Category Archives: Canadian Press

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland’s Child and Youth Advocate is investigating four new serious incidents affecting children, including the death of a teen in a group home, bringing the total...

DETROIT - Troubled air bag maker Takata Corp. of Japan is selling its automotive interior trim and seating material operation, presumably to raise money to fund costly inflator recalls. The Japanese c...

LOS ANGELES - The NBC show “Timeless” hasn’t aired its first episode yet, but it has already prompted a copyright infringement lawsuit by the makers of a Spanish-language series. ONZ...

LONDON - Current and former world leaders mourned the passing of Israeli statesman Shimon Peres on Wednesday, praising him as a visionary who committed his life to the elusive goal of lasting peace in...

NEW YORK - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s next book will be a fond look back at his long friendship with John Wooden, the celebrated basketball coach at UCLA. “Coach Wooden and Me” will be pu...

YELLOWKNIFE - The legislative assembly of the Northwest Territories says it will comply with a ruling by a human rights adjudication panel recommending that it fix a too-heavy door on a washroom for d...

KABUL - An airstrike hit a residential building in eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 13 civilians, an Afghan official said. Most airstrikes in Afghanistan are carried out by the United Stat...

MADRID - Police in Spain, Belgium and Germany on Wednesday arrested five people suspected of forming a cell that spread propaganda and sought to recruit militants for the Islamic State armed group, of...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Unanswered questions still surround the fatal police shooting of a black man by a black police officer in North Carolina despite a week of rallies and marches calling for wider inves...

TORONTO - The Canadians edged Team Europe with a 3-1 win in Game 1 of the best-of-three World Cup of Hockey final. Here are five things to know from the victory: 1. Canada wasn’t pleased despite...