Category Archives: Canadian Press
CPP reform to help lift plan's assets above $15 trillion by 2090: analysis
OTTAWA - The upcoming enrichment of the Canada Pension Plan will help fuel a 48-fold boost to the public fund’s assets to more than $15.8 trillion by 2090, according to federal calculations. In ...
Aug 23, 2017
Response to border crossers shows refugee system is working: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought Wednesday to combat criticism that thousands of people arriving at the Canada-U.S. border to seek asylum are throwing the immigration system into chaos. O...
Aug 23, 2017
Abortion barrier likely 'historical practice,' not law: N.S. health minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s health minister says the province is addressing concerns about abortion access, adding it appears the need for women to get a referral from a family doctor is simply hist...
Aug 23, 2017
Judge who wore Trump hat in court said he had no malicious intent
TORONTO - An Ontario judge who wore a hat in court bearing a slogan used by U.S. President Donald Trump told a disciplinary hearing Wednesday he was shocked to discover that what he meant as a joke wa...
Aug 23, 2017
Afghan official: Taliban suicide car bombing kills 7 people
KABUL - A Taliban suicide car bomber targeted a military convoy in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, a provincial official said. The attack com...
Aug 23, 2017
Toll from strong typhoon climbs to 9 dead in southern China
BEIJING - The death toll from Typhoon Hato has risen to at least nine as the most powerful storm to hit the southern China region around Hong Kong in more than half a century barrelled west Thursday a...
Aug 23, 2017
Justice is kind, and viral: Folksy judge, 80, becomes a star
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - You wouldn’t think an 80-year-old judge would make for a viral video, but somehow Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio has been winning hearts and clicks on Facebook with a mix ...
Aug 23, 2017
Swedish journalist's torso found in submarine death mystery
COPENHAGEN - Journalist Kim Wall had reported on conflicts, crises and natural disasters around the world. Earlier this month, she set out to sea from laid-back Copenhagen for a story about an eccentr...
Aug 23, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 5 Oakland 6 Baltimore 4 Boston 9 Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 13 Detroit 4 Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 10 Texas 1 National Lea...
Aug 23, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 5 Oakland 6 Baltimore 4 Boston 9 Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 13 Detroit 4 Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 10 Texas 1 National Lea...
Aug 23, 2017