Author Archives: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he acted appropriately after hearing a "rumour" about Jonathan Vance months before the general took over as Canada's top military commander in July 2015....

LONDON - Britain's motion picture academy on Thursday suspended actor-director Noel Clarke after a newspaper reported that multiple women had accused him of sexual harassment or bullying. The film and...

OTTAWA - Seniors are getting vaccinated in higher numbers for COVID-19 than they did for the flu, Health Canada data suggest. Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo says almost nine in 10 ...

NEW YORK - Dave Grohl thought he was making a nostalgic film about the formative days of famous musicians. But then the pandemic happened. Partly by design and partly by circumstance, "What Drives Us"...

BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge in central Montana, a move that w...

NEW YORK - Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre among others in crafting his popular "Red Sparrow" thrillers, h...

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the outdoor terraces of France's cafes and restaurants will be allowed to reopen on May 19 along with museums, cinemas, theatres and concert halls ...

MOSCOW - A top ally of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that the network of the politician's offices in Russia is being closed as authorities seek to have it and Naval...

ROME - Pope Francis set a 40-euro ($48) gift cap for all Vatican employees Thursday and issued a new law requiring Vatican cardinals and managers to periodically report on their compliance with clean ...

BOSTON - A pair of fierce monuments honour an English colonist who, legend has it, slaughtered her Native American captors after the gruesome killing of her baby. But historians and Native Americans s...