Category Archives: Canadian Press

CALGARY - Canadian motorists hitting the road for the country’s 150th Canada Day weekend are expected to find the lowest average gasoline prices in seven years, according to GasBuddy.com. The re...

TORONTO - A plan by Tim Hortons to offer poutine doughnuts at certain U.S. locations on Canada Day is drawing a mix of amusement and disgust online. The peculiar treat, described by the company as a C...

WINNIPEG - Some Manitobans jokingly refer to mosquitoes as their unofficial provincial bird, but Winnipeg has been unusually free of the pesky insects so far this year. Ken Nawolsky, the city’s ...

BURLINGTON, Ont. - A lost pet pig is home safe and sound thanks to a Toronto-area police officer who proved herself handy with a makeshift lasso. Two Halton regional police officers were called to a r...

TORONTO - Amazon says sign-ups for its Amazon Prime membership program grew 80 per cent in Canada in 2016. The world’s largest online retailer wouldn’t disclose the total number of Canadia...

EDMONTON - Alberta ended its most recent fiscal year with a $10.8 billion deficit and $33.3 billion in debt, but Finance Minister Joe Ceci said Thursday the economic outlook is improving and the NDP g...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - R.J. Barrett would love to get his driver’s license. But finding the time for that particular rite of passage has proven impossible for the talented 17-year-old. Barrett is t...

TORONTO - Home Capital Group says it’s narrowed down potential CEO candidates to a “short short list” and is weeks away from making an announcement, as it strives to reverse its fort...

WASHINGTON - Actress Kate del Castillo is seeking international help in a dispute with the Mexican government stemming from the secret meeting she arranged with Sean Penn and former fugitive drug boss...

EDMONTON - When Korey Jones came north to the CFL in 2014, the then 25-year-old from the University of Wyoming considered himself a professional football player. When he met J.C. Sherritt, then in his...