Category Archives: Canadian Press

Canadian government won't be rushed into signing TPP, Trudeau insists
HANOI, Vietnam - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he will not be pressed into signing an updated Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty too hastily, even if some of Canada’s partners are keen to ...
Nov 08, 2017

Loblaw to merge Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus loyalty programs in February
Customers at Shoppers Drug Mart or any of Loblaw Companies Ltd.’s grocery stores will soon use a new, unified loyalty program that replaces Optimum and PC Plus points. Loblaw (TSX:L) will merge ...
Nov 08, 2017
Man charged with second-degree murder in double homicide of Vancouver couple
Vancouver police say a 25-year-old man has been charged in the deaths of a married couple more than a month ago. Police say 65-year-old Dianna Mah-Jones and 68 year-old Richard Jones were found dead i...
Nov 08, 2017
English F-word acceptable for French broadcasts, regulator says
Canada’s broadcast standards regulator has ruled that a swear word that’s off-limits on English-language broadcasts is acceptable in French programming. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Co...
Nov 08, 2017
Fatal shooting of protected sea otter probed by California
MORRO BAY, Calif. - California authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a protected southern sea otter that had been rescued and returned to the ocean last year, officials said Tuesday. The...
Nov 07, 2017
Lawyers for Texas cities argue against state immigration law
NEW ORLEANS - Attorneys for numerous Texas local governments and immigrant advocates told a federal appeals court Tuesday that a Texas law aimed at cracking down on so-called sanctuary cities puts ill...
Nov 07, 2017
Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordon, who circled moon, dies
WASHINGTON - Apollo 12 astronaut Richard “Dick” F. Gordon Jr., one of a dozen men who flew around the moon but didn’t land there, has died, NASA said. He was 88. Gordon was a test pi...
Nov 07, 2017
FEMA rethinking ban on disaster aid to church buildings
When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, synagogues and mosques are routinely denied aid by the Federal Emergency Management...
Nov 07, 2017

Forbes says Commerce head overstated wealth by $2 billion
NEW YORK - Forbes reported Tuesday that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exaggerated his net worth to the magazine by $2 billion. The publication cited years of internal reporting notes and conversation...
Nov 07, 2017
Ex-jail union boss's lawyer: Star witness was unbelievable
NEW YORK - Jurors in the trial of New York City’s ex-jail guard union boss will begin deliberations Wednesday after a full day of closing arguments Tuesday left them with widely varying takes on...
Nov 07, 2017