Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEWTON, N.C. - An 800-pound heifer made a big splash when it was found in a North Carolina family’s swimming pool. Catawba County Chief Animal Control Officer Jenna Arsenault told news outlets t...

MOSCOW - A Moscow court has seized the property of a prominent theatre and film director who is being investigated for fraud. Kirill Serebrennikov, arguably Russia’s best known director, was det...

MONCTON, N.B. - Ottawa will order boats to give right whales a 100-metre buffer zone as it looks at a variety of options to protect the endangered mammals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, says Fisheries M...

BERLIN - A nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders may have killed more than 100 patients over several years at two hospitals in northwestern Germany, prosecutors said Thursday. I...

BEIRUT - Islamic State militants withdrew Thursday from their last stronghold in Syria, a strategic town near the border with Iraq, following a government offensive that has effectively left the extre...

OTTAWA - New parents planning to begin parental leave on or after Dec. 3 will be able to spread their federal benefits over more months, but many will have to wait on provinces and their employers bef...

Eight stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 9 --- PARENTAL LEAVE DETAILS SET TO BE UNVEILED New mothers and fathers poised to go on parental leave before the end of the year will be able to spread fe...

VANCOUVER - From Everest to Denali, a mountaineer from British Columbia has climbed to a record after spending more than two years scaling some of the tallest peaks on Earth. North Vancouver’s L...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Vi...

CALGARY - A loud whir is followed by a deep rumbling roar as the engine of a decommissioned Canadian Forces armoured recovery vehicle comes to life. A big cloud of black smoke belches out of the rear ...