Category Archives: Canadian Press
Justice minister orders outside review of Hassan Diab extradition case
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has asked for an independent review of an extradition that resulted in Ottawa professor Hassan Diab spending three years in a Fr...
May 30, 2018
Weinstein won't testify before grand jury in rape case
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein won’t testify before the New York grand jury that’s weighing whether to indict him on rape and other sex charges. A statement issued through a spokesman Wednesd...
May 30, 2018
Ontario NDP proposal to buy back Hydro One 'a knee-jerk reaction,' says expert
Andrea Horwath’s surging support in the latest polls is bringing scrutiny to her New Democrats’ election promises, including a pledge to re-nationalize H...
May 30, 2018
Public's help sought in finding suspect in deputy's killing
NASHVILLE - Authorities appealed for the public’s help Thursday in finding a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy. The man they said they’re looking fo...
May 30, 2018
Canadian shippers relieved after CP Rail reaches deal with train crews
MONTREAL - Canadian shippers breathed a collective sigh of relief Wednesday after CP Rail reached a tentative agreement with its train crews to end a strike mere hours after it began. The Ca...
May 30, 2018
Chretien ignores lobbyist registrar's inquiry on meeting with N.S. premier
HALIFAX - Jean Chretien has ignored a letter from Nova Scotia’s lobbyist registrar asking if he lobbied the premier about a port proposal during a recent closed-door session that ...
May 30, 2018
Judge denies Meek Mill request for other judge's removal
PHILADELPHIA - A judge in Philadelphia has denied Meek Mill’s request for the removal of another judge from the rapper’s case. President Judge Leon Tucker told Mill in a Wednesday hearing ...
May 30, 2018
Britain's Prince Charles in Romania, to promote rural life
BUCHAREST, Romania - Britain’s Prince Charles has arrived for his annual visit to Romania, a place where he charges his batteries and also promotes skills and training in rural Transylvania. He ...
May 30, 2018
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 1.25 per cent
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold Wednesday, but noted the Canadian economy was a little stronger than expected in the first quarter, raising expectations that rate...
May 30, 2018
Korean unity at Vatican? Not so fast, but pope cheers anyway
VATICAN CITY - South Korean taekwondo athletes have performed for Pope Francis, after a planned show of Korean unity at the Vatican fell apart when the North pulled out at the last minute. Pope Franci...
May 30, 2018