Category Archives: Canadian Press
Former MLB star Dykstra pleads not guilty to threat charge
ELIZABETH, N.J. - Ex-Major League Baseball player Lenny Dykstra pleaded not guilty Monday to drug and terroristic threat charges stemming from an altercation with an Uber driver. The three-time All-St...
Oct 22, 2018
Cash back for the carbon tax: Trudeau set to unveil rebate plan Tuesday
OTTAWA - The federal government will take some of the sting out of its upcoming carbon tax Tuesday with a promise to give rebates directly to Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Toront...
Oct 22, 2018
Report casts doubt on value of protecting Chapter 19 in Cda-US trade talks
WASHINGTON - The dispute-resolution tool that consumed so much energy during NAFTA talks with the United States has a middling record of defending Canadian exporters, a new think-tank report says - ra...
Oct 22, 2018
Jail recommended for police officer after high-speed crash kills boy
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A provincial police officer who crashed into a car at high speed and killed a 5-year-old boy during a surveillance operation will likely be sentenced to jail time. The Crown and the ...
Oct 22, 2018
Saudi forum highlights crown prince's shifting fortunes
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A high-profile investment conference opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, providing an early indication of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s shifting fortunes after the kil...
Oct 22, 2018
Armed robber wore horror movie mask, but victim saw his face
FREDERICK, Md. - Police in Maryland say an armed robber wore a hockey mask like the one in the “Friday the 13th” horror movie - but the victim saw him put it on and was able to identify hi...
Oct 22, 2018
Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6B, thanks to worsening odds
DES MOINES, Iowa - If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it’s because they are getting larger and larger. Tuesday night’s Mega Millions estimated grand prize has...
Oct 22, 2018
Liberals write off $6.3 billion in loans, including $2.6 billion to automaker
OTTAWA - The federal government says it won’t collect $6.3 billion in loans, a figure fuelled by the write off of a nearly decade-old automaker bailout that the Liberals say had no hopes of bein...
Oct 22, 2018
Toronto police make arrest in 25-year-old murder case
Toronto police have made an arrest in the death of a woman whose body was found by her six-year-old son 25 years ago. Det. Sgt. Stacy Gallant says 63-year-old Charles Mustard of Toronto was charged Fr...
Oct 22, 2018
US 'might' lift tariffs once new trade deal is signed: incoming Mexican minister
OTTAWA - Mexico’s future foreign minister says he thinks biting U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs slapped on his country and Canada could be lifted once the three continental partners sign a newly...
Oct 22, 2018