Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to play down Canada’s bid for a UN Security Council seat, saying Wednesday that winning would not be not an end in itself. Securing a temporary se...

MONTREAL - “BlacKkKlansman” director Spike Lee says the rise of right-wing movements and anti-immigrant sentiment isn’t just an American problem. While Lee has nothing but scathing c...

OTTAWA - Unexpectedly intense ice conditions meant anxious archeologists had to limit their exploration of the two Franklin expedition shipwrecks earlier this month. Persistent ice off the Yukon and A...

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. - A movie sequel to Stephen King’s horror classic “The Shining” has begun filming on the Georgia coast. Filmmakers set up vehicles including large RVs, a tent,...

TORONTO - The last line of Toronto FC’s defence, goalkeeper Alex Bono has taken a beating this year. Defending is an 11-man responsibility so there is plenty of blame to share when your team is ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison said Wednesday he’s requesting a House Ethics Committee investigation into the allegation of physical abuse from an ex-girlfriend that i...

HAMILTON - Head coach June Jones expects to have one of his big-play performers back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ offence. Receiver Brandon Banks practised at full speed Wednesday as the Ticats...

VANCOUVER - An internal report is recommending an overhaul of the Vancouver Police Department’s use of random street checks, even though it has found “no statistical basis” to conclu...

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is off to a slow start in his mission to bring virtual reality to the masses, so perhaps it’s appropriate his company’s next VR headset will be...

CHICAGO - Following years of reformulating at McDonald’s, most of the burgers it serves in the U.S. are now preservative-free. As of Wednesday, the world’s largest burger chain says classi...