Category Archives: Canadian Press

SMITHERS, B.C. - On a lonely stretch of pavement in Smithers, B.C., a black-and-white sign cautions passersby: “The end is near.” But rather than warn of impending doomsday, the sign liter...

TORONTO - Canada’s armed forces says it’s looking into a recent spate of deaths involving students or recent graduates from the Royal Military College. Four men have died since April, prom...

PARIS - A French court has overturned a ban on burkinis issued in Cannes - the first in a series of local bans on the Muslim full-body swimwear this summer that set off a heated controversy at home an...

ERIE, Pa. - Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine offered a systematic takedown of Donald Trump’s business dealings and campaign claims Tuesday, arguing the Republican nominee’s...

WASHINGTON - When Bill Clinton told the staff of his global charity he would have to step down if Hillary Clinton won the White House, he was vividly clear about how that felt: Worse than a root canal...

WASHINGTON - The State Department says about 30 emails that may be related to the 2012 attack on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, are among the thousands of Hillary Clinton emails recovered during t...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Friends and relatives of patrons trapped in a gay Florida nightclub where a mass shooting left 49 people dead asked police dispatchers why it was taking so long for their loved ones to...

STERLING, Mass. - Nothing quite measures up to the latest tribute to retiring Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. A corn maze dedicated to the player known as Big Papi was unveiled at a ceremony Tuesd...

TORONTO - A man who pleaded guilty to participating in a plot to bomb targets in Toronto has had his day parole extended as the Parole Board of Canada found he has made a “strong beginning”...

NEW YORK - In a story Aug. 30, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Alliance for Downtown New York, reported that 266,000 workers are employed in the private sector in Lower Manhattan...