Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Univision' anchor Jorge Ramos writing book on immigration
NEW YORK - A Univision journalist who famously clashed with then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2015 has a book coming out about Trump and immigration. Publisher Vintage Books told ...
Dec 12, 2017
Lyft ride-hailing app arrives in Toronto, marking its first expansion outside US
TORONTO - Ride-hailing service Lyft will be available in Toronto starting today. Torontonians can download the Lyft app to being ordering rides in the city. The company’s arrival in Toronto mark...
Dec 12, 2017
Review of scientific studies suggests 'man flu' may be more intense: researcher
A researcher who blended scientific review with humour is suggesting those who believe “man flu” is more intense than the female version have some evidence to back their views. The piece w...
Dec 12, 2017
Stormtroopers and princes on London's 'Last Jedi' red carpet
LONDON - Prince William and Prince Harry joined the cast of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at the film’s European premiere Tuesday, delighting fans who braved the London cold for a glimp...
Dec 12, 2017
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee leaves behind city in turmoil
SAN FRANCISCO - Under Mayor Ed Lee’s seven-year watch, San Francisco went from a city mired in recession to a technology-fueled economic powerhouse where housing costs skyrocketed and the chasm ...
Dec 12, 2017
Democrat Jones wins stunning red-state Alabama Senate upset
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and Presid...
Dec 12, 2017
Comment about Jews by Roy Moore's wife sparks new ridicule
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - The wife of embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore drew ridicule online after she declared that “one of our attorneys is a Jew,” and said some of their close fri...
Dec 12, 2017
Oscar Pistorius bruised in a jail fight over telephone use
JOHANNESBURG - A South African prison spokesman says Olympian Oscar Pistorius, in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was bruised in an altercation with another inmate over telephone use. Singabakho Nx...
Dec 12, 2017
Austria: 1 dead, 21 hurt in explosion at natural gas plant
BERLIN - An explosion Tuesday at a major natural gas facility near Austria’s border with Slovakia killed one person and left 21 others injured, and caused some gas flow disruptions to other coun...
Dec 12, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 12
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Dec. 12 --- LIBERALS CAPTURE THREE OF FOUR BYELECTIONS Justin Trudeau’s Liberals scored another byelection upset Monday, taking the B.C. riding of South Surr...
Dec 12, 2017