Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - After a quiet start to the Vancouver Whitecaps’ season, “The Bug” is proving to be a pest to opponents. Uruguayan-born midfielder/forward Cristian Techera has scored five...

MONTREAL - Five of six Montreal-area men charged in an alleged lottery scam involving Americans have been granted bail. The six are facing extradition to the United States to face charges related to t...

Having earned a new contract with European powerhouse Olympique Lyonnais, Kadeisha Buchanan gets a rare showcase at home Sunday. The 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont., considered one of the elite centre...

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has confirmed the appointment of Stephane Perrault as the new chief electoral officer. Perrault has held the job in an acting capacity since December 2016. The chief elec...

TORONTO - Ontario’s outgoing Liberals made a pitch to hold on to official party status Friday as they entered a period of extreme uncertainty in the wake of an election that took them from a maj...

David Dunn sat beside his wife, held her in his arms and watched as she slowly died from a drug overdose in their apartment. Cecilia Bernadette Chmura was 59 years old and, for more than 20 years, had...

TORONTO - Now the long wait begins for Trumaine Washington, Brandon Burks and all the other Toronto Argonauts hopefuls. Toronto concluded its exhibition schedule Thursday night with a 32-17 loss to th...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The U.S. government has awarded a team of two universities and a research firm with offices around the world a $2.5 billion-a-year contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory...

QUEBEC - Anti-G7 protests in the streets of Quebec City have been mainly peaceful so far, with a few moments of tension. Here’s a taste of what the demonstrators had to say to the leaders attend...

LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II had successful eye surgery to treat a cataract last month. The palace made the announcement Friday after the queen was seen wearing sunglasses at a n...