Author Archives: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives will choose their next leader at a convention on June 27 in Toronto. Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, who is co-organizing the race, said the rules for the race re...

WINNIPEG - It has become an annual ritual in Manitoba - mid-winter thoughts turn to the spring melt and whether land and communities will be threatened by rising water that comes from rivers as far aw...

OTTAWA - A new report says Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the...

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - If there was even a shred of lingering doubt in Alexis Lafreniere's mind about the health of his knee, he took care of it in short order. Having missed the last two games aft...

OTTAWA - Accidents happen. That's something Bob Rae advises all federal political parties to keep in mind as they enter a new era of minority government. The former interim Liberal leader knows a thin...

WINNIPEG - Denise Pochinko remembers waking up and hearing the screams. She hid under blankets with her sister until sirens drowned out their panicked breathing. It was October 1980 in Winnipeg and sh...

OTTAWA - In 2019, federal Conservatives sought to draw voters in their direction with the slogan: "It's time for you to get ahead." But they didn't get enough of those voters to form government, and s...

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada scored four power-play goals in a dominant first period Tuesday to beat the Czech Republic 7-2 and finish first in Group B at the world junior hockey championship. Joe...

ALIX, Alta. - Police in central Alberta say they've made an arrest in a bank robbery where the suspect allegedly fled on a snowmobile. RCMP began investigating on Dec. 20 when they said a lone male we...

SASKATOON - Police have charged a 13-year-old girl and are investigating several boys after one of them allegedly discharged bear spray at a Saskatoon shopping mall on Saturday. Investigators say they...