Author Archives: The Canadian Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the U.S. military pullout at...

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have announced a large jump in the death toll from recent floods. The Henan provincial government said Monday that 302 people died and 50 remain missing. The vast ma...

OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive more than 2.3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, as public health officials brace for a potential fourth wave of i...

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they are searching for two hunters in the Outaouais region who have been missing since Friday. Jonah Dewache, 32, and Dustin Odjick, 37, from Kitigan Zibi First...

MONTREAL - Quebec lifted further COVID-19 restrictions across the province on Sunday, including extending closing times for bars and restaurants, and increasing capacities for gatherings. The health m...

TOKYO - The Canadian women finished their impressive medal haul in the pool - including a record-setting performance from Penny Oleksiak - and Andre De Grasse finally got Canada's men on the board wit...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Brennan Menell to a one-year, two-way contract. The hockey club announced the news Sunday, saying the contract carries an NHL salary of $750,00...

ISTANBUL (AP) - Wildfires raged Sunday near Turkey's holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla as the discovery of more bodies caused the death toll to rise to eight. Residents and tourists fled...

MONTREAL - Newly elected Kanesatake Grand Chief Victor Bonspille says he wants to bring positive change in the Kanien'keh:ka (Mohawk) community, west of Montreal. Bonspille was elected as the Grand Ch...

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $6 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot fo...