Category Archives: Canadian Press

BANGKOK - Thailand’s new king on Friday carried out his first official duty, attending a solemn religious ceremony to honour his father and predecessor who died seven weeks ago. King Maha Vajira...

BEIJING - China’s supreme court ruled Friday that a young man executed 21 years ago for rape and murder had been innocent, in a case that has drawn attention to problems in the legal system as w...

BEIJING - Construction on the world’s first full-sized Titanic replica has started in China, a country with a well-documented fascination with the tale of the ill-fated ocean liner. The 300-mete...

VANCOUVER - Randy Carlyle didn’t know much about Ondrej Kase when the Anaheim Ducks promoted the rookie forward from the AHL. That’s just life when you’re the 205th pick in the draft...

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Talks aimed at reunifying Cyprus were back on track Friday after the leaders of the ethnically split island ended a two-week stalemate by agreeing to meet next month to tackle the mo...

MINNEAPOLIS - Dez Bryant sashayed through the Dallas locker room with an unmistakable swagger and had nothing but good things to say about his adversary this time around. It was a stark change from a ...

WINNIPEG - Leon Draisaitl’s performance on Thursday night earned him some high praise from linemate Connor McDavid. Draisaitl had two goals and an assist and McDavid chipped in with three helper...

EDMONTON - Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has assured business leaders that workers at pipeline construction sites will be kept safe in the event of protests or civil disobedience. Carr w...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An ailing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was evacuated from the South Pole to New Zealand where he was in a hospital on Friday in stable condition. Aldrin, ...

OTTAWA - Claude Giroux scored his second goal of the game 40 seconds into overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday to extend their win streak to three games. Michae...