Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - Everyone knows the satisfaction of having an itch scratched and researchers at the University of British Columbia say cows appear to feel the same way. A study from the animal welfare prog...

LOS ANGELES - Brad Pitt said in court documents Wednesday that he has given estranged wife Angelina Jolie Pitt more than $1 million and lent her another $8 million since their separation two years ago...

CARY, N.C. - Despite a plea from a Delaware teen’s mother, developers of popular third-person shooter game “Fortnite” will be allowed to pursue their lawsuit against him after he boa...

MONTREAL - Francoise Abanda considers U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens a role model and may have shown a little too much respect when they met on centre court at the women’s Rogers Cup. The th...

NEW YORK - The Sinclair broadcasting company says it’s in talks with Tribune Media on how to overcome regulatory hurdles to its $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune’s 42 TV stations. The deadl...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A four-year-old British Columbia girl is safe and well, thanks to a timely late-night rescue by members of the Abbotsford Police Department. Sgt. Judy Bird says the youngster had cl...

SEATTLE - Police allege a Vancouver man ran naked onto a baseball field during a game in Seattle because his friends bet him $89 dollars he wouldn’t do it. The Seattle City Attorney’s offi...

MONTREAL - A consortium led by Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll has reached a deal to bring the Formula 1 Force India team out of administration. Force India says the agreement ensures all 405 job...

HALIFAX - Researchers from Canada and the U.S. have used math to unravel one of the greatest musical mysteries of the modern era: Who wrote “In My Life,” a nostalgic rock ballad on the Bea...

BEIJING - Wayne Gretzky has been named a global ambassador for Beijing’s Kunlun Red Star as the Chinese capital seeks to boost the profile of hockey domestically ahead of hosting the Winter Olym...