Category Archives: Canadian Press

A group of mayors from Canada and the U.S. is trying to challenge a recent decision allowing an American city to draw water from the Great Lakes, arguing that it sets a dangerous precedent. The Great ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs named Mark Hunter as their assistant general manager Monday. Hunter, who joined the Leafs as their player-personnel director in October 2014, will share the role with...

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Officials say cooler temperatures have helped British Columbia crews battling a wildfire that forced the evacuation of dozens of properties above the northwestern shore of Okanaga...

TORONTO - Members of Canada’s Olympic team - including closing ceremony flag-bearer Penny Oleksiak - will be back on home turf bright and early Tuesday morning. A second round of athletes will b...

Ryan Lochte lost three major sponsors when swimsuit company Speedo USA, clothing giant Ralph Lauren and skin-care firm Syneron-Candela announced in quick succession Monday they were dumping the swimme...

Halifax police are investigating an alleged sexual assault against a toddler in the city’s north end. Police say the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Wood Avenue when a y...

BRIDGEWATER, Conn. - A simple plastic cup of beer has made history by being the first alcoholic drink sold in a small Connecticut town in 81 years. The affluent bedroom community of Bridgewater had be...

PARIS - France’s former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy announced Monday he is running for the presidency again in next year’s elections, an awaited move that is expected to lead to...

SUDBURY, Ont. - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he intends to act swiftly if it’s determined safety lapses caused a Toronto train derailment over the weekend. Part of a Canadian Pacific fre...

WARSAW, Poland - Anette Mattsson had bid 200,000 euros ($226,500) for a prized grey Arabian mare but soon stopped. With the price rising rapidly and no sign of other bidders, she sensed that something...