Category Archives: Canadian Press

CARACAS, Venezuela - Cash-strapped Venezuela on Tuesday became the first country to launch its own version of bitcoin, a move President Nicolas Maduro celebrated as putting his country on the world...

WASHINGTON - A 33-year-old attorney fired last year by a prominent international law firm became the fourth person to plead guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, admit...

SANTIAGO, Chile - The Vatican’s sex abuse investigator on Tuesday began a series of meetings in Chile with victims and others who have opposed the appointment of a bishop accused of covering up ...

ROME - Italian government officials are warning of possible foreign interference in the March 4 general election, sounding the alarm following the U.S. indictment of Russian trolls and evidence of Rus...

The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday that its daily capsules of peanut powder helped children build tolerance in a major ...

Nova Scotia is now exporting power to Newfoundland. Electricity is being carried via the new Maritime Link, two 170-kilometre subsea cables laid across the Cabot Strait last year. The link will eventu...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed defensive back Tevin Homer and receiver Corey Washington on Tuesday. The six-foot-two, 190 pound Homer played two seasons at Florida Atlantic where he appea...

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Salma Zahid says she’s taking a medical leave to be treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Zahid, who represents a Toronto-area riding, says she received the diagnosis in ...

EDMONTON - Police have charged an Edmonton man with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. RCMP say the man was arrested last Thursday following an investigation into social media posts. The RCMP ...

OTTAWA - The federal government appears poised to commit what some believe could be a significant amount of cash in next week’s budget to protect more of Canada’s lands, inland waters and ...