Author Archives: The Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol is my second home. I have been covering the occupants of the building for an absurdly long period of time, the last 15 years spent mostly at a workspace just steps from t...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself and supporters of President Donald Trump storming into the U.S. Capitol is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation as federal prosec...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday he will skip President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, refusing to fulfil the outgoing president's traditional role in the peaceful transition of power ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - In a potential blow to the #MeToo movement in China, a court ruled that two former journalists defamed a third journalist by publishing an account accusing him of sexual misconduct. A...

O'FALLON, Mo. - Helen Viola Jackson's 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl. Bolin was also a Civil War vet...

What started as a day of celebration for Black organizers, voters and other Georgians who helped deliver two historic Senate runoff victories was overshadowed Wednesday when a violent, mostly white mo...

NEW YORK - A planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden's win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been cancelled by its publisher in the wake ...

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's president on Thursday condemned the decision by social media platforms to block the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador at the same time...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed the need to drastically improve his nation's ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. There are 635,134 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 635,134 confirmed cases (80,288 active, 538,267...