Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - A prominent Vancouver businessman and philanthropist is among 50 people charged in what United States authorities are alleging is the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted. Advan...

OTTAWA - Federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion is taking a prolonged leave from his job for health reasons. Dion was appointed as the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner a little over a year...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada’s contingent of tennis teenagers is continuing to make waves in the California desert. Wild card Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., continued her dream run at t...

NEW YORK - The NCAA Tournament selection show is returning to CBS and its traditional bracket-first format for revealing the field for March Madness. The plan for Sunday is to drop the alphabetical re...

LONDON - Britain’s Parliament has dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, resoundingly rejecting her Brexit deal just 17 days before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc. Lawmakers voted ...

LOS ANGELES - Colleges and companies moved swiftly to distance themselves from employees swept up in a nationwide college admissions scheme, many of them coaches accused of taking bribes and others pr...

Edmonton police have charged a British Columbia man after an investigation into two armoured guard robberies in 2018 that involved explosive devices. In December, two guards were injured during an ear...

HOUSTON - Canadian international Sophie Schmidt has signed with the Houston Dash of the National Women’s Soccer League. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., who now makes her home in Vancouver...

MONTPELIER, Vt. - New statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show the number of people apprehended along the U.S. border with Canada is continuing to climb. Statistics show 4,316 people we...

CHICAGO - Renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti (MOO-tee) has joined striking members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, saying: “I am here with my musicians.” Muti is the symphony̵...