Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - Amazon’s announcement that it would raise its hourly minimum wage to $15 has been seen as a win for workers. But some longtime employees say they are losing out. Those who already mad...

WINNIPEG - British Columbia’s former children’s advocate says the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women needs to hold all governments accountable. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond tol...

SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church joined lawmakers, the governor and advocates to back a deal Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in conservative Utah after months of fierce debate. The co...

OTTAWA - After spending weeks on the sidelines, Jon Gott is getting a chance to help the Ottawa Redblacks clinch a playoff spot. The veteran offensive lineman is expected to be in Ottawa’s lineu...

Vancouver police have charged a man with exposing himself to teenage girls and woman and say there could be more than 60 alleged victims. Officers say, over a two-week period in July, they received re...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The lead spokesman for the North Carolina Democratic Party has apologized for tweets that used derogatory language about women, which he posted while he was in a previous job. Communic...

SASKATOON - The premiers of Saskatchewan and Ontario welcomed another province into their anti-carbon-tax tent on Thursday and said the fight against Ottawa’s plan to put a price on pollution is...

CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - A skunk who got his head stuck in a small McFlurry cup has made a viral video star out of the New Brunswick man who undertook his risky rescue - and emerged unscathed. “I was...

MOSCOW - In Russia, sports and the government are closely intertwined. Top athletes hold military ranks, Olympic medals are a matter of national pride, and champions receive luxury cars in Kremlin cer...

MONTREAL - Children with a rare genetic disease that is particularly prevalent among Quebecers could see their lives changed thanks to a new treatment developed by researchers at the McGill University...