Category Archives: Canadian Press

ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s eight-year bailout ordeal will forever be bookended by two of the country’s iconic islands. In choosing the western island of Ithaca to declare the end of the bai...

WASHINGTON - In a city with a long tradition of leftist street activism, Robin Bell has become something of a D.C. celebrity. Every few weeks, Bell puts messages of protest on the side of the Trump In...

MINA, Saudi Arabia - Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha as over 2 million pilgrims carry out the final rites of the hajj in Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims walked to a complex in Mina on Tuesday to throw pebb...

WASHINGTON - With tweets and taunts, President Donald Trump is attempting to turn one of his most outspoken critics into the public face of the Russia probe that he has long worked to discredit. In Jo...

SEATTLE - A federal judge in Seattle hearing arguments over a settlement that allows a Texas company to post online plans for printing 3D guns said Tuesday the overall issue of such untraceable plasti...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents and supervisors raised repeated concerns about expired body armour for more than a year before a union grievance was filed this May, publi...

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Security camera footage from the night a pledge suffered fatal injuries inside a Penn State fraternity house is again key evidence as prosecutors seek to convince a judge they have e...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Liu Xiang swam a world-record time of 26.98 seconds to win the women’s 50-meter backstroke gold medal on Tuesday night at the Asian Games. The 21-year-old Liu, who prefers s...

MONTREAL - An Air Canada-led consortium has reached a $450-million deal to acquire the Aeroplan loyalty program from Aimia Inc., earning plaudits from analysts but leaving questions about Aimia’...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Oil is expanding its reach with agreements to acquire an Irish-based energy marketing and distribution group of companies. The New Brunswick-based Irving said Tuesday it has ...