Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a weak link to some heart tumors, but scientists and federal regulators say don’t worry - it is st...

SEATTLE - With the number of endangered Puget Sound orcas at a 30-year low, state lawmakers want to protect the fish-eating killer whales that spend time in the inland waters of the Salish Sea. The me...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Longtime NBC journalist Tom Brokaw has donated thousands of documents spanning his career to the University of Iowa, and they’re now available to the public. The collection inc...

TORONTO - He’s a perennial Super Bowl champion and regarded by many as the greatest quarterback in NFL history. But those are also some of the reasons why defensive linemen like Canadian Tyrone ...

OTTAWA - A group representing survivors of the so-called ’60s Scoop says the federal government’s proposed $800-million settlement does not go far enough. The government failed to adequate...

WASHINGTON - Extending NAFTA negotiations into 2019 would prolong uncertainty for the Canadian economy and trim anticipated growth over the next year, says a forecast released Friday. Scotiabank estim...

JUNEAU, Alaska - An Alaska lawmaker is resigning after being accused of hitting a woman during a night of drinking last month, the second House Democrat and rural Alaska representative to leave office...

TORONTO - Ricky Ray isn’t done just yet. The veteran quarterback signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Argonauts on Friday, ending two-plus months of uncertainty regarding his football future....

EDMONTON - Robert Larsson, the father of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson, has died. He was 50. The elder Larsson was a defenceman in the Swedish league from 1985 to 1996 and was selected fourt...

A prominent Nova Scotia mayor is expected to enter the Progressive Conservative leadership race Saturday, two days after announcing he was gay and someone had been threatening to reveal it. A spokespe...