Category Archives: Canadian Press

LAVAL, Que. - Montreal coach Michel Therrien denies ever calling Max Pacioretty “the worst captain in Canadiens history” but is glad there will be more veteran leadership on his squad this...

HALIFAX - The editor of a Halifax gossip and satire magazine brandished his publication Tuesday after a trial date was set for allegations he violated a publication ban in the case of a man charged wi...

CALGARY - Transit officials say a Calgary commuter train crash which occurred during the peak of the morning rush hour Tuesday could have been much worse. The light-rail train was approaching the end ...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Oil says Canada’s largest oil refinery will begin a $135 million tune-up next week that will utilize 2,400 workers over six weeks. Mark Sherman, chief operating officer...

LONDON - A suburban London house that starred onscreen as Harry Potter’s childhood home is on the market. Fans of the boy wizard will recognize 12 Picket Post Close as 4 Privet Drive, home of Ha...

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan authorities said Tuesday they were searching for two Italians and a Canadian abducted at gunpoint near the Algerian border, while another official said three North Koreans kid...

NEW YORK - Troubled theme park operator SeaWorld says it will soon stop paying its shareholders a quarterly dividend. SeaWorld, known for its water shows featuring killer whales and dolphins, has been...

ATHENS, Greece - Authorities on the island of Lesbos called for the immediate evacuation Tuesday of thousands of refugees to the Greek mainland after fires started by rioting residents gutted a detent...

BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces have launched a new military operation to recapture a key town north of Baghdad from the Islamic State group. The push to take Shirqat is backed by paramilitary troops, mostly S...

NEW YORK - Investigators of last weekend’s bombings have released an image of two men who took a suitcase they found on a city street, possibly without realizing a wired pressure cooker they rem...