Category Archives: Canadian Press
Economic recovery in oil provinces helps lower national vacancy rate: CMHC
The economic recovery in Western Canadian oil-producing provinces contributed to the first decrease in the national apartment vacancy rate in three years, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation s...
Nov 28, 2017
Pope demands rights for all in Myanmar, omits 'Rohingya'
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Pope Francis insisted Tuesday that Myanmar’s future depends on respecting the rights of each ethnic group, an indirect show of support for Rohingya Muslims who have been sub...
Nov 28, 2017
Powell casts himself as a figure of stability for the Fed
WASHINGTON - Jerome Powell says that if confirmed as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, he expects the Fed to continue raising interest rates gradually to support its twin goals of maximum empl...
Nov 28, 2017
Alabama Senate race gives GOP voters an uncomfortable choice
HOMEWOOD, Ala. - With two weeks to go until the Alabama election for U.S. Senate, Kathie Luckie of Hoover said she is “teetering” with her choice. A Republican, she usually supports the GO...
Nov 28, 2017
Thousands of foreign troops in Syria - but will they leave?
BEIRUT - Syria’s long-running civil war may be winding down slowly, but the country is awash in weapons and a confounding array of local militias and thousands of foreign troops, some of which m...
Nov 28, 2017
Liberals table bill to expunge gay sex convictions, part of LGBTQ apology
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has introduced legislation that would allow people to apply to have their criminal convictions for consensual sexual activity between same-sex partners erased f...
Nov 28, 2017
Capsule for fecal transplant as good as colonoscopy to treat C. difficile: study
TORONTO - When it comes to treating Clostridium difficile with a fecal transplant - yes, human poop - swallowing a frozen capsule appears to have far less of an “ick factor” and works as w...
Nov 28, 2017
Alec Baldwin mixes Trump spoof with activism in Iowa speech
DES MOINES, Iowa - Alec Baldwin mixed his Emmy-winning impression of President Donald Trump and the advocacy of a serious Democratic activist Monday, headlining a state party banquet in Des Moines. Th...
Nov 28, 2017
It's not Longfellow, but Calgary mayor waxes poetic about Grey Cup victors
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi donned a Toronto Argonauts jersey on Monday to live up to a Grey Cup bet he made with his Toronto counterpart John Tory. The Calgary Stampeders lost 27-24 to Toronto in las...
Nov 28, 2017
Ivanka Trump's India visit raises questions about her brand
HYDERABAD, India - Ivanka Trump described the hurdles faced by women during a speech Tuesday at a business conference in India, which is treating her trip like a royal visit. But her solo outing also ...
Nov 28, 2017