Category Archives: Canadian Press

CONTRECOEUR, Que. - A lightning strike is likely behind the death of some 50 geese that were found floating in a river northeast of Montreal, experts say. Universite de Montreal veterinary specialists...

AIRDRIE, Alta. - The parents of a paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player are preparing for the next phase of his recovery - his return home. Ryan Straschnitzki, 19, is undergoing physiotherapy at th...

OTTAWA - Wanted: social media celebrities to warn teens of the risks of vaping. Health Canada is looking for a contractor to develop, implement and report on a national vaping awareness program, inclu...

VALENCIA, Spain - An aid group’s ship and two Italian military vessels docked Sunday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a weeklong ordeal for hundreds of people who were rescued from the Me...

LONDON - The British government changed course Saturday in a case concerning cannabis oil, saying an epileptic boy can be treated with it after his mother said he needed it to survive severe seizures....

NEW YORK - A mural of constellations in the night sky adorned a third-floor ceiling at DeWitt Clinton High School for more than 75 years, one of thousands of artworks in New York City and around the c...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Two Kansas sheriff’s deputies who were shot and killed by an inmate while transporting him between the courthouse and jail were both parents, authorities said Saturday. The i...

LONDON - Firefighters sought to limit damage to the historic Glasgow School of Art Saturday, after a dramatic fire that ravaged it spread to neighbouring properties and led to several evacuations. Off...

CHICAGO - A group of Florida high school shooting survivors started their nationwide bus tour registering young voters to help accomplish their vision for stricter gun laws at a rally on Chicago’...

QUETTA, Pakistan - A senior Pakistani police official says gunmen riding on motorcycles have opened fire on a vehicle carrying paramilitary soldiers in the country’s southwestern city of Quetta,...