Category Archives: Canadian Press

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s lawyers on Wednesday attacked what they called “vague, remote and often inconsistent” allegations from a slew of women whom prosecutors are seeking to ...

TORONTO - An organization that has helped exonerate more than 20 Canadians wrongfully convicted of serious crimes is receiving much-needed funding that will allow it to resume tackling new cases. Inno...

WASHINGTON - The United States is terminating some sales of military arms to Saudi Arabia over concerns about the killing of civilians in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition, a senior U.S. official said Tu...

TOKYO - Japanese brewer the Asahi Group said Tuesday it plans to buy five beer brands in Eastern Europe for 7.3 billion euros ($7.8 billion). Asahi said Tuesday that the beer brands in the Czech Repub...

WINNIPEG - An organization that rescues dogs says the body heat of a five-week-old puppy found near frozen in a northern Manitoba community was so low it didn't even register on a thermometer. "I've n...

Avoiding what would have almost certainly been a widely boycotted world championships, international officials pulled this season’s biggest bobsled and skeleton competition out of Russia on Tues...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The jurors hearing the case of a Florida woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to murder her husband says they are deadlocked. The six jurors told Judge Glenn Kelley late T...

TORONTO - It’s that time of year again - that sneezing, coughing, aching, feel-so-lousy time of year. Yup, flu season is back. And not only is the winter scourge starting early this year, itR...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Abbotsford’s police chief has sent a letter asking for help from the parents of young men whom officers believe are involved in a violent gang conflict. The Abbotsford Police ...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending Canada Post come up with a plan to reinstate door-to-door delivery in parts of the country that lost the service in the last year and maintain a f...