Category Archives: Canadian Press
Powell: US economy and banks seem sturdy but face some risks
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says he’s pleased with the state of the U.S. economy but cautions that some forms of corporate debt have reached risky levels. At the same tim...
Nov 28, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs ready to welcome back Auston Matthews from injury
TORONTO - Star centre Auston Matthews will return to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup on Wednesday night against the visiting San Jose Sharks. Leafs head coach Mike Babcock confirmed the move Wed...
Nov 28, 2018
William, Kate pay tribute to UK soccer team owner
LONDON - Prince William and Kate have paid tribute to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others who died with him in an Oct. 27 helicopter crash outside the soccer team’s sta...
Nov 28, 2018
US economy grew at brisk 3.5 pct. annual rate last quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy expanded at a solid 3.5 per cent annual rate in the July-September quarter, led by lower but still strong consumer spending and more business investment than previously e...
Nov 28, 2018
McMaster Marauders go back to Stefan Ptaszek as head football coach
HAMILTON - Stefan Ptaszek is returning to the McMaster Marauders as head coach of the football team. The Hamilton university hired Ptaszek, who guided the Marauders to a Vanier Cup win in 2011 and app...
Nov 28, 2018
Liberal MP's name came up in wider police probe into money laundering: source
OTTAWA - Word of Liberal MP Raj Grewal’s gambling debts surfaced on police wiretaps in a much broader probe into other people suspected of money laundering and terrorist financing, says a source...
Nov 28, 2018
Recommendations approved on how to hand out Broncos GoFundMe cash
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan judge has approved a committee’s recommendation on how to distribute $15.2 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Justice Neil Gab...
Nov 28, 2018
NPR fires critic David Edelstein after 'Last Tango' joke
NEW YORK - NPR’s “Fresh Air” has parted ways with contributor David Edelstein after the film critic made a joke about the rape scene in “Last Tango in Paris” on his Faceb...
Nov 28, 2018
Sprucing up NYC: Rockefeller Center lights Christmas tree
NEW YORK - A massive Norway spruce has been lit up in a tradition that ushers in Christmastime in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio flipped the switch Wednesday night to light the Rockefeller Center...
Nov 28, 2018
Ottawa committed to advancing Mi’kmaw Nation and self-governance, summit told
HALIFAX - Ottawa is committed to advancing the Mi'kmaw Nation and recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ inherent right to self-determination, a key federal official told a First Nations self-governanc...
Nov 28, 2018