Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Canada plans to soon host a meeting of countries from the Americas determined to steer troubled Venezuela back on a path to democracy. The gathering of the Lima Group of nations is likely to ...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Alberta’s Selena Sturmay has one more draw to play at the Canadian junior curling championship, but it’s only for practice. Sturmay’s Alberta rink locked up a ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a pilot program to boost immigration in rural and northern communities struggling with labour shortages and population decline. More than two-thirds of imm...

MONTREAL - A real estate developer known for his ties to the Montreal Mafia was shot dead Thursday morning. Tony Magi, who survived a brazen rush-hour murder attempt in 2008, was the victim of Montrea...

LOS ANGELES - Fans of a Korean pop star have raised more than $2,000 to name a baby deer at the Los Angeles Zoo after their favourite doe-eyed singer. The zoo’s new baby pudu was named Haechan a...

BANFF, Alta. - An internationally known ski resort in Banff National Park has signed a new lease that includes a plan for future growth - despite having grave concerns with it. In a letter sent this w...

A well-rounded athlete who had a CFL stint cut short due to injury, Jim McKean’s professional plans were unclear when he decided to take in a Montreal Expos game in the team’s early days a...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s justice minister is expressing concern over a Parole Board of Canada decision to release a notorious convicted killer and sexual predator back to the United States. Mark ...

YORK HAVEN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator helps him deal with his depression. Joie Henney, 65, said his registered emotional support animal named Wally likes to snuggle...

NEW YORK - One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said employees’ “little bit of ...