Author Archives: The Canadian Press

KASINDI, Congo (AP) - Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last week. Traffi...

CHICAGO (AP) - Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy "Spazzy McGee" Jones in the 2003 movie "School of Rock" with Jack Black, was killed when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle along a C...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 301,113 new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,938...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. There are 1,368,106 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,368,106 confirmed cases (44,785 activ...

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Metropolitan Opera would be able to cut the fees of its highest-paid individual singers by 12.7% under a pending four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists. Deta...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state said Wednesday a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio's $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize. The state also said a Dayton-area teen is t...

NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Carle, the beloved children's author and illustrator whose classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished li...

PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas (AP) - A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in South Texas. In an unusual spin from "Jaws," the gator...

VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "appalled and horrified" at the "gruesome" discovery of severed bear paws in the province's Interior. The Conservation Officer Servic...