Author Archives: The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government is suspending the spring sitting of the legislature due to soaring, record-breaking caseloads of COVID-19.Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley said ...

SAN DIEGO - A tractor-trailer slams into an SUV at an intersection on a remote California desert highway, killing 13 of 25 people crammed inside the late model Ford Expedition. A man dangles a toddler...

OTTAWA - Louise Arbour believes that after years of failed efforts and misfires, the time is finally ripe for real progress in the Canadian military's fight against sexual misconduct. And the former S...

QUARTZSITE, Ariz. - "Nomadland" was partly filmed in the Western town of Quartzsite and won the Academy Award for Best Picture this year, but it's still unclear if that will translate into more touris...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:25 p.m. Alberta is reporting 1,731 new COVID-19 cases today -- a marked decrease from counts in the previous three days, when ...

A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more "out there" while scanning the night skies in inc...

WASHINGTON - The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said Sunday as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run televis...

BERLIN - At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, the city's top security official said Sunday. More than 2...

ISTANBUL - A close aide of killed Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been caught in Istanbul, police said Sunday. The Afghan national, only identified by the codename Basim, was detai...

JERUSALEM - Officials came under growing scrutiny Sunday for ignoring warnings about safety lapses at one of Israel's most visited holy sites, as the country mourned 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a...