Category Archives: Canadian Press

EDMONTON - Playing from behind and taking untimely penalties, like they did in a recent 20-17 loss to the Toronto Argonauts, have become bad habits for the Edmonton Eskimos. They intend to put an end ...

TORONTO - Max Chilton and Jordan King’s despair was Sebastien Bourdais’ delight. As England’s dreams of making its first World Cup final since 1966 were dashed off the leg of Croatia...

MONTREAL - Canada Post says it has spoken to a Montreal mail carrier who can be seen on video on four separate days pilfering tomatoes from a hanging basket outside a home. Spokesman Jon Hamilton says...

TORONTO - Canadians of Croatian descent are eagerly anticipating the World Cup final that will see Croatia go up against France, saying the game will mark a moment of immense pride for fans of the tea...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Cynthia Nixon has collected more than 65,000 signatures on a petition to secure her place on the primary ballot as a candidate for governor, the candidate announced Thursday. The number...

Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government played up key campaign promises Thursday in its first throne speech, which also included more recent policy pledges but no new announcements. He...

CALGARY - Researchers are studying whether a device used in hospitals to test the blood of severely ill people could also be used to measure the physical fitness of horses competing at the Calgary Sta...

WINDSOR, Vt. - A Vermont state board plans to hear a man’s request to change the name of Mount Ascutney (ah-SKUT’-nee) because it’s a made-up name. Hartland resident Rob Hutchins say...

NEW YORK - Cynthia Nixon fans who agree with the former “Sex and the City” star that marijuana should be legalized can support her campaign for governor of New York by entering a contest t...

HALIFAX - As the number of reported Lyme disease cases in Canada continues to rise, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health is cautioning against spraying lawns with pesticides to protect ...