Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin in preparation for eternal life in heaven. But for the...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday, adding like-minded prelates from dioceses big and small to the club who will elect the next pope. Three were Americans in a clear signal to t...

ISTANBUL - Kurdish militants detonated a car bomb Sunday outside a military checkpoint in southeast Turkey, killing ten soldiers and eight civilians, the prime minister said. Turkey immediately launch...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Ha Na Jang held off Shanshan Feng by a stroke in wind and rain Sunday in the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship for her third victory of the year. Eight strokes ahead of Feng after a bird...

TORONTO - The $20.5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw was won by a single ticket purchased in Ontario. The draw’s $1 million guaranteed prize also went to an Ontario ticke...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Latest on the shooting of three police officers in Palm Springs. (all times local): 1:05 a.m. Police have taken into custody the man suspected of fatally shooting two office...

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. - Dozens of people were injured Saturday when a commuter train hit a work train east of New York City and derailed, officials said. The eastbound Long Island Rail Road train derail...

Saturday’s Games MLB National League Division Series Los Angelesat Washington, 4:08 p.m. (Postponed due to rain) (Los Angeles leads series 1-0) Chicago 5 San Francisco 2 (Chicago leads series 2-...

Saturday’s Games MLB National League Division Series Los Angelesat Washington, 4:08 p.m. (Postponed due to rain) (Los Angeles leads series 1-0) Chicago 5 San Francisco 2 (Chicago leads series 2-...

ATIKOKAN, Ont. - Three people have been killed and a fourth injured in a single vehicle crash in northern Ontario. Investigators with the OPP’s Atikokan detachment were called to the scene aroun...