Category Archives: Canadian Press
US applications for unemployment aid rose last week
WASHINGTON - More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week. But jobless claims remain at low levels, showing that most American workers enjoy job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department sa...
Nov 23, 2016
A look at 5 Trump business ties that pose conflicts
NEW YORK - After Ivanka Trump appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” wearing a $10,800 bracelet from her jewelry line, someone at her company sent photos from the interview to fashion writer...
Nov 23, 2016
Good friends Dickenson, Campbell to square off in 2016 Grey Cup game
TORONTO - They’ll be on opposite sidelines as Grey Cup adversaries Sunday, but Rick Campbell and Dave Dickenson are hardly strangers. They became good friends working together as assistants unde...
Nov 23, 2016
Median wait time for patients to get treatment up to 20 weeks, report finds
TORONTO - A new report by the Fraser Institute says Canadians had a median wait time of 20 weeks this year for medical treatment - the longest yet recorded by the independent public-policy think tank....
Nov 23, 2016
Quebec woman told to remove hijab in court appeals ruling on legal clarification
MONTREAL - A Montreal woman who was told to remove her hijab by a judge is appealing a ruling that declined to clarify whether Quebecers have a right to wear religious attire in court, her lawyer said...
Nov 23, 2016
Jay Baruchel on the Habs and his new sports documentary 'Celtic Soul'
TORONTO - Jay Baruchel is probably among the most ardent Montreal Canadiens fans out there. The Montreal-raised comedy star says nearly everything in his home has the Habs logo on it, from a panini pr...
Nov 23, 2016
Montreal firefighters battle five-alarm blaze in vacant building near downtown
MONTREAL - Fire raced through an abandoned building in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood on Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over downtown as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze. No inj...
Nov 23, 2016
Mortgage rates keep rising after Trump's election win
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to surge this week in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election win. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Wednesday that the average rate on a 30-y...
Nov 23, 2016
Equipment companies power Dow and S&P 500 to new records
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes again set records Wednesday in a quiet day of pre-holiday trading. Machinery and equipment makers climbed after ...
Nov 23, 2016
Drogba looks to end Impact stay with victory after being feted in final home game
MONTREAL - Didier Drogba didn’t score a farewell goal, but Montreal Impact fans got one last chance to cheer the Chelsea legend after the club’s 3-2 playoff victory over Toronto FC. Drogba...
Nov 23, 2016