Category Archives: Canadian Press
PBO predicts decline in buying power of new child benefit program
OTTAWA — Canadian families will see their payments slowly erode over time under the Liberal government’s new child benefit program, says Parliament’s budget watchdog. ...
Sep 01, 2016

US average 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.46 per cent
WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week amid expectations in financial markets that an increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve may be on the horizon. Mortgage rates r...
Sep 01, 2016

Price status, Keith-less defence among points of focus for Canadian squad
TORONTO — Mike Babcock had just three days to prepare his team for its first game at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Team Canada’s head coach won’t be so pressed for tim...
Sep 01, 2016

Congressman John Lewis crowd surfs after Colbert interview
NEW YORK — Civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis may be 76, but he’s not too old to crowd surf. The Georgia Democrat wrapped up an interview on Wednesday’s “Late Show wi...
Sep 01, 2016
Swiss open 2006 World Cup criminal case against Beckenbauer
ZURICH — Soccer great Franz Beckenbauer is a criminal suspect in a World Cup fraud case. Beckenbauer’s home in Austria was raided for evidence on Thursday on behalf of Swiss federal prosec...
Sep 01, 2016
Swiss open 2006 World Cup criminal case against Beckenbauer
ZURICH — Soccer great Franz Beckenbauer is a criminal suspect in a World Cup fraud case. Beckenbauer’s home in Austria was raided for evidence on Thursday on behalf of Swiss federal prosec...
Sep 01, 2016

Newfoundland singer decries 'trolls' criticizing Gomez's concert cancellations
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland singer-songwriter is calling out critics of pop star Selena Gomez, saying she was right to cancel two concerts in Atlantic Canada for health reasons....
Sep 01, 2016

Newfoundland singer decries 'trolls' criticizing Gomez's concert cancellations
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland singer-songwriter is calling out critics of pop star Selena Gomez, saying she was right to cancel two concerts in Atlantic Canada for health reasons....
Sep 01, 2016
German village relieved as unruly stork heads south
BERLIN — A German village is enjoying its peace after an unruly guest took off: Ronny the stork, who spent the summer pecking at windows and cars as he attacked his own reflection. Ronny’s...
Sep 01, 2016

AP NEWSBREAK: Hinckley starts full-time life in Va. Sept. 10
WASHINGTON — The man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago will leave a Washington psychiatric hospital to live full-time in Virginia on Sept. 10, his lawyer said Thu...
Sep 01, 2016