Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - Every year a number of Canadians and permanent residents find themselves behind bars in foreign countries - 2016 was no exception. Some cases have been called unjust, others are in the proce...

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. - Employees at a New York electronics store have come together to buy a Nintendo system for a boy who frequently plays video games there. The Best Buy employees are seen presenting...

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin tried a bit of dog diplomacy ahead of his trip to Japan, and then gave a glimmer of hope that a 70-year territorial dispute with Tokyo could be resolved. Japa...

RIDLEY, Pa. - Two different Secret Santas have been paying off tens of thousands of dollars of layaway accounts at discount stores in Pennsylvania. A man who goes by the name “Santa B” has...

TORONTO - Travel ads in Ontario will soon have to include all taxes and fees under new rules that the provincial government says are meant to protect consumers. The province says the rules, which take...

OTTAWA - A candidate for the federal Conservative leadership wants to give new graduates a tax break out of school. The promise from Erin O’Toole is the first tax policy he has proposed in the c...

OTTAWA - Provincial health ministers from opposite ends of the country are less than enthused about flying to Ottawa for health-care talks next week, saying there’s nothing on the table yet that...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A dual Canadian-U.S. citizen is facing a detention hearing in New York State on charges that he stole millions of dollars from investors. Federal prosecutors in Buffalo say 29-year-old...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s choice to lead U.S. foreign policy is known for his longstanding support of free trade, international law and an expansive presence in the Middle East that doesn̵...

BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Turkey’s security crackdown since the failed coup in July but stopped short of officially freezing membership talks with the...