Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau says no plans to join U.S. missile defence, send troops to Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has thrown cold water on suggestions the Liberal government wants to sign onto continental ballistic missile defence, or that it might send troops back into Afgh...
Aug 23, 2017
Up from the ashes: Samsung unveils successor to Note 7 phone
NEW YORK - Samsung is trying to move past last year’s disastrous Galaxy Note 7 launch with a successor sporting a dual-lens camera, animated messages, expanded note-taking - and lower battery ca...
Aug 23, 2017
ESPN radio host arrested in Wyoming after entering condo
JACKSON, Wyo. - ESPN Radio host Ryen Russillo has been arrested on criminal trespass charges after entering a condo in Jackson, Wyoming. The 42-year-old Russillo, who hosts “The Ryen Russillo Sh...
Aug 23, 2017
Tory critic says old age security report shows need to rethink age requirement
OTTAWA - Record-high spending forecasts for the old age security program show a need to rethink the age of eligibility, among other measures to keep it sustainable, the opposition Tories say. The chie...
Aug 23, 2017
U.S. vice- presidential jet lands in Whitehorse during routine mission
WHITEHORSE - Residents of Whitehorse can’t be blamed for thinking the president of the United States had arrived in Yukon for a surprise visit as what appeared to be the presidential plane touch...
Aug 23, 2017
Sluggish oil prices continue to plague Alberta's bottom line: fiscal update
EDMONTON - Sluggish oil prices are forcing Alberta to dip into its reserve fund and look for more in-house savings to keep its $10.5-billion deficit from sliding further into the red. In his first-qua...
Aug 23, 2017
Five things the federal government is doing about the influx of border crossers
OTTAWA - Nearly 7,000 people have crossed illegally into Canada in the last six weeks, most intent on filing for refugee status. The surge this summer caps seven months of near-steady increases in the...
Aug 23, 2017
Major Motivation: Teen phenom Brooke Henderson headlines CP Women's Open
OTTAWA - The CP Women’s Open hasn’t been a major on the LPGA Tour since 2000, but it will have the feel of one this week with teenage phenom and local favourite Brooke Henderson headlining...
Aug 23, 2017
Mosquito species responsible for the majority of Zika cases caught in Ontario
An adult mosquito belonging to the species of the insect responsible for the majority of Zika cases has been caught in Canada for the first time by a southern Ontario health unit, but the insect captu...
Aug 23, 2017
Dutch police detain suspect in concert terror threat
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Alerted by a detailed tip from Spanish colleagues, Dutch police arrested a man Thursday and questioned him on suspicion of preparing an attack on a concert in Rotterdam by an ...
Aug 23, 2017