Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - Three ticket holders, in Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies, will share the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. Each winning ticket is worth $1,666,666. The draw’...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Though nearby wildfires are still wreaking havoc on the area, boaters on British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake continue to enjoy the best of a B.C. summer - and that’s causing p...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are struggling to find a way to properly compensate civil servants who have suffered financially and emotionally as a result of the failed Phoenix pay system, says a gove...

RIVERVIEW, N.B. - Raymond Boucher says if you haven’t shared a kiss beneath the beams of a covered bridge, you’re missing out. A longtime New Brunswick resident, Boucher has fond memories ...

PARIS - The spits and the jeers. The eggs thrown at team cars. The attempts to unbalance riders while riding up the most grueling climbs. Geraint Thomas never flinched at whatever fans - or his rivals...

OTTAWA - Canadian are becoming less aware of how to safely handle and prepare food to avoid food-borne illness and food poisoning, according to government-backed research. The findings from the report...

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal said Sunday it was taking action to prevent coyote attacks, after police reported that three young children were bitten within the span of a week. In a statement, the c...

MONTREAL - The historic cemetery atop Montreal’s Mount Royal offers a tranquil space for the dead to rest - but management says the living aren’t being granted the same courtesy thanks to ...

LUXOR, Egypt - An Egyptian passenger train derailed Sunday near the southern city of Aswan, injuring at least six people and prompting authorities to fire the chief of the country’s railways. It...

The father of a teen who died in a crash that killed 16 people on a junior hockey team bus is questioning why Ottawa is waiting two years to make seatbelts on new highway buses mandatory. Documents ob...