Category Archives: Canadian Press
Average US 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.47 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week as the prospect of a year-end interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve grew more likely. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average for ...
Oct 13, 2016
Peace is top priority for next UN chief Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres pledged Thursday to make the pursuit of peace in a conflict-torn world his “over-arching priority” after being elected the next secretary-general of the United Nations. Th...
Oct 13, 2016
NewsAlert: UN General Assembly elects Antonio Guterres as secretary-general
UN General Assembly elects Antonio Guterres as secretary-general. More coming. The Associated Press
Oct 13, 2016
Rise of the roundabout: 'Don't be alarmed. It's just another piece of road'
They evoke some of the world’s most impressive crossroads – the Place de l’Etoile in Paris, Manhattan’s Columbus Circle – and have a remarkable capacity to calm traffic a...
Oct 13, 2016
Thailand's next king lives in shadow of revered father
Thailand’s next king, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, carries a son’s burden of living up to a great father. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday at the age of 88, reigned for 70 y...
Oct 13, 2016
Timeline: Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - The abduction of almost 300 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram extremists more than two years ago shocked the world. On Thursday, Nigeria’s government announced that 21 of the...
Oct 13, 2016
Toronto FC renews rivalry with Montreal, looks to silence Saputo Stadium supporters
TORONTO - The giant North Star Bell has rung 29 times in league play this season, marking every goal by the Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium. But the big bell in Section 114, installed by the 1642 MT...
Oct 13, 2016
New York man accused of overcrowding, keeping deer as pet
SPRINGS, N.Y. - A New York man is accused of numerous housing and code violations and illegally keeping a deer as a pet in his Long Island yard. East Hampton Town police were called Wednesday after re...
Oct 13, 2016
Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly
LYONS, Colo. - How to set a tone of woodsy chic at a four-course candlelight dinner served under the stars in the Colorado foothills: Live musicians and flowers, check. Award-winning cuisine, check. B...
Oct 13, 2016
The Latest: Dylan doesn't refer to Nobel win during concert
LAS VEGAS - The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prize in literature to American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Bob Dylan did not mention his winning the Nobel Prize in l...
Oct 13, 2016