Category Archives: Canadian Press

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A North Korean taekwondo demonstration team arrived in South Korea on Friday for its first performances in the rival country in 10 years. The team’s arrival came as S...

FREDERICTON - A major New Brunswick mining project - tapping into one of North America’s largest deposits of tungsten - has received federal environmental assessment approval. The Sisson Mine pr...

SYDNEY, Australia - Darren Simpson, who at 21 became Britain’s youngest ever Young Chef of the Year and has been a television chef and food writer, has died in Australia, his family said Friday....

ATLANTA - They had a long way to go and a short time to get there, but hundreds of fans in Trans Ams have put the hammer down and made it to Atlanta to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Smokey ...

HOBOKEN, N.J. - The mother of “Cake Boss” reality star Buddy Valastro has died. Mary Valastro was 69 years old. He announced on Instagram on Thursday that his mother’s “battle ...

PARIS - A British woman was seriously injured when a double-decker tour bus that took a detour due to a major display of sporting events got stuck inside a tunnel under a Paris bridge Friday, firefigh...

HALIFAX - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the second-degree murder of a young Halifax woman found dying on a pathway, in what police now say was a random killing. Chelsie Probert, 18, was foun...

WASHINGTON - Faced with a sweeping set of demands, Qatar insisted Friday it can indefinitely survive the economic and diplomatic steps its neighbours have taken to try to pressure it into compliance, ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 40 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded Friday in four separate bomb and gun attacks in three major Pakistani cities, officials said. A suicide bomber was involved i...

SRINAGAR, India - A police officer in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s main city was beaten to death after he fired at a group of people who suspected him of spying on worshippers during the holiest ...