Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police search for driver after crash hurts two officers in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - The RCMP were searching for a driver who they say fled a badly damaged stolen vehicle on Monday after it crashed into a parked police cruiser and injured two officers in Burnaby, B.C. ...
Mar 04, 2019

China sets robust growth target to shore up cooling economy
BEIJING - China announced a robust annual economic growth target and a 7.5 per cent rise in military spending Tuesday as it convened an annual legislative session overshadowed by a tariff war with Was...
Mar 04, 2019
Autonomous car testing plan aims to boost public confidence
PITTSBURGH - Companies testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh will have to immediately report crashes resulting in any injuries as part of new guidelines announced Monday intended to boost public c...
Mar 04, 2019
Noem offers bills aimed at possible Keystone XL protests
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday that she’s proposing a new framework for oil pipeline construction before building starts on the Keystone XL pipeline, introducing legisl...
Mar 04, 2019

Mnuchin announces halt in payments into 2 retirement funds
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed Congress on Monday that he will stop making payments into two government retirement funds now that the debt limit has gone back into effect. In ...
Mar 04, 2019
First Nations University president says he won't seek another term
REGINA - The president of the First Nations University of Canada says he will not be seeking a second term and will step down when his current term ends in June. Loretta Pete, vice-chair of the univer...
Mar 04, 2019
Quebec Court of Appeal rules companies can suffer cruel and unusual punishment
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled that the Charter protection against cruel and unusual punishment can apply to companies as well as individuals. The question arose when a company convic...
Mar 04, 2019
Six Canadian gamers among the 198 players eligible for the NBA 2K League draft
TORONTO - Six Canadian gamers are eligible for the NBA 2K league draft Tuesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. There are 198 players eligible for the four-round draft featuring 21 teams. They...
Mar 04, 2019
Melania Trump talks up homework with kids on 'Be Best' tour
TULSA, Okla. - Melania Trump gave a second-grader a pep talk about homework Monday as she toured an Oklahoma elementary school to open a three-state tour highlighting her “Be Best” initiat...
Mar 04, 2019

Alouettes veteran lineman Brodeur-Jourdain enjoying solid CFL career
The Mr. Irrelevant of the 2008 CFL draft has quietly fashioned himself a solid career. Offensive lineman Luc Brodeur-Jourdain was the last player taken in that draft, going 48th overall to the Montrea...
Mar 04, 2019