Category Archives: Canadian Press

Putin accuses US agencies of manipulating doping testimony
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused U.S. agencies of manipulating evidence from the main whistleblower on doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Putin said Thursday that former Moscow anti-d...
Dec 14, 2017
Rookie bomb-sniffing dog at airport has pooping problem
CHICAGO - A rookie bomb-sniffing dog at Chicago’s Midway International Airport is having a little trouble waiting to poop in the proper place. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the dog has been poop...
Dec 14, 2017

Debt-to-household-income ratio rises in third quarter, household net worth
OTTAWA - Sky-high debt loads are one of the central bank governor’s top concerns, he said Thursday after data showed the amount Canadians owe relative to their income hit a new high in the third...
Dec 14, 2017

'Moving up and down:' Plane crash survivor says something wrong after takeoff
FOND DU LAC, Sask. - One of the survivors of a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan says he knew something was wrong about 10 seconds after takeoff. “The plane was just moving up and down, side ...
Dec 14, 2017
New book compiles online annals of Trump presidency
NEW YORK - Political activist Amy Siskind has been keeping a list. She has a book deal based on the widely read list she compiled online that tallies alleged threats to Democratic norms during Republi...
Dec 14, 2017
Israeli drugmaker Teva to cut quarter of global work force
JERUSALEM - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world’s largest generic drugmaker, on Thursday said it would lay off 14,000 workers as part of a global restructuring meant to salvage its ai...
Dec 14, 2017

European Central Bank keeps stimulus measures on track
FRANKFURT - With the eurozone economy showing strong growth, the European Central Bank left its interest rates and stimulus measures unchanged Thursday as it looks ahead to the delicate matter of endi...
Dec 14, 2017
Baloney Meter: Are Australian fighter jets a 'rusted-out bucket of bolts'?
OTTAWA - “The Liberals are buying rusted-out fighter jets from Australia even though the defence minister actually said that they would never buy used planes. We know that these 80s-era (planes)...
Dec 14, 2017

Disney buying much of Fox, will help it compete with Netflix
NEW YORK - Disney is buying a large part of Fox, including its movie and television studios, for about $52.4 billion, as the home of Mickey Mouse tries to meet competition from technology companies in...
Dec 14, 2017
C-A-T named D-O-G is star canine trainer
ST. LOUIS - A cat with an unlikely name has an important job at a training centre for dogs. Support Dogs, Inc. in St. Louis took in the black and white cat over the summer and named him D-O-G (dee-OH&...
Dec 14, 2017