Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fed survey finds businesses worried by political uncertainty
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday business contacts in many regions of the country are expressing less optimism amid a host of adverse developments, from plunging stock prices to uncerta...
Jan 16, 2019
'It's a joke': Quebec comic Ward appeals $42K penalty for joke about disabled boy
MONTREAL - Comedians in Quebec will be afraid to make controversial jokes if a 2016 ruling against Mike Ward by the province’s Human Rights Tribunal is upheld, lawyer Julius Grey said Wednesday....
Jan 16, 2019
Colbert, Maddow are coveted slots for presidential wanna-bes
NEW YORK - Kirsten Gillibrand is hitting the television daily double this week. The New York senator announced her presidential candidacy on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” following ...
Jan 16, 2019
TV journalist Chris Hansen accused of bouncing checks
STAMFORD, Conn. - A TV journalist known for confronting would-be child predators has been snared himself in a police investigation alleging he wrote bad checks for $13,000 worth of marketing materials...
Jan 16, 2019
UN: At least 890 killed in December clashes in Congo
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights office says “credible sources” indicate that at least 890 people were killed last month during three days of clashes among villages in western Congo. Michell...
Jan 16, 2019
Defence chief Vance slated to testify this month in Vice-Admiral Norman case
OTTAWA - Canada’s top military officer is expected to take the stand later this month in a pre-trial hearing for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Norman’s lawyer, Marie Henein, said Gen. Jonathan...
Jan 16, 2019
Kansas library asked to move transgender children books
ANDOVER, Kan. - Members of a Kansas public library board are considering a request to move books that include transgender characters out of the children’s section. Andover resident Marci Laffen ...
Jan 16, 2019
Ballistics tests prove Illinois man innocent in murder case
An Illinois judge acquitted a man of murder Wednesday, more than two decades after jurors convicted him by relying on ballistics that proved to be wrong. Supporters of 53-year-old Patrick Pursley clap...
Jan 16, 2019
Sinclair debuts streaming service for its local TV stations
NEW YORK - Sinclair Broadcast, the nation’s largest owner of television stations, is launching a free, ad-supported streaming service. It will draw on local news, sports and other programs from ...
Jan 16, 2019
Fortified Arctic infrastructure needed in face of climate change: study
The impact of climate change on roads and other crucial structures in Canada’s North is likely to be even greater than feared, says new detailed research. “These are greater impacts than a...
Jan 16, 2019