Category Archives: Canadian Press
Xi vs Trump: Who has the better hand in potential trade war?
BEIJING - The brewing China-U.S. trade conflict features two leaders who’ve expressed friendship but are equally determined to pursue their nation’s interests and their own political agend...
Apr 11, 2018
Patriots owner calls for reform after Meek Mill prison visit
PHILADELPHIA - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is calling for reform of the criminal justice system after visiting rapper Meek Mill in a Pennsylvania prison. Kraft and Philadelphia 76ers co-ow...
Apr 11, 2018
FBI raid sought Cohen's communications with Trump campaign
The FBI agents who raided the offices of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, sought records of his communications with the Trump campaign as part of what appeared to be an e...
Apr 11, 2018
Zuckerberg: regulation of social media firms is 'inevitable'
WASHINGTON - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is “inevitable” there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclose...
Apr 11, 2018
What's next for Parkland students? Town halls, midterms vote
PARKLAND, Fla. - New Jersey, Colorado, Los Angeles, Raleigh-Durham - the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students reel off their upcoming travel schedule at a dizzying pace. This is their new lif...
Apr 11, 2018
As Trump fumes, senators bid to protect the special counsel
WASHINGTON - Four senators - two Republicans and two Democrats - are taking a step to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job as President Donald Trump has angrily mused about firing him. L...
Apr 11, 2018
As more Chinese newcomers call Halifax home, early signs of a Chinatown emerge
HALIFAX - In a corner of Halifax’s historic south end, Mandarin signs have started to sprout up: They appoint dumpling and dessert restaurants, bubble tea cafes, rental housing and a barbershop....
Apr 11, 2018
'It's past a nightmare:' Father of hockey crash survivor recalls carnage
TISDALE, Sask. - Last Friday, Myles Shumlanski sped down the highway to the scene of a nightmare. He stopped there again Tuesday, looking through snow for wallets, cellphones and other belongings of t...
Apr 11, 2018
Israel strikes Hamas after bomb explodes on Gaza border
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says it has struck several Hamas targets in Gaza after a bomb planted on the border exploded near Israeli troops. The military says the explosive device was placed alo...
Apr 11, 2018
Memory boxes capture Afghans' pain of war, attempt to heal
KABUL - It was an evening like many others. Faisal teased his mother Adila before leaving for the Kabul pharmacy where he worked to earn enough money to pay for math and English classes. The 17-year-o...
Apr 11, 2018