Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - Centuries-old artifacts from the Pacific northwest coast are among items lost in the recent fire that destroyed the National Museum of Brazil, but a museum curator in Vancouver says the No...

GATINEAU, Que. - Consumers now have until Sunday to answer an online survey about sales tactics used by Canada’s largest phone, cable and internet service providers, two more days than originall...

OTTAWA - The unknown consequences of ongoing trade tensions were “front and centre” in the Bank of Canada’s decision this week to leave its key interest rate unchanged, a top Bank of...

LOS ANGELES - The idea to hand out a popular film Oscar has been shelved for now following widespread backlash, but film academy president John Bailey says that the new category was well-intentioned i...

SURGUT, Russia - Canada settled for second in Pool B at the FINA Women’s Water Polo World Cup after a 17-3 loss to the United States on Thursday. The Americans outscored the Canadians 9-2 in the...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has backed British claims that Vladimir Putin’s government “almost certainly” approved a poison attack against a former Russian spy and his daughter ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Country singer and “The Voice” star Blake Shelton has been appointed to the board of a foundation that will raise money for wildlife conservation in his home state of Oklah...

MONTREAL - Fans hoping to see Canadian Georges St-Pierre fight Conor McGregor or Khabib Nurmagomedov may be disappointed. The former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion played down reports he w...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A sarcastic sign in the window of a Connecticut restaurant asking people not to let their dogs pee on the eatery’s outside flower pot has earned the owner a $250 fine. Duc Ngu...

SAPPORO, Japan - A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, promp...