Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - Police say they’ve arrested a Manitoba woman who allegedly robbed a blind woman she met on a bus trip to Toronto. Investigators say the 49-year-old alleged victim was travelling to Tor...

TORONTO - Fans of rock star, poet and Canadian troubadour Gord Downie began flooding social media with heartfelt tributes as soon as word emerged that the singer had died. And among their tweets were ...

PARMA, Ohio - A two-story, “Star Wars”-inspired Halloween yard display in Ohio is enticing kids to get toy lightsabers and attracting hundreds of visitors from across the state. Elevator m...

LAS VEGAS - Some survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting said they were ready for closure, though they confessed feeling engulfed by anxiety and security fears while gathering in a large group for th...

TORONTO - Millennials will have to foot the bill for Ontario’s rising debt over the next three decades if the government doesn’t hike taxes or cut spending by $6.5 billion annually to addr...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The old adage goes something like this: a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. But Canada’s top judge blames a lack of legal aid funding for what she says ...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he will deliver a fall economic update Tuesday to document the recent strong growth in the Canadian economy, but did not say whether it will include a plan ...

KINGS BEACH, Calif. - A very large bear-about-town was spotted peering into shop windows in a California tourist community on Lake Tahoe. The Placer (PLAH’-ser) County Sheriff’s Office pos...

CALGARY - Schools in Calgary are the first to get a toolkit aimed at helping educators across the country recognize child abuse. The toolkit was developed by the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre ...

TORONTO - Andre De Grasse was a promising young sprinter at the 2015 Pan American Games and raced to double gold in the 100 and 200 metres. It was his coming-out party, and a jam-packed crowd at Toron...