Category Archives: Canadian Press

LONDON - British officials say the beluga whale spotted in the River Thames seems to be feeding properly and swimming strongly. The animal welfare group RSPCA said Wednesday the whale is “able t...

CAMEROON, Cameroon - More world leaders step up to the podium at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday but the lion’s share of attention will be down the hall where U.S. President Donald Trump ...

LOS ANGELES - A man who was deported from the United States six times was expected in court Wednesday to face charges after police say he killed three people and injured four in attacks targeting slee...

OXNARD, Calif. - Former welterweight champion Victor Ortiz has been charged with raping a woman inside a home in March. Police in Oxnard say the 31-year-old Ortiz turned himself in to Ventura County S...

Some Canadian police forces are hesitant to use a federally approved roadside marijuana test, raising questions about the Liberal government’s decision to give the devices the green light. Vanco...

OTTAWA - Soon-to-be-parents will be able to access extra weeks of leave three months earlier than expected. This year’s federal budget announced additional weeks of “use-it-or-lose-it̶...

WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 3.5 per cent in August, snapping a two-month decline as buying surged in the pricey Northeast and West housing markets. The Commerce Department said Wednes...

MONTREAL - Criticism of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by the wife of Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault raised questions Wednesday about how a possible Coalition government would get alon...

HALIFAX - A young woman described feeling scared and uncomfortable in a room scattered with British navy hockey players in the barracks of a Halifax-area military base, as a naked man lay face down on...

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - Justin Trudeau’s United Nations mission ended in a human-rights flourish Wednesday as the prime minister formally added his name to a multilateral calling-out of Venezuela...