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GG apologizes for Canada's inaction in Rwandan genocide

Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean used a state visit to Rwanda to deliver an official apology on behalf of Canada for its failure to act during that country's genocide.

Oasis attack gets Ont. man 12 months house arrest

A man who attacked Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher on a Toronto concert stage has been sentenced to 12 months house arrest.

Flaherty rejects any initiative for global bank tax

There is no way Canada will co-operate with attempts to impose a global tax on banks, says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

Ontario woman held in mom's death

The sound of Genevieve Reed's sobs filled the courtroom when she was told she was charged with second-degree murder in the death of her mother.

Santa actor guilty of child porn

For the past two years, Daniel Walter Gyselinck played Santa in Barrie's Christmas parade, with a little pot belly, long white hair and a white beard, waving to hundreds of children from his...

Manitoba mulls online gambling

The Manitoba government is considering getting into the online gaming business.

Man, 84, charged in nursing home murder

An octogenarian in a wheelchair was ordered Wednesday to undergo a 30-day assessment of whether he's fit to stand trial for the murder of a fellow nursing home resident last year.

Democrat wants Canada border drug plan

New York Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday said Congress should force the White House to create an anti-drug-smuggling strategy for the northern border, similar to one in place for the southern...

Jaffer denies using drugs or lobbying feds

Rahim Jaffer, husband of ex-Conservative cabinet minister Helena Guergis, has denied ever using illegal drugs or lobbying the federal government.

Cops hunt for 3 men after assault near York U

Police are looking for three suspects after a woman told officers she had been sexually assaulted near York University early Wednesday.

William Shatner to boldly go to Rideau Hall?

Governor General William Shatner. It's got a nice ring to it.

Facebook seeks to spread across Internet

Facebook wants to pervade the Internet, turning every website into a de facto page at the world’s leading online social network.

Federal rules governing retirement savings must change now, report says

Federal rules governing retirement savings must be changed now because elderly workers and retired Canadians won't benefit from more radical pension reforms being weighed by Ottawa and the provinces,...

Peter MacKay fit to be Conservative leader: Poll

Canadians would like to see Defence Minister Peter MacKay take Stephen Harper's place if he stepped down, according to the findings of a newly released poll.

Senior officials called onto carpet over tardy Afghan detain documents

Senior military and foreign affairs officials were summoned Wednesday to account for months-long delays in turning over official Canadian reports of Afghan detainees.

GPS audio tracker allows parents to bug their kids from anywhere

A new GPS device that can track — and listen in on — children or elderly relatives has raised the concern of privacy watchdogs.

New Canadian study sheds light on who waits longest for medical specialists

Quebecers, men and the acutely ill are among the least likely to languish on medical specialist waiting lists, a Statistics Canada study released Wednesday suggests.

Gun registry news release backfires, Tory aide resigns

A political staffer has resigned after writing an aggressive news release denouncing Canadian police chiefs as a "cult" and suggesting that Liberal backbenchers who oppose the gun registry should...

Jaffer says allegations 'without basis in fact'

Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer said allegations he engaged in illegal lobbying are "without any basis in fact" and motivated by political opportunism of opposition MPs.

Loonie continues surge above parity

The Canadian dollar added to Tuesday's gains in early trading Wednesday, reaching its highest point since June 2008 after the Bank of Canada signalled the day before that its key interest rate may...

Businessman tied to Jaffer to appear in court

A Toronto businessman who allegedly dined with former Edmonton MP Rahim Jaffer last September on the night he was stopped and charged with drunk driving and cocaine possession was scheduled to appear...

Jaffer’s company pitched projects worth $850-million to Ottawa, files show

The three environmental proposals, submitted by Green Power Generation on behalf of other companies, called on Harper government to pay about a quarter of the cost of the projects

Government makes short work of Alberta legislative session

PCs accused of ‘running scared’ amid opposition hammering over royalties, foster care funding

Support for Afghan mission slipping, poll finds

More than half of Angus Reid respondents say Ottawa isn’t providing enough information about the military efforts

Radio ads target Liberal MPs who broke ranks on gun registry

Tory ‘breaking news’ campaign hits eight specific rural constituencies

Jaffer: I’ve been ‘hung out to dry’

In a testy hearing before a Commons’ committee into his business activities, former MP Rahim Jaffer faced allegations he lobbied for government business without registering, misrepresented claims...

Angelina Jolie Puts Out a Fire

Chaz Ebert on Roger's Health: 'Hope Is a Strategy'

Andy Cohen Grabs A Handful Of Kelly Ripa's Behind

Why is multitasking impossible in iPhone 4.0 for older iPhones

Emerging nations see rise in malicious Net activity

Apple Demands iPhone Prototype Back From Gizmodo

WENTE: Playing politics with dying mothers

Every day around the world, a thousand women die during pregnancy and childbirth – usually from preventable causes. The tragedy doesn’t end there, because half their children under 5 will also...

Juno windfall worth millions: Williams

St. John's merchants and bar owners were still smiling Monday, following a weeklong Juno celebration that felt more like Christmas.

