Category Archives: Canadian Press
Swiss group shows interest in acquiring Just For Laughs
MONTREAL - The man behind the Swiss-based production firm expressing interest in acquiring the Just For Laughs entertainment company said Monday the public image of the enterprise needs a serious make...
Oct 30, 2017
Accused killer says he didn't care about girlfriend's feud with Laura Babcock
TORONTO - A man charged with murder told court on Monday that he slept with several women and didn’t care “too much” about an ongoing feud between his girlfriend and Laura Babcock, a...
Oct 30, 2017
Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside changes with development
VANCOUVER - Fraser Stuart looks at a chic, new tattoo shop metres away from the heart of Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside and shakes his head. A man saunters by mumbling “Drugs?R...
Oct 30, 2017
Liberals to delay billions in planned infrastructure spending
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals plan to shift just over $2 billion in planned infrastructure spending to future years, reflecting slower-than-anticipated spending on the file, The Canadian Press has lea...
Oct 30, 2017
E-cigarette use by teens linked to later tobacco smoking: study
TORONTO - Teenagers who use electronic cigarettes are at risk of graduating to tobacco smoking, a large Canadian study suggests. The study of more than 44,000 Grade 9 to 12 students in Ontario and Alb...
Oct 30, 2017
Full recovery from California wildfires may take years
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - It will take at least months and likely years to fully recover from devastating wildfires that ripped through Northern California earlier this month, destroying at least 8,900 str...
Oct 29, 2017
UK to investigate minister who asked aide to buy sex toys
LONDON - Britain’s Cabinet Office will investigate whether an international trade minister breached conduct rules by asking his secretary to buy sex toys as widening allegations of sexual harass...
Oct 29, 2017
Spanish envoy: Catalan leader out of a job "no matter what"
MADRID - Catalonia’s deposed leader is now out of a job “no matter what he says” but could run in December’s early regional election if he hasn’t been imprisoned by then,...
Oct 29, 2017
Trump fumes as Mueller probe enters new phase with charges
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Muller’s charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Russia...
Oct 29, 2017
Puerto Rico says it's scrapping $300M Whitefish contract
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The head of Puerto Rico’s power company said Sunday the agency will cancel its $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid increased scrutiny of the tiny Mo...
Oct 29, 2017