Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - Anne Hathaway calls the fatal stabbing of a young black woman at a subway station in Oakland, California, unspeakable while condemning white privilege. Authorities say a white 27-year-old p...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs are gambling a change of scenery and a pennant race will help Cole Hamels return to form. The Cubs acquired the veteran left-hander from the Texas Rangers on Friday for righ...

NEW YORK - Cracking down on hate, abuse and online trolls is also hurting Twitter’s standing with investors. The company’s stock plunged Friday morning after it reported a decline in its m...

WASHINGTON - Rarely has an RSVP been so complicated. President Donald Trump is open to visiting Moscow - if he gets a formal invitation from Vladimir Putin, the White House said Friday. Russian Presid...

TORONTO - Religious groups and anti-racism advocates say they are pleased that Toronto police have laid charges after an incident described by officers as “hate-motivated” was caught on vi...

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a surplus of $641 million in the second month of its fiscal year, helped along by a boost in tax revenues. For the first two months of the fiscal year, the governme...

MINSK, Belarus - The lawyer for a hunger-striking Ukrainian filmmaker who is imprisoned in Russia says the health risks for his client are rising as the protest enters its 75th day. Oleg Sentsov, a vo...

LORDSTOWN, Ohio - With too many factories making slow-selling cars, General Motors can’t afford to keep them all operating without making some tough decisions. But the political atmosphere might...

LONDON - Prince Charles has issued a statement to a British inquiry investigating child abuse, saying he’d been deceived by a disgraced Church of England bishop jailed for sex abuse. The remarks...

MATI, Greece - More than 2,000 homes were damaged in this week’s deadly wildfire near Athens and roughly a quarter of them will have to be demolished, Greek officials said Friday, revealing more...