Category Archives: Canadian Press
Russian opposition leader Navalny gets 30-day jail sentence
MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was ordered Tuesday to spend 30 days in jail for staging an unsanctioned protest in Moscow and resisting police, charges he dismissed as unlawful. Nav...
May 15, 2018
Russia relents on World Cup visa for German journalist
BERLIN - Germany’s foreign minister says Russia has granted entry to the World Cup for a German journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics, reversing a decision last week that...
May 15, 2018
Anthony Bourdain defends 'effective' Quebec chefs after insulting tweet
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Anthony Bourdain is pushing back after another controversy over potentially offensive Canadian nicknames. The celebrity chef’s CNN show, “Parts Unknown,” air...
May 15, 2018
Wynne says review of Hydro One pay will include raises for board of directors
WATERLOO, Ont. - The thorny issue of compensation at Hydro One reared its head on the Ontario election campaign trail Tuesday, with the Liberal premier calling raises for the company’s board of ...
May 15, 2018
US retail sales up solid 0.3 pct. in April in hopeful sign
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace in April, a sign that consumers may be rebounding from weak spending earlier this year and driving stronger economic growth. Retail sales increased ...
May 15, 2018
AP sources: Tepper to buy Panthers for record $2.2 billion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - People familiar with the situation say hedge fund manager David Tepper has agreed to buy the Carolina Panthers from team founder Jerry Richardson for a record $2.2 billion. The peopl...
May 15, 2018
Romania in royal wedding fever: grandson of late king to wed
BUCHAREST, Romania - Royal wedding fever is catching on in Romania. Though not for that royal wedding. Nicholas Medforth-Mills, the only grandson of the late King Michael, confirmed Tuesday in an inte...
May 15, 2018
Builder optimisms bounces in May after 4 month slide
U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident about their sales prospects, reflecting strong demand for newly built homes with existing homes in short supply. The National Association of Home Builders/...
May 15, 2018
Schwarzenegger challenges Trump to join green energy efforts
VIENNA - Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging President Donald Trump to join in efforts to promote green energy, saying he would have “a lot of victories.” The former California governor spoke ...
May 15, 2018
In Cannes, Spike Lee lambasts Trump over white supremacists
CANNES, France - In a passionate, expletive-ridden monologue at the Cannes Film Festival, director Spike Lee lambasted Donald Trump for the U.S. president’s response to last year’s violent...
May 15, 2018