A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara to death after finding him guilty of criminal negligence that allowed Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks on Easter Sunday ...

At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday in a bus accident in Algeria, according to a provisional report from the Algerian Civil Protection. The bus, which was carrying passengers from ...

While wildfires in the South Cariboo continue to force highway closures and evacuations, the disruptions are creating an unexpected economic boost for businesses in Valemount. The Village of Valemount ...

Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or slept in cars as ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Deadline nears on WestJet flight attendants strike threat WestJet and its flight attendants union are ...

WestJet and its flight attendants union are continuing their contract talks as the clock ticks closer to a possible strike. If a deal has not been reached by Sunday morning, either side could begin a ...

The last testimonies of the week are scheduled today in the trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York. Luciano Frattolin is charged with second ...

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to give an early look at how the economy fared in the second quarter of the year. The agency is expected this morning to report real gross domestic product results ...

A cold front with gusty winds could bring extreme fire behaviour in areas where British Columbia communities are threatened by wildfires. Bryce Moreira, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire ...

Whenever Mike Lake hears news that a child with autism is missing, he knows how vulnerable they are. "There's a need to catch my breath a little bit because it hits close to home right away," the ...

At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny ...

Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak located four bodies Friday and were continuing to search for the other six, officials said. Efforts were underway ...