Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - A woman facing deportation to Britain will be detained for another 30 days, while advocates work to secure private health care funding they hope will enable her to be free as she fights to s...

MONTREAL - Bombardier said Friday it plans to eliminate 7,500 positions - more than 10 per cent of its global workforce - through the end of 2018, the company’s second mass round of layoffs in l...

BEIRUT - A cease-fire to allow wounded civilians and rebels to leave besieged parts of Aleppo has been extended into the weekend by Russia, but hoped-for medical evacuations didn’t materialize b...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - There have long been complaints about the lack of women in the tech industry. Now there’s a towering female figure, in a tech park across the bay from San Francisco, althou...

A program offering mental health treatment and a refuge for military personnel, veterans and first responders struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder is being developed at a scenic river-front ...

Seven stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 21 --- ONTARIO, QUEBEC TO SIGN ELECTRICITY DEAL Ontario and Quebec will sign a new seven-year electricity agreement today when the two governments hold a joi...

LONDON - British American Tobacco has offered to buy out Reynolds American Inc. for $47 billion in an attempt to gain a strong presence in the U.S., a lucrative market where sales of electronic cigare...

OTTAWA - A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the next 10 years to effectively eliminate the problem. Two groups - the Canadian Observatory...

HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy’s last steam-powered warship - HMCS Preserver - was officially retired Friday during an elaborate, rain-drenched ceremony along the Halifax waterfront, marking ...

TOKYO - A powerful earthquake in western Japan knocked loose roof tiles, toppled store shelves and caused power outages Friday afternoon, but apparently caused no widespread damage. At least seven peo...