Author Archives: The Canadian Press

Canada could begin loosening COVID-19 restrictions when more than half the population has received a first vaccine dose, the head of the country's immunity committee said Monday, as hard-hit Alberta s...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:30 p.m. Yukon is reporting another COVID-19 infection, bringing the territory's total case count to 82. Chief medical officer ...

COPENHAGEN - Denmark removed the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot from its vaccination program to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, health authorities s...

NEW YORK - The star power is back. When the Met Gala returns in September, it will feature a heavy-hitting contingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor Timothe Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amand...

WASHINGTON - Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed slightly in April partly due to a snarled global supply chain after hitting a 37-year high in March. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group...

KABUL - A bomb exploded near a school in western Afghanistan on Monday wounding 21 people, many them young students, a provincial official said. Ambulances rushed to the site and took the wounded to n...

NAPLES, Fla. - A man moving from Alabama to southwest Florida travelled hundreds of miles with an owl stuck in his truck's grille. The owl survived. Torie Gray said he saw a vehicle ahead of him swerv...

HALIFAX - Raised on a farm in Nova Scotia's Pictou County, Donald Cameron's rural roots were a source of pride for a man who in 1991 would become the province's 22nd premier and an advocate for fairne...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The organizers of a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates expressed regret Monday that prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had shunned the pr...

LONDON - Northern Ireland marked what is widely considered to be its centenary on Monday, with Queen Elizabeth II stressing the need for "reconciliation, equality and mutual understanding" as she sent...