Category Archives: Canadian Press

BANGKOK - Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison, where he endured beatings and other cruelty for his efforts to...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigeria’s army released 244 Boko Haram suspects who have denounced their membership in the deadly extremist group, Nigerian army officials said Tuesday. Those released Monda...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A fresh effort is underway to split California into multiple states, one including its coastal cities and the other its rural and inland areas. “New California” is jus...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The rival Koreas agreed Wednesday to form their first unified Olympic team and have their athletes parade together for the first time in 11 years during the opening ceremon...

SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan judge is to rule on whether the media can broadcast parts of the trial of a farmer charged in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man. Gerald Stanley is charged with second-...

TORONTO - Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh pulled back the curtain on his closely guarded private life, letting Canadians know Tuesday night that he is engaged. Singh, 38, proposed to...

MOSCOW - Even thermometers can’t keep up with the plunging temperatures in Russia’s remote Yakutia region, which hit minus 67 degrees Celsius (minus 88.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas ...

MELBOURNE, Australia - It was quite a predicament for Grigor Dimitrov, still basking in his triumph at the ATP Finals as he entered his second-round match at the Australian Open against a young Americ...

VANCOUVER - Michelle Obama will be doubling up on her speaking engagements in Vancouver next month after tickets to her first keynote address were quickly snapped up. The Greater Vancouver Board of Tr...

NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan has been fined US$15,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the league’s officiating. The punishment was announced Tuesday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the...