Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - “Justin Trudeau inherited a booming economy, but he’s squandering it. His uncontrolled spending and tax hikes is making life harder for Canadians. It’s time for a Prime Mini...

HALIFAX - The federal government has announced more temporary fisheries closures in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence following North Atlantic right whale sightings. The Fisheries Department says the ...

BANGKOK - Thailand’s military government wants to control how movies portray the ordeal of the young soccer players and their heroic rescue from a flooded cave that drew worldwide interest and t...

Katie Xu is having one of the most exciting weeks of her young life. She’s starring in a new ad campaign celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics and on Saturday, as part of Glob...

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Latest on severe weather and tornadoes in Iowa (all times local): 8 p.m. Seven people inside a Pella manufacturing plant when it was struck by a tornado have been treated for in...

HALIFAX - Two former girlfriends of a Halifax man convicted in the violent death of a Montreal-born businesswoman and yoga instructor testified Friday at his parole eligibility hearing, describing him...

EDMONTON - Any neighbourhood swimming pool is typically crowded on a July afternoon when it’s 30 C, but a new naturally filtered pool in Edmonton is so unusual that people are lining up from all...

Seven stories in the news for Friday, July 20 --- PREMIERS TO WRAP UP TWO DAYS OF MEETINGS Provincial and territorial leaders wrap up two days of meetings today in the seaside town of St. Andrews, N.B...

ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - Canada’s premiers have agreed in principle to reduce barriers limiting the amount of alcohol that can move across provincial and territorial borders, but failed to produce cl...

SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian judge ruled on Friday that bestselling author Colleen McCullough’s widower was the sole beneficiary of her estate following a bitter court wrangle. The author o...