Category Archives: Canadian Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas legislators on Wednesday rejected a proposal to change the meaning of one of the stars on the state flag from honouring the Confederacy to honouring the contributions Nati...

TORONTO - An ad campaign from a group of open vaccine skeptics that briefly dotted some streets in the Toronto area represents a “very concerning” development in the ongoing fight against ...

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...

CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court has rejected an Ohio woman’s defamation lawsuit against actor James Woods over Twitter posts during the 2016 presidential campaign. The Cincinnati-based 6th ...

MINSK, Belarus - Ukraine has pulled out of this year’s Eurovision song contest following a politically-tinged dispute between the singer who won the national competition and the country’s ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The political operative at the centre of an election fraud scandal that has engulfed a North Carolina congressional race was arrested Wednesday on charges of illegal ballot handling an...

PASADENA, Calif. - If there is a high point to Netflix’s status as the “cool kids” taking over television, it may be remembered as an emotional Chuck Lorre accepting a best comedy Go...

TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League season will be split in two, with spring and fall champions meeting to decide the year’s overall winner. The seven-team men’s pro soccer league, which...

OTTAWA - While the Ottawa Senators have endured more than their fair share of negative headlines the past two years, the last week has been particularly rocky. The latest blow came Wednesday when news...

TORONTO - An incident in which a well-known comic actor nuzzles and licks the ear of an on-air TV journalist reporting from a meeting of comedians sparked widespread public condemnation and prompted t...