Author Archives: The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - Road-building approvals for coal exploration already exceed legal limits in some parts of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and foothills, suggest documents from the province's energy regulator. "I...

YANGON, Myanmar - Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest against the coup in Myanmar, was released from detention on Wedne...

YANGON, Myanmar - Hundreds of people imprisoned for demonstrating against last month's coup in Myanmar were released Wednesday, a rare conciliatory gesture by the military that appeared aimed at placa...

ISMAILIA, Egypt - A skyscraper-sized container ship has become wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the vital waterway, officials said Wednesday, threatening to disrupt a global...

BOULDER, Colo. - Some were gunned down while picking up groceries, others while putting in a day's work at a Colorado supermarket. Another was a police officer who raced in to try to rescue them from ...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it does not believe COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Canada would be affected by export restrictions being considered by the European Union. A report in the New York ...

Hong Kong suspended use of the Pfizer vaccine Wednesday after its Chinese distributor informed the city that one batch had defective bottle lids. The city's government said the suspension was immediat...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 124,271 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,222,...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. There are 942,320 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 942,320 confirmed cases (36,310 ...

OTTAWA - A veteran Liberal backbencher took a Liberal cabinet minister to task Tuesday for failing to give real teeth to a new watchdog who is supposed to investigate human rights abuses by Canadian c...