Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart took steps Wednesday to restrict gun sales, adding two retail heavyweights to the growing rift between corporate America and the gun lobby. Dick̵...

LONDON - The British police investigation into claims of sexual assaults by Harvey Weinstein has expanded to include 10 alleged victims. London’s Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday that it...

MONROEVILLE, Ala. - The will of “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee has been made public following a lawsuit by The New York Times, but details on her estate remain a secret. The Tim...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch court says the son - born out of wedlock - of a member of the royal house of Bourbon-Parma can use his father’s name and the title of prince. The country’s...

WASHINGTON - U.S. economic growth was revised down slightly to a still-solid 2.5 per cent annual rate in the final three months of last year, as business spent less on investment and restocking shelve...

PARKLAND, Fla. - Students and teachers hugged and cried Wednesday as they returned under heavy police guard to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High for the first time since a teenager with an assault rifle k...

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau doubled down Wednesday on his support for a senior government official who suggested factions in the Indian government sabotaged the prime minister’s trip to India last w...

CAIRO - Egyptian courts have sentenced two singers to prison time for seemingly tame behaviour deemed threatening to society in a country growing increasingly repressive on all fronts. One, the famous...

OTTAWA - Parents of young children and a national Muslim group are welcoming a federal budget commitment to address fairness and privacy concerns with Canada’s no-fly list. The budget sets aside...

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 27 --- LIBERAL VALUES PROMINENT IN 2018 BUDGET Women, science and conservation are among the main themes of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s latest budg...