Category Archives: Canadian Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A tribute concert to Prince featuring performers including Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Chaka Khan should help bring closure to grieving fans of the late “Purple Rain&...

BEIRUT - Syrian activists say at least 17 people, most of them fighters, have been killed in a car bomb blast at a rebel checkpoint near the Turkish border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights mon...

EDMONTON - Alberta’s largest union is in no hurry to use its newly won right to strike to squeeze a big raise from the cash-strapped NDP government. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AU...

HAMILTON - Kent Austin will have a new-look lineup Friday night when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the Ottawa Redblacks. Hamilton made 11 lineup changes for the game, including the addition of lineback...

OTTAWA - Dominic Barton, chair of the federal government’s growth council, gave an update this week on what these economic advisers have on their radar as they look for ways to improve long-term...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Daring thieves stole a $10,000 diamond in a split-second switch with a fake, a New Brunswick jeweller says. “These were pros,” said Wayne Smith, owner of W. Smith and Co...

NEW YORK - Fox Business Network’s Lou Dobbs apologized Thursday for tweeting the address and phone number of a woman who alleged Donald Trump had groped her without her consent. Dobbs on Thursda...

TORONTO - Woodbine Racetrack has been very good to trainer Mike Maker. The 47-year-old native of Garden City, Mich., has registered six stakes victories at the track, including this year’s Queen...

WARSAW, Poland - Two members of a Polish team of climbers have died while scaling a Himalayan peak in India, the head of Poland’s climbers’ union said Thursday. One of them, Lukasz Chrzano...

TULSA, Okla. - The woman accused of driving her car into spectators at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade and killing four people sped up as she approached the parade route, according...