Category Archives: Canadian Press

ST. PAUL, Alta. - Alberta’s education minister apologized Thursday after learning an online social studies course asked students about the positive effects of residential schools. Students were ...

NEW ORLEANS - Actor Brad Pitt’s foundation has sued a New Orleans architect, saying defective design work led to leaks and other flaws in homes built for residents of an area that was among the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among eight people being honoured by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture,...

OTTAWA - MPs could soon delve into the question of whether it is appropriate for a politician to use the Constitution’s contentious notwithstanding clause to override a court’s decision. N...

TORONTO - Injuries have hurt Toronto FC all season long. But so has a porous defence. It has made for an unsettling campaign for the MLS champions who are on pace to concede a franchise-worst 66 goals...

CALGARY - An International Olympic Committee official once said the commute from Vancouver to Whistler, B.C., for the 2010 Winter Games was “too far.” Now, the IOC says it’s OK for C...

VANCOUVER - A quarter of people living in long-term care homes in British Columbia are receiving antipsychotic medication without a supporting diagnosis even though they have lower rates of psychiatri...

OTTAWA - Rural and suburban postal workers across Canada celebrated Thursday after an arbitrator ordered Canada Post to pay them more - much more - as part of a long-awaited pay equity decision. For a...

PHOENIX - Eight people, including four immigrants in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on crash on an Arizona highway, authorities said Thursday. The crash occurred late Wednesday in a rural p...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An attorney for two Native American brothers pulled from a Colorado State University tour earlier this year has demanded the school make policy changes, saying Thursday that campus...