Category Archives: Canadian Press
Applications for US jobless aid drop by 11,000 to 225,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 last week to 225,000, the lowest in nearly two months and another sign that U.S. workers are enjoying job securit...
Dec 14, 2017
US 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rate slips to 3.93 per cent
WASHINGTON - The rate on 30-year fixed-rate U.S. mortgages slipped to 3.93 per cent this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the benchmark 30-year home loan rate was down from 3.94 per cent last wee...
Dec 14, 2017
Florida university cancels Horovitz play after allegations
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida university cancelled production of a play by Israel Horovitz after the playwright was accused of sexual misconduct. Cynthia White was directing Horovitz’s play “T...
Dec 14, 2017
Woman charged after altercation that injured baby in Toronto, police say
TORONTO - A woman is facing five charges, including attempted murder, after a four-month-old baby girl and a man were stabbed and assaulted in a condominium in Toronto’s west end, police said Th...
Dec 14, 2017
Ohio high court shields full autopsy reports in slaying of 8
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday rejected requests for unredacted autopsy reports from the unsolved slayings of eight family members. The court ruled 4-3 that the Pike County ...
Dec 14, 2017
Gaza eatery offers discounts to North Koreans but no takers
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - A Gaza eatery is offering massive discounts to North Korean diners but there is just one problem - there are no North Koreans in Gaza. Ibrahim Raba, manager of a shawarma...
Dec 14, 2017
CREA says lower sales forecast will cost economy $1B in lost economic activity
TORONTO - The Canadian Real Estate Association said Thursday its lower home sales forecast will cost the economy $1 billion next year - as the impact of tighter mortgage regulations that come into eff...
Dec 14, 2017
Spurlock on sexual harassment: 'I am part of the problem'
ATLANTA - Declaring “I am part of the problem,” documentarian Morgan Spurlock confessed in an online post to sexual harassment and infidelity, and said a woman accused him of rape in colle...
Dec 14, 2017
Tavis Smiley statement on PBS investigation of misconduct
Talk show host Tavis Smiley released the following statement on Facebook on Wednesday after allegations of misconduct: “On the eve of the 15th season and 3,000th episode of my nightly talk show,...
Dec 14, 2017
WADA shares Moscow lab evidence with Olympic sports bodies
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Evidence from a Moscow laboratory database has been shared by World Anti-Doping Agency investigators with international sports bodies who must decide on prosecuting Russian ath...
Dec 14, 2017