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Calling all junior scientists
The first Canadian to command the International Space Station will blast into orbit later this month, and students will have the chance to be part of the event....
A penny for your thoughts Minister
The minister in charge of billions of dollars in government spending now has been given the power to redeem the lowly penny. A cabinet order this month gave...
High dope price a downer
The cost of medical marijuana in Canada is set to hit a new high as the government seeks to get out of the business. Regulations posted Friday by Health Canada...
Dog stunt licks Quebecers
It seems some people really believed that Quebec's language laws are going to the dogs, literally. Several media websites and a number of readers were...
140 dead cats found in apartments
Police and animal welfare officials are investigating after more than 140 dead cats were found in two downtown apartments in Windsor, Ont. Sgt. Matt D'Asti...
Grade 3 student rushed to hospital
A Calgary-area school has suspended the use of lanyards after a tragic accident that sent a Grade 3 student to hospital with serious injuries. Greg Bass,...
Harper calls massacre "senseless"
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is reacting with sadness to the "awful" shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A U.S....
Loblaws experience E. coli scare
Grocery chain Loblaw Companies has recalled two more frozen beef products because of possible contamination from E. coli bacteria. The affected products are...
Robocalls hearing continues today
A court hearing of a challenge of the results in six ridings from the last federal election continues today with the Tories trying to have the case tossed out....
Supreme Court upholds anti-terror law
The Supreme Court of Canada has declared the country's controversial anti-terror law to be constitutional in a series of unanimous, precedent-setting...
Mayor arrested for fraud
Quebec's anti-corruption squad has arrested the mayor of St-Remi, a city of roughly 7,000 just south of Montreal. In a release issued this morning, the...
Prisoner hatched plot to kill Bieber
An imprisoned man whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg has told investigators in New Mexico he hatched a plot to...
Arrested MP won't get police calls
An Edmonton MP won't be getting access to all police radio communications on the night he was arrested for refusing to provide a breath sample. Judge Larry...
Quebec provincial police investigated
The Quebec government has announced that it will investigate three top members of the provincial police for possible criminal activity. Public Safety Minister...
Reports of foiled Bieber murder plot
Police in New Mexico are reportedly investigating an alleged macabre plot to mutilate and kill Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. The claims of a murder-for-hire...
Ottawa 'hits reset' on new jet fighters
The cascading multibillion-dollar cost of the celebrated F-35 stealth aircraft has prompted the federal government to "hit the reset button" on its...
Dr. who killed his kids out after 4 yrs.
A father who stabbed to death his children will be a free man, less than four years later. Guy Turcotte has been granted his release from a psychiatric...
Marc Garneau wants tax credits
Liberal leadership hopeful Marc Garneau positioned himself Wednesday as a business-savvy candidate with a package of focused tax credits and cuts he says are...
Badge issue slows border traffic
A dispute involving name tags has sparked a slowdown at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont., the busiest trade link between Canada and the...
Cost of tanker spill outweighs rewards
The financial costs of a worst-case scenario tanker spill off the north coast of British Columbia could outweigh the economic rewards of the proposed Northern...