Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - A woman who wants to sue Facebook over its use of “sponsored stories” can pursue her case in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. Deborah Douez wants to fil...

OTTAWA - Franklin Njomo spent the early part of his life advocating for human rights in Cameroon, and fled to Canada to seek refugee status after being jailed and tortured as a result. But he still do...

OTTAWA - A woman who wants to sue Facebook over its use of “sponsored stories” can pursue her case in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. Deborah Douez wants to fil...

NEW YORK - Billie Jean King celebrated the 45th anniversary of Title IX at the New York Historical Society. King and friends of the Women’s Sports Foundation gathered Thursday night at the museu...

TORONTO - Coach John Herdman is a step closer to his goal of taking the Canadian women’s soccer team to the top. Canada has moved up one spot to No. 4 in the new FIFA women’s world ranking...

ST. LOUIS - The $1.5 million awarded this week to the parents of Michael Brown is the latest of several large settlements involving killings of black people by police, but it’s far from the larg...

Grief-stricken members of a remote northern Ontario community were still struggling to cope on Friday after the suicide of yet another 12-year-old girl sparked fears a death pact could claim even more...

AVON LAKE, Ohio - An Ohio man is facing charges after police say he stole more than 500 signs, claiming they were an eyesore and a distraction to drivers. John Hoelzl, of Avon Lake, was charged Wednes...

PARIS - High-divers plunged into the River Seine, trampoline athletes somersaulted inside the Petit Palais art museum and runners raced on a floating track as Paris turned some of its world-famous lan...

SOCHI, Russia - The Russian city of Sochi’s only professional soccer club says it is withdrawing from the league, in a move which calls World Cup legacy plans into question. FC Sochi says in a w...