Category Archives: Canadian Press
Governor: Norfolk Southern moving headquarters to Atlanta
ATLANTA - Railroad company Norfolk Southern Corp. is moving its headquarters from Norfolk, Virginia, to Atlanta, bringing with it 850 jobs and more than $500 million in economic investment, Georgia Go...
Dec 12, 2018
Real Madrid, Man U pay price for fielding weakened teams
Two of European soccer’s grandest clubs paid the price for fielding weakened teams on the final night of Champions League group play, with Real Madrid slumping to a record home loss and Manchest...
Dec 12, 2018
Residents near Canada-U.S. border to be paid for asylum seeker disruption: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Quebecers living by the Canada-United States border where thousands of migrants have crossed irregularly into the country since 2017 will be eligible for payments of up to $25,000, the federa...
Dec 12, 2018
Experts struggle with ethics of assisted death for people with mental disorders
OTTAWA - Experts the federal government charged with looking at whether people suffering only from mental disorders should be eligible for medically assisted death couldn’t even agree on what ev...
Dec 12, 2018
Pizza shared with media camped outside Vancouver home of Huawei CFO
VANCOUVER - A pizza delivery to the Vancouver home of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou turned into an offer of lunch on Wednesday for members of the media camped outside. When six pizza were delivered to...
Dec 12, 2018
Few veterans at Canada's junior hockey camp, but newcomers bring confidence
COLWOOD, B.C. - An undrafted player who is leading the scoring race in the Western Hockey League hopes his breakout season will soon be rewarded with a spot on Canada’s junior hockey team. Brett...
Dec 12, 2018
Huawei exec details health problems in affidavit submitted to B.C. court
VANCOUVER - Huawei’s chief financial officer says she has suffered a lifetime of health problems, including thyroid cancer, sleep apnea and high blood pressure, but she is ready to fight allegat...
Dec 12, 2018
Second Canadian missing in China after questioning by authorities: Freeland
OTTAWA - A second Canadian is missing in China after alerting Global Affairs Canada that he was being questioned by Chinese authorities, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday. Mich...
Dec 12, 2018
Argentine actor in anti-sex abuse video accused of rape
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - An Argentine television actor who participated in a video asking women to denounce sexual assaults is himself being accused of rape. Actress Thelma Fardin accused Juan Darthe...
Dec 12, 2018
Actor, director Ron Howard visits Oklahoma birthplace
DUNCAN, Okla. - Oscar-winning director and actor Ron Howard returned to his home state of Oklahoma and the now-closed hospital where he was born. Howard’s Instagram site this week featured a pho...
Dec 12, 2018