Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - A chronology of events in the SNC-Lavalin controversy: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, o...

LANSING, Mich. - New Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who campaigned on a bold promise to “fix the damn roads” in the capital of the U.S. auto industry, will propose nearly tripling the sta...

ALMANCIL, Portugal - Canada will face Sweden for third place Wednesday at the Algarve Cup women’s soccer tournament. Canada, ranked fifth in the world, tied No. 22 Iceland 0-0 in its opening mat...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is asking Ottawa to hold off on imposing a carbon tax next month until the province’s Court of Appeal has ruled on its constitutionality. Saskatchewan is ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina lottery says a single winner has stepped forward to claim the $1.5 billion Jackpot from a drawing last October. A lottery commission statement says the person submi...

SASKATOON - The final Humboldt Broncos player who was injured in a bus crash nearly a year ago has been released from hospital, but still has a tough road ahead. The family of Morgan Gobeil said in a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A television personality for the Mexican-based Televisa network is facing strong criticism after dressing up in “brownface” and wearing a prosthetic nose to make fun of...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas’ governor on Monday backed an effort to change the meaning of a star on the state flag that honours the Confederacy to instead have it acknowledge Native Americans&#...

When Brittany Marchand was being recruited by American universities, she made it clear that she wanted to study chemical engineering while playing NCAA golf. After several schools told her she couldn&...

VICTORIA - The federal government says fighting gun and gang violence in Canada requires collaborative, multi-pronged approaches that involves all levels of government and communities of all sizes. Ga...