Category Archives: Canadian Press
Travel ban faces scrutiny from judges who blocked it before
SEATTLE - Three federal appeals court judges who blocked President Donald Trump’s second travel ban earlier this year had some skeptical questions about his third and latest set of restrictions ...
Dec 6, 2017
VW senior manager faces prison for US emissions scandal
DETROIT - Lawyers for a Volkswagen senior manager say his U.S. prison sentence shouldn’t exceed 40 months for his role in the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal. Oliver Schmidt will be s...
Dec 6, 2017
House OKs GOP bill expanding gun owners' rights
WASHINGTON - Republicans rammed a bill through the House on Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines, the first significant action on gu...
Dec 6, 2017
As UN envoy visits, a look at N.Korea's diplomatic pipelines
TOKYO - North Korea’s decision to hold talks with a senior United Nations official, who is also an American citizen and former U.S. diplomat, presents a rare opportunity for both sides to sound ...
Dec 6, 2017
Ukraine: Police clash with protesters over Saakashvili
MOSCOW - Supporters of Ukraine’s top opposition politician clashed Wednesday with police who tried to arrest him for a second time at a tent camp outside the parliament building in Kyiv. Ukraini...
Dec 6, 2017
Doubts grow over UK government's preparation for Brexit
LONDON - The U.K. government acknowledged Wednesday that it has made no detailed assessment of the economic impact of leaving the European Union, as its lack of preparation for a momentous break becam...
Dec 6, 2017
Judge to hear arguments in spat over religious headstone law
TRENTON, N.J. - A federal judge in New Jersey is scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday in a case pitting the state against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark over a law that makes it illegal ...
Dec 6, 2017
'Silence Breakers' named Time magazine's Person of the Year
NEW YORK - The “Silence Breakers” - those who have shared their stories about sexual assault and harassment - have been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Numerous women have ...
Dec 6, 2017
Heritage, development at odds as cities come under pressure from growth
TORONTO - A move to add nearly 100 Toronto buildings to the city’s heritage registry list amid letters of objection - including from one owner who says his building is a “box” with &...
Dec 6, 2017
Nova Scotia capital commemorates catastrophic Halifax Explosion 100 years ago
HALIFAX - Rose Poirier stood on a hill overlooking Halifax harbour at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday, quietly marking the moment precisely 100 years before when the city’s bustling north end was obliterate...
Dec 6, 2017