Author Archives: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of federal parties' financing at the grassroots level shows Conservative candidates' riding-based war chests are flush with cash, dramatically outpa...

VANCOUVER - Health experts warn that a shift in mindset and new solutions are needed as exposure to smoke from bigger wildfires becomes a regular occurrence. While the longer-term health effects of ex...

OTTAWA - Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country's new governor general and become the first Indigenous person to hold the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an In...

TOKYO - Standing atop the Olympic podium, Maggie Mac Neil flashed a double "thumbs up" to the small but vocal crowd of staff and teammates that watched her pick up Canada's first gold medal of the Tok...

TORONTO - A survey from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that the pandemic has changed the way most Canadians think about their future with long-term care. The survey finds that just 18 per cent of r...

Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority educat...

VANCOUVER - A combination of drought, heat and drier fuels is causing larger areas to be burned in British Columbia, says an expert. Kira Hoffman, a post-doctoral researcher with University of British...

OTTAWA - When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday to be installed as the country's next governor general, she will find the upper chamber sparsely populated. The installation ceremonies for Sim...

OTTAWA - Canada's spy service closely monitored the burgeoning nationalist movement in the 1960s and '70s, poring over pamphlets, collecting reports from confidential sources and warily watching for s...

MONTREAL - This year, Dany Baillargeon is committing what he describes as "horticultural disobedience" by letting his front yard grow naturally - despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws. The...