Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump greeted North Korea’s reported willingness to negotiate away its atomic weapons with both hope and skepticism Tuesday, insisting a potential diplomatic breakt...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The case against Dennis Oland has been put over until next week for more pre-trial conferences ahead of his retrial for the murder of his father. Oland was charged with second-degre...

Canada’s largest grocer believes Canadians are ready to cook with crickets and is bringing the alternative protein ingredient to grocery shelves under its President’s Choice label. A numbe...

HALIFAX - A mentally ill Nova Scotia man who killed his mother and two grandparents in 2015 has been granted unescorted day passes from a secure hospital, despite family pleas that he wasn’t rea...

TORONTO - The number of Toronto-area homes sold last month fell nearly 35 per cent and the average selling price dropped more than 12 per cent from historically high levels set last year, the Toronto ...

MULLEGAMA, Sri Lanka - Religious violence flared anew in the hills of central Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs sweeping through towns and villages, burning Musli...

stories in the news for Tuesday, March 6 --- TRUMP, TRUDEAU TALK TARIFFS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told U.S. President Donald Trump that his threatened tariffs on steel and aluminum imports wi...

EDMONTON - Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada is committed to meeting its climate change targets despite a growing gap between promises and emissions projections. “WeR...

OTTAWA - Right about now, the kings of the butterfly world are emerging from hibernation in Mexico looking for love and ready to make more butterflies. But scientists Monday said the number of monarch...

TORONTO - Ontario plans to introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to close the wage gap between women and men in the province. If passed, the “pay transparency” bill would require all pub...