Category Archives: Canadian Press
Peru party loyal to Fujimori expels ex-strongman's son
LIMA, Peru - The political party loyal to former President Alberto Fujimori expelled the ex-strongman’s son Tuesday as a rift widened between his two children over the party’s botched atte...
Jan 30, 2018
Weinstein attorney: McGowan's rape allegations ' a bold lie'
LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday called actress Rose McGowan’s claims of rape against the former Hollywood producer “a bold lie.” Attorney Ben Brafman wrote in ...
Jan 30, 2018
Oil producer BP makes 2 exploration discoveries in North Sea
LONDON - BP says it has made two new oil discoveries in the North Sea, adding to hopes for a revival in the declining basin that has fueled Britain’s oil and gas industry since the 1970s. The co...
Jan 30, 2018
A taxpayer-backed bank for pot money? Maybe in California
LOS ANGELES - California officials announced Tuesday that they will take a detailed look at the possibility of creating a taxpayer-backed bank to handle what could be billions of dollars in revenue ge...
Jan 30, 2018
Massachusetts high court to examine drug lab misconduct case
BOSTON - Massachusetts’ top court will examine a case sparked by the misconduct of a former chemist who authorities say was high almost every day she worked at a state drug lab for eight years. ...
Jan 30, 2018
Trump's time, Democrats' grumbles, Melania's white pantsuit
WASHINGTON - Scenes from the Capitol on a night of pomp, pageantry and politics for the State of the Union address: ___ It wasn’t the longest State of the Union address. That designation still g...
Jan 30, 2018
Trial begins for Syrian man accused of supplying bomb parts
PHOENIX - A trial began Tuesday in the case of a Syrian man accused of supplying a component of improvised bombs used in the Iraq War, with a prosecutor saying the man had sympathized with a group tha...
Jan 30, 2018
Budget talks bogged down by immigration, deficit concerns
WASHINGTON - A week after a standoff forced a three-day government shutdown, congressional budget talks remain bogged down by Democrats’ demands to protect “Dreamer” immigrants and G...
Jan 30, 2018
Worst-hit reactor at Fukushima may be easiest to clean up
OKUMA, Japan - High atop Fukushima’s most damaged nuclear reactor, the final pieces of a jelly-roll shaped cover are being put in place to seal in highly radioactive dust. Blown apart by a hydro...
Jan 30, 2018
Owner of crashed Sydney seaplane says route not authorized
CANBERRA, Australia - The owner of a seaplane that crashed near Sydney during a New Year’s Eve joy flight, killing the pilot and his five British passengers, said Wednesday that flight path was ...
Jan 30, 2018