Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - The brother of a 17-year-old girl who was killed by her father and stepmother more than two decades ago told a Toronto court that witnessing the abuse she endured has left him permanently sc...

TORONTO - The union representing Canadian auto workers is bracing for a battle as it sets its sights on General Motors in the opening round of contract negotiations. “Who do we perceive as the b...

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia prosecutor has put a damper on a Halifax gossip magazine editor’s hopes that a charge of violating a publication ban in the case of a police officer’s murder is goi...

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The Crown has withdrawn death-threat charges against a Cape Breton teenager who posted online a song he wrote that included lyrics suggesting a school shooting “sounds li...

RIO DE JANEIRO - When David Eng made his Paralympic debut 12 years ago in Athens, coach Mike Frogley would jot down a word each day and pin that word on the wall. They were words like “leadershi...

YORKTON, Sask. - If you felt the earth move in southeastern Saskatchewan early Monday morning, Earthquakes Canada wants to hear from you. Natural Resources Canada has confirmed a magnitude 3.8 earthqu...

CALGARY - Enbridge is making a big bet on natural gas with the C$37-billion friendly takeover of Spectra Energy Corp., as it looks to grow while facing severe pushback on infrastructure projects. The ...

OTTAWA - Canadian municipalities want the federal government to change the way it decides how much money cities should get for transit and water projects. The changes outlined in June to the federal i...

Canadians are being advised to avoid travelling to western Mexico as hurricane Newton threatens to strike the region. Global Affairs Canada has issued a travel advisory as the hurricane heads toward t...

Environment officials say Maritimers should brace themselves for blustery weather during the first week of school, as post-tropical storm Hermine makes it way up the East Coast. Doug Mercer of the Can...