Category Archives: Canadian Press
Amazon, Buffett and JPMorgan join forces on health care
Three of corporate America’s heaviest hitters - Amazon, Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase - sent a shudder through the health industry Tuesday when they announced plans to jointly create a compa...
Jan 30, 2018
Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop
VATICAN CITY - After coming under excoriating public criticism, Pope Francis decided Tuesday to send the Vatican’s most respected sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate a bishop accused by vi...
Jan 30, 2018
Complaints against former RCMP doctors accused of sexual misconduct hit 80
More than 80 complaints have now been received against two former RCMP doctors under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct spanning decades, police in Ontario and Nova Scotia say. Toronto police...
Jan 30, 2018
Trump warns of immigration peril, touts economy in address
WASHINGTON - Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a “new American moment” of unity in his first State of the Union, challenging Congress to ma...
Jan 30, 2018
Going, going ... Indians removing Wahoo logo from uniforms
CLEVELAND - A smiling reminder of lazy summer days. An ugly depiction of racism. Beloved by some, reviled by others. Chief Wahoo - the grinning, wide-eyed, feather-wearing logo that has divided baseba...
Jan 30, 2018
What to watch tonight: Trump's adjectives, Melania, boycotts
WASHINGTON - The state of the union is … Great again? Or not quite? A year into his presidency, President Donald Trump stands before the nation Tuesday night to account for his promise to “...
Jan 30, 2018
New Brunswick running 11th straight deficit and increasing net debt
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Liberal government has released a $9.6 billion budget with the province’s 11th straight deficit and a hefty increase in the net debt. “There is an old a...
Jan 30, 2018
Book signed by George Washington goes for $138K at auction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A book signed by George Washington that made its way from the Founding Father’s personal library to a now-deceased Tennessee man has sold for $138,000 at an auction. A Case An...
Jan 30, 2018
'Halifax is not the garrison town of Edward Cornwallis,' mayor says
Halifax council has voted to immediately remove a statue of Edward Cornwallis from a downtown park amid growing calls across the country to end the reverence of colonial figures as part of reconciliat...
Jan 30, 2018
French men denounce predators, support #metoo movement
PARIS - A group of French men - including doctors, lawmakers, a judge and a surfing champion - is speaking out against sexual harassment and violence, and calling on other men to join the cause. In an...
Jan 30, 2018