Category Archives: Canadian Press

SASKATOON - Canadian scientists are at the heart of a breakthrough in wheat genetics that could revolutionize how the world’s most important crop can continue to feed a growing global population...

INVERMERE, B.C. - A 52-year-old woman and her dog are both safe and unharmed after wandering lost for 72 hours in the thick woods in southeastern B.C. RCMP Sgt. Chris Newel says Louise Baxter hopped o...

SURREY, B.C. - A four-month-old girl had to be pulled from under a pickup truck that rammed into her home in Surrey, B.C. Assistant fire Chief Chris Keon says the girl was breathing and conscious when...

INUVIK, N.W.T. - The newly re-elected leader of Canada’s 60,000 Inuit says he plans to make housing a priority during his second term as president. “We’re in the final stages of crea...

CALGARY - One of the peacocks that often roam freely on the Calgary Zoo grounds has died after it flew into the windshield of a moving zoo golf cart. Zoo spokeswoman Trish Exton-Parder said Thursday i...

WINNIPEG - A community arena in Winnipeg is being renamed after a famed NHL goaltender who died just months after he helped his team win the Stanley Cup. The city’s parks committee unanimously a...

HALIFAX - A transgender activist has filed a human rights complaint against the Nova Scotia Department of Health, saying it’s unfair the province covers breast removal surgeries for transgender ...

ATLANTA - Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. was back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, one day after being plunked in the left arm with a pitch that sparked a national debate about whether ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Brandt Snedeker predicted low scores at the Wyndham Championship - but not this low. Snedeker shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday, falling one shot shy of matching the PGA Tour record. ...

VICTORIA - The Green party will not run a candidate against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in the riding of Burnaby South. Green Leader Elizabeth May says the decision is an extension of a “leaderR...