Category Archives: Canadian Press
Immigrants cheer ruling that lets them keep protected status
BOSTON - When Sudanese immigrant Hiwaida Elarabi learned the U.S. government was ending the temporary protected status that allowed her to live and work in the country legally for two decades, she sol...
Oct 5, 2018
Vegas shooting victims' families view loved ones' portraits
LAS VEGAS - Families of some of the 58 people killed in last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas met Thursday night with artists who spent days, weeks and months staring at pictures of their lost ...
Oct 5, 2018
India signs $5 billion deal for Russian air defence systems
NEW DELHI - India signed a $5 billion deal to buy five Russian S-400 air defence systems on Friday despite a looming threat of U.S. sanctions on countries that trade with Russia’s defence and in...
Oct 5, 2018
As Gaza worsens, Palestinian leader controls fate of US plan
JERUSALEM - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been sidelined, isolated and humiliated by the Trump administration. But the embattled Palestinian leader may have the final say in determining the ...
Oct 5, 2018
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions,...
Oct 5, 2018
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and La...
Oct 5, 2018
Lavish wedding tests new Mexico government austerity pledge
MEXICO CITY - It was a lovely wedding, officiated by an archbishop, with designer dresses, palatial decorations and a huge convention-centre reception. But for Mexico’s austerity-minded presiden...
Oct 5, 2018
France pays tribute to late singer Charles Aznavour
PARIS - France paid tribute to Charles Aznavour on Friday in a solemn and subdued ceremony that contrasted sharply with the singer’s joyful character. One of France’s most famous personali...
Oct 5, 2018
Record imports push US trade gap to $53.2 billion in August
WASHINGTON - Record imports drove the U.S. trade deficit up for the third straight month in August. The deficit in the trade of goods with China and Mexico hit records. The Commerce Department said Fr...
Oct 5, 2018
Latvian vote could see ethnic Russian party at the front
HELSINKI - A political party catering to the ethnic Russian minority is expected to win the most votes in Saturday’s parliamentary election in Latvia - a Baltic member of the European Union and ...
Oct 5, 2018