Category Archives: Canadian Press
Brazil arrests man linked to Hezbollah on crimes in Paraguay
SAO PAULO - Brazilian police arrested a fugitive Friday who is alleged by U.S. authorities to be Hezbollah’s financier and who has repeatedly been accused of illegal activity in a lawless border...
Sep 21, 2018
Economy keeps growing even with rising oil prices
DALLAS - America’s rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S. economy. It has long been conventional wisdom that rising ...
Sep 21, 2018
World trade body to rule on US, China anti-dumping spat
GENEVA - A World Trade Organization arbitrator will step into a years-old dispute brought by China over U.S. anti-dumping measures. A trade official said Friday the arbitration was triggered automatic...
Sep 21, 2018
When will it end? Florence's floodwaters rising in Carolinas
GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. - With muddy river water still washing over entire communities on Friday, eight days after Hurricane Florence slammed into land with nearly 3 feet of rain, new evacuation orders ...
Sep 21, 2018
Music event expected to draw 55K nightly in downtown Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Thousands of music fans are expected this weekend in downtown Las Vegas for a sixth-year outdoor festival covering some 18 city blocks. Police promise tight security for the “Life is...
Sep 21, 2018
Audit finds boosters of Muskrat Falls megaproject 'understated' its costs
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - An audit has found Newfoundland’s Nalcor Energy may have overstated the potential value of its Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject - and prematurely dismissed alternat...
Sep 21, 2018
Waterloo Warriors football program on the rise following drug scandal
WATERLOO, Ont. - They took back their city last weekend. Now, quarterback Tre Ford and the upstart Waterloo Warriors have set their sights on taking down the defending national champions. Ford’s...
Sep 21, 2018
Liberal leader doubles down on notion that $75 weekly grocery bill is possible
MONTREAL - Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard is standing by his claim that $75 is enough for a family of three to feed itself for a week, saying it just requires a lot of work and an eye for bargains....
Sep 21, 2018
Ontario students walk out of class to protest sex-ed curriculum changes
TORONTO - Students across Ontario walked out of class on Friday to protest the provincial government’s decision to repeal a modernized version of the sex-ed curriculum. The walkouts - called ...
Sep 21, 2018
N.S. to mark little-known connection to David Ben-Gurion and the Jewish Legion
WINDSOR, N.S. - Before he became Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion earned 50 cents a day as a soldier and slept on the ground in bell tents in the small town of Windsor, N.S. His r...
Sep 21, 2018