Category Archives: Canadian Press

CALGARY - Lawyers for an Alberta man who was declared a dangerous offender for torturing his roommate appealed his conviction before the province’s top court Wednesday. Dustin Paxton, now 36, wa...

OTTAWA - When Finance Minister Bill Morneau meets a group of private-sector economists Thursday to ask about their economic forecasts, he may be encouraged to shed a little light on the future himself...

The United Nations will name the comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls. The U.N. said in a statement Wednesday that Wonder Woman will ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s economic development minister says the federal Liberal government is encountering public “pushback” on its immigration plans from Canadians who fear for their jobs....

VANCOUVER - Comedian, musician and pot activist Tommy Chong says he intends to keep “priming the pump” until marijuana is legalized across the United States and in Canada. Chong, 78, said ...

BERLIN - Relief about the capture of a young Syrian suspected of preparing a bomb attack in Germany this week gave way to frustration after he strangled himself in his jail cell, dashing authorities&#...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A transgender woman who robbed a bank in an attempt to be sent back to prison expressed a change in heart, and a sympathetic judge sentenced her Wednesday to six years in a federal wo...

The Edmonton Eskimos were fined $20,000 and head coach Jason Maas was fined $15,000 for refusing to wear live microphones during a game in Montreal, the Canadian Football League announced Wednesday. T...

VICTORIA - A three-year-old boy who had been picking wild mushrooms with his family in Victoria has died after eating a poisonous mushroom, the local health authority said Wednesday. Dr. Richard Stanw...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 12 CLEMENT DROPS OUT OF TORY LEADERSHIP RACE: Conservative MP Tony Clement is ending his bid for the leadership of his party, saying he has fallen sho...