Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau says trade with China an answer to rising populism
BEIJING - Pursuing free trade with China and preserving the North American Free Trade Agreement are part of Canada’s international mission to combat the rising tide of populism, Prime Minister J...
Dec 4, 2017
Museum seeking to sell Rockwell art wants swift legal action
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - A museum that was blocked from selling 40 works of art, including two by Norman Rockwell, is urging an appeals court to let the case quickly proceed to trial. The Berkshire Museum ...
Dec 4, 2017
Judge lets bikini barista stands stay open during lawsuit
SEATTLE - A federal judge has ruled in favour of bikini baristas in Everett, Washington, who sued the city over new dress code ordinances that ban bare skin. U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman o...
Dec 4, 2017
Walker moving ahead with plan to drug test food stamp users
MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Scott Walker moved ahead Monday with his plans to make Wisconsin the first state to drug test able-bodied adults applying for food stamps, a move blocked by the federal government...
Dec 4, 2017
UN political chief heads to North Korea on rare visit
The U.N. political chief is heading to North Korea on a rare four-day visit at the invitation of the government for a wide-ranging discussion on policy issues “of mutual interest and concern....
Dec 4, 2017
UN chief regrets US pullout from migration compact talks
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed regret Monday that the United States is ending its participation in negotiations for a Global Compact on Migration aimed at strengthening governance of the...
Dec 4, 2017
Conyers resigns from Congress amid harassment allegations
DETROIT - Democratic Rep. John Conyers resigned from Congress on Tuesday after a nearly 53-year career, becoming the first Capitol Hill politician to lose his job in the torrent of sexual misconduct a...
Dec 4, 2017
White nationalist held on Charlottesville charge given bond
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A white nationalist who says he pepper-sprayed a demonstrator in self-defence on the campus of the University of Virginia has been granted bond. Local media outlets report that ...
Dec 4, 2017
Mexican media outlets team up to combat journalist murders
MEXICO CITY - More than three dozen Mexican media organizations announced Monday that they are joining forces to try to combat a wave of journalist killings in the country, including at least nine thi...
Dec 4, 2017
Bernie Sanders' stepdaughter runs for his old mayor's job
FAIRFAX, Vt. - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ stepdaughter announced Monday that she is running for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, following in the footsteps of the independent senator and former pres...
Dec 4, 2017