Category Archives: Canadian Press

MONCTON, N.B. - It was a sunny summer evening in Moncton’s northwest end. After a streak of rain, temperatures had climbed, and people filled the streets basking in first days of warmth. As chil...

MONTREAL - David Samuelson stands in the bare, still-damp space in his basement that was once his son’s room. Outside on the front lawn of his Montreal home is a growing pile of waterlogged debr...

FORT WORTH, Texas - A 14-year-old physics major has become the youngest person ever to graduate from Texas Christian University. Carson Huey-You was among more than 2,000 students getting degrees Satu...

OTTAWA - For 16 years, Maggy Gisle thought her lot in life was to be a “junkie, a prostitute and a drug dealer.” Now, Gisle - once known as “Crazy Jackie,” a fixture on the Dow...

LISBON, Portugal - Eurovision winner Salvador Sobral was greeted as a national hero upon his return home to Portugal on Sunday, a day after winning the song contest in Ukraine’s capital. The 27-...

OTTAWA - Provinces have been protesting the large volume of work and heavy costs they say the Trudeau government has piled on them in its rush to legalize recreational cannabis across Canada by next y...

KOPER, Slovenia - Canadian gymnast Ellie Black captured three silver medals at the FIG World Challenge Cup in her first competition since the Rio Olympics Games. The Halifax native placed second on th...

OTTAWA - The Trump administration is likely to quickly trigger the process that will lead to renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, now that a new U.S. trade representative has been...

NEW YORK - The Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, has historically been about as fond of change as day-old baguettes. As much as its screens light up with the world...

BISMARCK, N.D. - Opposition to the Dakota Access oil pipeline has persuaded some banks to stop supporting projects that might harm the environment or tread on indigenous rights, but calling the divest...