Apr 11, 2018
Asian shares mixed as markets mull Fed, geopolitical risk
HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed Thursday as investors digested the latest Fed minutes while geopolitical concerns overshadowed sentiment after President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on the M...
Apr 11, 2018
Study suggests marine heat waves getting more frequent, lasting longer
HALIFAX - Heat waves in the world’s oceans are getting longer and more frequent, according to a new study that warns the phenomenon will likely continue to alter marine ecosystems, harm fisherie...
Apr 11, 2018
Promoters, law prof at odds over whether Quebec rodeos violated animal welfare
MONTREAL - A popular western festival and a Montreal law professor are at odds again over whether rodeo events in Quebec last year contravened the province’s animal-welfare rules. Alain Roy of U...
Apr 11, 2018
Police: Bank robbery suspect trying to impress Taylor Swift
ANSONIA, Conn. - Police say a Connecticut man with a crush on singer Taylor Swift robbed a bank and then went to the pop star’s Rhode Island mansion where he threw cash over a fence in an attemp...
Apr 11, 2018
Swedish king: Nobel trouble can be 'seriously damaging'
COPENHAGEN - The resignation of three members from the Swedish Academy awarding the Nobel Literature Prize is “deeply unfortunate and risk seriously damaging” the body’s “impor...
Apr 11, 2018
Sessions takes fight on border enforcement to New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - As thousands of National Guard troops deploy to the Mexico border, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions brought his tough stance on immigration enforcement to New Mexico on Wednesday...
Apr 11, 2018
5 years on, marathon bomb survivors inspire medical advances
BOSTON - In the five years since the Boston Marathon bombing, medical science has made promising advances in amputations and artificial limbs, in part because of lessons learned from the victims and r...
Apr 11, 2018
New Thai charges filed against Russian sex guru, woman
BANGKOK - Police in Thailand have filed new charges against a self-described Russian sex guru and a woman who claims to have evidence of Russian ties to President Donald Trump’s election campaig...
Apr 11, 2018
Trump signs executive order pushing work for welfare
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to add and strengthen work requirements for public assistance and other welfare programs. The order, signed in private, ...
Apr 11, 2018