Author Archives: The Canadian Press

NEW YORK (AP) - The Nielsen company's latest rankings of popular television and streaming shows have one thing in common - "NCIS" at the top. The CBS drama starring Mark Harmon as a Naval Criminal Inv...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP are asking for the public's help with an investigation into the death of a northern actor. Police say Emerald MacDonald's body was found May 3 at a cabin outside Kugluk...

ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a Georgia law requiring some people to sign an oath involving Israel is unconstitutional. A documentary filmmaker who refused to sign the oath sued the st...

OTTAWA - A federal bill to harmonize Canada's laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has passed third reading in the House of Commons. The Conservatives, who have...

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has adopted a Bloc Qubcois motion that says it would be irresponsible to hold a federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 327 MPs from all parties voting ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced a four-step restart plan in a gradual return to normality when more people are vaccinated against COVID-19. Here are the steps set out by the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Tuesday to strike down a new Arkansas law that made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery...

VICTORIA - A four-step plan in British Columbia to ease out of the COVID-19 pandemic could mean people can attend live concerts, watch sports in person and choose whether to wear a mask by Sept. 7. Th...

NEW YORK (AP) - John Krasinski, whose "A Quiet Place Part II" is one of the biggest studio releases to open exclusively in theaters this year, recently returned to the movies, himself. Krasinski scree...

OTTAWA - COVID-19 has thrown yet another wrench in the long overdue construction of new ships for the navy and coast guard, say top military and procurement officials, adding the full scope of the dam...