Author Archives: The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG - Manitoba plans to set 19 as the minimum age to buy and smoke marijuana once it's legalized in July. Proposed legislation introduced today by Justice Minister Heather Stefanson would mean pe...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics as neutrals despite orchestrated doping at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Comm...

By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - A group of veterans vowed to keep fighting the federal government Monday after the B.C. Court of Appeal rejected their landmark legal effort to win back ...

LOS ANGELES - Production is resuming next year on the sixth and final season of "House of Cards." Taping of the political drama was halted in October amid sexual misconduct allegations against star Ke...

EDMONTON - For the first time in four decades, a bird known for its speed could be removed from the list of threatened species in most of Canada. The peregrine falcon, which can fly at speeds up to 32...

RED DEER, Alta. - An Alberta man has been convicted of criminal harassment for his involvement in a Creep Catchers sting. Court in Red Deer heard over the summer that Carl Young, also known as Karl Mu...

TORONTO - Fired Sportsnet baseball analyst Gregg Zaun was "blindsided and emotionally gutted" by recent allegations of inappropriate comments toward female colleagues, saying in a statement Monday tha...

BEIJING - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concluded talks with the Chinese premier in Beijing today but they were not able to announce the start of formal free trade talks. Premier Li Keqiang lauded the...

David Paddon, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The proliferation of internet-connected home devices such as thermostats, baby monitors and fridges is creating an ever-expanding interconnected web known as...

Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press TORONTO - Sportsnet's firing of baseball analyst Gregg Zaun came as no surprise to some of the network's female staffers. What they could not understand was why it took ...