Category Archives: Canadian Press
US retail sales barely rise at start of holiday shopping
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their retail spending just slightly in November, a possible sign of lacklustre holiday shopping. Retail sales rose only 0.1 per cent in November, after a downwardly-re...
Dec 14, 2016
US wholesale prices jump 0.4 per cent, most in 5 months
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in five months in November, pushed higher by retailers’ profit margins and more expensive food. The Labor Department says the producer...
Dec 14, 2016
'Cancelling Christmas': 2 kids, mother, great-grandmother die in Ontario house fire
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - A house engulfed in flames several metres high. A father running out of the burning home frantically pleading for someone to help rescue his wife and two children trapped inside....
Dec 14, 2016
Mistrial declared in murder-for-hire case, jury locked 3-3
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The jury deadlocked Wednesday in Dalia Dippolito’s trial on charges she tried to hire a hit man to kill her newlywed husband, a case that became famous when it was shown ...
Dec 14, 2016
Paris exhibition reveals secret agents' tricks
PARIS - Lipstick pistols, poison pens, explosive rats - a new Paris exhibit reveals real-life spy gadgets and tells the story of how secret agents around the world were recruited, trained and equipped...
Dec 14, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 14
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 14 --- CANADIAN ACTOR ALAN THICKE DEAD AT AGE 69 Canadian Alan Thicke, a versatile performer who gained his greatest fame as the beloved dad on the long-ru...
Dec 14, 2016
Ancient human ancestor was one tall dude, his footprints say
NEW YORK - He stood a majestic 5-foot-5, weighed around 100 pounds and maybe had a harem. That’s what scientists figure from the footprints he left behind some 3.7 million year ago. He’s e...
Dec 14, 2016
Safety board urges life-jacket laws, stability assessments after fatal capsizing
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government should look at the success of seatbelt laws when it considers a recommendation that would require commercial fishermen to wear a life-jacket at all times while ...
Dec 14, 2016
Perry would bring oil industry ties to Energy Department
WASHINGTON - Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for energy secretary, has close ties to the Texas oil industry and corporate roles in two petroleum companies pushing for governmen...
Dec 14, 2016
A prayer and a plea: Church shooting case ends with 911 call
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A survivor of the Charleston church slayings called 911 shortly after Dylann Roof opened fire and killed nine of her friends during a Bible study. Polly Sheppard’s call, playe...
Dec 14, 2016