Category Archives: The Canadian Press

MONTREAL - The historic village of Calixa-Lavalle is named after the man who composed the Canadian national anthem, so perhaps it's no surprise its residents take their civic duty seriously. While nea...

OTTAWA - Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Canadians haven't heard much...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel on Sunday confirmed it had received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014, closing a painful chapter for the country. The 23-year-old was killed ...

TOKYO (AP) - A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, wit...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday in the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people dead and forced m...

Those who have undergone successful corrective procedures for irregular heart beats may no longer need to commit to long-term blood thinning therapy, an international study co-led by Canadian research...

VICTORIA - The Surrey Police Service is investigating after gunshots were fired at a residence. The service says officers responded to a call for possible gunshots fired at a home in the 17000 block o...

VICTORIA - The mayor of a community in B.C.'s Cariboo region says U.S. tariffs on the softwood lumber industry "are the icing on the cake" for an industry in need of fundamental reforms as it prepares...

Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn't mean to insult Canada when he questioned why he was supposed to care about the World Series in a podcast episode earlier this week. Kelce i...

SASKATOON - Premier Scott Moe received healthy support from members at the Saskatchewan Party's convention Saturday despite his dismal performance in the province's two major cities in the last electi...