Category Archives: Canadian Press
Maduro foe's next step awaited as power crisis deepens
CARACAS, Venezuela - All eyes were on Juan Guaido’s next step after the popular Venezuelan opposition leader declared he was temporarily assuming presidential powers in a high-stakes bid to unse...
Jan 24, 2019
Senate rejects rival plans for ending shutdown, talks start
WASHINGTON - A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, but the twin setbacks prompted a burst of biparti...
Jan 24, 2019
Ending showdown with Pelosi, Trump postpones State of Union
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi....
Jan 24, 2019
Food agency expands recall of noodle dishes over undeclared egg ingredient
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding a recall of noodle dishes that may contain egg and could cause life-threatening allergic reactions. It says a warning issued on Jan. 11 for ce...
Jan 24, 2019
European Central Bank holds firm despite weaker growth
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank kept its level of support for the eurozone’s slowing economy unchanged Thursday despite worries about Brexit, trade wars and weaker global growth. The bank&...
Jan 24, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 24
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 24 --- TRUDEAU CONTINUES PRE-ELECTION MARITIMES TRIP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending a second day in New Brunswick today as he continues a cross-C...
Jan 24, 2019
Deputy U.S. trade czar conscripts American mayors to lobby for USMCA
WASHINGTON - One of the hard-bargain drivers from the American side of the NAFTA negotiating table is bringing his powers of persuasion to bear on the next challenge facing the new North American trad...
Jan 24, 2019
Trudeau warns fear-mongering over immigration will be part of election campaign
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Justin Trudeau is warning voters to be wary of fear-mongering about immigration, suggesting the issue will be a hot-button topic during the federal election campaign this fall. The p...
Jan 24, 2019
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Montreal 2 Arizona 1 Toronto 6 Washington 3 Minnesota 5 Colorado 2 Nashville 2 Vegas 1 St. Louis 5 Anaheim 1 Carolina 5 Vancouver 2 — AHL WB/Scranton 5 Bridgeport 2 C...
Jan 23, 2019
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NBA Golden State 126 Washington 118 Oklahoma City 122 New Orleans 116 Portland 120 Phoenix 106 Minnesota 120 L.A. Lakers 105 — AHL Chicago 5 Cleveland 1 — FridayR...
Jan 23, 2019