Category Archives: Canadian Press
99-year-old woman named America happy to become a US citizen
NEW YORK - At age 99, a woman named America has become a U.S. citizen. America Maria Hernandez, who was born in Colombia in 1917 and was brought to the U.S. by one of her daughters in 1988, signed her...
Nov 23, 2016
Former military procurement chiefs slam Liberals' fighter jet plan
OTTAWA - Two former heads of military procurement have slammed the Liberal government’s plan to buy 18 Super Hornet fighter jets as a legally dubious waste of taxpayer dollars. The Liberals anno...
Nov 23, 2016
Beaulieu's injury is Pateryn's gain on Canadiens' ever-changing defence group
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens’ carousel has taken another spin and it’s Greg Pateryn’s turn to get back on. Such is the life of a third-pairing NHL defenceman. Pateryn played the...
Nov 23, 2016
PM Trudeau visits Liberia and Madagascar on first official visit to Africa
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau plans to discuss LGBTQ rights in a speech later this week at the summit of la Francophonie, where his audience will include countries that still discriminate on the basis of se...
Nov 23, 2016
A look at the latest Canadian Forces report on suicides in 2015, by the numbers
OTTAWA - A by-the-numbers look at the Canadian Forces report on military suicides in 2015, released Wednesday: 14: Suicides involving men serving full-time in 2015 64.3: Percentage of that total who h...
Nov 23, 2016
Trump presidency poses 'existential' economic threat to Canada: Manley
OTTAWA - A former Liberal cabinet minister and leader of a major Canadian business group says Donald Trump’s impending presidency poses an economic threat to Canada that’s on par with the ...
Nov 23, 2016
FBI: No hallucinogens found in system of face-biting suspect
STUART, Fla. - The Florida college student accused of randomly killing a couple and chewing on the dead man’s face had no detectable hallucinogenic drugs in his system, according an FBI toxicolo...
Nov 23, 2016
Feds move to ban common neonicotinoid insecticide, say use 'not sustainable'
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to phase out a common neonicotinoid insecticide after finding that it accumulates in waterways and harms aquatic insects. Health Canada has announced a 90-day...
Nov 23, 2016
A timeline of events in the case of author Steven Galloway
VANCOUVER - A timeline of events since allegations were made against author Steven Galloway, who was chairman of the creating writing program at the University of British Columbia: Nov. 18, 2015: The ...
Nov 23, 2016
Fed minutes raise expectations for December hike
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials earlier this month believed it would be appropriate to raise a key interest rate “relatively soon,” with some arguing for a hike at the Fed’s n...
Nov 23, 2016