Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The Senate has set itself on the road to another potential showdown with the government, passing a gutted version of a bill to tighten impaired driving laws. The upper house approved Bill C-4...

OTTAWA - Auditor general Michael Ferguson is standing by his conclusion that the federal public service’s “obedient” culture led to the “incomprehensible failure” of the ...

TORONTO - Two sisters, ages five and nine, were seriously injured during a “brazen” daylight shooting at a playground in Toronto’s east end, authorities said Thursday. Toronto police...

EDMONTON - Canadian officials say they do not expect any negative impact on grain exports after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat was discovered in southern Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspe...

VANCOUVER - A diamond-studded golden eagle statue reported stolen in a violent robbery in 2016 is worth $930,450, not $7 million as its owner originally claimed, according to court documents. Ron Shor...

PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby has ousted the high-powered defence team whose aggressive tactics failed to sway jurors from convicting him of sexual assault in April. Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt s...

OTTAWA - The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it’s promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them. Natural R...

OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair was praised by friends and political foes alike Thursday as he prepared to retire from Parliament with a call for Canada to be a champion of democracy in the world. More than a de...

When Jordan Groshans moved to Magnolia, Texas, eight years ago he became fast friends with Adam Kloffenstein who showed him around their elementary school and the local baseball diamond. Now they̵...

COCHRANE, Alta. - An Alberta family that has been looking for its beloved parrot since it flew the coop almost a year ago is hoping an unexpected tip could lead to the feathery fugitive’s wherea...