Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s campaign against plastic straws is fodder for her Twitter critics this week after she twice posted incorrectly that local Ottawa restaurants hav...

AULD’S COVE, N.S. - Nova Scotia Power says it has completed installation of six new transmission towers that will carry electricity from Labrador’s Muskrat Falls hydroelectric megaproject ...

DAYTON, Ohio - A 911 call at a sprawling Air Force base on Thursday sent armoured vehicles and unmarked police cars rushing to a medical centre where people hid behind locked doors until authorities d...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Rob Lowe, Justin Timberlake and Nick Cannon are getting into the game-show business. The trio is involved in three shows debuting during the upcoming season on Fox. Lowe is hos...

TORONTO - Sam Gagner had a feeling the first question coming his way would be about childhood friend John Tavares. That intuition proved to be spot on. Speaking before a charity event Wednesday night,...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have placed assistant captain Troy Brouwer on unconditional waivers with the intention of buying out the remaining two years of his contract. The move was announced by the...

BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada says wild plains bison that were reintroduced to Banff National Park are now free-roaming animals. Officials say 31 bison were released Sunday into a 1,200 square-kilometre...

TORONTO - A coalition of rebellious Tim Hortons franchisees is accusing the fast-food giant’s parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. of trying to sideline the group by refusing to r...

HALIFAX - A former medical student serving a life sentence for murder has been granted a copy of his laptop hard drive, as he represents himself in a court bid to obtain the computer itself. William S...

CROSS LAKE, Man. - Skipper is twice the size of Gilligan, and they’re are always chumming around. The professor is the quiet one. Ginger and Mary Ann might be the best looking. And Thurston Howe...