Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - Striking a conciliatory tone after an Oval Office sitdown, President Barack Obama and the top Senate Republican declared themselves hopeful Monday that an agreement can be reached to keep...

WINNIPEG - The federal government says a 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge in Manitoba youth court. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada says the teen admitted to counselling th...

Highlights from the news file for Monday, Sept. 12 __ CLEMENT: IF POTENTIAL TERRORISTS CAN’T BE MONITORED, JAIL THEM: Conservative leadership candidate Tony Clement is proposing putting people a...

MONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum has failed in his bid to have his fraud case dropped, meaning his trial will begin as scheduled this fall. Applebaum was arrested in June 2013 on var...

SALT LAKE CITY - A polygamous family from TV’s “Sister Wives” filed a request Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case for legalizing polygamy. Kody Brown and his four wi...

WINNIPEG - Kyle Walters believes Drew Willy was given every opportunity to succeed as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ starting quarterback this season. When that didn’t happen, and Willy’...

CALGARY - Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan and Agrium announced Monday they are merging, a move that would create a giant in the agriculture industry. Here’s a look at both companies: Potash Corpora...

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge filed by a North Vancouver First Nation that claimed the National Energy Board’s review of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expan...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The heels came off but the crown stayed on as Miss America began her reign with a romp in the Atlantic City surf Monday, hours after winning the title. Savvy Shields, who represe...

OTTAWA - U2 frontman Bono is urging Justin Trudeau to resist ruling out a foreign-aid boost to help Canada meet a United Nations development target, even though the Liberal government has deemed it to...