Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - The Sinclair broadcasting company says it’s in talks with Tribune Media on how to overcome regulatory hurdles to its $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune’s 42 TV stations. The deadl...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A four-year-old British Columbia girl is safe and well, thanks to a timely late-night rescue by members of the Abbotsford Police Department. Sgt. Judy Bird says the youngster had cl...

MONTREAL - A consortium led by Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll has reached a deal to bring the Formula 1 Force India team out of administration. Force India says the agreement ensures all 405 job...

SEATTLE - Police allege a Vancouver man ran naked onto a baseball field during a game in Seattle because his friends bet him $89 dollars he wouldn’t do it. The Seattle City Attorney’s offi...

HALIFAX - Researchers from Canada and the U.S. have used math to unravel one of the greatest musical mysteries of the modern era: Who wrote “In My Life,” a nostalgic rock ballad on the Bea...

BEIJING - Wayne Gretzky has been named a global ambassador for Beijing’s Kunlun Red Star as the Chinese capital seeks to boost the profile of hockey domestically ahead of hosting the Winter Olym...

TORONTO - Denis Shapovalov didn’t hide his disappointment when he saw that his Wednesday afternoon match against Fabio Fognini had been moved from centre court to the grand stand. Turns out the ...

HALIFAX - One hundred years ago, Canadian troops spearheaded the Allied offensive that would ultimately lead to the end of the First World War in November 1918. The final push through Belgium and Fran...

CALGARY - A man who was to be deported from Canada died following an altercation with Canada Border Services Agency officers on a plane. Regional director Nina Patel said in a statement that the forei...

HALIFAX - The meticulously restored Halifax mansion of a Father of Confederation has been put up for sale, for less than the price of a typical semi-detached house in Toronto. Jonathan McCully, a jour...