Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trial begins in $10B investor lawsuit against Volkswagen
FRANKFURT - Trial proceedings have begun in the lawsuit brought against Volkswagen by investors alleging the company did not give them timely notice of its scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel ...
Sep 10, 2018
Canadiens owner Geoff Molson says ex-captain Max Pacioretty asked for trade
LAVAL, Que. - The seemingly never-ending saga between Max Pacioretty and the Montreal Canadiens finally is over, but not before one final twist. After months of rumours, speculation, leaks, denials an...
Sep 10, 2018
Trump administration orders closure of Palestinian office
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday and threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it pursues ...
Sep 10, 2018
Fishing lodge breaks from mooring, runs around on Haida Gwaii
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - The company that owns a floating fishing lodge that ran aground in British Columbia near the Haida Gwaii village of Queen Charlotte says it poses no current environmental threa...
Sep 10, 2018
Man arrested in extraordinary airport car chase
PARIS - Pursued by police vehicles, a man smashed a stolen car Monday into security barriers at two airports in Lyon, southeast France, and then crashed through two glass doors of a terminal and sped ...
Sep 10, 2018
China promises retaliation if US imposes more tariffs
BEIJING - China on Monday promised retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump escalates their tariff battle, raising the risk Beijing might target operations of American companies as it runs out of im...
Sep 10, 2018
Palestinians say informed US shutting PLO delegation office
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - The U.S. has notified the Palestinians it’s closing their mission in Washington, a senior official said Monday, the latest in a series of American blows to the ...
Sep 10, 2018
High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins
WASHINGTON - Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump’s presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day that will te...
Sep 10, 2018
'Wake-up call': 9-11 prompted some to move away to new lives
NEW YORK - On 9-11, Stephen Feuerman saw the World Trade Center aflame through the window of his Empire State Building office and watched, transfixed, as a second fireball burst from the twin towers. ...
Sep 10, 2018
Misfire: Maria Butina's strange route from Russia to US jail
MOSCOW - When Maria Butina arrived in Moscow from Siberia in 2011 to launch a Russian version of the National Rifle Association, her shooting range coach said she didn’t even know how to fire a ...
Sep 10, 2018