Author Archives: The Canadian Press

New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70 per cent effective. Some experts say that shows it is likely to win app...

PORTLAND, Maine - Maine is known for its wild blueberries and potatoes but marijuana has surpassed them to become the state's most valuable crop. Medical marijuana sales totalled $221.8 million from J...

MONTREAL - A Montreal-area zoo says a raven that went missing during a break-in at the property last month has been found. Ecomuseum executive director David Rodrigue says Kola the raven is back home ...

OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:49 p.m. The Alberta government is ordering the closure of all casinos and gyms, banning dine-in service at restaurant...

OTTAWA - The federal government could end up losing money on the Trans Mountain pipeline if it further tightens its climate policy and ends up decreasing demand for Canadian oil, the parliamentary bud...

CHICAGO - Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch her hands. The spunky 7-year-old from...

WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity increased at a solid 4.6% pace in the July-September quarter, slightly below the initial estimate, while labour costs fell at a slower pace. The third quarter increase i...

Christopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.' most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company's decision to debut its films on HBO Max and in theatres in 2021. The "Tenet" filmmaker tol...

George Clooney's co-stars, friends and collaborators gathered virtually to share anecdotes and praise his contributions as actor, director, humanitarian and colleague -- not to mention Sexiest Man Ali...

LONDON - A national train tour by Prince William and his wife Kate has received a frosty welcome from leaders in Wales and Scotland, with one Welsh official saying he would rather "no one was having u...