Category Archives: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Canada's international ranking on gender parity in politics has plummeted over the past 25 years, and advocates say Canada must do better. "What we want to see are concrete actions, not vague...

A last stand to try to save 400 ostriches from an ordered cull is unfolding along a dusty gravel road near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern British Columbia. Yellow tape has been strung ...

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Moldovan authorities said they carried out 250 raids and detained dozens on Monday as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-backed plan to incite "mass riots" and de...

Ontario is asking Ottawa for a series of specific measures to tighten bail and sentencing rules, as the federal government gets closer to tabling legislation to reform those aspects of the justice sys...

MIAMI (AP) - People in the Azores archipelago were advised Monday to monitor the progress of Hurricane Gabrielle which is now a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Cente...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet other leaders at United Nations Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with world leaders at...

CAIRO (AP) - Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was pardoned and released Monday after nearly 12 years in prison. "An exceptionally kind day. Alaa is free," his sister Mona Sei...

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States expires in Feb...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 woke up a number of people with a sharp jolt in the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey....

NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as a reliable trading partner that "has what the world wants" before an international audience Monday in New York City. Addressing the Council on F...