Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - Thousands of unionized mine workers and supporters rallied at the Capitol Thursday to push for a bill that would protect health-care and pension benefits for about 120,000 former coal min...

BEIJING - Chinese flag-carrier Air China said Thursday that it had removed copies of its inflight magazine containing an article criticized as racist for telling visitors to take precautions when visi...

MOSCOW - Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that the Israeli and the Palestinian leaders have agreed “in principle” to meet in Moscow for talks in what the Russians hope...

RUSKIN, Fla. - A Florida man who piloted a one-person gyrocopter through some of the most restricted U.S. airspace and landed on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington has been released from jail after...

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - The Palestinian high court on Thursday postponed municipal elections that had been set for next month, putting on hold what would have been the first real test of pol...

BRUSSELS - A European Union judge says an EU agreement to exchange air passenger information with Canada to combat terrorism should be revised because parts of it would infringe on people’s righ...

OCALA, Fla. - A 10-year-old North Florida boy has been arrested on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of his 2-year-old cousin. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office tells news outl...

YEREVAN, Armenia - The prime minister of Armenia on Thursday announced his resignation in order to give way to a coalition government, a widely expected move following a violent standoff at a police s...

Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- AGREEMENT STRUCK IN UBER-QUEBEC DISPUTE The Quebec government and ride-hailing service Uber have reached an agreement in principle on a pilot ...

EDMONTON - The City of Edmonton cuts the ribbon Thursday on the massive new home for its National Hockey League Team. Rogers Place bills itself as North America’s “next great arena” ...