Category Archives: The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - RCMP in British Columbia say they have foiled an operation to smuggle methamphetamine to Melbourne, Australia, hidden in jars of pickles. The Mounties say the investigation was carried out...

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to rename Csar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the Latino labor icon's legacy with explo...

VANCOUVER - The mother of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victim Maya Gebala says Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has offered to pay for her daughter to be treated in California. Cia...

OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate later this year. Bank of Canada sen...

OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing a $1.7-billion fund to help provinces and territories lower the cost of construction and get more homes built - in whatever way they see fit. The federal f...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A man who fled to China after leaving an explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been indicted along with his sister in Florida on federal charges, an...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Josh Norris' father had never steered him wrong before. And yet the Sabres forward was somewhat skeptical of just how passionate Buffalo was as a hockey market upon his arrival in...

OTTAWA - New Democrats are set to debate up to 70 policy proposals at their convention in Winnipeg this weekend on a host of issues, including clean energy, electoral reform and the party's own politi...

OTTAWA - Canada might join efforts to ensure ships can move freely through the Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. "There are conver...

PRAGUE - Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud have won their first medal at the world figure skating championships, and earned some redemption in the process. The Canadian pair captured bronze Thursday afte...