Category Archives: The Canadian Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 29-year-old man has been charged with sparking California's deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in its history, authorities said Wednesday. Federal offici...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending that most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the "Lost Canadians" bill meet the same standards on language, knowledge of Canadian hi...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are putting tickets for the American League Championship Series up for sale on Thursday morning. Toronto holds a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five AL Division Series ...

LONDON (AP) - The assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the northwest of England that left two congregants dead pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, police said Wednesday. The at...

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls from five premiers for Ottawa to withdraw its legal argument calling for limits on the use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause. Fraser...

BOSTON (AP) - Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband's infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with ...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Mattias Ekholm to a three-year, US$12-million contract extension and added free agent forward Jack Roslovic on a one-year, $1.5-million deal Wednesday....

HALIFAX - Two tracking dogs trained to search for human remains have failed to find any trace of two children reported missing from their rural Nova Scotia home more than five months ago, the RCMP sai...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump, with lawyer...

WINNIPEG - Jets fan Mark Galang watched the team practise Wednesday and was feeling more optimistic about its future after hearing the big news of the day. Star left-winger Kyle Connor was on the ice ...