Category Archives: Canadian Press
Visiting French PM looking for peacekeeping update from counterpart Trudeau
OTTAWA - When France’s leaders look at Canada, they see an oasis in a desert of angry populism that has darkened discussion on the merits of trade and immigration. In their own country and acros...
Oct 12, 2016
LeBron blasts Trump's crude 'trash talk,' Brady avoids topic
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - LeBron James blasted Donald Trump’s crude remarks about women, calling it “trash talk” while refusing to even say the Republican presidential nominee’s name...
Oct 12, 2016
Toronto FC goalkeeper says players are keeping up with U.S. election
Toronto FC goalkeeper Clint Irwin’s absentee vote is in the mail. Donald Trump should not hold his breath. There are 13 Americans on the MLS team’s roster, not including the coaching staff...
Oct 12, 2016
Veteran Burris to lead Redblacks into crucial contest against Tiger-Cats
It’s Henry Burris’s time with the Ottawa Redblacks - again. The CFL’s outstanding player last season will lead Ottawa into its crucial home-and-home series with the Hamilton Tiger-Ca...
Oct 12, 2016
Federal report cites bias by San Francisco police
San Francisco police use force against blacks more often than other racial groups and pull over African American drivers at a disproportionately high rate, according to a U.S. Department of Justice re...
Oct 12, 2016
California man pleads not guilty to murder of police
INDIO, Calif. - A California gang member pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the killing of two Palm Springs police officers in what authorities called an ambush during a domestic dispute...
Oct 12, 2016
Federal government will spend $55 million over three years on rail safety
MONTREAL - The federal government is making about $55 million available over three years to improve rail safety across country, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday. Projects eligible for fu...
Oct 12, 2016
Trans Mountain pipeline builder says approval could create target for attackers
CALGARY - Kinder Morgan Canada is anticipating more attacks by activists if its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Edmonton to the West Coast is approved, president Ian Anderson says. Approval cou...
Oct 12, 2016
Taco restaurant in hot water after invoking Trump on social media
TORONTO - A Toronto restaurant is promising a charity drive to help women as an apology after invoking Donald Trump’s rant boasting of alleged sexual assaults to promote its menu offerings. Mexi...
Oct 12, 2016
Fed saw no-hike decision in September as 'close call'
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials last month kept a key interest rate unchanged but saw the decision as a “close call.” Many believed that the case for a rate hike had strengthened in...
Oct 12, 2016