Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has unveiled a six-member advisory council that will consult Canadians and inform plans for a national pharmacare program - but it offered few details on the process We...

CALGARY - A 1919 painting depicting the impact of mustard gas on soldiers fighting in the First World War is being re-created as a human tableau. The original painting “Gassed” by American...

NEW YORK - Kevin Spacey was erased from “All the Money in the World” and booted from “House of Cards,” but a movie starring the disgraced actor is going forward with a summer r...

MOSCOW - The head of Europe’s human rights body is calling on Russia to release an imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker who has been on hunger strike for a month. Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary of the C...

TORONTO - The widow of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford was given a suspended sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty to impaired driving, with a judge finding she had placed herself and others at risk....

EDMONTON - University of Alberta researchers have discovered a new species of ancient underwater lizards in a fossil so well preserved they can see what it had for lunch. “We know what it was ea...

LONDON - No beer at this time of year? A British trade group says there’s a shortage of carbon dioxide in Northern Europe, sparking fears that drinks may lack fizz just as thirsty soccer fans fi...

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - With a single goal, Luis Suarez settled the fate of four teams in the group stage of the World Cup. The controversial striker, who was making his 100th appearance in his nation...

TORONTO - Jama Mahlalela believes he has a lot in common with the Raptors 905 players he’ll be guiding this season. The 38-year-old has climbed his way up the Raptors organization for more than ...

HALIFAX - A former Mountie suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after multiple postings in isolated, high risk communities has filed a lawsuit against the federal government. In a statement o...