Category Archives: Canadian Press

WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba marriage commissioner is asking a court to strike down the province’s requirement that all commissioners perform same-sex marriage ceremonies. Kevin Kisilowsky, who ...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Sept. 7 --- BANK OF CANADA RAISES ECONOMY CONCERNS: The Bank of Canada struck a note of caution Wednesday as it held its key interest rate target steady at...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it’s going to cost at least $40 million to $50 million this year to straighten out its troubled new pay system. However, officials say they are starting to s...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia couple found guilty of masterminding a terrorist plot but then freed when a judge ruled they had been entrapped by police are still a danger to the public, a Crown lawye...

DENVER - A Colorado mine that spewed 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater into rivers in three Western states was designated a Superfund site Wednesday, clearing the way for a multimillion-dol...

VANCOUVER - After another failed bid to qualify for the World Cup, Canada Soccer is once again faced with the task of figuring out how to turn around its men’s program. Canada was eliminated fro...

TORONTO - The family of a Toronto woman stranded in Russia after having her permanent residency status revoked says Ottawa has agreed to revisit her case. Julia Yakobi had her request for a travel doc...

TULSA, Okla. - The older of two Oklahoma brothers accused of fatally stabbing their parents and three younger siblings last year was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday after pleading guilty in...

NANAIMO, B.C. - A Crown lawyer says a man accused of killing two employees and attempting to kill two others yelled expletives and said, “You know who I am” during a shooting rampage at hi...

WASHINGTON - An elephant at the National Zoo has received a large pair of shoes to help with her arthritis. The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2c5qFXc) that Shanthi, a 41-year-old Asian eleph...