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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.
69 families still displaced after explosion in Mississauga, Ont.: firefighters
Dozens of families were still unable to go home Monday as investigators worked to determine…
Federal officials wrestling with gender-neutral ID issues for more than a year
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals could easily drop any mention of sex or gender from…
Harris, Williams honoured as Redblacks dominate CFL top performers
TORONTO – Ottawa quarterback Trevor Harris, Redblacks teammate Chris Williams and Calgary running back Jerome…
Samira Wiley talks ‘Orange is the New Black’ and Black Lives Matter
TORONTO – SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses plot points from the current season of “Orange…
Ontario won’t release cause of Nipigon Bridge failure until the fall
TORONTO – Two reports on a bridge failure in northern Ontario that severed the critical…
Jean Coutu open to selling medical marijuana, but won’t lobby federal government
VARENNES, Que. – The CEO of Jean Coutu, one of the country’s largest pharmacy chains,…
Brazeau pleads not guilty to drinking-related charge
GATINEAU, Que. – Sen. Patrick Brazeau pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of refusing…
Candian lightweight Mitch (Danger Zone) Clarke healthy again and ready to fight
Fifteen months after losing a unanimous decision to Michael Chiesa, Canadian lightweight Mitch (Danger Zone)…
Ashley Madison dating site for adulterous clients reboots under new leaders
TORONTO – Ashley Madison, the infidelity dating company that was hit last year by a…
Son of legendary goaltender participating in Leafs development camp
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Anthony Brodeur is the son of one of the greatest goaltenders…
Rookie Salazar steps up just as report says Impact ready to sign Italian striker Mancosu
MONTREAL – Michael Salazar picked a good time to score his first Major League Soccer…
Black Lives Matter flooded with hate mail following Toronto Pride Parade sit-in
TORONTO – An activist group that stalled Canada’s largest Pride parade to demand more rights…
Forest loss coincides with endangered species habitat: study
Research based on satellite imagery shows that almost all industrial activity in Canada’s intact forests…
Daring rescue in the dark: A chronology of South Pole mission
CALGARY – A Calgary-based flight crew from Kenn Borek Air last month successfully flew out…
Rudy Giuliani says: ‘I’m shocked’ Clinton won’t be charged, amid debate over law
WASHINGTON – There’s at least one veteran of the U.S. federal Justice Department professing to…
Sens forward Hoffman files for arbitration for second straight year
TORONTO – Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman is one of 24 NHL players filing for…
B.C. judge orders ‘vexatious’ litigant to pay First Nation $25,000 in costs
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered a member of a Kamloops-area…
Police incident at Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – One person has been taken into custody after a police incident at…
Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada all smiles after being named to first MLB all-star game
TORONTO – Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada was all smiles while he excitedly spoke to…
Josh Donaldson leads Blue Jays over Royals after being named to AL all-star team
TORONTO – On the same night he was named to the American League all-star team…
Coast guard responds to diesel spill in Vancouver waterway
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says there has been a diesel spill in False…
Toronto real estate prices soar in June; sales volume up but new listings fall
TORONTO – There’s been no let-up in Toronto’s hot real estate market and home prices…
Soup and songs: Calgary rescue team relates experience of South Pole mission
CALGARY – The Calgary-based crew that flew to a South Pole research station on a…
‘It was a big, big, big fish’: Man fishing for cod hooks two-metre shark
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Jim Mansfield thought he’d hooked bottom as he fished for cod…