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Gas shortage spreads to rest of Sask.

A shortage of gasoline that first surfaced in remote northern Saskatchewan has hit larger centres, including a number of gas stations in Regina. One Esso station, along one of Regina's major...

Many Alberta gas stations still running on empty

Alberta motorists continued to be plagued by a fuel shortage across the province over the weekend. A major storm last month forced shutdowns at both Petro-Canada's refinery in Edmonton and...

Elderly Calgary man gored to death by bison: police

A Calgary man was gored to death on Sunday morning by what police believe was a bison near Pincher Creek, Alta.

Ethiopian court gives Canadian man life sentence

The Ethiopian High Court has sentenced an Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen to life in prison for being a member of an Ethiopian rebel group and engaging in terrorist activities.

Schreiber extradited

German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber has arrived in Germany after his 10-year bid to avoid extradition came to an end in a Canadian courtroom.

Two Canadian soldiers killed by roadside bomb

Two Canadian soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Sex tourism and Canada's weak response

A new study finds Canada is still not enforcing rules designed to catch travelling sex tourists. CTV.ca speaks to the author of the study as well as a woman who escaped from sex slavery and is...

Nissan rolls out zero-emission electric car

Nissan Motor Co.'s new environmentally friendly automobile -- a zero-emission blue hatchback with a sporty design and a recharging opening in the front -- is set to go on sale in Japan, the U.S....

Winnipeg lights can aid travellers to Mars

A bright idea hatched in Winnipeg may just help astronauts get to Mars well-rested and content.

Would-be Winnipeg thief stopped by squeegee

A would-be thief who stabbed a Winnipeg gas attendent was thwarted by a group of passersby Sunday morning when he was struck with a squeegee, then held down until police arrived.

Ontario looks to link swine flu complications and obesity

Ontario is looking at the possibility that morbidly obese people who contract the H1N1 virus are more likely to suffer serious complications or death, says the province’s top public-health...

More than 700 wildfires burn across B.C.

Hot, dry weather and frequent lightning storms are pushing B.C.’s wildfire response to the breaking point.

Canadian boxer Gatti's first autopsy incomplete: expert

A second autopsy performed at the request of Arturo Gatti's family has not ruled out the possibility that the boxer was murdered.

Manitoba's new viceregal a quiet persuader

Incoming lieutenant-governor has worked tirelessly to assert his Chinese heritage while praising adopted home

The Schreiber saga

Key dates from Karlheinz Schreiber's fight to say in Canada and his relationship with former prime minister Brian Mulroney

Governor-General Rap

Canada's head of state may soon be climbing the charts after recording a song Friday while meeting with young artists at an inner-city studio

Caribana turns up the summer heat

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Tory, Liberal fundraising tactics characterized as ‘milquetoast versus red meat'

National parties display staunchly different styles

Canadians want oil sands production cut

Survey respondents also want to see provinces – not just Ottawa – at coming climate-change talks in Copenhagen

NICHOLLS: On friendship between libertarians and liberals

In the process I made a few cracks about the Liberal Party, comments which Ron McKinnon a former Liberal candidate and current president of the Port Moody – Westwood – Port Coquitlam Federal...

FRUM: Canada approaches an opportunity to honour its own

Aug. 4 will mark the 95th anniversary of Canada's entry into the First World War. It is time now to begin planning how the nation will commemorate the 100th. It might seem an easy question. Canadians...

Girl, 14, bitten in face by dog in Kitchener coffee shop parking lot

A 14-year-old girl was bitten in the face by a dog on Sunday afternoon, and was taken to hospital for treatment, Waterloo regional police said.

Body found 3 nights after gunshots heard

Residents who live near a Steeles Ave. and Martin Grove Rd. hydro field where a body was found yesterday said they were awakened three nights earlier by the sound of nearby gunshots.

Sick-day agreement ties hands of future mayor: Lawyer

If Mayor David Miller loses next year's election, his successor could have a poison pill to swallow, thanks to the collective agreements that ended the civic workers' strike, says an employment law...

Ottawa braces for mayor ruling

The nation's capital is bracing itself in case Mayor Larry O'Brien is convicted on influence peddling charges this week.

WORTHINGTON: Politicians, unions share plunder power

Canadians are slowly coming to realize that in the present recession we are faring better than most countries, and especially the U.S. The ones who realize it most -- and exploit it shamelessly...

GOAR: Michael Ignatieff paying a price for his silence

According to meteorologist Dave Phillips, Ottawa took the prize for the soggiest July in the country. The nation's capital was chilly, damp and uninviting. Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says he...

Layton's NDP to focus on election readiness at policy convention

NDP Leader Jack Layton and his party members will be focusing on election readiness and campaign momentum at this month's policy convention, says the NDP. Considering the possibility of a fall...

PMO calls Mulroney bash a 'private function,' says 2007 ban on Mulroney 'dealings' does not apply

The PMO says Prime Minister Stephen Harper's 2007 ban on his Cabinet ministers from having "any dealings" with former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney does not apply to an upcoming 25th...

More top-ranking Cabinet chiefs of staff shuffled, Tories poised for House's return

Three more Cabinet ministers' chiefs of staff have been moved to new portfolios as part of the Prime Minister's Office shuffle of some top-ranking political staffers this summer. Bob Klager,...

PMO warns Tory candidates: not all will make it through next election campaign

A senior PMO official warned federal Conservative Party candidates at the party's political training conference in Ottawa last week that at least one of them would be turfed during the next election...

