Category Archives: Canadian Press

MONTREAL - Pawning off immigrant health care costs on the federal government and a “racist” website displaying embarrassing comments from Parti Quebecois members were some of the highlight...

SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. appeals court has thrown out a jury’s verdict that Led Zeppelin did not copy an obscure 1960s instrumental for the intro to its classic 1971 rock anthem “Stairway to...

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The head coach of the Humboldt Broncos says his Saskatchewan junior hockey team will push for seatbelt use on team buses after a deadly crash in the spring. In a statement, the Bronc...

NEW YORK - Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts. The hack is the latest setback for Facebook during a year of tumult for the global social m...

OTTAWA - Canada has slipped six places to 55th spot on an annual list of global freedom-of-information rankings, and is now tied with Bulgaria and Uruguay. The Halifax-based Centre for Law and Democra...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s right-leaning People’s Alliance has agreed to prop up a Tory minority government, but the Liberal premier is urging skeptical Progressive Conservative legisla...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending edged up a moderate 0.3 per cent in August as sales of cars and other durable goods fell. A key gauge of inflation slowed slightly after its biggest annual gain in ...

NEW YORK - Facebook says 50 million user accounts have been affected by a security breach. More info coming The Associated Press

TORONTO - Canada’s housing affordability has reached its worst level in 28 years and is bound to deteriorate even further, say Royal Bank of Canada economists. The share of income a household wo...

BEAUFORT, S.C. - A military jet a short distance from its base crashed in South Carolina on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely and no one on the ground injured, authorities said. The 2nd Marine Air...