Category Archives: Canadian Press

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University has revoked the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby two decades ago -the first time the school has taken such a step in its 167-year history. In a news relea...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge on Monday again blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that critics say makes the state the first in the nation to effectively ban abortion pills. U.S. District Judg...

MONTREAL - Canada can preserve its dairy supply management system and resolve its trade dispute with the United States over dairy subsidies by ending its domestic milk ingredient pricing system, the h...

WINNIPEG - The company that owns a broken rail line into Churchill, Man., says it is appealing a federal regulatory ruling that requires it to repair the track. Hudson Bay Railway Co. was ordered last...

LOS ANGELES - Disney and Pixar’s record-breaking opening of “Incredibles 2” is even bigger than initially expected. According to final totals Monday from the studios, the animated se...

UCLUELET, B.C. - Police are investigating after the remains of two people were found near Ucluelet, B.C., late last week. The RCMP say it’s too early to determine if the remains are of two men w...

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician wants to ban members of the Tory government from discussing Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew’s criminal convictions and other brushes with the law inside the legi...

NEW YORK - Bail was revoked Monday for the promoter of a failed music festival on a Bahamian island by a judge who called him a flight risk and a nonviolent danger to the community. U.S. District Judg...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are at the centre of some trade-rumour scuttlebutt. The Raptors don’t have a pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft, but Marc Stein of the New York Times reported...

NASHVILLE - A woman has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 to her ex-boyfriend for sabotaging his opportunity at a prestigious scholarship because she didn’t want him to leave. Eric Abramovi...