Category Archives: Canadian Press
Craigslist closes personals sections in US, cites measure
SAN FRANCISCO - Americans looking for love or companionship on Craigslist can’t make a connection. The classified ads site on Friday has taken its personals section offline in the United States....
Mar 23, 2018
U.S. sets May 1 tariff threat on Canada, Mexico amid rush to get quick NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The United States has just applied additional pressure in its rush to get a new NAFTA agreement within several weeks, establishing a May 1 deadline, after which Canada and Mexico would fa...
Mar 23, 2018
Spell out fine details about Mali peacekeeping mission, Liberal government urged
OTTAWA - Diplomats from some of Canada’s closest allies are quietly expressing frustration with how the Trudeau government handled this week’s announcement that it plans to send military h...
Mar 23, 2018
Blue Jays Axford credits Halladay with change in approach on mound
DUNEDIN, Fla. - John Axford was struggling through single-A in 2009 when the Milwaukee Brewers made a suggestion that changed his career path. “Be like Roy Halladay,” Axford, then 26, was ...
Mar 23, 2018
What's next for Peru after president's resignation
LIMA, Peru - After months of political upheaval in Peru, congress has accepted the resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and a heretofore-little-known former governor has been sworn in as pre...
Mar 23, 2018
City of Montreal to hit drivers with increased parking, traffic fines
MONTREAL - Amid ongoing debate over the place of the automobile in urban centres, the City of Montreal has announced it is following through on a plan to boost fines for parking and traffic violations...
Mar 23, 2018
CP NewsAlert: Peru's congress votes to accept resignation of president
LIMA, Peru - Peru’s congress votes to accept resignation of president. The Associated Press
Mar 23, 2018
Former soldier who died with woman in N.S. was 'broken' from PTSD: friend
SPRINGHILL, N.S. - A former soldier who killed his girlfriend and then himself at their Nova Scotia home had been on multiple tours in Afghanistan and came back psychologically “broken” an...
Mar 23, 2018
Conservatives halt all-night voting marathon, vow to resume fight next week
OTTAWA - The Conservatives vowed Friday to employ new tactics next week to force testimony from Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser over the prime minister’s recent trip to India. T...
Mar 23, 2018
T-shirts, flowers showing support banned at Cosby retrial
PHILADELPHIA - People attending Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial won’t be allowed in with T-shirts, flowers and other items that show support for one side or the other. The trial judge ...
Mar 23, 2018