Private eye returns to meet RCMP

The private investigator who passed on the allegations about former Conservative cabinet minister Helena Guergis and her husband Rahim Jaffer flew back from the Bahamas on Monday to speak with the...

Extend stimulus spending deadline: Liberals

The federal Liberals are calling on the government to be willing to extend the March 2011 deadline by when recipients of stimulus funding have to spend the money.

Drug allegations turned over to police: Sask. premier

Premier Brad Wall says his office has taken allegations about MLA Serge LeClerc to the Regina police.

Tories undermining digital levy: MP

An Ontario MP is accusing the federal Conservatives of failing to protect a levy that ensures Canadian musicians get paid when their work winds up on iPods and other digital players.

Blogs say next-generation iPhone found in bar

Technology bloggers have posted photos of what appears to be the next version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, and if the images are real, the device will be getting a clearer display, longer battery...

New mortgage rules kick in amidst hot housing market

Tougher mortgage rules come into effect Monday, though experts say that the incoming changes have done little to cool a thriving national housing market.

Trouble for CNN's Larry King show in its 25th year

During a presentation to advertisers last week in New York City, CNN trotted out many of its big names: Anderson Cooper, John King, Sanjay Gupta, Candy Crowley, Nancy Grace and Wolf Blitzer, among...

Toronto potheads to spark up for 4/20 Day

The sweet aroma of marijuana will waft through air at one of the city's busiest intersections Tuesday afternoon as pot smokers unite to temporarily turn Dundas Square into an outdoor cannabis...

Dead rodent found in canned spaghetti

An Ohio mother says she found a dead rodent in a can of spaghetti and meatballs.

Dog denied chance to run for mayor

Genny, the three-year black Lab, was denied her papers to run for Clarington mayor Monday morning after a municipal clerk said she didn't qualify for the position because of canine genes.

Toronto bus hits 11-year-old girl

An 11-year-old Toronto girl is fighting for her life at the Hospital for Sick Children after she walked off a Bathurst St. pedestrian island into the path of a TTC bus.

Alberta Mounties investigate pet poisonings

RCMP in central Alberta are investigating the possibility of poisoning in the suspicious deaths of a number of wild and domestic animals.

Translator challenges Ottawa to release report on dead Afghan teen

The man at the centre of the latest Afghan detainee controversy has challenged the federal government to release a military report on the 2007 shooting of an Afghan teen.

Markets battle back after tough start to week

Fraud charges laid Friday against Goldman Sachs continued to have a negative impact on global stock markets on Monday, though some indexes were bouncing back after starting the week in a negative...

Auction of 1992 shot could fetch Canadian photographer over $1M

The Canadian master of contemporary photography, Jeff Wall, whose carefully composed scenes exhibit a deceptive ordinariness but tap deep wells of thought in art and philosophy, is set to crack the...

Canadian taxes fastest-growing expense: Report

Canadians have seen their tax bill grow at a much faster rate than any other household expense over the past 49 years, according to a report released by the Fraser Institute Monday.

One third of Ontario courtroom translators fail proficiency tests

Criminal Lawyers Association seeks inquiry into problem, urges province to look for possible wrongful convictions

B.C. opens floodgates with third Peace River dam

Major hydro project at Site C criticized over costs and environmental impact

Judge’s appointment may fuel Charest’s troubles

Gatien Fournier’s deep Liberal Party connections in spotlight as Quebec Premier grapples with a controversy over alleged political influence on judicial appointments

Ethics commissioner won’t probe Guergis' possible conflict of interest

For a second time, Mary Dawson refuses to investigate claims Guergis was in conflict of interest over letter to municipal official

Michael Ignatieff refuses to let Guergis flames die down

Liberal Leader blasts 'Prime Minister's error of judgment' in scandal surrounding former minsiter - but NDP moves on to veterans benefits

B.C. government plan for pro-HST leaflets under fire

Complaint filed to Elections BC by anti-HST organizers

Canada turns over twice as many detainees as allies in Afghanistan

Transfer stats compiled by human-rights commission show Canadian troops passed 163 prisoners on to Afghan authorities in 2009

Stranded Liberals cry foul as travel gods smile on Tories

But 'you didn’t need a Juno award to get on' special flight out of Newfoundland, airline official says

Canadian outlook on crime hardening, poll suggests

Prevention still preferred, but EKOS finds more people favour punishment now than a decade ago

Tony Clement 'Bieberized!'

Industry Minister feels powerless as teen star cuts in front of him in line at airport; no other cabinet tantrums reported as Tories escape Newfoundland despite volcanic ash

Jaffer and partner face grilling

Separately, Helena Guergis appears to have won one small victory with a decision, released late Monday, that Parliament’s ethics commissioner does not have enough information to investigate a...

Canadians accused of pulling down U.S. flag facing charges

Police are recommending charges against two men who lowered an American flag in California and replaced it with a Canadian flag after the Canadian men’s hockey team won the gold medal at the 2010...

Canadians viewing U.S. more positively: poll

Even as Obama’s domestic approval plummets, for the first time since 2005 global views of the U.S. are more positive than negative

NDP retracts call for committee inquiry into Guergis affair

New Democrats had called for Guergis and husband Rahim Jaffer to testify in front of a committee over alleged violations of Canada’s lobbying act

Ignatieff moves to save gun registry

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made a pitch on Monday to save the federal gun registry by proposing changes that would satisfy opponents on the Liberal benches who voted last fall to scrap the...

