Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - A supervisor jailed for a scaffolding collapse in which four men were killed and another was seriously hurt lost his bid on Tuesday to challenge his criminal-negligence conviction and 3 1/2-...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A British Columbia Conservative member of Parliament says the memory of his stricken wife’s face as a medical crisis nearly killed him is his motivation for a heartfelt mes...

NEW YORK - DMX was sent to prison Tuesday by a judge who said the rapper’s promises to obey bail conditions requiring drug treatment and travel with a counsellor were “a great big lie.R...

LOS ANGELES - Mark Salling, who played bad-boy Noah “Puck” Puckerman in the hit musical-comedy “Glee,” died of an apparent suicide Tuesday, weeks after pleading guilty to posse...

CALGARY - A man who had many roles in his 36 years with a Calgary young people’s performance group has admitted to eight sex-related charges. Philip Heerema’s trial on 20 charges was alrea...

LOS ANGELES - Attorney: Ex-‘Glee’ star Mark Salling, who had been awaiting sentencing on child porn charges, dies in Los Angeles area. More to come. The Associated Press

Canada’s polar bear protection is getting good marks from an international conservation group, but the World Wildlife Fund says the country could better protect important habitat and minimize th...

TORONTO - Ontario’s first year of carbon pricing went well but more work is needed if the province wants to meet its long-term goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the province’s e...

TORONTO - The newly appointed interim leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives vowed Tuesday to clean up the party, “root out the rot” and ensure a fair leadership contest follo...

TORONTO - Shaw Communications Inc. has launched a voluntary buyout program that it expects to be accepted by roughly 650 employees, as part of the cable, internet and wireless company’s efforts ...