Category Archives: Canadian Press
Town & Country apologizes to Monica Lewinsky over invite
NEW YORK - A magazine has apologized to Monica Lewinsky after she said she was disinvited to an event because former President Bill Clinton was attending. Town & Country on Thursday tweeted it reg...
May 10, 2018
House approves bill to revive Nevada nuclear waste dump
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday approved an election-year bill to revive the mothballed nuclear waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain despite opposition from home-state lawmakers. Supporters ...
May 10, 2018
Aide to Iowa governor touts Apple deal, gets job at company
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A top aide to Gov. Kim Reynolds took a management job with tech giant Apple months after helping promote a $208 million incentive package for the company’s planned Iowa data ce...
May 10, 2018
Oklahoma man convicted in 5 killings awaits sentencing
TULSA, Okla. - A 19-year-old Oklahoma man convicted in the fatal stabbings of five family members could learn Friday whether a jury thinks he should spend the rest of his life behind bars. Jurors are ...
May 10, 2018
China tech giant sidelined, US imports held amid trade spat
HONG KONG - A Chinese tech giant has been brought to its knees. Tougher inspections at Chinese ports are holding up cars, apples and lumber imported from the U.S. These are among the early signs that ...
May 10, 2018
Summit set, detainees free; Trump sees NKorea 'big success'
WASHINGTON - Envisioning “a very special moment for world peace,” President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for highly anticipated summit talks...
May 10, 2018
Insight or influence? Trump attorney's business scrutinized
WASHINGTON - Already under investigation for a payment to a porn star, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney is facing intensifying legal and ethical scrutiny for selling his Trump...
May 10, 2018
CIA nominee says she doesn't believe torture works
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee said during her confirmation hearing that she doesn’t believe torture works as an interrogation technique and that her “strong moral...
May 10, 2018
Businessman Alexandre Taillefer to preside over Quebec Liberal election campaign
MONTREAL - Following the recent announcement of several impending departures from the Quebec Liberals, a well-known entrepreneur said Thursday he will preside over their bid f...
May 10, 2018
GOP immigration moderates seek to force House votes on issue
WASHINGTON - Republicans with moderate views on immigration defied party leaders and took steps Wednesday toward forcing campaign-season House votes on the issue. One top maverick said they had enough...
May 10, 2018