Category Archives: Canadian Press

BOISE, Idaho - A man who had been asked to leave an Idaho apartment complex because of bad behaviour returned the next day and stabbed nine people, including six children, at a toddler’s birthda...

LONDON - Some 120 firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire that has been declared a “major incident” as it spreads in the moorlands of northern England. British fire officials said tw...

ISTANBUL - Turkey’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex activists gathered Sunday for an LGBTI pride march in Istanbul, moving from street to street for an hour as police tried to end an ...

LONDON - Britain’s Met Office weather forecasting service has issued its first thunderstorm alert in the agency’s 164-year history. The official forecasters say torrential rain, hail and l...

BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian authorities say at least three people have died and hundreds have been rescued after thunderstorms and heavy rains swept across the country, creating flash floods. The In...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Gunfire erupted as Iranian security forces confronted protesters early Sunday amid demonstrations over water scarcity in the country’s south, violence that authorit...

VANCOUVER - A campaign on electoral reform officially started on Canada Day in British Columbia before a fall referendum that has triggered a constitutional challenge from a business association and a...

TORONTO - From the flashy full-motion video signage outside the building to the small logos on napkins at the concession stands inside, the arena formerly known as Air Canada Centre is ready for its m...

TORONTO - A ticket holder in British Columbia claimed the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in Quebec...

LUCKNOW, India - At least 48 people were killed on Sunday when an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in northern India, officials said. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand state Triven...