Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - Just 26, Chris Mavinga’s soccer journey has already taken him from France to England, Belgium, Russia and now Canada. And after a bumpy debut, the French-born Congolese international h...

REGINA - Saskatchewan has become the latest province to offer a free vaccine to help protect boys from some types of cancer. The province says that starting this school year about 7,500 Grade 6 boys w...

TORONTO - The federal government has told provinces to devise their own systems for the sale, distribution and usage of marijuana when it becomes legal next summer. On Friday, Ontario outlined its pla...

HALIFAX - Hilton, a celebrity shark whose travels have captivated Nova Scotians, has extended his summer vacation off the province’s coast. The 600-kilogram great white - tagged by the research ...

PERTH, Australia - An Australian child psychiatrist has avoided jail for child pornography offences that took place around the globe, including a bathroom at West Edmonton Mall. News outlets in Austra...

The unemployment rate ticked down to a nine year low of 6.2 per cent in August, approaching what economists refer to as “full employment.” So what is full employment? It’s the lowest...

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The unprecedented, aggressive behaviour of three blazes in southeastern British Columbia has forced firefighting crews to withdraw from the area, the BC Wildfire Service said on Frid...

While Rugby Canada continues its due diligence on pro rugby, an Ontario club is taking the first step up the North American ladder. The Ontario Arrows will make their debut Saturday in Colorado agains...

OTTAWA - Federal government policies tying environmental impacts to regulatory approval of pipelines are sending investors fleeing for more certain ground, critics and pipeline proponents said Friday....

WINNIPEG - Federal Conservatives emerged Friday from two days of meetings, upbeat about the task ahead of holding the Liberals to account and strengthening their own party. The work begins in earnest ...