Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal government is counting on cash from marijuana sales to help it deliver a third consecutive balanced budget, which includes modest spending increases for a heavily...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is turning to its spy agency and high-tech cybersleuths to ensure the privacy rights of Canadians are being protected as revelations swirl about Facebook data being exp...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s supreme court has banned a TV host from appearing on-air for three months over his false report that the rape and murder of a young girl was linked to an international net...

FREDERICTON - Police have released pictures of a GMC pick-up truck suspected to have been involved in a hit-and-run death that has left a New Brunswick First Nation grieving and seeking justice. RCMP ...

TORONTO - Google is putting fake news in its crosshairs as it rolls out a news initiative aimed at stopping the spread of misinformation and helping publishers attract more subscribers. The technology...

Not even Ellen DeGeneres could get Canadian ice dance sensations Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to say they are more than friends. Virtue and Moir appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Tuesd...

NORTH BAY, Ont. - Canada’s Jennifer Jones was given a rather favourable schedule at the start of the world women’s curling championship and she’s taken full advantage. The Winnipeg s...

LONDON - Call him Sir Ringo now, or Sir Richard to be more precise. Either way, it’s a fitting honour for the former Beatles drummer, who has waited decades for the recognition. The 77-year-old ...

LONDON - Renee Zellweger has transformed her looks and is working on her singing skills as she starts a new film about Judy Garland. Principal photography for “Judy” is underway in London,...

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi’s governor will appoint the state’s agriculture commissioner to fill the Senate vacancy that will soon be created when veteran Sen. Thad Cochran retires, three...