Author Archives: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Canadian military personnel have come forward in droves to be vaccinated for COVID-19, with the Department of National Defence reporting more than 85 per cent of all troops having received at...

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - At least two people were killed and 12 others were wounded in a shooting at a large South Jersey house party, state police said. New Jersey State Police said a 30-year-...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:20 p.m.Alberta is reporting 563 additional COVID-19 cases today and six new deaths.The province's chief medical health officer,...

Coal mines can be environmentally safe and can become useful, enjoyable landscapes when the seam runs out, say scientists working with industry. But they admit that there are risks and costs, and urge...

ROME (AP) - A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy's most picturesque lakes plummeted to the ground Sunday and then tumbled down the slope, killing 14 people. A yo...

GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Mount Nyiragongo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of 2 million had been mostly spared after the volcano ...

KOUCHIBOUGUAC, N.B. - A group of 50 people gathered last week on a grassy area overlooking the Fontaine River on New Brunswick's east coast to share memories and erect a teepee. Their answer for why t...

NEW DELHI (AP) - Personal data of an unspecified number of travelers has been compromised after a company that serves India's national carrier was hacked, Air India said. The hackers were able to acce...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police on Sunday escorted more than 120 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that trig...

COURTENAY, B.C. - Russell Ball was taking one of his usual walks along Vancouver Island's Puntledge River on a cool, grey day in January when he noticed something out of the ordinary. As he knelt down...