Category Archives: Canadian Press

BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has gotten a major boost in his bid to deliver peace with the country’s Constitution Court granting him “fast-track” authority to quic...

WASHINGTON - Aleppo’s fall to Syrian government forces is shaping up as the first major test of President-elect Donald Trump’s desire to co-operate with Russia, whose military support has ...

WASHINGTON - Is hydraulic fracturing - better known as fracking - safe, as the oil and gas industry claims? Or does the controversial drilling technique that has spurred a domestic energy boom contami...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans took a break from lining up to buy food and medicine Tuesday and spent their day waiting in crowds to deposit bank notes about to become worthless. As tempers flared i...

HONOLULU - An Army veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the U.S. into World War II and later volunteered at the historic site has died at age 99. Herb Weatherwax greeted people...

OWASSO, Okla. - An Oklahoma couple has been arrested in what a police officer calls the worst case of child abuse he’s seen. Police arrested 25-year-old Kevin Fowler and 24-year-old Aislyn Mille...

President-elect Donald Trump met Tuesday with several black celebrities, including rap mogul and possible future presidential candidate Kanye West, to talk about some of the issues facing inner city A...

Toronto FC may have fallen just short in the MLS Cup final but the team’s playoff run is already being felt at the ticket window. While the club won’t make a profit this season, thanks in ...

AROSA, Switzerland - Canada’s freestlye ski team continued its early success on the World Cup ski cross circuit this season, as Marielle Thompson won a gold medal and Brady Leman claimed a silve...

LIVERPOOL, England - With the tackles flying in and the noise levels ramping up inside Goodison Park, Arsenal’s players faced a huge test of their Premier League title credentials in the final m...