Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - A modest measure strengthening the federal background check system for gun purchases will be included in the $1.3 trillion government spending bill being negotiated by congressional leade...

NEW YORK - Gruesome images of a lynched Emmett Till were seared into the minds of many black Americans in 1955 and helped lead to the modern civil rights movement. But few whites knew of their existen...

NEW YORK - Breaking five days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for a “major breach of trust,” admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a pri...

RALEIGH, N.C. - A video of an infant smoking a small cigar set off outrage on social media that helped North Carolina authorities identify and arrest the mother. A version of the video that’s re...

SANTIAGO, Chile - The United States will consider rejoining a sweeping free trade agreement of Pacific Rim countries after it deals with other priorities, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said W...

DETROIT - Shareholders of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. have approved an ambitious pay package for iconic CEO Elon Musk that could net him more than $50 billion if he meets lofty miles...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada needs to be vigilant about protecting the integrity of its electoral systems from foreign interference. He offered that assessment in a Toronto press...

OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court of Canada chief justice Beverley McLachlin is slated to become a jurist in Hong Kong next year. The recently retired McLachlin has been nominated to sit on the Hong Kong ...

OTTAWA - Patrick Sieloff’s return to the NHL may have been short-lived, but he made it count. The Senators defenceman scored Ottawa’s opening goal midway through the first period in a 7-2 ...

VICTORIA - A virus that has already killed hundreds of feral rabbits on Vancouver Island has spread and the British Columbia government is warning pet owners to take precautions. The government says r...