Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - The nation should keep assault rifles out of the hands of anyone under 21, President Donald Trump declared Thursday, defying his loyal supporters in the National Rifle Association amid Am...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went inside to engage the gunman and has been placed under investigation, officials annou...

SUNRISE, Fla. - On the defensive after the Florida school shooting rampage that killed 17, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, an ardent gun-rights advocate, said he would support raising the age to buy rifles and ...

LONDON - Police are investigating a suspicious package that was sent to Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle as a racist hate crime, Scotland Yard said Thursday. The Metropolitan Police force sa...

BRANTFORD, Ont. - Residents of a southwestern Ontario city are being allowed back into their homes as the risk of flooding from a swollen river recedes. Officials in Brantford, Ont., say an evacuation...

BRUSSELS - Belgian police sealed off part of a Brussels suburb Thursday and searched two apartments, warning residents to stay inside following witness reports that an armed man could be at large. The...

OTTAWA - “The proposed amendments will result in 260 avoided premature deaths, 40,000 fewer asthma episodes, and 190,000 fewer days of breathing difficulty and reduced activity - resulting in he...

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s short-track speedskating team has captured bronze in the men’s 5,000-metre relay final at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The Canadian team of Samuel...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Holding hand-scrawled signs and wearing black “Parkland Strong” T-shirts, the 40 teenagers filed warily into a committee room at Florida’s state capitol on Wednes...

EASTERN PASSAGE, N.S. - A Nova Scotia boy who every week waits wide-eyed for the local garbage truck now has a truck of his own - just on a slightly smaller scale. Hiro Getson turned three on Wednesda...