Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Opposition parties are asking why the Liberal government did not consider sooner how to deal with three United Nations drug treaties after they learned Thursday the issue is only expected to ...

CALGARY - A quick look at what the City of Calgary and the Calgary Flames are offering to build a new NHL arena: City of Calgary - an equal three-way split of $185 million each from the city, Flames a...

TORONTO - Police in Toronto are looking for a man who allegedly caused a collision while impersonating an officer. They say witnesses reported that a man dressed in a police officer’s uniform wa...

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the brightest stage in international politics to shine a light on the darkest corners of Canada’s story on Thursday, devoting a speech a...

MONTREAL - The iconic signs “hair peace” and “bed peace” still appear in the window of the Montreal hotel room where John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their famous bed-in 1969 R...

MONTREAL - The Montreal-born Second World War hero whose efforts at Dunkirk in 1940 saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers was recognized in his hometown on Thursday. Parks Canada unveil...

SALT LAKE CITY - A bat infestation prompted a Salt Lake City high school to cancel its after-school programs so school workers could root out the flying mammals. Janitors at the city’s West High...

VANCOUVER - Simply put, Jonathon Jennings can’t explain it. The B.C. Lions’ offence - a unit expected to be lethal this season - has been anything but for long stretches, and is the main r...

OTTAWA - Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from the special prosecutor assigned to handle cases tied to the so-called Surrey Six murders in Surrey, B.C. The Supreme Court of Ca...

MILAN - The Milan fashion world is responding to global crises with transparency and lightness. Designers are choosing diaphanous textiles to create airy looks, often layering sheer trench coats and a...