Category Archives: Canadian Press

SAANICH, B.C. - The owners of an elderly cat named Baby say their pet’s sudden reputation as a fearless mauler of pit bull dogs is completely undeserved. Betty Jean Thompson, 78, and her husband...

CALGARY - Rumeysa Hanci breaks down in tears when she recounts how she spent her 13th wedding anniversary, travelling home to Calgary from Turkey and not knowing when she would see her husband, Davud,...

SAO PAULO - After losing a shot at gold, the Canadian women’s soccer team is back on familiar ground - in Sao Paulo and looking for Olympic bronze. Friday’s third-place game with No. 8 Bra...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Aug. 17. ____ FEDS PONDER MANDATORY PEACE BOND COUNSELLING: The Liberal government is looking at making counter-radicalization counselling mandatory for pe...

TORONTO - The vibrant colours of Ontario’s fall foliage could have a shorter display than expected this year after a hot and dry summer. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips sa...

NASHVILLE - More than two years after the state closed a troubled Tennessee cemetery whose owner was accused of losing bodies and burying multiple people in single plots, it appears that efforts to de...

KANO, Nigeria - Nestled among vegetables, plastic kettles and hand-dyed fabric in market stalls are the signs of a feminist revolution: Piles of poorly printed books by women that advocate forcefully ...

MONTREAL - The maker of Ski-Doos, personal watercraft and three-wheel Spyder vehicles is evaluating whether to enter the two-wheel motorcycle business to help power its aggressive growth plans. “...

QUEBEC - Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., is the top-ranked player entered in the US$250,000 National Bank Cup next month, Tennis Canada announced Wednesday. Bouchard, listed at 39th in the world,...

NEW YORK - Before this season, J.A. Happ had a career record of 62-61 with a 4.13 ERA. This year, he’s putting up Cy Young Award numbers. Happ won his career-best 11th consecutive decision to be...