Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Canada would have to cut its emissions almost in half over the next 12 years to meet the stiffer targets dozens of international climate change experts say is required to prevent catastrophic...

TORONTO - An Indigenous man who was denied compensation on the basis that a nun had no sexual intent when she grabbed his genitals takes his case to Canada’s top court this week amid a tense pow...

MONTREAL - The incoming Coalition Avenir Quebec government is facing criticism for saying it has no intention of removing the crucifix from the legislature, even as it plans to crack down on some civi...

HALIFAX - A Halifax man convicted in the violent death of a Montreal-born yoga instructor and businesswoman is appealing his second-degree murder conviction and sentence. Nicholas Butcher was convicte...

MILTON, Fla. - A Florida county threatened by Hurricane Michael is jokingly warning a television meteorologist to stay away. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office posted a tongue-in-cheek tresp...

New research suggests an answer to the mystery of how polar bears survived previous eras of low sea ice. But the same paper, published Tuesday in Frontiers of Ecology and the Environment, says the bea...

NEW YORK - Google is expected to introduce two new smartphones Tuesday, part of its continuing push to embed its digital services and Android software more deeply into peoples’ lives. The new Pi...

The explosion that rocked Irving Oil’s Saint John refinery on Monday is unlikely to affect the price of gasoline in Canada, according to experts. The quick return to the facility by contractors ...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he wants to find ways to ship Canadian oil and gas to India to meet its voracious energy needs. Scheer said ...

HALIFAX - The trial of a British sailor accused in a gang rape at a Halifax-area military base heard Tuesday from the police officers who investigated the case. Under cross-examination by defence lawy...