Category Archives: Canadian Press
Polar blast envelops Midwest, strains aging infrastructure
CHICAGO - A blast of polar air enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday, cracking train rails, breaking water pipes and straining electrical systems with some of the lowest temperatures in a generat...
Jan 30, 2019
EU leaders say No, non and nein to Brexit deal changes
BRUSSELS - Leaders across the European Union offered a united chorus of “No” on Wednesday to Britain’s belated bid to negotiate changes to the Brexit divorce deal so Prime Minister T...
Jan 30, 2019
Venezuela opposition urges walkouts to pressure Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela - Opposition leader Juan Guaido is looking to ratchet up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro with walkouts across Venezuela on Wednesday, just a day after the embattled socialist a...
Jan 30, 2019
For US-China trade talks, hopes are high, expectations low
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Chinese negotiators are holding high-level talks aimed at settling a six-month trade war that has weakened both sides, shaken financial markets and clouded the outlook for the gl...
Jan 30, 2019
Prosecutor: El Chapo feared prosecution on US soil
NEW YORK - Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was portrayed Wednesday in closing arguments at his U.S. trial as a ruthless Mexican drug lord who also became skilled at evading capture and escaping ...
Jan 30, 2019
Judge: PG&E put profits over wildfire safety
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge berated Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. on Wednesday, accusing the nation’s largest utility of enriching shareholders instead of clearing trees that can fall on its...
Jan 30, 2019
Dems make opening offer, with no money for Trump's wall
WASHINGTON - Democrats in the House offered a border security plan on Wednesday that would not provide a penny for Donald Trump’s border wall, ignoring - for now - an early-morning warning from ...
Jan 30, 2019
French police tactics at yellow vest protests under fire
PARIS - Is France cracking down too hard on yellow vest protesters? A top European human rights official thinks so, joining other critics decrying the police use of high-velocity rubber projectiles an...
Jan 30, 2019
Ronnie Wood's horse has shot at British Grand National run
LONDON - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood might have a shot at winning the world’s most grueling steeplechase for the first time with a not so wild horse. British Grand National organizers s...
Jan 30, 2019
A new Canadian city flirts with the dream: heated downtown sidewalks
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A winter-weary city councillor in St. John’s, N.L., is hoping to resurrect an idea that has been tried, tested and mostly abandoned in other Canadian cities: heated side...
Jan 30, 2019