Category Archives: Canadian Press
A by-the-numbers look at current, future spending on old age security
OTTAWA - The chief actuary’s latest report on the future costs for the federal government’s largest seniors benefit program, old age security, is painting a new picture of spending on the ...
Aug 22, 2017
Tillerson says US could punish Pakistan if no co-operation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s plan to end America’s longest war and eliminate Afghanistan’s rising extremist threat involves sending up to 3,900 additional U.S. troops, senio...
Aug 22, 2017
Dubai arrests man for hiding 5.7M pills in sheep intestines
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A state-owned newspaper in Dubai is reporting a man has found himself in a legal mess after allegedly trying to smuggling 5.7 million amphetamine pills into the sheikhdom...
Aug 22, 2017
Commuter train crashes into parked train, injuring dozens
PHILADELPHIA - A one-car commuter train crashed into a parked train at a suburban Philadelphia terminal early Tuesday, buckling the floors of both cars and injuring more than 30 passengers, authoritie...
Aug 22, 2017
Buddy the blind sea lion goes to Los Angeles Zoo
LOS ANGELES - He’s big and he’s loud. A nearly 700-pound blind California sea lion named Buddy has taken up residence at the Los Angeles Zoo, where his vocalizations can be heard throughou...
Aug 22, 2017
Pentagon chief, in Baghdad, says militants are 'on the run'
BAGHDAD - U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he is confident that U.S.-backed Iraqi forces will finish off the Islamic State militants clinging to strongholds that are shrinking in size an...
Aug 22, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games MLB American League Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 6, first game Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 2, 2nd game Baltimore 7 Oakland 3 Cleveland 5 Boston 4 Texas 5 L.A. Angels 3 Nationa...
Aug 21, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games MLB American League Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 6, first game Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 2, 2nd game Baltimore 7 Oakland 3 Cleveland 5 Boston 4 Texas 5 L.A. Angels 3 Nationa...
Aug 21, 2017
Overall opioid volume down in Ont., but many still exceed recommended dose: report
TORONTO - Ontario doctors appear to be prescribing lower amounts of opioids overall to treat patients with pain, say researchers, but many longtime users continue to be given daily doses of the potent...
Aug 21, 2017
Albers picks up 2nd win, Mariners hold off Braves 6-5
ATLANTA - Canada’s Andrew Albers worked into the sixth inning for his second straight win since coming up from the minors, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves o...
Aug 21, 2017