Category Archives: Canadian Press

SPRINGDALE, N.L. - A students group that won national attention with an unsuccessful bid to convince a small Newfoundland town to permit a rainbow crosswalk are now looking to their next move, their v...

GATINEAU, Que. - The Liberal commitment to recognizing and reinforcing Indigenous rights faced a major litmus test Tuesday as a special gathering of the Assembly of First Nations embarked on a close, ...

OTTAWA - The seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois in late February over Martine Ouellet’s leadership are considering forming a new political party. “The Bloc Quebecois you have known, and...

HALIFAX - Three months after announcing just nine outlets would sell legal marijuana in Nova Scotia, the province says three more outlets will be added by the fall. Stores in Bridgewater, New Minas, a...

YOLA, Nigeria - The Associated Press has withdrawn its story from May 1 about explosions that killed 28 worshippers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria because there is evidence that part of the story...

MONTREAL - A judge has ruled the so-called ”marry out, get out” provisions of a membership law on the books of a Mohawk community near Montreal are unconstitutional. The sections, which Ka...

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending dropped 1.7 per cent in March, the biggest setback in 11 months, with weakness in a number of sectors including the biggest plunge in home building in nine year...

TORONTO - Canada will host Russia in a rugby test match June 16 at Ottawa’s Twin Elm Rugby Park. The Canadian men are currently ranked 21st in the world, two places below Russia. Canada opens it...

TORONTO - Canada’s entry at the Langford, B.C., stop on the World Series rugby sevens circuit later this month should be easy to spot. The Canadian women are taking part in Colour Your Hair to C...

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Country music band Alabama will be hosting a benefit concert in Alabama for Jacksonville tornado relief. A statement by Jacksonville State University says Alabama has pledged to g...