Author Archives: The Canadian Press

By Lauren Krugel LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Monir Omerzai was still stewing weeks after a fellow diner at a Denny's spewed a racist tirade at him and his friends. So on Tuesday, he decided to post on Faceboo...

By Colette Derworiz in Edmonton. SASKATOON - Humboldt Bronco forward Kaleb Dahlgren remembers putting on his suit during the bus ride to a playoff game, returning to his seat and asking his friend and...

Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna has been placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball after being charged with assault. The league says it is investigating the circumstances of the c...

TORONTO - Hundreds of mourners came together at a chapel north of Toronto on Sunday, where they sang songs and said prayers in remembrance of one of 10 people who died in last month's deadly van attac...

MILTON, Ont. - The company that employed two men who were struck by a falling tree in a massive windstorm Friday says both men have now died. The men were servicing trees in Milton, Ont., when the inc...

By David Paddon, The Canadian Press TORONTO - Starbucks stores and offices across Canada will close for part of an afternoon next month to provide training about creating a "culture of warmth and belo...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Floodwaters in southern New Brunswick continued to rise Saturday as homeowners in the Saint John area packed walls of sandbags in an effort to hold back the waves. Kevin Whalen was ...

EDMONTON - A tentative trial date has been set for a man charged with attempted murder after an Edmonton police officer was attacked. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif faces 12 charges, including a new one of agg...

SASKATOON - A raccoon caused an Air Canada flight bound for Toronto from Saskatoon to be delayed by nearly seven hours last night. Flight passenger Damien Lee says that it "was just like a circus" try...

By Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press. TORONTO - Ontario researchers have teamed up to test a portable device that can detect the presence of potentially deadly fentanyl in street drugs and deliver ...