Author Archives: The Canadian Press

LONDON - Explosive allegations by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex that she faced racist attitudes from both the palace and the U.K. press have sent ripples of shock around the world. But they came as no sur...

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is always starry a celebration of up and coming filmmakers and Oscar hopefuls, but this year the programmers have also decided to make it more accessible....

Following an outcry over the lack of diversity in last year's nominees and an overhaul of its rules and regulations, the EE British Film Academy Awards on Tuesday unveiled a far more inclusive field o...

WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has formally approved an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months as possible threats of violence remain, th...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The viral vector vaccine developed by J&J's subsidiary, Jan...

NEW YORK - Norton Juster, the celebrated children's author who fashioned a world of adventure and punning punditry in the million-selling classic "The Phantom Tollbooth" and remained true to his wide-...

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he will table his third budget on March 25. Girard told reporters today the budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year will also include an accounting change sought by...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. The number of daily COVID-19 variants of concern has jumped in British Columbia by 182 cases, for a total 576 cases, m...

REGINA — A recent presentation to Saskatchewan doctors says the province’s public health measures have so far failed to drive down the spread of COVID-19 below targets that officials would...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has given notice that it will impose closure to ensure a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying comes to a final vote in the House of Commons before a cou...