Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - More than two years after a Montreal-born yoga instructor was found dead inside her Halifax home, a trial was scheduled to begin for her former partner Tuesday. Nicholas Jordan Butcher is ex...

OTTAWA - Medical marijuana patients are bracing for an uphill battle in their bid to convince the federal government to exempt medicinal cannabis from excise taxes. Their lobbying effort will begin on...

SASKATOON - A teen geologist from the Saskatoon area is feeling a bit more weighed down after a visit to the rock vault at the University of Saskatchewan last week. But he’s fine with that. Prof...

TORONTO - The Ontario government is pushing back against New York State’s Buy American law by limiting public sector procurement with suppliers in that state. A new regulation that took effect S...

BOSTON - The Boston museum robbed of $500 million worth of artwork in 1990 has published a new illustrated book about the theft that includes essays written by staffers. “Stolen” is availa...

Dallas police have recovered four guitars stolen from Nils Lofgren before the longtime member of the E Street Band was due to perform in the city. Dallas police tweeted Monday that they also have made...

Criticized relentlessly early in their careers with the Vancouver Canucks for being too slow and too soft - among other things - Henrik and Daniel Sedin persevered to elevate themselves among the NHL&...

HALIFAX - Most scientists have wrapped up their work scanning waters off the eastern U.S. coast for endangered North Atlantic right whales, capping off a dismal season that has seen an unprecedented n...

MOSCOW - An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump invited the Russian leader to the White House when they spoke by telephone last month, but the two cou...

BATTLEFORD, Sask. - You don’t have to be a baseball fan to visit the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. For many people, it’s Canada’s largest baseball bat sitting outsid...