Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jennie-O to donate $25,000 in reward money to Jayme Closs
BARRON, Wis. - Turkey products company Jennie-O says it will donate the $25,000 it had offered in reward money for information leading to Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl. Jayme was kidnap...
Jan 24, 2019
Suspect in Florida bank attack dreamed of hurting classmates
SEBRING, Fla. - A man accused of fatally shooting five women at a small-town bank in Florida had dreamed of hurting classmates in high school and had long been fascinated with killing, police and a fo...
Jan 24, 2019
Senate rejects rival plans for ending shutdown, talks start
WASHINGTON - A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, but the twin setbacks prompted a burst of biparti...
Jan 24, 2019
Ending showdown with Pelosi, Trump postpones State of Union
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi....
Jan 24, 2019
Pope in Panama blasts corruption, walls, prays for Venezuela
PANAMA CITY - Pope Francis insisted Thursday that public officials live simply, honestly and transparently as he opened a visit to a Central America that has been rife with corruption scandals and is ...
Jan 24, 2019
Maduro foe's next step awaited as power crisis deepens
CARACAS, Venezuela - All eyes were on Juan Guaido’s next step after the popular Venezuelan opposition leader declared he was temporarily assuming presidential powers in a high-stakes bid to unse...
Jan 24, 2019
Food agency expands recall of noodle dishes over undeclared egg ingredient
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding a recall of noodle dishes that may contain egg and could cause life-threatening allergic reactions. It says a warning issued on Jan. 11 for ce...
Jan 24, 2019
European Central Bank holds firm despite weaker growth
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank kept its level of support for the eurozone’s slowing economy unchanged Thursday despite worries about Brexit, trade wars and weaker global growth. The bank&...
Jan 24, 2019
Baloney Meter: Is NDP housing plan 'a recipe to bankrupt' housing providers?
OTTAWA - “Their front-end loading plan is a recipe to bankrupt housing providers right across the country.” - Liberal MP Adam Vaughan Toronto Liberal MP and long-time social housing advoca...
Jan 24, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 24
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 24 --- TRUDEAU CONTINUES PRE-ELECTION MARITIMES TRIP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending a second day in New Brunswick today as he continues a cross-C...
Jan 24, 2019