Category Archives: Canadian Press

TOKYO - Canadian Sydney Pickrem rebounded from last year’s disappointment at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships by taking silver in the 200-metre individual medley on Saturday. Pickrem lower...

TORONTO - A young victim of the mass shooting in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood was among the crowd at a benefit concert held Saturday night to raise money for those impacted by last month...

AMMAN, Jordan - Three members of Jordan’s security forces were killed Saturday when they stormed a hideout of suspected militants that had been rigged with explosives, the government spokeswoman...

FREDERICTON - A man charged with multiple murders at a Fredericton apartment complex is being described as seemingly “polite and pleasant,” with police yet unable to offer the public any a...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on August 17 will grow to approximately $16 million. The Canadian...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Embarking on a mission that scientists have been dreaming of since the Sputnik era, a NASA spacecraft hurtled Sunday toward the sun on a quest to unlock some of its mysteries by...

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. - Firefighters made significant progress trying to tamp down a wildfire that threatened homes and has been raging for days south of Los Angeles, officials said Saturday. Aircraft...

TOKYO - All nine people aboard a Japanese search and rescue helicopter that crashed into the central mountains were confirmed dead Saturday, authorities said. The Bell 412EP helicopter carrying seven ...

TANJUNG, Indonesia - Scientists say the powerful Indonesian earthquake that killed nearly 400 people lifted the island it struck by as much as 25 centimetres (10 inches). The National Disaster Mitigat...

TOKYO - Tens of thousands of protesters in Okinawa vowed to stop the planned relocation of a U.S military base, saying they want it off the southern Japanese island entirely. Opponents of the relocati...