Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - Barbara Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway’s leading ingenues and later a major cabaret and concert interpreter of popular American song, has died. She was 89. Co...

TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who purchased a shirt and tie for an alleged shoplifter after learning the young man needed the clothing items for an upcoming job interview said Tuesday that he wan...

WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump spends much of August at his New Jersey golf club, Democratic lawmakers are making a new push for information about how much money the federal government is spen...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver Addison Richards announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 23-year-old didn’t appear in any games for the Blue Bombers in 2017. Richards, who was drafted 11th ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Liberal backbencher lost her bid Tuesday to become Newfoundland and Labrador’s first female Speaker after challenging her boss’s preferred male candidate. Pam Pa...

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers posted a record number of open jobs in June, a sign that the solid hiring of recent months will likely continue. Job openings jumped 8 per cent to 6.2 million, the highest ...

NASHVILLE - A knock on the door woke Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and her husband Bruce out of a sound sleep about 3 a.m. When the mayor saw police at her door, she knew it must be bad news - maybe an ...

BERLIN - Germany is the country of Goethe and Kant, Bach and Beethoven. But recent migrants are hoping to sprinkle Arabic poetry and Middle Eastern music, into that mix. At the “Between Us”...

MANILA, Philippines - With the rise of a friendly leader in the Philippines, China has been spared a vocal adversary in the disputed South China Sea. In the process, it has gained momentum despite las...

KERDASA, Egypt - In Egypt, where many suffer under economic hardship, 35-year-old entrepreneur Ahmed Saeed el-Feki has been working hard to make something of himself. He has launched his own business ...