Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Major credit card companies have struck an agreement with the federal government to trim the fees they charge to merchants in a move Ottawa hopes will provide a boost to small businesses. Ott...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia says it is ready to “mitigate any impacts” if it loses more than 50 Saudi medical residents because of an international diplomatic row. The residencies, through Dalho...

MONTREAL - In what police describe as an elaborate show of force, up to 700 Hells Angels bikers and associates are expected to descend on a rural Quebec town this weekend for their annual national gat...

WASHINGTON - Pointing to growing threats and competition from Russia and China, the White House on Thursday announced ambitious plans to create the U.S. Space Force as a sixth, separate military warfi...

VANCOUVER - While the Vancouver Whitecaps didn’t like the decision to send Brazilian Felipe off for a tackle on Toronto FC’s Marky Delgado in the first leg of the Canadian Championship fin...

TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard thanks the Spurs’ fans and organization and said he is looking forward to the “next chapter” in his NBA career in his first comments since being traded form S...

OTTAWA - A former soldier facing a murder charge in Ontario has lost a bid to halt his trial over concerns about delays in the case. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear Adam Picard’s ch...

TOKYO - Taylor Ruck almost psyched herself out before the race even started. Knowing she was swimming against five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky in the 200-meter freestyle on Thursday at the Pan...

Canadian international striker Janine Beckie has joined the Manchester City women’s team in a transfer from Sky Blue FC of the NWSL. Beckie who turns 24 on Aug. 20, signed with the English team ...

MONTREAL - A frustrated Osheaga concert-goer is seeking to sue the promoter after last Friday’s headline act showed up late and after she had left. Travis Scott, a popular U.S. rapper, arrived n...