Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lebanese PM Hariri revokes resignation after consensus deal
BEIRUT - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri revoked his resignation Tuesday following a consensus deal reached with rival political parties, marking an end to one of the most bizarre interludes in Le...
Dec 5, 2017
Romania's ex-king Michael, who ruled during WWII, dies at 96
BUCHAREST, Romania - Former Romanian King Michael I, who was forced to abdicate by the communists in the aftermath of World War II, died on Tuesday. He was 96. Michael, who played a pivotal role in Ro...
Dec 5, 2017
Detentions spike, border arrests fall in Trump's first year
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has produced a spike in detentions by deportation officers across the country during his first months in office. At the same time, arr...
Dec 5, 2017
Spanish judge withdraws arrest warrant for Catalan leaders
MADRID - A Spanish judge on Tuesday withdrew international arrest warrants for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four members of his former Cabinet who have been fighting extradition from Be...
Dec 5, 2017
Austrian constitutional court legalizes same-sex marriage
BERLIN - Austria’s constitutional Court has ruled that same-sex couples will be allowed to marry by the beginning of 2019, bringing the country in line with more than a dozen other western Europ...
Dec 5, 2017
Businessman accused of bilking Filipino workers pleads guilty in Halifax court
HALIFAX - A Halifax businessman stood in court Tuesday to admit submitting false records to immigration authorities, a moment of vindication for the Filipino temporary workers whom he had allegedly un...
Dec 5, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 5
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, Dec. 5 --- PM TRUDEAU: FREE TRADE MEANT TO COMBAT POPULISM Pursuing free trade with China and preserving NAFTA are part of Canada’s international mission t...
Dec 5, 2017
Softwood exports to U.S. down but it's not causing big financial pinch
OTTAWA - Canada’s softwood lumber exports to the U.S. have fallen since the Americans imposed new duties earlier this year, but thanks to near-record wood prices the industry isn’t sufferi...
Dec 5, 2017
A taxing problem: how to price, tax legal weed to stamp out the black market
TORONTO - For the owner of Uncle Ike’s, one of the biggest marijuana shops in Seattle, the teenagers who come through his legal storefront to score weed are some of the clearest indicators the b...
Dec 5, 2017
Critics question if ride-hailing in Saskatchewan will curb impaired driving
REGINA - Some people on the front lines of Saskatchewan’s drunk-driving battle aren’t convinced that changes meant to allow Uber or Lyft to operate in the province will do much to keep imp...
Dec 5, 2017