Alberta's 'King Ralph' remembered

Ralph Klein, the colourful and controversial politician who led Alberta for 14 years, is being remembered as a populist leader who never lost his common touch. The former Alberta premier died surrounded by friends and family in a long-term facility...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

U.S. taking North Korea's 'state of war' threats seriously

The White House said Saturday it is taking seriously new threats by North Korea but also noted Pyongyang's history of "bellicose rhetoric." North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered "a state of war." It also threatened...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Bank of Cyprus big savers to lose up to 60%

Banks in Cyprus opened for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions on how much money their clients can access, after being shut for nearly two weeks. (Petros Karajias/Associated Press) Large depositors at Cyprus' largest bank...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Pope offers Easter prayers for peace

Christians around the world observed Easter Sunday, including a huge gathering at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican led by the new head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis. After a joyous liturgical celebration attended by some 250,000 people,...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Toronto police seek Yorkdale shooting suspects

Updated 1 male dead 1 seriously injured, in hospital 5-6 suspects sought by police Incident might be gang related, police say Police not naming victims Were you at Yorkdale Mall ? Submit your breaking news, stories, photos and videos....

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Alberta's 'King Ralph' remembered

Ralph Klein, the colourful and controversial politician who led Alberta for 14 years, is being remembered as a populist leader who never lost his common touch. The former Alberta premier died surrounded by friends and family in a long-term facility...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

North Korea says it's entered a 'state of war' with South Korea

North Korea says it has entered 'a state of war' with South Korea in the latest of a string of threats that have raised tensions on the Korean Peninsula. A statement Saturday by Pyongyang said all matters between the sides will be dealt with in a manner...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Generation Why: This week's must reads for young Canadians

CBC News Community team, from left to right: Andrew Yates, Lauren O'Neil, Andrea Bellamare, John Bowman (Not shown: Andrea Lee-Greenberg, on leave) If you're part of the CBC News community, you're likely to meet one of us: we're the folks working to...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Stockwell Day: Ralph Klein was 'genuine,' kept his word

Ralph Klein owed me nothing. When he ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party in 1993, I supported another worthy candidate. For that effort, I fully expected to be overlooked in his selection of ministers for his new cabinet....

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Kenya high court backs results of presidential vote

Kenya's Supreme Court says the results of the country's March 4 presidential election are valid and that Uhuru Kenyatta has won. Saturday's verdict — following a drawn-out court case that riveted the nation — means that Kenyatta will be sworn in as...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Hospital parking rates a 'tax' on sick Canadians

Rising hospital parking rates amount to a tax on ailing Canadians, says one medical specialist. A CBC Marketplace report found many Canadians are missing hospital appointments and experiencing added stress due to the costs of parking at their local...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Pope Francis's Easter services could hint at Vatican reform

Pope Francis has been nearly universally lauded since his election earlier this month. In the streets of Rome, and in papers and newscasts around the world, he's been praised for his simplicity, humility and compassionate messages. Easter is always...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

North Korea orders rocket preparations after U.S. drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Tax season facts and figures

Tax season is a festive time for those who are nuts about numbers. In their honour and for their enjoyment, CBC News has compiled some tax trivia, courtesy of Statistics Canada except where noted, including taxes paid by the rich (and the rest of us)...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Good Friday marked with prayers, chants and re-enactments

Hundreds of Christians streamed through the cobblestone alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, hoisting wooden crosses and chanting prayers to mark the crucifixion of Jesus. Throngs of pilgrims walked a traditional Good Friday procession that...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Chris Hall: Abortion politics masquerading as free speech

Far more journalists than usual crammed the hallway outside the Conservatives' weekly caucus meeting on Wednesday, drawn by the prospect of a handful of backbench MPs waging an open rebellion against the prime minister. The issues: free speech and abortion....

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Date rape drug busts put China at top of border agency's list

Canada Border Services Agency data analyzed by CBC News shows China was the largest single source of drugs seized between 2007 and 2012, most of it in the form of substances often referred to as date rape drugs. The bulk of the $1.5 billion total...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Nelson Mandela in hospital with lung infection

Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, the presidential spokesman said Thursday. Mandela, 94, has become increasingly frail in recent...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Quebec zookeeper attacked by tiger

A zookeeper was attacked by a tiger at the Saint-Félicien wild zoo in the Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec this morning. Quebec provincial police said the man was inside the pen with the tiger and was seriously injured. He was still conscious when he was...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

BlackBerry swings back to profit

BlackBerry posted a profit in the fourth quarter as the smartphone maker gave a first glimpse of its performance since unveiling its latest suite of smartphones several weeks ago. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company reported a profit of $94 million US...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Senator discloses details of affair with political assistant

Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hughes Boisvenu says the Senate ethics officer told him last year he couldn't keep his girlfriend on his office payroll, but he did nothing about it for six months. Boisvenu unexpectedly opened up to reporters Tuesday about...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Wiretap order needed to seize text messages, court rules

Police need a wiretap order to seize text messages from your wireless provider, Canada's highest court has ruled. "Text messaging is, in essence, an electronic conversation. Technical differences inherent in new technology should not determine the scope...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Nahlah Ayed: How Syria's war is reshaping the Middle East

Over many years of travelling to and living in Lebanon, I can't say I've ever seen a Russian warship docked at the port of Beirut. But there they were earlier this month, gleaming in the distance, and for many Lebanese — in days as tense as these —...

21.48 | 0 komentar | Read More