Category Archives: Canadian Press

ST-LAZARE, Man. - A top CN executive telephoned a Manitoba rancher on Monday to apologize after one of the company’s trains derailed and spilled oil on his land. “CN executive vice-preside...

OTTAWA - Canadian officials will be “cheering from the sidelines” over fresh signals that Britain believes it can manage any security risks posed by Huawei Technologies’ involvement ...

MONTREAL - Two Quebecers suffering from incurable degenerative diseases are arguing that laws governing medical assistance in dying are unconstitutional and that legislators exceeded their powers by s...

According to Lonely Planet, La Chorrera is famous throughout Panama for its chicheme - a sweet non-alcoholic drink made from milk, mashed corn, cinnamon and vanilla. “It’s not really worth...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Refusing to back down amid a mounting battle over Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, the government of President Nicolas Maduro announced Monday that it will hold its own huge...

NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, St. Louis Blues right-wing Vladimir Tarasenko and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby are the NHL’s three stars of the week. Kuche...

MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is citing the pilot’s lack of experience in instrument flying, particularly at night, for a helicopter crash that killed three people near Dr...

OTTAWA - A convoy of angry Albertans and other westerners rolls into Ottawa Tuesday for a mass protest against federal energy and environmental policies that has also become a magnet for extremist, an...

CULVER CITY, Calif. - Glance around the “Jeopardy!” set during rehearsals for its first-ever team championship and it’s easy to be intimidated by the assembled brain power. ThereR...

SYDNEY, N.S. - Prince Edward Island skip Suzanne Birt is not intimidated on the ice, no matter who the opposition might be. She used an aggressive style against six-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts ...