Category Archives: Canadian Press

CALGARY - The retiring CEO of Pengrowth Energy Corp. says Canadian oil and gas leaders have been too “shy” to speak out in support of their industry and he plans to help fill that vacuum a...

TORONTO - Whether a pre-schooler has a sweet tooth, is partial to snacks rich in fat, or has an aversion to bitter vegetables like broccoli could be linked to genetics, researchers suggest. A study by...

VICTORIA - Real estate experts say the British Columbia government started to build a strong foundation for more affordable housing in Tuesday’s budget, but opinion varies on the expected outcom...

Canadian scientists are part of an international team that has used the genetics from bodies thousands of years old to reveal the secrets of how agriculture first came to Europe. “This was the s...

TORONTO - Collector and philanthropist Sonja Bata, whose collection of global footwear treasures formed the basis of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, has died. The museum’s acting director Sheil...

NEW YORK - Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard took the witness stand on Wednesday in her negligence lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association, describing how she slipped and fell on a wet locker ...

A decade-long court battle between an insurance company and an Ontario Catholic diocese over coverage for settlements in sexual abuse cases could have wide-ranging consequences for victims and religio...

OTTAWA - The newly forged Pacific Rim trade deal has a leading privacy advocate wondering whether the agreement could leave sensitive personal data exposed to prying eyes. Vincent Gogolek of the B.C. ...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting believed that a brightening global economic picture and the effects of recently passed tax cuts had raised the prospect for solid growth...

CALGARY - Fred Weiss was 22 years old when he joined the spellbound crowd listening to the Rev. Billy Graham at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium in 1981. Graham, a celebrated evangelical preacher who w...