Category Archives: Canadian Press

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is proposing Ottawa get into the crude-by-rail business - at least temporarily - so that producers in her province can get a better price for their oil. “...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man whose excessive flatulence forced a police detective to cut shot an interrogation has pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug charges. The Kansas City Star reports that 25-year...

TORONTO - Cases of a rare polio-like condition have begun turning up in some Canadian children, following reports of dozens of cases in the U.S. in recent weeks. Known as acute flaccid myelitis, the c...

MONTREAL - The federal government says it will respond to pleas for help from northern Quebec, where a spate of suicides in Inuit communities this year has created what officials are calling a crisis....

LOS ANGELES - The world will have to wait a little longer for the “Wonder Woman” sequel, which will now arrive in theatres in summer 2020. Warner Bros. announced Monday that “Wonder ...

VANCOUVER - A man charged with murdering a 12-year-girl in British Columbia over 40 years ago should be found guilty after confessing to undercover police that he abducted, sexually assaulted and kill...

MONTREAL - A Quebec man whose frisky husky impregnated a neighbour’s chow chow has been ordered to pay about $800 in vet fees and court costs. According to a judgment last month, the Shawinigan-...

MANCHESTER, England - Speaking publicly for the first time since being accused of rape, Cristiano Ronaldo defended himself against the allegation and said Monday he is confident the truth will come ou...

TORONTO - The season is over for Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore, who is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove a bone fragment from his right ankle. The U.S. international joins Victor Vazquez on th...

SAN FRANCISCO - The young Joe Hunt once used his intelligence, a high-energy salesman’s patter and powers of persuasion to get wealthy friends to invest in his Billionaire Boys Club to fuel an o...