Missing woman survives 12 days in Alberta wilderness

An injured young woman is recovering after spending 12 days alone in the central Alberta wilderness, surviving on river water and berries, after fleeing from an alleged sexual assault. The incident happened near the O'Chiese First Nation, near Rocky...

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Streetcar shooting probe: watchdog says police co-operation rare

Ontario's ombudsman says that despite promises from Toronto's police chief and union that they will co-operate with the provincial investigation into the streetcar shooting death of teenager Sammy Yatim, that is typically "the exception, not the norm."...

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NDP wants tougher stance on Russia, but no Sochi boycott

The Opposition New Democrats are calling on the Canadian government to make clear its position on Russia's recent anti-gay laws, in light of growing calls by activists to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. "I don't think [Foreign Affairs Minister...

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Bradley Manning faces 136-year sentence in WikiLeaks case

Acquitted of the most serious charge against him, Bradley Manning still faces up to 136 years in prison for leaking government secrets to the website WikiLeaks, and his fate rests with a judge who will begin hearing arguments Wednesday in the sentencing...

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No spitting or speeding: How Justin Bieber could 'clean up his act'

When Justin Bieber stepped out on a hotel balcony in an upscale Toronto neighbourhood a few days ago, young "Beliebers" waiting below were agog at the chance to wave, scream and otherwise share their adoration for the young teen idol. But then the 19-year-old,...

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Families broken after 6 teens killed in Saskatchewan crash

Grieving father Dalbert Attfield woke up early Sunday morning and made his way to a rural Saskatchewan intersection, just outside of Lloydminster, where his son and five other teens were killed in a collision early Saturday morning. "I came this morning...

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Taliban gunmen free hundreds from Pakistan prison

Taliban fighters disguised as police and armed with bombs and grenades broke 250 prisoners out of a Pakistan jail in a brazen overnight operation that raised serious questions over the new government's ability to combat militancy. Dera Ismail Khan,...

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Is Justin Trudeau's pot stance a vote-getter?

Justin Trudeau's statement in favour of legalizing pot sparked a significant amount of political chatter. But political observers are split on whether this stance is likely to buy the Liberals any more votes in the next election. "I don't think many...

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Streetcar shooting video not whole story, police union says

An amateur video that shows Toronto police shooting repeatedly at a teenager armed with a knife is "just one segment" of a broader picture that could look different once Ontario's police watchdog completes its investigation, the head of Toronto's police...

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Streetcar shooting: Will body-worn cameras help police and the public?

The fatal shooting of teenager Sammy Yatim by police on a streetcar near downtown Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park on the weekend has triggered outrage. The incident, captured on amateur video and posted online, has raised the issue of whether police...

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Is Verizon really the 'bogeyman' Canada's telecom giants claim?

Canada's three big mobile-phone providers have been ramping up their campaign to sway public sentiment against the potential entry of U.S. telecom giant Verizon into the wireless market. "They're trying to use the bogeyman of a U.S. company to scare...

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Pope Francis says he won't judge gays

Pope Francis, in some of the most conciliatory words from any pontiff on gays, said they should not be judged or marginalized and should be integrated into society, but he reaffirmed Church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin. In a broad-ranging...

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Hudson's Bay to bring Saks to Canada in $2.9B takeover

Hudson's Bay Co. is buying luxury U.S. retailer Saks Inc. in a friendly deal worth $2.9 billion US. The Bay says will pay $16 US per Saks share and assume all the latter's outstanding debt as part of the deal. Saks shares closed Friday at $15.31 on...

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38 dead after Italian bus plunges into ravine

An Italian tour bus plowed through several cars before it crashed through a sidewall of a highway bridge and plunged into a ravine, killing at least 38 people, authorities said Monday. Rescuers wielding electric saws cut through the twisted wreckage...

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Streetcar gun killing of teen by police jolts security expert

The amateur video that shows Toronto police fatally shooting an 18-year-old man armed with a knife on a downtown streetcar on Saturday raises serious questions about how police handled the confrontation, a security expert and former Toronto police officer...

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Don Pittis: Detroit pension meltdown a wake-up call for Canadians

About The Author Don Pittis has been a Fuller Brush man, a forest fire fighter and an Arctic ranger before discovering journalism. He was principal business reporter for Radio Television Hong Kong before the handover to China and has produced and...

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Striking diplomats vow major visa shutdown

Striking foreign service officers are withdrawing all services at Canada's 15 biggest visa processing centres abroad starting Monday, following a failed attempt to go to arbitration to settle the bitter contract dispute with the government. The Professional...

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Huge North Korea military parade marks armistice anniversary

Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang's main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North...

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Egyptian forces kill dozens of Morsi supporters

Egyptian police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi during a sit-in outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on Saturday. (Fayez Nureldine/Getty Images) Egyptian security forces shot dead dozens of supporters of ousted...

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Lac-Mégantic gathers for memorial 3 weeks after tragedy

About 1,000 people are expected to pack a Lac-Mégantic church this morning for a memorial service three weeks after a train derailment devastated the Quebec town. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. David Johnston will be among the dignitaries...

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Justin Trudeau's pot legalization stance lights up Twitter

Kady O'Malley has been covering the Hill for more than a decade (yes, really) for a variety of publications. An Ottawa girl (not quite born, but raised), she has a passion for politics that borders on the unhealthy, and has liveblogged her way through...

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Spain train crash driver detained as suspect in fatal accident

Spanish police have detained the driver of a train that crashed in northwestern Spain, lowered the death toll from 80 to 78, and took possession of the "black box" of the train that is expected to shed light on why it was going faster than the speed...

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