Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Donald Trump’s Canadian envoy is coming to the defence of Canada’s “smart” and “articulate” foreign affairs minister - one day after the U.S. president sug...

WASHINGTON - In a day like few others in Senate history, California psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford quietly recounted her “100 per cent” certainty Thursday that President Donald...

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee mother is charged in the scalding death of her 2-year-old daughter, who had recently been returned to her by child protection services. A criminal complaint says 41-year-old Li...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate of 4.2 per cent in the second quarter, the best performance in nearly four years, though economists believe growth has slowed in the current ...

Halifax billionaire John Risley, one of Canada’s richest people and a leading philanthropist, represented himself in small claims court over a $3,000 claim from a tradesman - and mostly lost. Ri...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s political intrigue continued Thursday, with the Green party leader raising the unlikely prospect of a deal that could hand power to the Progressive Conservatives. G...

TORONTO - A survey for the Nature Conservancy of Canada indicates Canadians feel happier when they are connected to nature, but fewer are making the effort to get out of the house. The online survey o...

Five stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 27 ___ TRUMP LETS LOOSE ON NAFTA, FREELAND, TRUDEAU U.S. President Donald Trump let Canada know how he really feels Wednesday - sharpening his tariff threa...

OTTAWA - Federal lawyers want closed-door hearings in a high-profile court case about allegations of Canadian Security Intelligence Service spying on anti-pipeline activists. The civil liberties group...

TORONTO - Ontario could have up to 1,000 private pot shops after recreational cannabis is legalized, the province’s Progressive Conservatives said Thursday, significantly more stores than planne...