Category Archives: The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN'S - A look at Tony Wakeham, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservatives, who hopes to unseat Liberal Leader John Hogan. The Progressive Conservatives held 14 of 40 seats...

ST. JOHN'S - A look at John Hogan, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party. Hogan hopes to win his first election as premier on Oct. 14. Age: 47 Education: Hogan studied biochemistry at ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding mandatory proof of citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent...

ST. JOHN'S - The leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest political parties took shots at once another on Monday over a draft energy deal with Quebec as campaigns began for a general provincial ...

LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC - Lane Hutson isn't switching sides, no matter what his dad says. The Montreal Canadiens defenceman made it clear Monday he's committed to USA Hockey, brushing off the chatter his fat...

NEW YORK (AP) - Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sued the U.S. government Monday to get her job back, saying her firing was for political reasons and was unconstitutional. Her lawsuit in Manhat...

NEW YORK (AP) - Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director, sues over her firing from Justice Department. The Associated Press

SURREY - Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way of life in the city, Mayor Brenda Locke said, calling the extortionists "thugs and criminals" who don't bel...

MONTREAL - The union representing more than 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal says it will strike next week, after the university announced it would phase out grants aimed at off...

Ed Giacomin, a Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender and one of the faces of the New York Rangers' franchise in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 86. Giacomin died of natural causes, a Rangers spokesperso...