Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - IHeartMedia, one of the world’s largest radio companies, is seeking bankruptcy protection as part of an agreement with its lenders to reduce debt it took on to become a privately held...

MADRID - Street clashes erupted Thursday night in central Madrid over the death of a 35-year-old African vendor who witnesses said died trying to escape from police cracking down on illegal street sal...

WORCESTER, Mass. - The College of the Holy Cross says it will stop using the image of a knight as a logo and mascot even though trustees last month decided to keep the nickname Crusaders for its athle...

TORONTO - Unlike the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada, a North America men’s World Cup in 2026 would be played on natural grass. “I believe moving forward that the inclination will b...

MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois founder Lucien Bouchard says he is “very discouraged” by what he sees happening within the sovereigntist party. Seven of the Bloc’s 10 MPs quit the party la...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government revealed more details Thursday of its plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions and charge a new $25-per-tonne carbon tax. Many of the finer points - such as specific tar...

TORONTO - The Toronto Transit Commission says it has parted company with more than 200 people who had connections to a multimillion-dollar benefits scam. The transit provider says 223 employees have b...

NEW ORLEANS - Tom Benson, a successful auto dealer and longtime owner of the New Orleans Saints who brought the franchise its only winning seasons and the “Benson Boogie,” has died. Benson...

MONTREAL - Quebecor Media has chosen to not exercise its right of first refusal in the sale of Just For Laughs, the comedy company said Thursday. A deal between the two firms gave the Montreal-based m...

Congress reacted Thursday to an Associated Press investigation into sexual assault among children on U.S. military bases by demanding the Defence and Justice departments explain how they will solve th...