Category Archives: Canadian Press

DEBERT, N.S. - Vandals have destroyed a beloved, five-metre-tall sculpture of a bear, a Nova Scotia farmer’s annual tradition promoting his family’s poultry and pumpkin farms. Blake Jennin...

LONDON - Conde Nast International says it is severing ties with Terry Richardson, the U.S. fashion photographer who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct. The company’s magazines include Vo...

NEW YORK - Members of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot have staged a protest at Trump Tower in New York City to draw attention to the plight of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is incarcera...

TORONTO - The undefeated University of Calgary Dinos moved into top spot in the latest U Sports football rankings poll Tuesday, while the Montreal Carabins dropped three positions to No. 4. Calgary (7...

TORONTO - Canada’s biggest securities regulator says it may be time to strengthen its measures to get more women on boards - with some corporate leaders calling for companies to be forced to set...

Canada’s wildlife police hope the kind of bust that halted a recent illegal shipment of polar bear rugs to China will soon be a vanishing breed. “We will create more control, more manageme...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia municipal councillors who are pregnant would no longer be required to ask permission from their councils for maternity leave under legislation proposed by the opposition NDP. The...

FREDERICTON - Officials at Canada’s second-largest military base say forecasted heavy rain is welcome news as crews continue to battle three fires - efforts hampered by unexploded ammunition. Th...

CALGARY - Frustrations about court delays boiled over in a Calgary courtroom Tuesday during arguments over whether a woman found guilty in the death of her son should have her conviction overturned du...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is dedicating about a third of the expected windfall from Canada’s surprisingly strong economy towards new investments, benefits for families with kids and additi...