Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the City of Montreal in a case involving rioters who damaged police vehicles after a 2008 Montreal Canadiens victory. Several police cars were se...

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia mom who threw a $25,000 Dubai-themed prom for her son last year is throwing a “Black Panther”-themed prom this year complete with an actual black panther. Sau...

As the world’s best known celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain’s travels took him to the farthest reaches of the planet, and in so doing he became a champion of regional cuisines - including a...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Former “Today” show host Matt Lauer can keep a lakeside ranch in New Zealand after authorities there concluded Friday there wasn’t enough evidence he’...

CORNER BROOK, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador has announced a partnership to send Indigenous students to the University of Saskatchewan’s law school, as the easternmost province undertakes reco...

WASHINGTON - Reveling in his pardon powers,President Donald Trump said Friday he’s thinking “very seriously” about pardoning former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose convictio...

QUEBEC - Police chased anti-G7 protesters through the streets of Quebec City on Friday, as small pockets of activists carried out a series of actions aimed at tiring out security forces and disrupting...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in May. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howev...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 14.5 per cent (1...

OTTAWA - A quick look at May unemployment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.6) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.4) Number unem...