Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - They may be unappealing to some and not an obvious source of scientific data, but researchers are hoping a record-setting collection of 32,000 toenails will shed light on the most common for...

MONTREAL - The 77-year-old father of Quebec singer and performer Gregory Charles has died after he was struck by a snow-removal vehicle on Tuesday night. Charles wrote on Facebook his father, Lennox, ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s State of the Union offer of a “down-the-middle compromise” on immigration did nothing to move Republicans and Democrats closer to a deal, as Dem...

WASHINGTON - U.S. builders pushed construction spending up 0.7 per cent in December to a record high, though it was the weakest performance since they began to emerge from the financial crisis. The up...

TORONTO - MLS champion Toronto FC has strengthened its right side by signing Dutch international defender Gregory van der Wiel from Italy’s Cagliari. The 29-year-old excelled at Ajax and Paris S...

LINCOLN, Ont. - Inside this southern Ontario greenhouse, workers delicately clip each stem of a potted orchid onto thin, black stakes jutting out from its soil, marking the finishing touches on the fi...

TORONTO - It may seem early to start thinking about filing taxes, but this year’s return could be particularly time-consuming for Canadians who have flocked to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies...

OTTAWA - Child welfare agencies on reserves will immediately start getting funding to cover the actual cost of programs to keep families together, Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott said Thurs...

FREDERICTON - The editor-in-chief of a student newspaper at the University of New Brunswick is out after publishing an op-ed and interview with the head of a group that posted what were described as r...

Hamilton police say they have located a key witness in the shooting death of a 19-year-old Good Samaritan who authorities say was killed while trying to stop an altercation. Yosif Al-Hasnawi, describe...