Category Archives: Canadian Press
Family of alleged McArthur victim calls for public inquiry in police actions
TORONTO - The family of a man allegedly murdered by accused serial killer Bruce McArthur is calling for a public inquiry into the police investigation of several men who went missing from Toronto̵...
Jun 22, 2018
Greek financial markets rally on deal paving to bailout exit
ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s financial markets rallied Friday on news that the country’s creditors have agreed to debt relief measures that pave the way for an end to the nation’s eight...
Jun 22, 2018
EU lawmakers miffed over new Facebook snub
BRUSSELS - European Union lawmakers are unhappy that Facebook is refusing to comply with their request to send two senior officials to testify at a hearing into the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. T...
Jun 22, 2018
Here's a list May inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Lab...
Jun 22, 2018
Here's a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated ...
Jun 22, 2018
Unexpectedly weak data on inflation, retail sales cloud central bank's next step
OTTAWA - A pair of unexpectedly soft economic reports are creating fresh doubts about the timing of the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate hike. For months, experts have been predicting Bank of...
Jun 22, 2018
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Trump order sows confusion on the border
President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday worked on a plan to reunite separated families, and detained parents struggled to get in touch with their children, some of whom were being held...
Jun 22, 2018
4th person pleads guilty in death of former football star
WORCESTER, Mass. - The fourth and final suspect in the slaying three years ago of a former high school football star in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty days before his trial was scheduled to start. J...
Jun 22, 2018
N.L. confronts its archaic coat of arms depicting 'noble savage'
Another archaic symbol of Canada’s colonial past is under the microscope. The Newfoundland and Labrador government confirmed this week it plans to redesign the province’s 400-year-old coat...
Jun 22, 2018
Liberals set hiring, procurement rules for federally-funded projects
OTTAWA - Cities, provinces and territories building new roads, bridges, water and transit systems funded with federal dollars will have to let Indigenous Peoples, veterans and recent immigrants have a...
Jun 22, 2018