Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - A strike appears to be looming at the Globe and Mail. The union representing editorial, circulation and advertising sales workers at the Globe says they could be on strike by midnight Wednes...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka’s Parliament passed a no-confidence vote against the government headed by the hastily sworn-in and bitterly disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, as lawmakers...

MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico - Dozens of transgender women and gay men in the caravan moving through Mexico with hopes of seeking asylum in the United States have banded together for protection - not from th...

LONDON - Prince Charles turns 70 Wednesday and is still heir to the throne - a role he has served since he was a young child. He’s not lacking in things to do and shows few signs of slowing down...

SANFORD, Fla. - A Florida judge agreed to let former neighbourhood watch leader George Zimmerman serve probation for a year after his attorney entered a no contest plea Tuesday to resolve a misdemeano...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is going to Morocco in March in what is expected to be a heavy year of foreign travel for the 81-year-old pontiff. The Vatican on Tuesday confirmed the March 30-31 visit to...

ISLAMABAD - Millions of girls in Pakistan are still out of school, mostly because the government spends less money on education, a leading international rights group said Tuesday - a dire warning that...

HOWELL, N.J. - Police are praising a woman for avoiding tragedy after a deer crashed through her windshield and landed in the back passenger seat of her SUV. Authorities say the deer darted in front o...

BRUSSELS - The European Union’s highest court hasn’t fallen under the spell of Dutch witches’ cheese. The European Court of Justice said Tuesday that “the taste of a food produ...

SEVRES, France - The kilogram is getting an update. No, your bathroom scales won’t suddenly become kinder and a kilo of fruit will still weigh a kilo. But the way scientists define the exact mas...