Category Archives: Canadian Press
IOC to discuss LA-Paris double Olympic host picks on June 9
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC’s decision on whether to award Olympic hosting rights to both Los Angeles and Paris could be announced on June 9. The IOC said Friday that its executive board wil...
May 19, 2017
Unemployment rates hit record lows in 3 states
WASHINGTON - Solid hiring nationwide led unemployment rates to touch record lows in three U.S. states last month. Unemployment rates declined in 10 states in April, increased in one - Massachusetts - ...
May 19, 2017
RCMP showed due diligence on rifles, lawyer tells Moncton massacre trial
MONCTON, N.B. - The RCMP took time arming officers with high-powered carbine rifles because it was doing “due diligence” on the deadly weapon, a lawyer told the Labour Code trial stemming ...
May 19, 2017
Quebec police arrest naked, handcuffed fugitive north of Montreal
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they arrested a naked, handcuffed fugitive north of Montreal on Friday. Anthony Cliche escaped police custody early Thursday morning and ran away whil...
May 19, 2017
Ontario plans Toronto-Windsor high-speed rail; trains would go up to 250km/h
A high-speed rail corridor between Toronto and Windsor, Ont., is in the works - an idea floated in Ontario for decades, but the premier says this time it’s happening. A government-commissioned r...
May 19, 2017
Markets Right Now: Industrials lead US stocks broadly higher
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Industrial companies led U.S. stocks broadly higher, extending the market’s modest gains from the day before. Investo...
May 19, 2017
Almost 2,890 Quebec homes still affected by flooding: public security minister
MONTREAL - Quebec Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux says waters are continuing to recede from flood-stricken areas of the province. The one region where levels have risen is Lac-Saint-Jean, abou...
May 19, 2017
Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case, could go to prison
NEW YORK - Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose penchant for sexting strangers ended his political career and sparked a probe that upended the presidential race, pleaded guilty Friday to a sex charg...
May 19, 2017
Flooding on Toronto's islands: cancelled weddings, closed amusement parks and spawning carp
TORONTO - The Toronto Islands, a popular tourist destination and home to hundreds of city residents, are a soggy mess where carp are spawning on flooded roadways, public attractions are shuttered and ...
May 19, 2017
English wedding: Pippa Middleton marries as royals look on
ENGLEFIELD, England - Two likely future British kings were there, along with one of the world’s most photographed women, the often-adorable Prince Harry, a multilingual tennis legend and a brash...
May 19, 2017