Category Archives: Canadian Press

A prominent Nova Scotia mayor is expected to enter the Progressive Conservative leadership race Saturday, two days after announcing he was gay and someone had been threatening to reveal it. A spokespe...

EDMONTON - Robert Larsson, the father of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson, has died. He was 50. The elder Larsson was a defenceman in the Swedish league from 1985 to 1996 and was selected fourt...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday announced it will continue much of the Obama administration’s nuclear weapons policy, but take a more aggressive stance toward Russia. It said Rus...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has surpassed Ontario as Canada’s top locale for film and television production for the first time, a development that industry experts largely credit to the rise of...

WASHINGTON - After a drumbeat of anticipation, a secret memo was released Friday that President Donald Trump’s allies in the media and Congress had predicted would set off a bombshell, exploding...

OTTAWA - Researchers say inadequate funding and poor collaboration between governments and private landowners are behind the failure of Canada’s laws to protect endangered and threatened species...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired defensive lineman Charleston Hughes Friday, hours after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats briefly picked up the 2017 CFL sack leader from Calgary. Hamilton acquired Hughes ...

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s promise to suspend electricity talks with British Columbia over a pipeline dispute may not carry much weight, according to energy experts. Notley made t...

MONTREAL - A waitress dismissed for allegedly having a bad attitude and not smiling enough has been awarded $30,000 and must be given her job back, Quebec’s labour tribunal ruled. Caroline Dauna...

EDMONTON - An Alberta legislature member who once sat for the United Conservatives is not being allowed back into the party. On Friday, Derek Fildebrandt was in court in Didsbury, Alta., to face charg...