Category Archives: Canadian Press
China and US discuss plans for trade talks
BEIJING - China’s economy czar and U.S. trade envoys discussed plans for talks on a tariff battle, the government said Tuesday, indicating that negotiations are going ahead despite tension over ...
Dec 11, 2018
Trump threatens shutdown in wild encounter with Democrats
WASHINGTON - In a wild Oval Office confrontation, President Donald Trump heatedly threatened to shut down the U.S. government Tuesday as he and Democratic leaders bickered over funding for his promise...
Dec 11, 2018
US returns 3 disputed bells taken from Philippines in 1901
MANILA, Philippines - For over a century, the Bells of Balangiga have not rung in the Philippines, a silence that the president last year called “painful.” Now, the revered bells will once...
Dec 11, 2018
Man who claimed Howard Hughes inheritance dies in Nevada
LAS VEGAS - Melvin Dummar died never seeing the $156 million that he argued for decades that eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes unexpectedly bequeathed to him for rescuing him on a desert road and dr...
Dec 11, 2018
Man who killed newlywed during robbery executed in Texas
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a newlywed during a robbery more than 25 years ago. Alvin Braziel Jr., 43, received lethal injection at the state p...
Dec 11, 2018
Refreezing still a threat after snowstorm; rain on the way
RALEIGH, N.C. - Seesawing temperatures across several southern states were gradually melting snow from a wintry storm, but also “transforming slushy roads into treacherous ice” during the ...
Dec 11, 2018
'Many' candidates vying for chief of staff job, Trump says
WASHINGTON - Wanted: Top aide to most powerful leader in world. Chief qualification: Willing to take the job. Must also be prepared to tolerate regular undermining by boss and risk of steep legal bill...
Dec 11, 2018
Climate change, receding glaciers increase landslide risk on B.C.'s Mount Meager
VANCOUVER - Climate change is causing glaciers atop Mount Meager in British Columbia to shrink, increasing the chances of landslides and even a new eruption, says an expert studying the volcano. Glyn ...
Dec 11, 2018
Car thefts on rise in Canada as thieves target trucks, SUVs: insurance board
TORONTO - A new report says thieves are setting their sights on older-model Ford trucks and high-end SUVs as the number of automotive thefts rose again last year. The Insurance Bureau of Canada said T...
Dec 11, 2018
Judge grants $10M bail for Huawei executive facing possible extradition to U.S.
VANCOUVER - A top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei has been released on $10 million bail and must agree to wear an electronic tracking device while she is also monitored by two employees of a co...
Dec 11, 2018