Category Archives: Canadian Press
Departing Twitter employee deactivates Trump's account
WASHINGTON - A Twitter customer support worker who was on his or her last day on the job deactivated President Donald Trump’s account for a few minutes Thursday evening, the social media company...
Nov 02, 2017
Report highlights pattern of sexual abuse at prep school
CONCORD, N.H. - Over several decades, former faculty and staff at a prep school are accused of singling out students, plying them with alcohol and then attempting to kiss, fondle and commit other acts...
Nov 02, 2017
Persistence leads to solving 1979 case of teen's slaying
SALEM, Ore. - The persistence of a detective and the sister of a young woman who was stabbed and beaten has solved a murder in Oregon - 38 years after it happened. On March 9, 1979, Janie Landers disa...
Nov 02, 2017
Officials disagree on Puerto Rico power restoration timeline
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Officials in the U.S. and Puerto Rico gave differing views Thursday on when power will be fully restored to the U.S. territory after Hurricane Maria hit as a Category 4 storm m...
Nov 02, 2017
Venezuela says it will seek to restructure foreign debt
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro announced Thursday that he will begin restructuring Venezuela’s foreign debt, calling it the best way to get around U.S. financial sanctions that he...
Nov 02, 2017
Trump accuses Clinton, DNC of 'illegally' co-ordinating
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is alleging without evidence that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee violated campaign finance and money laundering laws with the joint fundraisi...
Nov 02, 2017
Cuba official accuses US of lying about sonic attacks
WASHINGTON - Cuba’s foreign minister on Thursday accused the United States of lying about mysterious sonic attacks that U.S. diplomats in Havana say left them with ailments including headaches, ...
Nov 02, 2017
What Powell brings to Fed post: A gift for forging consensus
WASHINGTON - As a choice to lead the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell defies any recent mould. He isn’t a trained economist. He’s produced no trail of research. He built a fortune as an inve...
Nov 02, 2017
Scrappy Venezuela newspaper drops print edition
CARACAS, Venezuela - A scrappy, independent newspaper in Venezuela that never shied from fights with the country’s powerful socialist leaders circulated its last print edition Thursday, but its ...
Nov 02, 2017
California governor rejects parole for ex-Mexican Mafia head
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday blocked parole for a former Mexican Mafia prison gang leader, saying he remains a danger to society despite efforts to turn his life around and years ...
Nov 02, 2017