Category Archives: Canadian Press

HONOLULU - A North Carolina concert promoter pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the University of Hawaii of $200,000 by promising to secure Stevie Wonder for an athletics department fundraising conc...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A school district is banning clown costumes and any “symbols of terror” during this year’s Halloween season as authorities investigate the authenticity of clown-re...

Vancouver-based architect Bing Thom died Tuesday of a brain aneurysm while in Hong Kong. His buildings are known for their grace, swooping forms, play of light and touch of drama. Here’s a list ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An attorney representing two Sacramento, California, police officers said Tuesday that they faced a “terrifying situation” with a mentally disturbed man on drugs and a...

Airlines are cancelling some flights to the Caribbean and even the mainland U.S. as Hurricane Matthew is expected to spin toward Florida later this week. By late Tuesday, American Airlines had cancell...

MINNEAPOLIS - About a dozen people were arrested in cities across the U.S. on Tuesday for running what authorities called a sophisticated sex trafficking operation in which hundreds of women were brou...

TORONTO - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver says he’s hoping to meet with Justin Trudeau later this week to discuss the prime minister’s plan to combat childhood obesity and promote healthy eati...

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister John McCallum wants the Senate to come to the aid of Canadians who are being stripped of their citizenship without a hearing. And, in the meantime, he says he’ll co...

OTTAWA - Maxime (Mad Max) Bernier says he doesn’t care if his rivals for the Conservative leadership rival make fun of his latest attempt at raising his profile. The Conservative MP from Quebec ...

Calgary Flames top centre Sean Monahan is rounding back into form after a back strain sidelined him from the World Cup of Hockey. The 21-year-old from Brampton, Ont., participated in his first full-co...