Category Archives: Canadian Press
Palestinian president leaves hospital after health scare
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - The 81-year-old Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, underwent an emergency heart procedure on Thursday after suffering exhaustion and chest pains, but was given a c...
Oct 06, 2016
Few surprises in report on health of fish stocks: conservation group
HALIFAX - A marine conservation group says there is nothing surprising in the bleak findings of a new report that looked at the state of Canada’s major fish stocks. Susanna Fuller of the Ecology...
Oct 06, 2016
Baloney Meter: Will carbon tax 'siphon' $2.5 billion from Saskatchewan?
OTTAWA - “The carbon tax will siphon over $2.5 billion from Saskatchewan’s economy when fully implemented and make our province a less competitive place to do business.” - Saskatchew...
Oct 06, 2016
B.C. to lead provinces in economic growth this year, Alberta in a recession: BMO
TORONTO - British Columbia is on track to lead Canada’s other provinces in economic growth in 2016 and 2017, according to a report released Thursday by BMO Financial Group. It estimates B.C.R...
Oct 06, 2016
Sean Hannity says Fox colleague Megyn Kelly backs Clinton
NEW YORK - Sean Hannity has hurled what many of his Fox News Channel viewers would consider an insult at colleague Megyn Kelly: He accused her of being a Hillary Clinton supporter. Hannity reacted by ...
Oct 06, 2016
Rapper Fetty Wap brings $165K to court, pays $360 fine
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. - Fetty Wap (WAHP’) says he brought about $165,000 in cash to a New Jersey municipal building where he admitted to charges including driving with tinted windows and a suspended...
Oct 06, 2016
Stranded dolphins refuse efforts to free them: 'They definitely were annoyed'
LAMEQUE, N.B. - Six stranded dolphins are stubbornly refusing to be guided out of shallow waters in northern New Brunswick, rescuers said Thursday. “The dolphins are doing what they want to do,&...
Oct 06, 2016
Polish lawmakers overwhelmingly reject total ban on abortion
WARSAW, Poland - Polish lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to reject a proposal by an anti-abortion group that would have imposed a total ban on abortion, caving in to massive outrage by women...
Oct 06, 2016
Liberals urged to press Iran on mass executions after Iran-Iraq war
OTTAWA - A group of Iranian-Canadians is calling on the government to add a tough new element to its annual United Nations resolution on Iran’s dubious human rights record - a call for an intern...
Oct 06, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Oct. 6
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 6 --- RCMP TO SETTLE HARASSMENT SUITS The RCMP will announce the settlement of major harassment claims today that could see hundreds of current and former...
Oct 06, 2016