Michaëlle Jean urges Congo to stop rape

At the Ngaliema maternity hospital, nurse Antho Nsasi is a kind and compassionate witness to the rape of Congolese women and its brutal aftermath.

Lap dancing Winnipeg teachers out of work

A pair of Manitoba high school teachers whose enthusiasm at a pep rally morphed into a mock lap dance that became an Internet sensation are now out of jobs.

CRA targets David Singh’s charitable tax shelters

The Canada Revenue Agency has revoked the registration of two charities promoted as tax shelters by former mutual fund company executive David Singh

With Homolka eligible, PM vows pardons reform

Stephen Harper says his government will table new legislation to tighten the pardons system by the fall.

L. MARTIN: Hurricane Helena clouding the deeper issue

All the sound and fury over the Helena Guergis affair, which may turn out to signify nothing, or very little, has served to camouflage matters more serious. The story to watch this week is not...

YAFFE: Semantics, user fees and the health care budget squeeze

While federal opposition leaders are lining up to condemn new health care user fees in Quebec, British Columbians and Ontarians surely are scratching their heads. The fact is, people in the latter...

TRAVERS: Harper at risk on economy, not Guergis

Political scandals have nervous feet. Famously fluid, they seamlessly shift from cause to effect. As it spills into another week, the affair burying Helena Guergis and Rahim Jaffer in dirt is...

COHEN: The downside of a political life

Shortly after the Conservatives were elected in 2006, Helena Guergis spoke at a dinner hosted by a think-tank. She had recently been appointed parliamentary secretary to David Emerson, the minister...

JACOBS: Taxes gobbling up Canadians salaries

You don’t need a study to tell you that taxes are gobbling up a huge portion of your salary. Still, the Fraser Institute routinely reminds Canadians of their fiscal pain. In 2009, the think-tank...

Police: Snake used as weapon in motel fight

Man delivers obituary to newspaper, hangs himself

Dead man wins mayor's race in small Tennessee town

Topless gardener wins landlord fight

Kathy Griffin To Televise Pap Smear

Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt Split

Spencer Pratt Slams Audrina's 'Tijuana Plastic Surgery'

Is Paula Abdul Planning a Return to American Idol?

Drunk Shirtless Kiefer Sutherland Kicked Out Of London Strip Club

Nic Cage Buys Pyramid -- To Be Dead In

WIND Mobile to Offer Nokia 5230 Touchscreen Smartphone

Yet Another Bunch of iPhone 4G Grainy Pics Arrive

SaskTel reveals June 2010 as new Apple iPhone launch month

Man arrested in T.O. hammer attack

A Toronto woman is fighting for her life after she was attacked by a hammer-wielding man who abducted her son Thursday morning.

Ontario woman survives rural kidnap drama

Last June, Mireille St-Denis was a prom queen whose jealous boyfriend wouldn’t let her dance with the prom king and forced her to leave the party early.

Sask. considers pulling plug on Human Rights Tribunal

The Saskatchewan government may scrap its Human Rights Tribunal in favour of having rights cases heard by the courts, the province's justice minister said Thursday.

Strahl easing position on aboriginal university: Goodale

The federal government appears to be softening its position on funding cuts and recognizes the degree of urgency if it wants to prevent the demise of the troubled First Nations University of Canada,...

OPP reopens case of priest who fled Canada while facing sex charges

The Ontario Provincial Police has reopened a case against a former Windsor, Ont.-area priest accused of sexual assaulting minors in Canada before moving to Malta where he faced similar charges a...

Crown argues mandatory minimum sentence for gun crimes fair and reasonable

An eight-year mandatory minimum sentence for a 23-year-old Smiths Falls, Ont., man who participated in a series of sophisticated grocery store holdups is reasonable and not so grossly...

Feds set to unveil code of conduct for credit, debit cards

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is expected to unveil a code of conduct Friday to govern the credit and debit-card networks that Canadians are increasingly using to pay for everything from groceries to...

Feds pump up fines for faulty gas measurements

Canadians will no longer be hosed at the pump and will save millions of dollars a year in gas money with proposed new legislation for beefed up inspections and fines, the government said Thursday.

Canada to crack down on heavy-truck pollution

Canada will introduce plans to crack down on pollution from heavy-duty trucks before the summer, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Thursday.

'Blind eye' turned to airline safety, pilot union tells MPs

Transport Canada has turned a "blind eye" to safety concerns at airlines by bungling the rollout of its new aviation oversight system.

Existing home sales, listings, prices all rise in March

Existing home sales in Canada rebounded in March, climbing 1.4 per cent from the month before and totalling 43,621 units on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Canadian Real Estate Association reported...

Ontario targets new Volkswagen engine plant

Province wants part of car companies' massive global investment required to meet North American fuel economy rules

Is she one of us? Palin trumpets NHL, Olympics, Canadiana

Former vice-presidential candidate says people mistake her for a Canadian