Category Archives: Canadian Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a daughter Thursday and posted a message welcoming the healthy newborn “to our village.” She is the second...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Nightfall in El Salvador’s capital was fast approaching and Ernesto Pena was waiting for a bus that never arrived. His work day delivering rice and cooking oil to str...

SAN FRANCISCO - Koko the gorilla, whose remarkable sign-language ability and motherly attachment to pet cats helped change the world’s views about the intelligence of animals and their capacity ...

DEHRADUN, India - Some 50,000 people gathered with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in the Himalayan foothills to salute the power of yoga. Modi, an ardent Hindu nationalist, travelled ...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed defenceman Eric Gryba on unconditional waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract. Gryba is entering the final year of a two-year, US$1.8-million con...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of people collecting employment insurance in April fell to the lowest level in at least 21 years. The federal agency says 453,100 people received the regular...

NEW YORK - As the White House struggles to move past another self-imposed crisis, Democrats are fighting to ensure this one isn’t quickly forgotten. Fiery Democratic leaders from Vermont to New ...

BOSTON - A Boston-based consumer watchdog group has warned of the dangers to children of water balloon slingshots, lawn darts and other summer toys. Those playthings top a list of 10 questionable toys...

GENEVA - Pope Francis journeyed Thursday to the well-heeled city of Geneva to encourage all Christians, despite their differences, to join in efforts to foster justice and fight poverty while the rich...

TIGARAS, Indonesia - Indonesia’s military chief said Thursday that specialist navy equipment will be deployed to pinpoint a ferry that sank in the crater lake of an ancient supervolcano, offerin...