Category Archives: Canadian Press

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A fugitive who evaded police as the “Bushman of the Shuswap” and later loved playing Santa and ran for mayor in his hometown of Williams Lake, B.C., has died. John Bj...

Organizers of free screenings for young black people across Canada to see the upcoming “Black Panther” superhero movie say they’re elated that fundraising goals have been shattered. ...

STRATFORD, Ont. - A driver in southern Ontario was charged with a fairly unusual traffic violation last week - travelling with a large, unrestrained parrot in her car. Provincial police were contacted...

HALIFAX - One of Canada’s oldest universities is embarking on a scholarly inquiry to examine its possible connections with slavery in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The study by the Uni...

OTTAWA - After a five-year battle with the Canada Revenue Agency, the parliamentary budget office is finally being promised the data needed to evaluate the amount of revenue Ottawa loses each year due...

OTTAWA - The federal NDP is not planning an investigation into how the party handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former MP Peter Stoffer - at least not right now. New Democrats have been ...

A California court will determine whether a defamation suit filed by Crystal Castles songwriter Ethan Kath will proceed against the Toronto duo’s former singer, who publicly claimed he sexually ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is complaining about Canadian trade practices while threatening some as-yet-undefined international tax that has revived fears he might be contemplating new America...

TORONTO - Aecon Group Inc.'s proposed $1.5 billion acquisition by a Chinese state-owned company hit a snag Monday when the federal government announced it is stepping up its national security review o...

BERLIN - A German cultural foundation says it has been bequeathed photos, films, manuscripts, letters and files from the estate of Leni Riefenstahl, the legendary filmmaker best known for the propagan...