Category Archives: Canadian Press

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi forces say hundreds of civilians are fleeing Mosul as airstrikes pound the last pockets of territory held by the Islamic State group. Iraqi special forces Maj. Gen. Sami al-Aridisa...

TOKYO - The new party of the Japanese capital’s populist governor appeared headed for a landslide victory Sunday over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s scandal-laden ruling party in a closely wa...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Latest on a shooting at a Little Rock nightclub (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Federal authorities in Alabama say they recovered two handguns and an assault rifle in a vehicle du...

BOSTON - It sounds strange, but a rare butterfly has been found by federal wildlife officials to be thriving on U.S. military bases. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife endangered species expert says the frosted...

SAINT-FELIX-DE-KINGSEY, Que. - When Nathalie Gagnon and her partner bought a closed-down inn in Quebec last year, they had no intention of reopening it under the traditional model. Instead, the couple...

WASHINGTON - What makes someone a good predictor of upcoming events? The U.S. intelligence community has run several projects aimed at answering that question. That includes a tournament called the Ag...

WASHINGTON - Amir Bagherpour already has a detailed set of charts predicting how everything will play out in the NAFTA negotiations, even though they don’t actually start for another few weeks. ...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for th...

DAMASCUS, Syria - Security forces chased three explosive-laden vehicles through Damascus Sunday, intercepting two of them at checkpoints but failing to stop the third before it exploded in the city ce...

A person with knowledge of the situation says forward P.J. Tucker has agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal with the Houston Rockets. Tucker will give Houston another defensive-minded player on what...