Category Archives: Canadian Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Hundreds of people in remote parts of the Solomon Islands have had their homes damaged or destroyed by a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Friday, an aid organiza...

EDMONTON - Alberta’s human services minister says he didn’t botch an investigation into the death of a girl in government care and rejects opposition calls for his resignation. Irfan Sabir...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Could a subsea tunnel under the Strait of Belle Isle finally link northern Newfoundland with Labrador? It’s a question that for decades has inspired dreams of free-flowi...

HALIFAX - A charming blue-and-white ferry that long offered commuters the scenic route to work across Halifax Harbour will go to the highest bidder. “So many people have enjoyed their peaceful, ...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Crown lawyer behind a controversial legal brief implying members of a First Nation band are a conquered people has been taken off the case. The province’s acting attorn...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Millions of people have seen a secretly recorded video of Dalia Dippolito telling an undercover police officer she was “5,000 per cent sure” about hiring him to kil...

QUEBEC - One of the most hardline sovereigntists in Quebec’s legislature said Thursday she’s considering a run at the Bloc Quebecois leadership. Parti Quebecois member Martine Ouellet said...

WASHINGTON - A healthy increase in home values and higher stock prices drove up U.S. household wealth in the July-September quarter, though the gains are largely concentrated among wealthier Americans...

PALM BEACH, Fla. - The NHL does not intend to reconsider the name or logo of the Las Vegas expansion franchise after U.S. patent authorities denied the club’s trademark request. NHL deputy commi...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky man charged with orchestrating the slayings of his parents, sister and an acquaintance who was enlisted to kill the family has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty...