Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ariana Grande to play Manchester charity concert on Sunday
LONDON - Publicists say Ariana Grande will play a charity concert in Manchester on Sunday, joined by big names including Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams. The “One Love ...
Jun 02, 2017
Trudeau addresses Merkel-Trump rift, says Canada committed to Europe and U.S.
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau was tugged between dual loyalties spanning the Atlantic Ocean as he committed Tuesday to working with the United States and Europe for the economic good of all Canadians. In th...
Jun 02, 2017
Going public: A look at some of the biggest Canadian IPOs by value since 2000
TORONTO - Rarely has an IPO drawn as much political attention as Kinder Morgan’s sale of its Canadian unit, a deal designed to fund the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. At $1.75 billion, the p...
Jun 02, 2017
Federal government announces funding for Lyme disease research framework
OTTAWA - The federal government is hoping a new research framework will help doctors better diagnose and treat the ballooning number of Lyme disease cases across Canada. Health Minister Jane Philpott ...
Jun 02, 2017
US home prices rising 2 times faster than wages
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices climbed in March at the strongest rate in nearly three year as a dwindling supply of houses for sale is causing prices to significantly outpace income growth. The Standar...
Jun 02, 2017
Ontario to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019, ensure equal pay for part-time workers
TORONTO - Ontario will increase minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next 18 months as part of sweeping changes to labour laws, the province’s Liberal government announced Tuesday, satisfying a ...
Jun 02, 2017
Hearing soon on death declaration of toddler who disappeared
PORTLAND, Maine - A judge will convene a hearing on a woman’s request that her toddler daughter be declared dead more than five years after her disappearance set off a frantic search that evolve...
Jun 02, 2017
Amazon's stock tops $1,000 for the first time
NEW YORK - Amazon, the e-commerce giant that has changed how much of the world shops for books, toilet paper and TVs, hit a new milestone. Its stock topped $1,000 for the first time. That price puts A...
Jun 02, 2017
B.C. shakeup brings new doubts for Kinder Morgan Canada as shares fall on debut
CALGARY - British Columbia’s NDP and Greens are vowing to bring the Trans Mountain expansion to a halt should they form government, one of several promises that could have widespread ramificatio...
Jun 02, 2017
3 Mile Island owner threatens to close ill-fated plant
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Cheap natural gas could do what the worst commercial nuclear power accident in U.S. history could not: put Three Mile Island out of business. Three Mile Island’s owner, Exelon ...
Jun 02, 2017