Author Archives: The Canadian Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The diversion program for intoxicated drivers that Tiger Woods is expected to enter Wednesday is one of several across the country aimed at reducing the number of repeat offend...

LONDON - A gunman who reportedly held two employees hostage at a central England bowling alley was arrested Sunday night after armed police moved in. He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospita...

By Lisa Marie Pane And Emily Swanson, The Associated Press ATLANTA - The slaying of five dozen people in Las Vegas did little to change Americans' opinions about gun laws. The nation is closely divide...

VANCOUVER - A pig with personality is searching for a forever farm after being seized during a cruelty investigation in British Columbia. The B.C. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says Lyl...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman plagued by bedbugs on a nine-hour flight to London is a victim of the explosive growth in the critters globally, but travellers shouldn't worry they'll become a co...

Winnipeg police have charged an ex-NHL agent with fraud alleging he bilked former Ottawa Senators Chris Phillips and Dany Heatley out of $12 million. Stacey McAlpine, who is 54, is charged with two co...

  BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Syrian forces liberated the city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants Tuesday, a senior commander said, in a major defeat for the collapsing extremist group that had procl...

HALIFAX - Actor John Dunsworth, best known for playing Jim Lahey in the comedy series "Trailer Park Boys," has died. The news was confirmed in a statement posted on his Twitter feed Monday evening. "W...

  LOS ANGELES - Thousands of women are responding to actress Alyssa Milano's call to tweet "me too" to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault following the recent revelation of decades ...

Jill Lawless, The Associated Press LONDON - British police are investigating three new allegations of sexual assault against film producer Harvey Weinstein, all made by the same woman. London's Metrop...