Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators got exactly what they wanted Thursday night. After a disappointing 8-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens Monday night, the Senators, who have struggled at home, were determin...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A remote population of frizzy-haired orangutans on the Indonesian island of Sumatra seems to be a new species of primate, scientists say. But the purportedly newest member of the ...

VANCOUVER - Just before Christmas last year, Traci Genereaux was a passenger of a car that flew off the road and rolled over several times. She broke her spine and had to undergo surgery that shrunk h...

WASHINGTON - The ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest peak since 1988, NASA said Thursday. The huge hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer reached its maximum this year in September...

LOS ANGELES - Police say the home of Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig was burglarized while his team was losing the World Series. Police say officers answered a burglary alarm at the Encino, Calif...

BOSTON - Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a ban on “bump stocks,” devices that can increase the firing rate of a weapon. If signed by the governor, the state would be the first to ban...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin says he isn’t trying to make a political statement by voicing his support for Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian presidential election. Ovechkin posted...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump promised he would fill the military prison at Guantanamo Bay with “bad dudes” and slammed the Obama administration for prosecuting terrorists in U.S. courts. But ...

VICTORIA - An expert task force will advise the British Columbia government on how to eliminate medical premiums within four years. Finance Minister Carole James says the panel’s expertise ̶...

CALGARY - Andrew Buckley’s first CFL start will feel like old times. The quarterback marshalled the University of Calgary Dinos offence in cold and snowy conditions at McMahon Stadium during his...