Category Archives: Canadian Press

STEINBACH, Man. - A company that operates a chain of radio stations is apologizing for running a paid advertisement that downplayed the effect of the residential school system on Indigenous people. Ma...

PITTSBURGH - Actor Denzel Washington has helped mark the start of renovations at playwright August Wilson’s childhood home in Pittsburgh. The Tribune-Review reports Washington headlined a ceremo...

OTTAWA - The Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister threw cold water on hopes the diplomatic row between his country and Canada will come to an end on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly this...

Celebrity reaction to the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee: “These men are wholly uninterested and unmoved by this woman’s words...

MEXICO CITY - Guatemalan lawmakers are facing criticism after they moved to block a Swedish dark metal band from entering the country, calling it “satanic.” The congressional decree bannin...

Members of a tiny First Nation in northwest British Columbia remain scattered across the province in hotels and relatives’ homes after fleeing destructive wildfires this summer. It will take mon...

HOUSTON - A so-called robot brothel a Canadian company said it wants to open in Houston is getting pushback from local officials and community groups, with the mayor saying the city is reviewing its o...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries ratcheted up production again last year, boosting overall inventory to 7.5 million barrels of aging whiskey - the highest volume since 1972, an ...

WASHINGTON - A look at some of the central characters in Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation drama in Washington, where Christine Blasey Ford detailed her allegations of sexual assault in...

VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says completed investigations of 872 overdose fatalities show more than half of those who died had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder or had evidence of b...