Category Archives: Canadian Press

SURGUT, Russia - Canada settled for second in Pool B at the FINA Women’s Water Polo World Cup after a 17-3 loss to the United States on Thursday. The Americans outscored the Canadians 9-2 in the...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has backed British claims that Vladimir Putin’s government “almost certainly” approved a poison attack against a former Russian spy and his daughter ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Country singer and “The Voice” star Blake Shelton has been appointed to the board of a foundation that will raise money for wildlife conservation in his home state of Oklah...

MONTREAL - Fans hoping to see Canadian Georges St-Pierre fight Conor McGregor or Khabib Nurmagomedov may be disappointed. The former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion played down reports he w...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A sarcastic sign in the window of a Connecticut restaurant asking people not to let their dogs pee on the eatery’s outside flower pot has earned the owner a $250 fine. Duc Ngu...

SAPPORO, Japan - A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, promp...

WASHINGTON - Pushing back against explosive reports his own administration is conspiring against him, President Donald Trump lashed out against the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York Times...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added experience up front, signing Marvin Emnes of the Netherlands to a potentially long-term deal. The club announced Thursday that the 30-year-old striker/wi...

GUCHENG, China - They were the first photos Marip Lu had ever taken of her son, and it broke her heart to think they might be the last. The little boy was standing in their living room in rural China ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s electoral map could be dramatically altered under a list of new proposals aimed at ensuring effective representation for black and Acadian voters. The five draft proposal...