Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - Two Nova Scotians have been charged criminally in unrelated horrific animal death cases - a man who allegedly drowned a litter of kittens in a bucket, and a woman who allegedly left a dog to...

OTTAWA - The RCMP illegally scooped up mobile phone data half a dozen times using controversial Stingray devices, the federal privacy watchdog says. An investigation by the privacy commissioner’...

MONTREAL - A drug used to temporarily reverse the effect of fentanyl overdoses will be offered free of charge in Quebec pharmacies. The province will follow the example of at least Ontario, British Co...

NAPLES, Fla. - President Donald Trump doled out hoagies and handshakes in the sweltering Florida heat on Thursday as he took a firsthand tour of Irma’s devastation and liberally dispensed congra...

IMMOKALEE, Fla. - Larry and Elida Dimas didn’t have much to begin with, and Hurricane Irma left them with even less. The storm peeled open the roof of the old mobile home where they live with th...

BEIJING - At least nine people have been killed and nine others trapped in mining and tunnel building accidents in China, state media reported Thursday. Nine miners were killed in a gas explosion deep...

LILLE, France - Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will lead nine-time champion France in the opening singles against Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals. In the absence of Novak Djokovic, Pouille wi...

JERUSALEM - The Giro d’Italia cycling race will open next year’s event in Israel, marking the first time any leg of the sport’s Grand Tours will take place outside of Europe. Organiz...

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam on Thursday was bracing for Typhoon Doksuri, which is expected to be the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit the Southeast Asian country in several years. Doksuri swept thro...

WASHINGTON - The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to ...