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The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press is Canada's trusted news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms.
Jury hearing recording at trial of pair accused of plotting to murder spouses
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The father of an NHL player and his mistress talked about…
Propane explosion injures one in Flin Flon, Man., some businesses evacuated
FLIN FLON, Man. – A propane explosion sent a 33-year-old man to hospital with serious…
Madonna’s dancers, Toronto police officer recall how pop star was nearly arrested
TORONTO – Few people tell Madonna what to do, but Toronto police certainly tried. It…
G7 leaders will hear Canada’s new approach for boosting world economy
ISE, Japan – A group of powerful world leaders is about to hear a starkly…
RBC boosts Q@profit to $2.57 billion, sets aside more money for bad loans
TORONTO – Royal Bank (TSX:RY) boosted its second-quarter profit by three per cent to $2.57…
Baloney Meter: will “exemption opportunity” for assisted dying end on June 6?
OTTAWA – “What the Alberta decision makes me fearful of is that we could, without…
Military names Canadian soldier who dies during training run in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON – The Canadian Armed Forces has identified a soldier who died while on a…
UNB seeks review of discrimination ruling in women’s hockey complaint
FREDERICTON – The University of New Brunswick is seeking a judicial review of a Labour…
East Coast provinces see one per cent drop in employment in first quarter
HALIFAX – Atlantic Canada saw a net drop of about 12,000 jobs in the first…
Cavaliers roar back to clobber Raptors 116-78, taking 3-2 series lead
CLEVELAND – The Toronto Raptors rode a wave of momentum into Cleveland on Wednesday. But…
CHL commissioner says CHL is best place for teenagers to play, no AHL exemptions
RED DEER, Alta. – The Canadian Hockey League says it has no intentions of changing…
Drug conviction quashed because officers lied; breached woman’s rights
TORONTO – A woman found with marijuana in her car trunk has won an acquittal…
Newfoundland and Labrador rejects $32K judges’ pay hike amid fiscal crisis
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Newfoundland and Labrador legislature has voted down a $32,000 pay…
Seed funds for B.C. chemist aimed at making advances against Zika virus
VICTORIA – A researcher at the University of Victoria has received funding aimed at developing…
Toronto Stock Exchange declines after oil retreats from US$50 a barrel
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market slid to a small loss Thursday as more positive…
Group takes aim at lobbyists who sponsor trips by parliamentarians
OTTAWA – A political accountability watchdog has filed an ethics complaint with federal commissioner of…
A look at some of the major storylines ahead of CFL training camps
With CFL training camps set to open Sunday, The Canadian Press takes a look at…
Federal environment minister hopeful after meeting with Manitoba counterpart
WINNIPEG – Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna expressed optimism about a national approach to fighting…
Is the rest of the world ‘rattled’ by me? Good, says Donald Trump
WASHINGTON – The prospect of a Donald Trump presidency is apparently sending eyebrow-furrowing ripples of…
Elderly Quebec couple get prison terms for sexually abusing foster kids
LAVAL, Que. – A 59-year-old woman cried in a Quebec courtroom on Thursday as she…
Judge pans spy agency claims against Egyptian branded a terror threat
TORONTO – No credible evidence exists that an Egyptian man the Canadian government branded a…
Irish protester tackled by Ambassador Kevin Vickers talks to The Canadian Press
Some quotes from Irish protester Brian Murphy, who spoke to The Canadian Press on Thursday…
Fort McMurray pit bull stuck in Manitoba, ban prevents travel through Ontario
BRANDON, Man. – Three weeks after fleeing the flames with her family in Fort McMurray,…
Ex-Montreal cop gets one-year suspended sentence on assault conviction
MONTREAL – A former Montreal police officer whose heavy-handed arrest of a citizen while she…