Category Archives: Canadian Press

QUEBEC - The Quebec government tabled legislation Wednesday that would impose the strictest cannabis controls in the country, raising the legal age to 21 and outlawing consumption in public. The Coali...

OTTAWA - An Ontario First Nation suffering from generations of mercury poisoning still needs a treatment centre and help for children harmed by the toxic metal, its chief said Wednesday. Until Grassy ...

RAF AKROTIRI , Cyprus - Prince William and his wife Kate brought Christmas gifts and holiday greetings Wednesday to British servicemen at the Royal Air Force Base Akrotiri in Cyprus. The visit by Will...

Montreal’s mayor apologized Wednesday for speaking almost entirely in English as she delivered a speech highlighting international foreign investment in Montreal. Valerie Plante admitted she had...

PARADISE, Calif. - Nearly four weeks after the devastating blaze levelled her town, Jennifer Christensen was allowed back to return to her home in Paradise, where the first thing she saw was her son&#...

CAIRO - It’s a dress that has shaken Egypt and the uproar continues - prosecutors on Wednesday questioned actress Rania Youssef for at least four hours on accusations of public obscenity over a ...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed Martinique international striker/winger Harry Novillo. The two-year deal, with an option year, will be confirmed after the native of France receives his inte...

TORONTO - Ring boy. Model. Actor. Producer. Medical marijuana advocate. Elias (The Spartan) Theodorou delights in wearing many hats. But the Toronto middleweight returns to Job 1 on Saturday when he t...

WINNIPEG - Thousands of Winnipeg employees of insurance giant Great-West Life Assurance Co. were told to stay home Wednesday because of a threat against the business. Police said a building security t...

WASHINGTON - It was his first NATO meeting in 1989, and as a parade of world leaders took turns at the podium, newly elected U.S. president George H.W. Bush was taking a lot of notes. Brian Mulroney, ...