Category Archives: Canadian Press

New York state will soon join most other states in allowing voters to cast a ballot before election day. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation into law on Thursday that authorizes in-person ...

MADRID - Spanish mine rescue experts are being lowered down a deep shaft from where they hope to dig a tunnel to reach a 2-year-old boy trapped underground for 11 days. Authorities have struggled to r...

OTTAWA - A digital overhaul so grieving Canadians can report a loved one’s death to all levels of government at the same time is moving at an incremental pace with no end date in sight. Federal,...

TORONTO - This season’s influenza vaccine appears to be highly effective, reducing the risk of infection with the dominant circulating flu strain by more than 70 per cent - far better than what ...

PARIS - The lawyer for a woman who filed a rape complaint in Paris against American singer Chris Brown and two other men said Thursday that his client was under “great psychological pressureR...

BILOXI, Miss. - Hip-hop star Boosie BadAzz has settled part of his lawsuit over being pepper sprayed in a Mississippi Gulf Coast mall, and he’s telling fans to stay away from the community. News...

Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema has elected to forgo college to turn pro. The 17-year-old from Chilliwack, B.C., who has already won 16 caps for Canada, said last fall she had narrowed her college ch...

OTTAWA - The federal government will announce up to $40 million for Finnish telecom giant Nokia on Thursday to conduct research on 5G wireless technology in Canada. The funding comes as Ottawa is in t...

PARK CITY, Utah - Robert Redford has been kicking off the Sundance Film Festival with an opening day press conference for 34 years, but Thursday, he said he was ready to take a backseat role. “I...

FREDERICTON - Wayne Long is so big a New England Patriots superfan that he has their logo tattooed on his leg. He spent 13 years on a waiting list for season tickets - despite living on the other side...