Category Archives: Canadian Press
Budget watchdog says a national basic income would cost $76 billion
OTTAWA - Federal coffers would have to dole out more than $76 billion a year to provide every low-income household with a guaranteed minimum income if the government ever embarked on such a radical ov...
Apr 17, 2018
US factory output ticked up just 0.1 per cent in March
WASHINGTON - U.S. factory output edged up a slight 0.1 per cent in March, as strong production gains in motor vehicles and electronics were partially offset by declines in food and textiles. The Feder...
Apr 17, 2018
IMF: A major trade rift could imperil solid global economy
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that rising trade tensions between the United States and China risk undermining a global economy that the IMF believes should otherwise grow...
Apr 17, 2018
Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO refuses to testify in UK
LONDON - Cambridge Analytica’s ex-CEO, Alexander Nix, has refused to testify before the U.K. Parliament’s media committee, citing British authorities’ investigation into his former c...
Apr 17, 2018
Comey: Trump's call to put him in jail isn't 'normal'
WASHINGTON - Former FBI Director James Comey says it’s “not OK” or “not normal” for the president to call for private citizens to be jailed. President Donald Trump sugges...
Apr 17, 2018
Thousands remain without power in wake of weekend ice storm
TORONTO - Utility crews continued repairing severed power lines on Tuesday morning after a wild few days of rain, freezing rain, snow and strong wind across much of southern, central and eastern Ontar...
Apr 17, 2018
Egypt's mufti issues fatwa against buying Facebook 'likes'
CAIRO - Egypt’s top mufti has issued a fatwa, or a religious decree, saying that buying Facebook “likes” is prohibited under Islam because it’s a form of fraud and deception. G...
Apr 17, 2018
Top EU court: Poland broke law by logging in pristine forest
WARSAW, Poland - The European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday that Poland violated environmental laws with its massive felling of trees in one of Europe’s last pristine forests. The rul...
Apr 17, 2018
In the news today, April 17
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, April 17 --- PM TRUDEAU TO ADDRESS FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will conclude his visit to France today before flying to London to meet...
Apr 17, 2018
Four Humboldt Broncos killed in bus crash mourned at Edmonton service
EDMONTON - They played hockey together, they lived their lives together and they died together. On Tuesday, they were also remembered together at a memorial service in Edmonton. Jaxon Joseph of Edmont...
Apr 17, 2018