Category Archives: Canadian Press
Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon faces sex crime charges dating to 1979
MONTREAL - Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon, who resigned from the entertainment company last year amid allegations of abuse, was charged with rape and indecent assault Wednesday. Quebec’s ...
Dec 12, 2018
AP Interview: Jones says farmers scared by Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON - Sen. Doug Jones said Alabama’s soybean farmers and automobile manufacturers are “scared to death” over President Donald Trump’s tariff wars, but he cautioned Democ...
Dec 12, 2018
Former HUD chief Julian Castro moves toward presidential run
SAN ANTONIO - Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro says he’s taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee. The Texas Democrat ...
Dec 12, 2018
Feds set new limits on pilot flight times to curb crew fatigue
OTTAWA - The federal government is enacting strict new measures to address mounting concerns about tired flight crews on commercial planes - big and small. New regulations will set lower limits for th...
Dec 12, 2018
Scientist awarded $100K for work on Arctic contaminants that led to ban
An Environment Canada scientist whose work on contaminants in the Arctic environment helped lead to global controls on toxic chemicals is getting an award. Derek Muir has received the $100,000 Weston ...
Dec 12, 2018
'A Star Is Born' tops SAG Awards nominations, snubs abound
NEW YORK - “A Star Is Born” led nominations for the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nods including best ensemble on Wednesday, firmly establishing Bradley Cooper’s romantic...
Dec 12, 2018
Beyonce! Hillary! India revels in a very big wedding
NEW DELHI - In a season of big Indian weddings, the Wednesday marriage of the scions of two billionaire families might be the biggest of them all. The bride, Isha Ambani, is the Ivy League-educated da...
Dec 12, 2018
US consumer prices flat in November as energy plunges
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in November, the best performance since prices actually fell eight months ago. The docile inflation reading reflected a big drop in the cost of gasolin...
Dec 12, 2018
Analysis: China plays hardball with ex-diplomat's seizure
BEIJING - China is playing hardball with the detention of a former Canadian diplomat days after Canada arrested a leading Chinese executive. In many ways it looks like a classic Chinese response to pe...
Dec 12, 2018
Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Dem dynamic
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s first encounter with newly empowered congressional Democrats produced a striking Oval Office display that revealed how ill-prepared he is for the biggest po...
Dec 12, 2018