Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fear of constitutional crisis escalates in U.S.; Canadians can relate
WASHINGTON - The prospect of a constitutional crisis is familiar to Canadians, one that triggers feelings of dread, fear and no small measure of loathing - and now perhaps pity for the United States, ...
Nov 13, 2018
From Audible to Whole Foods: A look at Amazon's empire
NEW YORK - Amazon is hard to escape. Whether you’ve bought shoes at Zappos, picked up milk at Whole Foods or listened to an audiobook on Audible, you’ve been caught up in Amazon’s gr...
Nov 13, 2018
Thailand's child boxing debated after 13-year-old's death
BANGKOK - The death of a 13-year-old boy who was knocked out during a kickboxing match in Thailand has sparked debate over whether to ban matches involving children. The death of Anucha Tasako came af...
Nov 13, 2018
Post office suspends service guarantees as more rotating strikes strand packages
OTTAWA - Canada Post suspended delivery-time guarantees to its customers Tuesday, acknowledging a lack of progress in contract talks with its unionized workforce Tuesday as a fourth week of rotating s...
Nov 13, 2018
Italian journalists protest against governing party insults
MILAN - Italy’s leaders sought to affirm their commitment to a free press Tuesday after journalists protested around the country against insults emanating from prominent figures in the governing...
Nov 13, 2018
CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House
NEW YORK - CNN took its access battle against the Trump administration to court on Tuesday, demanding the reinstatement of correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House credentials because their revoca...
Nov 13, 2018
McGill students vote overwhelmingly for change to Redmen team nickname
MONTREAL - Pressure is growing on McGill University to shed its sports teams’ Redmen nickname after students voted overwhelmingly in favour of the change in a referendum. In a statement announci...
Nov 13, 2018
Toronto loses Amazon HQ2 battle, claims victory with bid effort
TORONTO - The Toronto region may have lost the battle to host Amazon’s highly coveted second corporate headquarters, but its leaders claimed victory in defeat. Mayors of Toronto and its surround...
Nov 13, 2018
A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time
It became easy, in recent years, to dismiss him as the wisecracking grandpa of the American comic book, a past-his-prime gimmick who cameoed alongside Earth’s angstiest superheroes in the high-g...
Nov 13, 2018
Obama stops at former high school; speaks with students
CHICAGO - Michelle Obama visited her old Chicago high school and held a roundtable discussion with some 20 students who had been given excerpts from the former first lady’s new memoir. Monday...
Nov 13, 2018