Author Archives: The Canadian Press

VENTURA, Calif. - They ran for their lives by the thousands when the devastating wildfires raced across a huge swath of brush-covered Southern California hillsides, and they survived even if their hom...

EDMONTON - The great licence plate fight between Alberta and Saskatchewan may be escalating into a much larger conflict. Alberta Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says there will be - in his ...

By Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press TORONTO - When Toronto-based sound editor Jane Tattersall received an email from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week announcing a new code ...

By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and ...

By Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press COLEMAN, Alta. - A notorious 1922 police shooting in southwestern Alberta and the sensational trial that followed caused many to wonder whether enforcing alcohol p...

  A California woman has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and battery against former Edmonton Eskimos star quarterback Warren Moon. The lawsuit, obtained by The Canadian Press, was file...

Canada's softwood lumber industry suffered another blow after the U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously voted Thursday that its imports have harmed the American lumber industry. In a 4-0 vot...

By James Ellingworth, The Associated Press MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin won't boycott the Pyeongchang Olympics. Putin said Wednesday his government will allow Russians to compete as neutr...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and...

NEW YORK - "The Silence Breakers" - those who have shared their stories about sexual assault and harassment - have been named Time magazine's Person of the Year. Numerous women have spoken out since O...