Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - Worried about the erosion of privacy amid technological advances, the Supreme Court signalled Wednesday it might restrain the government’s ability to track Americans’ movement...

BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN is eliminating 150 production and technical employees as the sports broadcasting giant continues to shift its focus to a more digital future. The company says the layoffs, which ...

LEMONT, Ill. - Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago are using advanced technology to unwrap the mysteries of an 1,800-year-old mummy. They say the high...

PHILADELPHIA - Police have identified the body of a boy who was found electrocuted on top of a commuter train car in Philadelphia. Authorities say 15-year-old Raekwon Jones, of Philadelphia, was elect...

TAMPA, Fla. - After enduring almost two months of fear, a Tampa neighbourhood breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after authorities announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer, a recent college ...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the Fed expects to continue raising interest rates gradually. And she sought to assure lawmakers that the Fed would take care not to...

DETROIT - In a story Nov. 29 about sexual harassment claims against U.S. Rep. John Conyers, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a congressman who suggested Conyers should resign. He is U.S. Re...

LONDON - With a royal wedding in the works, there is rising speculation about the title that will be bestowed on Meghan Markle when she marries Prince Harry in May. Will the American-born actress be a...

VIENNA - With crude prices at two-year highs, OPEC and allied oil producing-nations appear ready to agree to extend their output cuts at a meeting Thursday after Iraq’s energy minister said ther...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Seconds after a U.N. judge confirmed his 20-year war crimes sentence on Wednesday, former Bosnian Croat military commander Slobodan Praljak shouted, “I am not a war crim...