Category Archives: Canadian Press
Household debt-to-disposable income ratio climbs to record in second quarter
OTTAWA - The amount Canadians owe compared with their disposable income hit a record high in the second quarter as per capita household net worth inched lower. Statistics Canada said Friday household ...
Sep 15, 2017
Madrid tightens grip over Catalan spending to quash vote
MADRID - Spain’s central authorities have increased their control over Catalonia’s regional spending to make sure that no funds are diverted to paying for a suspended independence referend...
Sep 15, 2017
India: Indian soldier killed in Pakistan firing in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - An Indian border guard was killed Friday after Pakistani soldiers fired at several positions along the volatile border in disputed Kashmir, an Indian paramilitary officer said. Pakis...
Sep 15, 2017
Taiwan convicts Chinese man of seeking to buy state secrets
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwanese court sentenced a man from mainland China to 14 months in prison Friday for attempting to buy state secrets, days after a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist pleaded guilty t...
Sep 15, 2017
Defence chief: Philippine-wide martial law 'very remote'
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine defence secretary said Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte has considered the possibility of placing the entire country under martial rule over fears of planned ...
Sep 15, 2017

Survey: Factory activity in New York state remains solid
WASHINGTON - Factory activity in New York was strong this month after reaching a three-year high in August. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday that its Empire State manufacturing index d...
Sep 15, 2017

US retail sales dipped 0.2 pct. in August as auto sales fell
WASHINGTON - Consumers cut back on their shopping in August by the largest amount in six months as declining auto sales offset gains in other areas. Retail sales fell 0.2 per cent last month after a 0...
Sep 15, 2017
Vatican diplomat recalled amid child porn investigation
VATICAN CITY - A high-ranking priest working in the Vatican’s embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged there and face trial in a child pornograp...
Sep 15, 2017

New Brunswick creates Crown corporation to oversee marijuana sales
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has created a new Crown corporation to oversee the sale of recreational marijuana, and signed deals with two suppliers. Finance Minister Cathy Rogers said Fr...
Sep 15, 2017

'We haven't seen the best of Bo Horvat': Canucks centre ready to take next step
VANCOUVER - Travis Green’s initial up-close look at Bo Horvat came in his first few months as a head coach. Green, then in an interim role with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, and Horvat, ...
Sep 15, 2017