Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau to move fewest possible ministers to fill void left by Brison departure
OTTAWA - Monday’s cabinet shuffle is expected to be very small, involving the fewest possible number of changes needed to fill the void left by veteran Nova Scotia MP Scott Brison’s resign...
Jan 11, 2019
Mnuchin: Next round of trade talks this month
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the next round of trade negotiations with China will likely occur later this month in Washington. Mnuchin told reporters that Vice Premier Liu He wa...
Jan 11, 2019
Fed officials feared adverse market reaction in 2013
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were worried about an adverse market reaction when they made their first tentative moves in 2013 to pull back on the massive support they had been providing to h...
Jan 11, 2019
US aviation system is starting to show strains from shutdown
The partial government shutdown is starting to strain the national aviation system, with unpaid security screeners staying home, air-traffic controllers suing the government and safety inspectors off ...
Jan 11, 2019
Patrick McCaw excited to sign with Raptors and escape free-agent limbo
TORONTO - Patrick McCaw missed playing competitive basketball, but he missed the professional atmosphere of an NBA locker room even more. The 23-year-old McCaw spoke with media on Friday a day after s...
Jan 11, 2019
Industry minister to meet General Motors CEO on Oshawa plant closure
OTTAWA - Canada’s industry minister will meet with General Motors CEO Mary Barra on Monday to urge her to find a solution for the auto giant’s soon-to-be-shuttered plant in Oshawa. Ont. A ...
Jan 11, 2019
Lawyer: R. Kelly denies all sexual misconduct allegations
CHICAGO - An attorney for R. Kelly said Friday that the R&B star denies all allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, including those made in a recent documentary, altho...
Jan 11, 2019
SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites
LOS ANGELES - A SpaceX rocket delivered 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit on Friday, completing a two-year campaign by Iridium Communications Inc. to replace its original fleet with a new generation of...
Jan 11, 2019
Former Laval star Richard to compete for roster spot with Alouettes
He’s preparing for his second Montreal Alouettes training camp, but Hugo Richard will be more than just an interested spectator this time around. The former Laval Rouge et Or star quarterback si...
Jan 11, 2019
Five things about what Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun was running from in Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada would accept 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun as a refugee after she fled Saudi Arabia for Thailand and launched a Twitter campaig...
Jan 11, 2019