Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 ...

A Catholic shrine that is one of Montreal's most recognizable landmarks is attracting a new kind of pilgrim. Since last ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Health ministers to speak after meetings The country's health ministers are wrapping up two days of meetings ...

The country's health ministers are wrapping up two days of meetings in Halifax today with a busy agenda. The in-person talks come as health systems are strained and millions of Canadians don't have a ...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is looking into the rates for phone calls at correctional facilities across the country, spurred by high long-distance charges that fami ...

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.

The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a ...

Hamas was set to free three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel was expected to release ...

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.

A five-point night from Luke Shipley lifted the Brandon Wheat Kings to a decisive 7-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels in Western Hockey League play on Wednesday.

Marie-Philip Poulin regularly tees up shot after shot at the end of practices. On Wednesday night, the Montreal Victoire ...