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A-list shows returning to Atlantic City with Guns N' Roses
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Welcome (back) to the jungle: Guns N' Roses is playing an Atlantic City casino this year. The iconic hard rock band has booked two dates at the Hard Rock casino Sept. 11 and...
Jun 01, 2021

Green party rift over Israeli-Palestinian conflict grows as MPs break from leader
OTTAWA - The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has exposed a fault line in the Green party, threatening political unity as lawmakers break from their leader and rank-and-file members clash with party staff...
Jun 01, 2021

Vaccine advisers set to provide guidance on mixing AstraZeneca, mRNA vaccines today
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is set to issue guidance today allowing for people who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose to get an mRNA vaccine for t...
Jun 01, 2021

Kelly Osbourne opens up about drug and alcohol addictions
NEW YORK (AP) - Kelly Osbourne is opening up about her battles with drug and alcohol addiction, stopping by "Red Table Talk" to discuss getting hooked as a teen and relapsing after the pandemic. The T...
Jun 01, 2021

Sir John A. Macdonald statue removed in Charlottetown after city council vote
CHARLOTTETOWN - City crews in Charlottetown have taken down a controversial statue of Canada's first prime minister. The action this morning follows Monday's vote by Charlottetown council to permanent...
Jun 01, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Economy grew at 5.6% annual rate in first quarter
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy grew an annual rate of 5.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 01, 2021

Canada falls in shootout against Finland at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Canada will have to wait to see if it advances to the quarterfinals at the world men's hockey championship. Finland rallied for a 3-2 shootout win over Canada in the final preliminary-r...
Jun 01, 2021

New Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults, even by laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can b...
Jun 01, 2021

Warm, dry summer expected across much of Canada, Weather Network predicts
It will be a perfect summer for backyard barbecues and picnics in the park across much of Canada, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster. But the warm, dry conditions that soc...
Jun 01, 2021

Albertans can get haircuts, Canadiens move to second round : In The News for June 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 01, 2021