Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - A historically black Halifax church whose longtime name paid homage to the city’s controversial founder has a new appellation. Members of the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church voted Sun...

CALGARY - Two giant panda cubs were in a playful mood Monday as the Calgary Zoo introduced them and their parents to the general public. Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue - meaning Canadian Hope and Canadian ...

OTTAWA - Demand for service has been outstripping the resources available to a network of mental-health clinics set up across the country to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other...

TORONTO - Doug Ford was the main target in the first debate ahead of Ontario’s provincial election, with his rivals suggesting Monday that the Progressive Conservative leader, who is leading in ...

QUEBEC - Sentencing arguments for the man who murdered six Muslim men in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017 will begin June 18. Alexandre Bissonnette, 28, pleaded guilty earlier this year to six cha...

TORONTO - Public health officials in Toronto say people who travelled on two Saudia Airlines flights in late April, as well as those who attended the city’s Humber River Hospital last week may h...

SASKATOON - The Four Nations Cup international women’s hockey tournament will be held Nov. 6-10 in Saskatoon. Canada will host the annual event involving the United States, Canada, Finland and S...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s legal marijuana stores will be “bright, open, and inviting” - but the product itself will be sold in secure containers and then sealed in a paper bag. Concept...

TORONTO - Loblaw Companies Ltd. is looking to sell recreational marijuana in Newfoundland and Labrador, as the provincial body handling pot sales has included the company on its list of potential lice...

OTTAWA - A number of Indigenous elders and demonstrators were arrested for trespassing Monday on Parliament Hill after breaching a designated perimeter for protests during a rally against the Muskrat ...