Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - University campuses have increasingly become a focal point of Canada’s anti-abortion movement, prompting a fresh debate over free speech and questions about what critics call misleadin...

STOCKHOLM - Voters handed Sweden’s ruling party its worst-ever election result Sunday and delivered a parallel lift to a far-right party with white supremacist roots, leaving the ideological out...

TORONTO - There was no winning ticket for the $9.6 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in the Prairies. Th...

BASRA, Iraq - A sense of calm returned to Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that left at least 15 people dead an...

Saturday’s Games CFL Hamilton 36 Toronto 25 Saskatchewan 32 Winnipeg 27 Edmonton 48 Calgary 42 — MLB American League Cleveland 9 Toronto 8 Houston 5 Boston 3 Oakland 8 Texas 6 Tampa Bay 10...

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea held a major military parade and revived its iconic mass games to celebrate its 70th anniversary, but in keeping with leader Kim J...

NEW YORK - Marian Avila, a 21-year-old Spanish model with Down syndrome, fulfilled her dream to walk at New York Fashion Week thanks to an Atlanta designer she met through the magic of social media. A...

ATLANTA - The U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday. Florence i...

TOKYO - The death toll has hit 39 from a powerful earthquake that struck the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido last week, authorities said Sunday. One person remained missing in the hard-hit town o...

EDMONTON - Offence was certainly not in short supply in Edmonton on Saturday. Quarterback Mike Reilly ran in three touchdowns and passed for three more as the Edmonton Eskimos snapped a two-game losin...