Category Archives: Canadian Press

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canadian cyclist Tristen Chernove is at his best when he’s sailing along at 40 kilometres an hour under the soothing heat of the sun. Life is about as close as it can be to perf...

American seed and weed-killer company Monsanto and German medicine and farm chemical maker Bayer are combining in a deal that could help farmers produce higher yields to address challenges from global...

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah police say they believe a toddler accidently suffocated under a bean bag chair after a day care worker sat on it. Sgt. Joe Monson said Tuesday investigators came to the determina...

LONDON - The senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada says investors and those in the financial system need to adapt to the reality of slower growth and associated low interest rates. In a speech ...

PASSAIC, N.J. - An actor in the 1960s sitcom “F Troop” has paid a visit to the New Jersey city made famous by his character - 49 years after the show went off the air. Larry Storch was wel...

JOHANNESBURG - Rangers in South Africa’s biggest wildlife park are killing about 350 hippos and buffalos in an attempt to relieve the impact of the region’s most severe drought in more tha...

FREEHOLD, N.J. - Surveillance video has captured an e-cigarette explosion at a New Jersey mall that left a woman’s Louis Vuitton (LOO’-ee vee-TAHN’) bag smoking as she stood at a che...

BEIJING - Four employees at Chinese internet giant Alibaba have lost their jobs after being accused of reprogramming an internal system to steal more than 100 boxes of mooncakes, a traditional delicac...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Tim Kaine’s role as Hillary Clinton’s vice-presidential running mate means he’d be one heartbeat away from the presidency. Clinton’s health scare, complete w...

WASHINGTON - A war of words over Donald Trump’s “deplorables” is intensifying as Republicans and Democrats fight for political points over Hillary Clinton’s claim that many of ...