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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.
Krispy Kreme may be expanding in Canada, but the cream-filled crop isn’t worried
TORONTO – American doughnut giant Krispy Kreme is expanding in Canada again after an attempt…
Spent helium balloons prompt pledge after Victoria music festival
VICTORIA – Organizers of a music festival in Victoria are promising not to use helium…
Living wage proponents look to spark national movement with pay increases
TORONTO – Earlier this year, Charlie Vanderpol’s hourly wage — along with many of her…
Female voices including Jepsen, Grimes lead Polaris Music Prize nominees
TORONTO – A lineup of prominent female voices including pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen and…
‘The smell is atrocious’: Fish flies ankle-deep in Manitoba town
GIMLI, Man. – Ankle-deep mounds of fish flies are piling up in the Manitoba town…
Ryan Hunter-Reay aiming to regain street track success at Honda Indy Toronto
TORONTO – Ryan Hunter-Reay’s last race was five days ago, but it’s already a distant…
Parking rate hike in Vancouver’s West End won’t affect longtime residents: city
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is defending proposed changes to parking regulations in the…
Indy Toronto president Jeff Atkinson says race is ‘overdue’ for Canadian winner
TORONTO – It’s been 13 years since a Canadian has been atop the podium at…
Police forces across Canada warn of risks involved with playing Pokemon Go
TORONTO – Police forces across Canada are warning of the risks involved in playing augmented…
OSC launches whistleblower program in effort to crack down on white-collar crime
TORONTO – Ontario’s securities watchdog has launched the country’s first paid whistleblower program, a move…
New Brunswick doctor fired for ‘disturbing’ snooping on files of 141 young women
MONCTON, N.B. – A Moncton, N.B., doctor who checked the medical files of more than…
Tony Clement seeks to take Tories beyond boutique, niche politics
OTTAWA – Using micro-targeted policies and politics to attract specific, narrow groups of voters is…
Most of Alberta’s new oilsands panel have been meeting for years: co-chair
EDMONTON – Alberta’s new panel on the future of the oilsands hasn’t held its first…
Valeant tries to reassure investors after ex-CEO sells nearly US$100M in stock
MONTREAL – Valeant Pharmaceuticals tried to reassure investors Thursday after its former CEO sold nearly…
Alberta Energy Regulator urges companies to step up detection of pipeline leaks
CALGARY – The Alberta Energy Regulator is urging pipeline operators to do a better job…
Smaller than expected Canadian boxing team has big Olympic medal hopes
MONTREAL – Any disappointment in having only three Canadian boxers at the 2016 Olympics is…
SaskPower not expecting more penalties if carbon capture plant operating well
REGINA – The head of SaskPower says the corporation expects revenue of $15 million to…
A timeline in the disappearance of five-year-old Taliyah Marsman in Calgary
CALGARY – The search for missing five-year-old Taliyah Marsman came to a tragic end Thursday…
Reilly throws for 465 yards and two TDs, Eskimos come back to beat Bombers 20-16
WINNIPEG – The Edmonton Eskimos overcame a slew of penalties and an early deficit to…
Winona Ryder turns back the clock with 80s supernatural series ‘Stranger Things’
TORONTO – Prior to signing on to the Netflix supernatural series “Stranger Things,” Winona Ryder…
UNESCO formally recommends industrial buffer around Gros Morne national park
GROS MORNE, N.L. – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is formally recommending Canada consider an…
Judge says Peladeau’s ex must be told who ordered man to tail her
MONTREAL – A Quebec judge has ruled that the estranged wife of ex-Parti Quebecois leader…
Professor worries Stephan case could turn them into anti-vaccination “martyrs”
CALGARY – Some experts worry the continuing legal saga of a southern Alberta couple convicted…
Army headed for Africa, says top general as government considers peacekeeping
OTTAWA – Canada’s army will soon be bound for Africa, Canada’s top soldier said Thursday,…