Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - The federal environment minister says she wants business leaders involved when she and her counterparts from other G7 nations gather in Halifax this fall to discuss how to reduce the flow of...

ATLANTA - Bears don’t usually pack a lunch, but they’ll be happy to eat whatever someone else has prepared. WSB-TV reports that Carrie Watts of Rabun County found a large black bear enjoyi...

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. - Newly engaged singer Justin Bieber and model Hailey Baldwin have paid a visit to a grocery store in upstate New York, where they posed for photos with employees and customers. Chri...

BRUSSELS - Donald Trump boasted Thursday of singlehandedly winning commitments from his fellow NATO leaders to meet and exceed a defence spending target of two per cent of GDP - even though Prime Mini...

Toronto plans to add 200 frontline officers to the night shift over the summer in an effort to reduce gun violence, the city’s police chief said Thursday while the mayor promised new funds for c...

CALGARY - Package delivery firms say they are prepared to fill the gap when Greyhound Canada closes most of its Western Canada operations this fall. The company says its Greyhound Package Express serv...

TORONTO - Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government vowed Thursday to bring in sweeping changes meant to restore public trust in the province in a throne speech that played up promises m...

LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry is warning fans not to get scammed. The actor, comedian and director says in a Facebook video that he’s not giving away anything. The 48-year-old directed a strong comm...

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - The NunatuKavut community in southern Labrador is entering into historic talks with the Canadian government, as Ottawa moves to formally recognize an Indigenous group th...

CROOKS CORNER, South Africa - Africa’s ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk and known as the “tree of life,” is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the larg...