Category Archives: Canadian Press
Kerry warns Europe, others against 'authoritarian populism'
BERLIN - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned countries from Europe and beyond on Thursday to beware of an increasing “danger of authoritarian populism.” Kerry spoke at a meeting in H...
Dec 08, 2016
Giraffes, rarer than elephants, put on extinction watch list
WASHINGTON - The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say. Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 per cent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the...
Dec 08, 2016
European Central Bank adds half a trillion euros in stimulus
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank will pour another half-trillion euros ($579 billion) in newly printed money into the eurozone economy to support its recovery as the currency union heads into wha...
Dec 08, 2016
Where Trump won: A closer look at county-level data in key states
WASHINGTON - One month ago, Donald Trump shocked the world. He won the White House by capturing five key states - including several that hadn’t voted Republican in decades. The Canadian Press ex...
Dec 08, 2016
EU starts legal action against 4 states over VW emissions
BRUSSELS - The European Union is starting legal action against Britain, Germany, Spain and Luxembourg for not imposing penalties against Volkswagen for using illegal software to hide vehicle emissions...
Dec 08, 2016
Parisians grapple with worst winter pollution in a decade
PARIS - Under deceptively blue skies, the marvels of Paris beckoned. But art dealer Sophie Vigourous wore a face mask to appreciate them because of the pollution. The 38-year-old has lung cancer, putt...
Dec 08, 2016
Pakistan to probe plane crash that killed 47
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said Thursday it will open an investigation into a plane crash the day before in the country’s northwest that killed 47 passengers and crew, as military helicopters ferried ...
Dec 08, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Dec. 8
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 8 --- CANADIAN WOMAN ON BANKNOTE TO BE UNVEILED The Bank of Canada and the finance minister are set to reveal today which Canadian woman will grace the front...
Dec 08, 2016
B.C. boy with mysterious broken bones returned to parents after abuse ruled out
VANCOUVER - While watching their son and daughter play in a home near Vancouver’s children’s hospital, a couple from northern British Columbia received the news they had been praying for. ...
Dec 08, 2016
Canadian urban business leaders push Ottawa to improve airport policies
MONTREAL - A coalition of business leaders in Canada’s eight largest cities is putting pressure on the federal government to reduce security screening times and cut travelling costs, saying such...
Dec 08, 2016