Category Archives: Canadian Press
Feds say deficit through October at $6.3 billion as monthly spending drops
OTTAWA - Federal government spending continues to lag behind last year’s pace, with spending in October one-fifth of what it was one year ago. Between April and October of the 2016-17 fiscal yea...
Dec 22, 2017
Canada to gain luge bronze from Sochi Olympics due to Russian doping
Canada’s luge relay team doesn’t want the 2014 Olympic bronze medal heading their way to impact final preparations for the 2018 Winter Games. Sam Edney, Alex Gough, Justin Snith and Trista...
Dec 22, 2017
Cable reality star charged in toy store scam in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. - One of the stars of a defunct TLC reality show has been charged with theft in Kentucky. Fayette County Jail records indicate 28-year-old Mellie Jeanette Lee was arrested in Louisiana ...
Dec 22, 2017
Miss America Organization suspends CEO amid email scandal
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Miss America Organization suspended its CEO on Friday, less than 24 hours after leaked emails surfaced showing him and others disparaging the appearance, intellect and sex li...
Dec 22, 2017
US durable goods orders rise 1.3 per cent in November
Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose last month by 1.3 per cent, boosted by orders for both commercial and defence aircraft. A category that measures business investment slipped for the fir...
Dec 22, 2017
Pope Francis needs a microscope to eye Lithuanian crib
VILNIUS, Lithuania - Lithuania has given Pope Francis a Christmas present invisible to the naked eye: a Nativity scene where baby Jesus is smaller than a human cell. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybaus...
Dec 22, 2017
Premier Brian Gallant spells out his priorities as 2018 election looms
FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick says his government will spend more on child care, education and health care in 2018 in the lead-up to a provincial election next fall. In a year-end intervi...
Dec 22, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 22
Six stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 22 --- PM TRUDEAU URGED TO REPAY TAXPAYERS FOR AGA KHAN TRIP Opposition parties are demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repay taxpayers for all or part of ...
Dec 22, 2017
Lotte founder, chairman convicted of corruption
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean court convicted the 95-year-old founder of the Lotte Group and his son and group chairman on Friday on corruption charges. The Seoul Central District Court a...
Dec 22, 2017
1st white farmer gets land back under Zimbabwe's new leader
TANDI, Zimbabwe - A white Zimbabwean farmer evicted by the government of Robert Mugabe has returned to a hero’s welcome as the first to get his land back under the new president, in a sign of re...
Dec 22, 2017