Category Archives: Canadian Press
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 05, 2018
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau names first Arctic and offshore patrol ship
HALIFAX - Sophie Gregoire Trudeau spoke at the official naming of Canada’s first Arctic and offshore patrol ship in Halifax on Friday afternoon, praising the bravery of the veteran sailor for wh...
Oct 05, 2018
Unemployment rate dipped in September on big part-time job gains: StatCan
OTTAWA - Canada’s job market gained 63,000 positions in September, edging the unemployment rate lower to 5.9 per cent, and offsetting job losses in August, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Sep...
Oct 05, 2018
Trump takes credit for helping NFL with Canada
MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. President Donald Trump is taking credit for pushing Canada to allow Canadian ads to be shown during Super Bowl broadcasts as part of the negotiations over the revamped trade agreeme...
Oct 05, 2018
New Brunswick still deadlocked after recounts confirm results in three ridings
FREDERICTON - The recounts are in, but New Brunswick is no closer to having a definitive winner from last week’s election. Elections New Brunswick spokesman Paul Harpelle said Friday new tallies...
Oct 05, 2018
Interpol president reported missing during trip to China
PARIS - He left his home in Lyon, France, for a visit to his homeland, and then vanished - putting the International Criminal Police Organization, best known as Interpol, at the centre of its own miss...
Oct 05, 2018
Toronto FC ticket prices on the rise although damage varies depending on spot
TORONTO - On pace for its worst league showing in four years, Toronto FC is raising ticket prices for next season. Not everyone will get dinged but team president Bill Manning says the increase for se...
Oct 05, 2018
Toddler shreds more than $1,000 in cash
HOLLADAY, Utah - A toddler in Utah was a little too helpful when he shredded more than $1,000 that his parents were saving. Ben and Jackee Belnap were saving the cash to reimburse Ben’s parents ...
Oct 05, 2018
Nobel Peace laureates demand end to sexual violence in war
OSLO - Raped after being forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State group, Nadia Murad did not succumb to shame or despair - the young Iraqi woman spoke out. Surgeon Denis Mukwege treated countle...
Oct 05, 2018
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says cancer is in remission
MONCTON, N.B. - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who was hit with a cancer diagnosis late last year, says he has a clean bill of health after undergoing treatment for his leukemia. ...
Oct 05, 2018