Category Archives: Canadian Press

BUJUMBURA, Burundi - Twenty-six people were killed and seven others wounded in an attack by an unidentified “terrorist group” in rural Burundi, the country’s security minister said S...

MONTREAL - An insurance and legal expert says texters could be held liable for any damages if they message someone they know is driving and that person has an accident. “There’s an increas...

VANCOUVER - When Shakila Zareen looked in the mirror for the first time after her worst attack, she didn’t recognize herself. A bullet from a rifle she said was fired by her husband shattered he...

LISBON, Portugal - The kitsch is conspicuously absent this year and the usual extravagant stage effects are nowhere to be seen. Could the Eurovision Song Contest finally be focusing on the music? The ...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, four of the 15 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each were won - three going to ticket h...

WASHINGTON - John McCain is not signing off quietly. As in so much of the senator’s extraordinary life, the rebellious Republican is facing this challenging chapter - battling brain cancer - in ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s new leader, Mahathir Mohamad, said Saturday that defeated scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife have been barred from leaving the country to...

BERLIN - The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says its top inspector has quit with immediate effect, just as the agency’s work in Iran is once again in focus. The International Atomic Energy Agency...

LISBON, Portugal - The curtain goes up Saturday on the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The hugely popular international event is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, an alliance o...

Friday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Washington 4 Tampa Bay 2 (Capitals lead series 1-0) — AHL Playoffs Rockford 6 Manitoba 3 (IceHogs win series 4-0) Second Round Texas 3 Tucson 2 (Sta...