Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - A public inquiry into the deaths of Lionel Desmond and his family will examine the troubled Afghanistan war veteran’s access to mental health and domestic violence services - as w...

CAIRO - In a tiny Cairo workshop, Mohamed Fawzi Bakkar designs and builds marionettes from scratch, hoping to revive a traditional art. The 32-year-old spends hours or even days designing puppets insp...

DETROIT - The autonomous Uber SUV that struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian in March spotted the woman about six seconds before hitting her, but did not stop because the system used to automaticall...

PHILADELPHIA - A road rage suspect seen on surveillance video hitting a man with a sledgehammer after smashing the windows out of a vehicle is being sought by Philadelphia police. Video of the parking...

BEIJING - No explanation has yet been found for a U.S. government employee’s report of abnormal sensations of sound and pressure, China said Thursday, as the incident in southern Guangzhou city ...

DUBLIN - An abortion debate that has inflamed passions in Ireland for decades will come down to a single question on Friday: yes or no? The referendum on whether to repeal the country’s strict a...

MILWAUKEE - Body camera video showing police using a stun gun on an NBA player over a parking violation is just the latest setback for efforts to improve relations between Milwaukee officers and the c...

MONTREAL - Quebec’s federation of journalists is denouncing the conduct of a far-right group after a handful of people stormed the Montreal newsroom of Vice Quebec. A half-dozen m...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A former reality TV star has pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. Coast Guard technician in a drunken wrong-way collision on a Virginia highway. The Virginian-Pilot reports 25-year-o...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t wasted any time filling their executive offices. For the second time in as many days, the Leafs added an assistant general manager on Thursday, hiring L...