Category Archives: Canadian Press

ALBANY, N.Y. - The gubernatorial campaign of actress and activist Cynthia Nixon learned a hard lesson about New York state geography when it misspelled the name of the city of Ithaca in an email to su...

TORONTO - Pink Lloyd is showing why he’s Canada’s reigning horse of the year. The six-year-old sprint champion will chase an 11th straight stakes win Sunday in the $125,000 ...

EDMONTON - Alberta health officials say an E. coli outbreak in the province that likely killed one person and sickened 41 others is over. The bacteria was linked to some pork products sold a...

MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois members began voting on Martine Ouellet’s leadership Friday, with the results to be announced Sunday. Ouellet has said she believes getting the support o...

NEWARK, N.J. - Artie Lange has been spared a prison term for possessing heroin. A judge on Friday ordered the comedian who has struggled with drug addiction to serve four years of probation. The Hobok...

PARIS - Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Croatia’s Mate Pavic had their first-round mixed doubles match suspended Friday due to rain. The French duo of Pauline Parmentier and Gregoire ...

BIDDEFORD, Maine - Former President George H.W. Bush has tweeted a cheerful message from his hospital bed while reading a book about himself and his late wife. The 41st president is 93 and is recoveri...

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was facing a new rape allegation on Friday as part of a lawsuit alleging that he had help covering up his misconduct with women. The lawsuit was filed in New York by three ...

INVERNESS, N.S. - Cape Breton’s famed Cabot Links golf resort has received a $2-million federal loan, bringing total government funding for the luxurious links to almost $17 million. The interes...

CALGARY - A complaint by two Muslim students who were not allowed to pray at a non-denominational private school in Calgary is headed back to the Alberta Human Rights Commission. The Court o...