Author Archives: The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Roman Catholic parishes in St. John's were informed Sunday the resolution of claims by victims of abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage will mean "changes and sacrifices" to deal with...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot touted a preliminary agreement with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols on Sunday, potentially averting a strike in the nation's third-largest school distric...

More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a "genocidal campaign" by the state against Uighurs and other Muslim min...

WASHINGTON - Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, a titan of American academia, business and diplomacy who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6:20 p.m.Alberta is reporting 351 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths associated with the virus.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the provinc...

BOSTON - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment firm with U2's Bono agreed to plead guilty in connection to the college admissions bribery scheme. William McGlashan will plead g...

VALHALLA, N.Y. - Rapper Casanova, who is jailed in New York in a gang-related federal racketeering case, is facing disciplinary charges over a dance challenge video posted on social media. The 34-year...

OTTAWA - The federal government has allocated $30 million over the past 15 years to sustain charitable foundations created by governors general once they leave office. But Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

MIAMI - A slain FBI agent was remembered for her strength, infectious laugh, love of family and commitment to protecting children during a memorial service Saturday. Agents Laura Schwartzenberger, 43,...

SAINT-HERBLAIN, France - French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. The buyer? The United Kingdom...