Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - One of the predominant themes of next week’s federal budget will be increasing the workforce participation of women - and recently released internal documents point to big economic bene...

VENTURA, Calif. - A man suspected of raping a 14-year-old he lured to a motel on social media was fleeing from police on a Southern California freeway Wednesday when he drank cyanide as he drove and k...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed fullback Rolly Lumbala to a two-year contract extension Thursday. The six-foot-two, 245 pound University of Idaho product is the Lions’ longest serving player c...

OTTAWA - A clash of political ideals may be behind a perceived snub of Justin Trudeau that was making international headlines as the prime minister passed the mid-point of his week-long trip to India,...

MONTREAL - Social activists are denouncing a Quebec government practice that cuts off welfare payments if recipients leave the province for a week or more. The so-called 7/15 rule was introduced in 20...

It’s six pounds of roasted meat, tomatoes, onions and sweet garlic sauce atop a pizza-sized pita - and so far no one has been able to eat it all. Alexandra’s Pizza in Sydney, N.S., has bee...

OTTAWA - EDITORS: Kill and make no further use of Trudeau-India-Sikhs-Background, moved at 14:03 ET on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The story provides an incomplete picture of the Sikh community in Canada and ...

MONTREAL - Quebec restaurants that do not have a bar licence such as Montreal’s Ye Olde Orchard must sell a bowl of pasta or other small plates to patrons who just want to grab a pint of beer. I...

KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia’s wine merchants say an Alberta ban on their product is having a crushing impact on the grape business and they plan to go to court to try to stop it. The B.C. W...

DEWITT, N.Y. - The feeding habits of a Cooper’s hawk may fascinate birdwatchers, but employees of a New York bank are fed up with the feathery remnants of slaughtered pigeons. A hawk has been ki...