Category Archives: Canadian Press
US construction spending up 0.5 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects by a modest amount in October, helped by big gains in spending on home construction and the biggest increase in government projects...
Dec 01, 2016
Italian vote weighs on markets despite upbeat US jobs data
LONDON - More solid U.S. jobs data on Friday did little to alter the cautious mood in global stock markets as investors braced for Italy’s referendum on constitutional reform over the weekend an...
Dec 01, 2016
Toronto FC, Seattle Sounders battle for $275,000 team bonus as well as MLS Cup
TORONTO - In addition to the MLS Cup, Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders will be battling for a US$275,000 team bonus when they meet Dec. 10 for North American soccer supremacy. The losing team share...
Dec 01, 2016
IOC will not sign off on Tokyo's $20b budget for 2020 Games
TOKYO - Calling Tokyo’s proposed $20 billion budget unacceptable, IOC vice-president John Coates urged Japanese organizers on Friday to find ways to make the 2020 Olympics more affordable. Coate...
Dec 01, 2016
Grief turns to anger amid reports of lack of fuel in crash
MEDELLIN, Colombia - Authorities prepared Thursday to transport home the bodies of dozens of victims of this week’s air tragedy in Colombia as grief turned to anger amid indications the airliner...
Dec 01, 2016
Monsef's dismissive response to committee report dims hope for electoral reform
OTTAWA - Any hope that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will keep his promise to reform Canada’s voting system in time for the next federal election all but vanished Thursday after his democratic i...
Dec 01, 2016
Death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine drives Manitoba volunteer searchers
WINNIPEG - The 2014 discovery of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s body - wrapped in a garbage bag and discarded in the Red River - shook Winnipeg to its core. To this day, it prompts residents of the...
Dec 01, 2016
Former Dallas police chief David Brown writing memoir
NEW YORK - The Dallas police chief who was praised for his response to last summer’s shootings of five law enforcement officers is working on a memoir. Ballantine Books announced Thursday that i...
Dec 01, 2016
Neil Leifer photographic prints going to auction in NYC
NEW YORK - Hundreds of Neil (LY-fur) Leifer photographs, including his iconic images of Muhammad Ali, will be auctioned in New York City. Guernsey’s is offering 700 lots Friday and Saturday from...
Dec 01, 2016
Prince Harry joins Rihanna at celebration in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prince Harry joined Rihanna in celebrating 50 years of independence for her native Barbados. The prince, visiting the sixth of seven nations on a two-week Caribbean tour, and th...
Dec 01, 2016