2 Canadian warships collide en route to Hawaii

Two Canadian warships are returning to port in Esquimalt, B.C. after colliding during manoeuvres while en route to Hawaii. No one was hurt, but a Defence Department statement says HMCS Algonquin sustained significant damage to her port side hangar while...

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40% of top-paid CEOs busted, bailed out or booted, study says

A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies points to a weak link between performance and pay among some of the highest-paid CEOs of American companies, and urges the U.S. government to push through laws that would bring chief executive pay under...

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Syria crisis: U.S. has few options for strike

U.S. President Barack Obama faces few options and ample risk as he and his military chiefs mull a possible strike against Syria — and must first find a balance between doing too little or too much against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad....

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India gang rape teen suspect found guilty of rape, murder

An Indian juvenile court convicted a teenager of rape and murder Saturday in the first conviction stemming from the December gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus. The defendant, who was 17 at the time of the attack, has been sentenced...

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Vladimir Putin cautions U.S. on Syria military strike

UN experts who collected samples from last week's alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus left Syria for the Netherlands on Saturday, hours after U.S. President Barack Obama said he is weighing "limited and narrow" action against the Syrian...

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Wireless foreign ownership limits should end, report says

If the federal government really wants healthy competition in the wireless market, it should just do away with the limits on foreign ownership and other regulations, a new report says. The analysis published Monday by the right-of-centre Fraser Institute...

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Topless women march in Vancouver for gender equality

More than 50 women marched through downtown Vancouver on Sunday, baring their breasts in the name of gender equality. The march was part of a national campaign organized by GoTopless, a women's organization fighting for equal topless rights. Organizers...

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Double mastectomy leads to 'calamity of errors,' review of home care

Lynn Burkitt asked for a double mastectomy, hoping to rid herself of worry after a scary bout with breast cancer. But what the 52-year-old from Medicine Hat, Alta., got instead was a series of surgeries and mishaps that left her with a gaping, infected...

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Brian Stewart: The roller coaster that was 1963

When you've spent a long enough life in the news business, years can blur into one another and some you'd happily forget altogether. A very few, however, stand out as historic — pivotal moments that changed the world. Those years bundled together the...

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UN Syria team touring suspected gas attack site

United Nations investigators tasked with determining if a gas attack occurred in Syria have arrived at the site of the alleged chemical assault, and are visiting civilians in hospital after their convoy was delayed by gunfire from snipers. CBC's Melissa...

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B.C. Mountie says RCMP seeking to dismiss her

A Mountie whose harassment complaints against the RCMP prompted legislation to modernize so-called bad apples within the force says her employer is moving to dismiss her. Cpl. Catherine Galliford says she received a letter saying the RCMP is seeking...

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Bodies in Mexican mass grave confirmed as kidnap victims

Mexican authorities confirmed Saturday that at least five of 13 bodies discovered this week in a mass grave east of Mexico City were victims of a brazen kidnapping three months ago at an upscale night club in the capital city. Expectations are that the...

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Last of 5 suspects in Mumbai gang rape arrested

Police on Sunday arrested the last of five men wanted in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, and said charges would be filed soon in a case that has incensed the public and fueled debate over whether women can be safe in India. The victim,...

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Syria agrees to UN probe of reported chemical attacks

Syrian state media says the government has reached an agreement with the United Nations to allow a UN team of experts to visit the site of last week's alleged chemical weapons attack. State TV also said in a statement Sunday that the two sides are working...

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Egypt prison ex-inmate talks of conditions for 2 jailed Canadians

A British man jailed last year in the same Egyptian prison where two Canadians are being held says he found conditions "extremely difficult" in the overcrowded facility. Alisdare Hickson of Cantebury, England says he was punched in a police van after...

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Syria's civil war: the 5 new issues in the conflict

Syrian rebels have long accused the government they are fighting of using chemical weapons, and this week the claims intensified, as pictures of lifeless children, purported victims of another deadly attack, were spread around the world. For its part,...

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How teens view sexting

Sending intimate photos of yourself to someone can be part of growing up these days. Studies are showing that many young people have few qualms about sharing intimate photos of themselves with their friends. In some cases, it's simply part of a flirty...

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Indian police arrest second suspect in Mumbai gang rape

Police on Saturday arrested a second man in the gang rape of a young photojournalist in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai, and said they had enough evidence to prosecute those responsible for a crime that has renewed public outcry over sexual violence...

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U.S. weighs military options amid Syria tension

The U.S. Navy is boosting its presence in the Mediterranean Sea, adding a fourth warship to the region as President Barack Obama and his national security team meet Saturday to discuss possible next steps in Syria. The meeting comes amid reports that...

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Contaminated cronut burger cause of 150 illnesses at CNE

Bacteria in the cronut burgers sold by a Canadian National Exhibition food vendor caused roughly 150 people to become ill with food poisoning, according to Toronto Public Health. The cronut burger, a beef patty with maple-bacon jammed between a doughnut-croissant...

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