Category Archives: Canadian Press

Bob Knuckey wants to be the fastest man at the world Ironman championship among men in their eighth decades. The 70-year-old retired teacher from Caledon, Ont., has pulled out all the stops in trainin...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Amid unfolding sex-abuse scandals, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl as archbishop of Washington. But the pope’s gentle words and lack of conde...

ISTANBUL - Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week a...

Safety officials say a near collision of airliners in San Francisco last year was a few feet from becoming the worst crash in aviation history and underscores the need for faster reporting of dangerou...

YEREVAN, Armenia - Without even her home country supporting her, Michaelle Jean failed in her bid for a second term as secretary general of la Francophonie Friday as members chose Rwandan Foreign Mini...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Beyonce paid homage to a high-profile music executive being honoured at a charity event to raise money for cancer research. The singer’s vocals soared as she performed thr...

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Hundreds of relatives, friends and colleagues of slain Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova said their goodbyes at a funeral Friday in her hometown, just after German police announ...

JERUSALEM - Two New Zealand activists dismiss an Israeli court order to pay damages for allegedly helping persuade pop singer Lorde to cancel a performance in Israel. The women say the ruling aims ...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 12 ___ LA FRANCOPHONIE MEMBERS TO CHOOSE NEXT SECRETARY GENERAL Michaelle Jean made a public plea to hold on to her post as secretary general of la Francophon...

For Steven Bisson, an ideal date night consists of a quiet night at home, a bag of Doritos and some cannabis to set the mood. Bisson, a 50-year-old medical marijuana user in Toronto, said his partner ...