Category Archives: Canadian Press

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Canadian defensive lineman Justin Capicciotti to a two-year contract extension and released American defensive back Emanuel Davis on Thursday. The six-foot-th...

HALIFAX - Women considering an abortion in Nova Scotia will soon be able to call a toll-free number to access information, arrange testing and set up an appointment. The phone line will eliminate the ...

DUTCH SETTLEMENT, N.S. - Someone stole a toilet, and the internet is amused. Nova Scotia RCMP say a Royal Flush portable toilet was stolen from a worksite in Dutch Settlement, northeast of Halifax, so...

PHOENIX - The Arizona House kicked out Republican Rep. Don Shooter on Thursday because of a lengthy pattern of sexual misconduct, making him the first state lawmaker in the U.S. to be expelled since t...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are banking on fitness as one answer to late-game breakdowns that plagued the Major League Soccer club last season. New coach Remi Garde ran the players hard during the ...

DaVaris Daniels has more than just a passing interest in the Super Bowl on Sunday. His father, Phillip, is an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, who’ll face the New England Patriots a...

OTTAWA - Canada’s heritage minister is shedding light on some of the details contained in the new Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the federal government agreed to last week. The revised dea...

PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn’s name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill...

VICTORIA - An unlikely visitor to Vancouver Island is recovering at an animal rescue centre after being found, shivering and injured, on the Victoria waterfront. The female brown booby is receiving tr...

Allegations of animal abuse at a dog-sledding operation north of Toronto have prompted Ontario’s animal welfare organization to launch an investigation. The Ontario Society for the Prevention of...