Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - When Howie Mandel played a Boston doctor on the 1980s medical drama “St. Elsewhere” it wasn’t the medical jargon he struggled with - it was his Canadian accent. “I ca...

FOGO ISLAND, N.L. - People in parts of Newfoundland may be growing weary of ice still clogging their waterways this late in June. But for tourism operators and local businesses the proliferation of ic...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A man and two children have been killed in a head-on crash just west of Toronto. The crash happened late Sunday in Mississauga, Ont. Peel Police Const. Harinder Sohi says a Mazda c...

MONCTON, N.B. - Experts are preparing for the massive, messy task of removing multiple dead whales from the sea for necropsies as they investigate at least six mysterious whale deaths in the Gulf of S...

IRBIL, Iraq - Islamic State fighters launched a string of counterattacks in a western Mosul neighbourhood that had recently been declared free of the militant group, setting off clashes that continued...

ATHENS, Greece - With a heat wave expected later this week, Greece’s government on Monday failed to persuade striking garbage collectors to return to work after a 10-day protest left huge piles ...

ATHENS, Greece - With a heat wave expected later this week, Greece’s government Monday urging striking garbage collectors to return to work after a 10-day protest has left huge piles of trash ar...

JOHANNESBURG - A rhino breeder in South Africa is planning an online auction of rhino horn, capitalizing on a court ruling that opened the way to domestic trade despite an international ban that was i...

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May forged a deal with a Northern Ireland party Monday that should give her struggling minority government enough votes to get her agenda endorsed, but at a high cost: ...

MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Dora strengthened off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, but posed little threat as it spun out into the ocean away from land. The hurricane’s maximum sustained wind...