Category Archives: Canadian Press

BOSTON - The scoreboards at Fenway Park were all flashing “100 WINS” to celebrate the Red Sox reaching the milestone for the first time since Ted Williams returned from World War II. David...

OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a four-year legal battle with disabled veterans, who had launched a class-action lawsuit after some of their financial benefits...

RIVERVIEW, N.B. - New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative leader dropped a bombshell during the first televised leaders’ debate of the provincial election campaign, claiming Liberal Premi...

LARGO, Fla. - The day before a Florida toddler was found dead, a case manager warned his parents that he could once again be taken from them and placed in foster care. The Tampa Bay Times reported Wed...

TORONTO - Taking high-dose folic acid during pregnancy does not prevent pre-eclampsia in women at elevated risk for the potentially deadly condition, a Canadian-led international study has found. The ...

CALGARY - The Canadian government supports a Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games should the city go ahead. It has said so via the federal sports minister and social media. The government of Alberta&...

MOSCOW - Russian news reports say a member of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has been hospitalized in grave condition for what could be a possible poisoning. Ekho Moskvy radio and online news p...

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has opened an investigation into alleged diversion of funds by the directors of the Sistine Chapel Choir, the world’s oldest choir. A Vatican press statement Wednesday...

LOS ANGELES - Thousands of pounds of empty beverage containers were intercepted this summer while being smuggled into California from Arizona and Nevada to defraud the state’s recycling program,...

MONTREAL - Another day, another missed practice for Johnny Manziel. The former Heisman Trophy winner missed a third straight workout with the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. The team has said Manziel...