Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - A publicist for Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald says she and her husband, musician Douglas Payne, have separated. Macdonald is known for her roles in movies including “Trainspotting,...

OTTAWA - A Canadian Coast Guard vessel has been fined $6,000 for speeding in violation of measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Transport Canada says th...

EDMONTON - Rising star Denis Shapovalov will have a chance to send Canada through to the World Group for 2018 after a huge doubles win put Canada up 2-1 in its best-of-five Davis Cup tie against India...

LANDOVER, Md. - Friends and family of Dick Gregory have gathered at a Maryland church in the suburbs of the nation’s capital to celebrate the life of the comedian and activist. The service was h...

TORONTO - Canada’s foreign affairs minister says the government is very concerned about the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and plans to speak up on their behalf. Chrystia Freeland says bo...

TIRANA, Albania - A senior NATO official says there’s reason to be concerned about the large-scale Zapad 2017 military manoeuvrs being conducted now by Russia and Belarus, since they could be se...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - The first 911 call from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills didn’t sound ominous: A nursing home patient had an abnormal heartbeat. An hour later, came a second call: ...

WICHITA, Kan. - A judge’s decision to acquit an officer of murder in the death of a black suspect came down to two major questions: Did the officer plant a gun, and did his outburst about killin...

ISTANBUL - Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned Germany’s ambassador in Ankara to protest the country for allowing “terror propaganda” by Kurdish militants. The ministry said...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers approved a “sanctuary state” bill on Saturday that would put new restrictions on interactions between local law enforcement and federal immigratio...