Category Archives: Canadian Press

WINNIPEG - People in sub-arctic Churchill, Man., face the prospect of running out of heating fuel over the winter unless the region’s rail line is repaired and service is restored, Mayor Mike Sp...

SAN FRANCISCO - Colleagues and investigators were at a loss Thursday to explain what drove a San Francisco UPS driver to pull out an assault weapon at work and kill three co-workers who police suspect...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation’s capital had a long history of lashing out at Republica...

LONDON - Police say the death toll in the London tower blaze has risen to 12, and that the figure was expected to rise. Steve Apter of the London Fire Brigade said pockets of fire were still blazing a...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A New Brunswick lighthouse almost as old as Confederation has been destroyed by a fire. The Saint John fire department says it was notified of the blaze at the Swift Point Lighthous...

VANCOUVER - Norsat International Inc. (TSX:NII), which is subject to a controversial takeover bid from a Chinese firm, says it may accept a better offer from an American investment fund. The Vancouver...

TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who fatally shot a hammer-wielding man in the city two years ago said Wednesday he was “devastated” by the confrontation’s grim conclusion, though ...

KILIS, Turkey - Thousands of Syrian refugees are returning home for a visit during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, after Turkey temporarily opened two border crossings with its war-torn neighbour. F...

BIDI BIDI, Uganda - At this kindergarten on the edge of the world’s largest refugee camp, there are no notebooks. When it’s time to practice writing skills, children sit under a tree to do...

STACYVILLE, Maine - U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke praised the beauty of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument on Wednesday and said he’s “comfortable” with the Nationa...