Category Archives: Canadian Press
Spanish envoy: Catalan leader out of a job "no matter what"
MADRID - Catalonia’s deposed leader is now out of a job “no matter what he says” but could run in December’s early regional election if he hasn’t been imprisoned by then,...
Oct 29, 2017
Trump fumes as Mueller probe enters new phase with charges
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Muller’s charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Russia...
Oct 29, 2017
Bernie Sanders says Canadian health care system sets a 'strong example' for U.S.
TORONTO - High profile U.S Senator Bernie Sanders had high praise for Canada’s health care system on Sunday, saying it’s something American policy makers should pay attention to. Sanders t...
Oct 29, 2017
Clooney's 'Suburbicon' tanks, 'Saw' sequel no. 1 with $16.3M
NEW YORK - George Clooney’s “Suburbicon” notched one of the most dismal wide-release debuts in recent years on a sluggish pre-Halloween weekend where the horror sequel “Jigsaw&...
Oct 29, 2017
University sets record for people dressed like penguins
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - An Ohio university has apparently set a world record for the number of people dressed in penguin costumes. The Vindicator reports 972 Youngstown State University students, alumni an...
Oct 29, 2017
Puerto Rico says it's scrapping $300M Whitefish contract
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The head of Puerto Rico’s power company said Sunday the agency will cancel its $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid increased scrutiny of the tiny Mo...
Oct 29, 2017
Liberals warned to be careful before approving China bid for Calgary's Aecon
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are facing warnings to proceed cautiously and in as transparent a manner as possible as they weigh a Chinese state-owned company’s bid to take over Aecon constructi...
Oct 29, 2017
Wozniacki defeats Williams for career best win at WTA finals
SINGAPORE - Caroline Wozniacki won the biggest title of her career when she beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the WTA Finals on Sunday. The Dane completed the victory with a backhand down the line on a ...
Oct 29, 2017
Athletics catcher Maxwell arrested in Arizona on gun charge
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell was arrested in Arizona after a food delivery person alleged he pointed a gun at her. Maxwell was the only player in Major League Baseball t...
Oct 29, 2017
New Ontario election advertising limits kick in Nov. 9, six months before campaign
TORONTO - The start of Ontario’s election campaign is a little over six months away, but the battle for voters’ hearts and minds is already being waged as a new advertising landscape looms...
Oct 29, 2017