Category Archives: Canadian Press

It can cause third-degree burns and even permanent blindness - and it's spreading. Giant hogweed is cutting a wider swath in B.C. and Ontario, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada is urging people acr...

VANDERGRIFT, Pa. - Pennsylvania police say a 2-year-old boy “was happy as could be” and wasn’t injured after he and an SUV rolled down a 100-foot-high (30.48 metres) hill. Vandergrif...

TOP STORIES: ATH–WORLDS LONDON - Without Usain Bolt in the field, there will be a new 200-meter world champion for the first time in 10 years. Also, Allyson Felix goes for another gold medal in ...

DALLAS - At some point during many flights, the captain will calmly announce that there could be some bumps ahead and so passengers must be seated with their seat belts on. The plane might seem to bob...

CARACAS, Venezuela - The Trump administration’s decision on Wednesday to slap sanctions on eight members of Venezuela’s all-powerful constitutional assembly brings to 30 the number of gove...

MEXICO CITY - Franklin strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season Wednesday as it neared Mexico’s central Gulf coast, heading for an overnight landfall that would be its second...

VALRICO, Fla. - Five dogs have died in a fire at a Florida “pet resort.” Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials said in a news release that firefighters found the dogs after knocking do...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Officials say a deadly thrill ride accident on the opening day of this year’s Ohio State Fair contributed to a significant drop in attendance. Officials said Tuesday that more t...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Officials from both major political parties had a consistent answer last year when asked about the security of voting systems: U.S. elections are so decentralized that it would be ...

WASHINGTON - Warning of “fire and fury,” President Donald Trump answered North Korea’s threats with rhetoric the nuclear-armed nation might appreciate. The risk now is the tough talk...