Category Archives: Canadian Press

CALGARY - Federal Immigration Minister John McCallum expects a report next month on a revamp to the temporary foreign worker program. McCallum says the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Res...

MILWAUKEE - A black man whose death at the hands of police spurred two nights of violence in Milwaukee was shot once in the chest and once in the arm, the Milwaukee County medical examiner said Friday...

MIAMI - The discovery of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Florida certainly isn’t ideal for tourism, but local officials and business leaders are confident the long-term impact on the tourism i...

CALGARY - Canada’s immigration minister says it’s best if he doesn’t say much about a Canadian imam who was jailed in Turkey shortly after last month’s failed coup. “It m...

MONTREAL - A new report finds there is no one reason why Canadian youth become radicalized to the point of wanting to join jihadist groups overseas. It lists a number of factors, including personal vu...

BOGOTA - Colombia has released a new 50,000-peso note bearing the image of the celebrated late writer and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The bill is worth roughly $17.30. One side features the...

MEXICO CITY - The British rock band Coldplay has released a video recorded in Mexico City for its new single “A Head Full of Dreams.” The video released Friday caused a stir in Mexico̵...

Toronto FC has its sights set on the Supporter’s Shield. TFC heads to Philadelphia on Saturday to face a Union side riding a five-game unbeaten streak with the Reds hoping to close in on Major L...

ATLANTA - Local courts that jail poor defendants because they can’t afford to pay bail are unlawfully discriminating against the poor, federal attorneys say in a legal brief in a Georgia lawsuit...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau cabinet after minor shifts on Friday: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephan...