Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The Canadian and Quebec governments announced Tuesday they are pulling their support for former governor general Michaelle Jean to remain atop the international organization of French-speakin...

The Edmonton Eskimos couldn’t have picked a worse time to go into a slump. Edmonton has lost three straight and six of its last eight, including a 19-12 defeat to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on...

CALGARY - WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will follow the lead of rival Air Canada in banning marijuana use for staff in certain “safety-sensitive positions” even when they aren’t at w...

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres have fired hitting coach Matt Stairs after one year on the job as the team continued to rank at the bottom of the majors in key offensive stats. General manager A.J. P...

TORONTO - A deadly crash involving a stretched limousine-style SUV in New York state over the weekend has put a spotlight on safety concerns around the modified vehicles, but industry players maintain...

TORONTO - There were nights after Chris Boucher had punched out from his job at a Montreal rotisserie restaurant that he would ride an overnight bus to sleep. Dropping out of high school at the age of...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Pulp & Paper said it will pay $3.5 million in penalties after pleading guilty Tuesday to three charges of effluent discharge into the fish-bearing Saint John River. The c...

AUSTIN, Texas - Filmmaker Richard Linklater is the latest celebrity wading into the tight U.S. Senate race in Texas with a social media ad attacking Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. The “Boyhood”...

After competing for Canada at the Women’s Rugby League World Cup in Australia last November, MacKenzie Fane returned home and pondered her future. The former Western Ontario Mustang rugby all-st...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s advanced education minister says he was “shocked” by St. Francis Xavier University’s mishandling of a reported case of sexual assault, saying he’s...