Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - A Toronto senior on trial for murder told a court on Tuesday that a spirit in a dream told him to “beat the crap” out of two fellow residents at a long-term care home, insisting ...

TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky used to love getting together over lunch or dinner with the late Gordie Howe and peppering the hockey legend with questions about the game. Now it’s the Great One playing...

HALIFAX - Dalhousie University is apologizing after two men performed a mock striptease at a university function. Brian Leadbetter, Dalhousie’s communications director, said Tuesday the pair str...

SASKATOON - A Saskatoon man with past convictions for sex offences has dropped out of the race for Catholic school trustee. Denis Robert Hall released a statement late Monday night saying publicity su...

AUSTIN, Texas - Neal Spelce was scrounging for news to fill his Austin station’s noon radio broadcast when he heard this announcement on the police scanner: “We have a report of a shot bei...

OTTAWA - A judge is being asked to punish former Stephen Harper confidant Bruce Carson with a $50,000 fine for illegal lobbying. But Carson’s lawyer says his client is on the verge of bankruptcy...

BANGKOK - Thailand’s government said Tuesday it will monitor the social media activities of Thais abroad to see if they are posting insulting comments about the monarchy, which are punishable by...

LAFAYETTE, La. - Two weeks before their wedding, Viet “Victor” Anh Vo and his fiancee were stunned when a court clerk rejected their application for a marriage license because he couldn...

WASHINGTON - A year after a blowout at a natural gas well near Los Angeles spewed tons of natural gas and drove thousands from their homes, a federal task force is recommending dozens of safety change...

MONTREAL - Canada’s European trade envoy says he’s hopeful a landmark trade agreement with the European Union will be approved later this week, despite snags that have stalled a critical v...