Category Archives: Canadian Press

BORACAY, Philippines - Boatloads of tourists sailed Friday to the Philippines’ Boracay island, which officials reopened to visitors after a six-month closure to clean waters the president had ca...

BERLIN - The stakes are unusually high for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government as the central state of Hesse votes in a state election this weekend. Sunday’s election has become a...

BARCELONA, Spain - South Sudan’s government is spending millions of dollars next week to celebrate a “final final” peace deal to end a five-year civil war. One problem: The rebel lea...

HANAHAN, S.C. - Police in South Carolina say a naked woman tried to bite off a man’s genitals and then rushed on all fours at responding officers, who shocked her with a stun gun. WCSC-TV report...

LAVAL, Que. - Joannie Rochette has swapped her glamorous sequined costumes and skates for scrubs and comfortable shoes. The long hours she once trained on the ice, she now spends in an operating room....

Bragging rights and a Breeders Crown title will be on the line Saturday night when Lazarus N and McWicked resume their season-long rivalry. American Brian Sears will drive early 5/2 favourite McWicked...

SURREY, B.C. - B.C. Lions coach Wally Buono knows his club will be heading into a “tough environment” when they visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders this weekend. “You’re on the ...

The long rebuild of the Waterloo Warriors football program is finally showing signs of fruit. Next up for the team is its first playoff appearance since 2003. The Warriors will visit the Guelph Grypho...

VANCOUVER - Alphonso Davies’ teenage years have been anything but normal. The 17-year-old loves to play video games and frequently shares his life on Instagram, but he’s also balancing bei...

O’DONNELL’S, N.L. - A fish plant in a small community in eastern Newfoundland has been gutted by a large fire, leaving the village without its core employer. The local volunteer fire depar...