Category Archives: Canadian Press

DALLAS - Hurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and gasoline around the world after taking down a huge chunk of U.S. refining...

WASHINGTON - Two weeks before Harvey’s flood waters engulfed much of Houston, President Donald Trump quietly rolled back an order by his predecessor that would have made it easier for storm-rava...

SYDNEY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia man convicted of murdering a 19-year-old woman solely for thrills has admitted to being an accessory to the murder of another young woman. Thomas Ted Barrett pleaded guilt...

BEAUMONT, Alta. - Shiva Kumar Shunmugam was wrapping up a lazy summer afternoon tending to social media feeds for the Alberta town of Beaumont when a strange request came into the fire hall’s Fa...

TORONTO - A Toronto neurosurgeon charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife has been denied bail. Dr. Mohammed Shamji, 41, showed little emotion as he sat in a Toronto courtroom on Wedn...

BOSTON - Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling’s plan to collect supplies and cash to bring to the victims of Hurricane Harvey is drawing criticism on social media from people who say donat...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - In a story Aug. 30 about the Hollywood, Florida, city commission voting to remove the names of Confederate generals from city streets, The Associated Press identified a protester as ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A test version of a spacecraft resembling a mini space shuttle was carried aloft over the Mojave Desert by a helicopter Wednesday in a precursor to a free flight in wh...

WASHINGTON - Houston’s population is growing quickly, but when Harvey hit last weekend there were far fewer homes and other properties in the area with flood insurance than just five years ago, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - President Donald Trump launched his fall push to overhaul the nation’s tax system by pledging Wednesday that the details-to-come plan would “bring back Main Street”...