Author Archives: The Canadian Press

TORONTO - Two ticket holders in Ontario will share the nearly $9 million dollar jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. Each winning ticket is worth just over $4.43 million. Meanwhile, a lottery p...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's parliament speaker said Sunday that international inspectors may no longer access surveillance images of the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, escalating tensions amid diplo...

NEW YORK (AP) - It was a family affair at the Billboard Music Awards: Pink twirled in the air in a powerful performance with her daughter, and Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honor...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday May 23, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 385,214 new vaccinations administered for a total of 20,714,198 ...

BEIJING (AP) - At least 20 people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude track, rescuers said Sun...

HALFMOON BAY, B.C. - Documentary film producer Avi Lewis has been acclaimed as the federal NDP candidate in a riding in southern British Columbia. Lewis, the grandson of former federal NDP leader Davi...

NEW YORK (AP) - Singer Dua Lipa is blasting an organization that paid for a full-page ad in The New York Times that called her antisemitic for her support of Palestinians, saying it used her name "sha...

TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Police in Trois-Rivires, Que., say they are investigating a criminal harassment complaint filed by a member of Joyce Echaquan's family who was allegedly threatened in town on Fri...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister after finding a gun that had been hidden between sofa cushions by a family friend, Florida authorities said Saturday. The...

MONTREAL - Cloistered nuns in Montreal's Carmelite monastery lined up to complete their COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday. Inside a 125-year-old convent in the city's Plateau neighbourhood, 11 sisters -...