Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Joshua McEvoy was sure his wedding was ruined. As a tornado tore through Ottawa’s Dunrobin neighbourhood uprooting trees, tearing off roofs and downing power lines, McEvoy, who lives in...

LONDON - Comcast has emerged as the top bidder for European broadcaster Sky after a rare auction held by British regulators. After three rounds of secret bidding on Friday and Saturday, Comcast offere...

MONTREAL - Canada will create a new ambassador position dedicated to women, peace and security, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday. Freeland made the announcement at a meeting of...

TENERIFE, Spain - Kim Gaucher had a game-high 16 points as Canada opened the FIBA Women’s World Cup with an 81-50 victory over Greece on Saturday. Nirra Fields added 13 points for the Canadians,...

OTTAWA - A freelance journalist says the rescue of a dog trapped under the rubble was “a little bright spot” amid the chaos in an Ottawa neighbourhood ravaged by a tornado. Matt Day was in...

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain - Actor Danny DeVito has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at Spain’s most prestigious film festival in the northern coastal city of San Sebastian. DeVito, 73,...

TORONTO - Less than 30 months after holding up a Wolfpack jersey before a fairly dubious audience at the franchise’s opening news conference, Toronto coach Paul Rowley is on the eve of leading t...

OTTAWA - A tornado carved a destructive path through the Ottawa-Gatineau area on Friday, tearing roofs off of homes, overturning cars and felling power lines. According to Environment Canada, Canada g...

LONDON - English Premier League newcomer Wolverhampton turned party-pooper on the day Alex Ferguson made an emotional return to Old Trafford. The most successful coach in British soccer history was ba...

MONTREAL - Quebec’s political party leaders set their political differences aside on Saturday as they headed to Gatineau, Que., to survey the damage from a tornado that ripped through homes and ...