Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fed lifts rates for 4th time this year but sees fewer hikes
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday for the fourth time this year to reflect the U.S. economy’s continued strength but signalled that it expects to slow its r...
Dec 19, 2018
As immigration debate heats up, Quebec road still ground zero for asylum seekers
The flow of asylum seekers using Roxham Road has slowed slightly, but locals like Susan Heller who live near the country’s busiest illegal crossing know that can change in a hurry. Heller’...
Dec 19, 2018
Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder in deaths of woman and her daughter
CALGARY - Tearful loved ones stood and applauded after a jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter. Edward Downey, 48, had testifie...
Dec 19, 2018
DC slaps Facebook with latest suit targeting privacy lapses
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia has fired the latest legal salvo against Facebook with a lawsuit seeking to punish the social networking company for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica...
Dec 19, 2018
'White' hockey teams in Manitoba accused of forming league without First Nations
WINNIPEG - A lawyer representing some Indigenous hockey teams in Manitoba argued in court Wednesday that all the “white teams” got together and formed a new Junior B league which excludes ...
Dec 19, 2018
Olympic silver medallist Kevin Reynolds retires from competitive figure skating
OTTAWA - Kevin Reynolds has announced his retirement from competitive figure skating, ending a career that includes an Olympic silver medal. Reynolds was part of Canada’s silver-medallist squad ...
Dec 19, 2018
Canadian winger Gabriel Vilardi out of world juniors with back injury
VICTORIA - A nagging back injury will keep Canadian winger Gabriel Vilardi out of the world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada has confirmed the Los Angeles Kings prospect will not play in the ...
Dec 19, 2018
UN General Assembly endorses global migration accord
The U.N. General Assembly endorsed a sweeping accord to ensure safe and orderly migration Wednesday over opposition from five countries, including the United States and Hungary. The Global Compact for...
Dec 19, 2018
Class action filed against northern RCMP over alleged Indigenous mistreatment
EDMONTON - A class-action lawsuit filed in an Edmonton court alleges RCMP in the three northern territories regularly assault and abuse Indigenous people. “We know from anecdotal and media repor...
Dec 19, 2018
Ex-teacher's sentencing delayed in 'celebgate' hacking case
RICHMOND, Va. - Sentencing has been delayed for a former Virginia teacher who pleaded guilty in the 2014 “celebgate” scandal in which hackers obtained nude photographs and other private in...
Dec 19, 2018