Category Archives: Canadian Press
Minnesota GOP leader seeks cut of big donations
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The new chairwoman of Minnesota’s Republican Party is seeking a 10 per cent commission from large donations to the party, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. ...
Jan 17, 2018
Scheer: Canada speaks with one voice on renegotiating NAFTA deal
WASHINGTON - In his first foreign trip as leader of the official Opposition, Andrew Scheer avoided any criticism of the Liberal federal government, telling a Washington audience that Canada speaks wit...
Jan 17, 2018
Duhamel gets new deal to promote home state of North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. North Dakota’s tourism agency announced Wednesday in Bismarck that the star of several R...
Jan 17, 2018
Suicide attack at market in Nigeria's Maiduguri kills 12
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Residents and an emergency official say a double suicide bombing at a market in Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri has killed at least 12 people and wounded 48 others. Ibr...
Jan 17, 2018
Family of Toronto girl who claimed her hijab was cut apologizes, reports say
TORONTO - The family of an 11-year-old Toronto girl has reportedly apologized for the “pain and anger” they caused, after the girl’s claim that a man cut her hijab turned out not to ...
Jan 17, 2018
Liberals devote $20M to gender-based violence services in vulnerable communities
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is devoting $20 million to develop projects aimed at preventing gender-based violence in vulnerable communities that have a shortage of support for victims and their fa...
Jan 17, 2018
Global Affairs aware of report of two Canadians kidnapped in Nigeria
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it’s aware of reports that two Canadian citizens have been kidnapped in Nigeria. Spokesman John Babcock says consular officials in Nigeria are in contact with...
Jan 17, 2018
Cuomo donates $111K from Harvey Weinstein to women's charity
ALBANY, N.Y. - Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has followed through on a promise to donate campaign contributions he has collected from disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein. State camp...
Jan 17, 2018
$611 million in Sears Canada dividend payments under review by court monitor
TORONTO - Hundreds of millions of dollars of dividends doled out to Sears Canada shareholders are coming under scrutiny by the former retailer’s court-appointed monitor, according to a new repor...
Jan 17, 2018
Vancouver police officer's leg is broken while subduing agitated man
Vancouver police say one officer is recovering from a severely broken leg and a second officer has sprained fingers after subduing an agitated man near the city’s entertainment district. Sgt. Ja...
Jan 17, 2018