Category Archives: Canadian Press
Maryland curbs inmate access to books, citing drug smuggling
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland is limiting the access prison inmates have to books, saying it’s necessary to keep drugs from entering state prisons. The Washington Post obtained a memo announcing the...
May 25, 2018
Fed Chair Powell stresses importance of an independent Fed
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the Fed’s independence from political pressure is key in enabling the central bank to fight inflation, stabilize the economy, and regulat...
May 25, 2018
Rose McGowan on Weinstein: 'One win is a win for all of us'
NEW YORK - She was one of the earliest Harvey Weinstein accusers, and she thought the mogul might never face justice in a court of law. Now, actress Rose McGowan, who has accused Weinstein of raping h...
May 25, 2018
Korea summit after all? Trump says 'everybody plays games'
WASHINGTON - “Everybody plays games,” President Donald Trump declared Friday as he suggested the potentially historic North Korean summit he had suddenly called off might be getting back o...
May 25, 2018
Morneau to give speech in Calgary ahead of Kinder Morgan deadline
CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is headed west next week with plans to give a speech to a Calgary business audience a day ahead of a deadline set by Kinder Morgan for its controversial Trans M...
May 25, 2018
US durable goods orders drop but key category shows strength
WASHINGTON - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods fell in April amid weaker demand for aircraft. But a key category that tracks business investment rose after sliding in March - a sign of health...
May 25, 2018
Still bad: 71-year-old Ilie Nastase arrested twice in a day
BUCHAREST, Romania - Former tennis player Ilie Nastase was arrested twice in the space of six hours in his native Romania on Friday, first on suspicion of driving a car while drunk and refusing to tak...
May 25, 2018
Turkey: Rapper arrested accused of encouraging drug use
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have arrested a popular rap artist on charges of inciting drug use. Anadolu Agency said 27-year-old Sercan Ipekcigolu, better-kno...
May 25, 2018
Cop killer to be sentenced ahead of appeal claiming 'false' confession
HALIFAX - A Halifax man who murdered an off-duty police officer faces sentencing Monday, even as he fights to have his conviction overturned in part because he says police interview tactics elicited a...
May 25, 2018
49 dead after boat capsizes on Congo River tributary
KINSHASA, Congo - Congolese officials say at least 49 people have died after a boat tipped over on the Momboyo River, a tributary of the Congo River in the country’s northwest. The vice governor...
May 25, 2018