Conservative Sen. Brown pushes Senators to abolish QP in Senate, and do away with party affiliations

Alberta Conservative Senator Bert Brown is calling on all Senators to bring in procedural changes to make the Upper Chamber more efficient, including eliminating Question Period, and limiting the...

L. IAN: Just a few guys having a beer

Every Thursday, Barack Obama and the boys sit around the patio of the White House, sipping a few cold ones, and telling stories about race relations in America. The U.S. president said he wanted...

GOLDSTEIN: Love Earth, hate turbines

Recently, I've been reading up on Alberta's oil sands development because that's going to be a huge issue in determining Canada's response, or lack of one, to reducing man-made greenhouse gas...

PERSICHILLI: Myths and reality of the union movement

The civic workers' strike in Toronto has not been the best moment of Mayor David Miller's political life. During the strike, he managed to alienate both unions and citizens. At the end, having...

SIDDIQUI: Inept at both killing and coddling terrorists

The latest rationale - an old one, really, now recycled - for the endless NATO mission in Afghanistan – is that we are there to cleanse that country of terrorists. But not all terrorists are...

AXWORTHY: 19th century advice for today's Liberals

Summer is a time to recharge intellectual batteries, reconnect with old friends and rejuvenate one's mission. Nowhere is this renewal process more urgently needed than in the Liberal Party of...

Second autopsy offers up 'surprises'

Bruising on the body of slain fighter Arturo Gatti was overlooked by the Brazilian authorities who conducted the initial autopsy, a celebrity pathologist hired by the ex-boxing champ's family said...

Ignatieff says Tories need to 'get serious' on EI reform

Liberal Leader says he's not looking for an election — he just wants to make Parliament work

Fundraiser kickoff to dad's trip for Tori

It's the start of something positive emerging from a tragedy.

Biz lobby on warpath against Grit EI plan

Some economists and business leaders fear Michael Ignatieff is trying to revive employment insurance reforms that proved disastrous to the economy and Liberal political fortunes 38 years ago.

Economic pain lingers

What do you get when one cabinet minister says the recession is over and another says it isn't?

Grits dodge fallout from blast: Critics

The Ontario government is dodging the fallout of the Sunrise Propane inferno, opposition critics charge.

Medical isotope shortage could prove costly

The medical-isotope shortage has eased slightly in much of Canada, but hospitals face mounting bills for the contingency plans they put in place, the president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear...

Dairy farmer harnesses poo power

Tiger escapes magic act, ends up on Vegas streets

Dissolving Bikini is the Ultimate Revenge Gift

Shakespeare gets short shrift at Stratford

Argos Make 'Entourage' Star Jeremy Piven An Honourary Member

There's a reason Coldplay is in the big leagues

Cyber terrorist or bumbling nerd?

Contest reward 'a night of lust'?

Intel rolls out Atom chips

Rogers extends iPhone 3GS promos following shortages

Canadian astronaut returns from mission

WALKOM: A brief history of pensions. Pay attention because you may be about to lose yours

The drive to dismantle the welfare state has a new target. Governments have already gutted unemployment insurance and social assistance. Out-of-date labour laws make it tough to organize unions in...

REX: The real lesson of Obama's moment

We've had the Beer Summit and its teachable moment. If nothing else it put an end (save on Larry King Live and the outer reaches of the cable channels) to the Michael Jackson coverage. Well if it...

SIMPSON: How we might make up with our Mexican amigo

For a country that likes to brag about a supposedly unsullied international reputation and feasts upon a moral superiority – The World Needs More Canada – it must come as a shock to hear every...

YAFFE: Canada's aboriginal policy gets a timely dose of common sense

Fresh thinking at last is starting to ventilate debate about aboriginal policy in this country. That's due, at least in part, to the Harper Conservatives' consistent refusal to be enslaved by...

DEN TANDT: Time for Iggy to get serious

Politicians at this time of year go into a kind of hibernation. They hit the odd barbecue or summer fair. They arrange to be photographed in bucolic settings. They gird their loins for...

MAHER: Wafergate comes back to bite Irving newspaper

ON JULY 3, at the funeral of former governor general Romeo Leblanc, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, an evangelical protestant, committed a minor faux pas by accepting the sanctified host, which is...

TRAVERS: Rusting industries find new best friend in PM

Deep down, Stephen Harper surely has a soft heart. Nothing seems to stir the Prime Minister's protective instincts quite like a faded industrial beauty. Shipbuilding is the latest to feel the...

Ontario 'scratching its head' over nuclear plan

The fate of nuclear energy in Ontario, once assured, appears more ambiguous than ever after one high-profile project was recently put on hold and another scrapped altogether. On July 23, Ontario's...

Industry awaits Ottawa's high-tech plan

On a mid-May evening, Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined Industry Minister Tony Clement and 15 chief executives from Canada's largest technology companies for dinner in a private room of the...

Ignatieff proposal risks boosting seasonal unemployment: Economists

Some economists and small business leaders fear Michael Ignatieff is trying to revive employment insurance reforms that proved disastrous to the economy and Liberal political fortunes 38 years ago....

Parole board grants Latimer another 10-day leave

Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer who is serving a life sentence for killing his disabled daughter, has been given permission to take ten days away from his current residence, a half-way house...

Arctic borders will be defended: MacKay

Canada will keep a close eye on all military activities in the Arctic region, including watching Russian plans to drop paratroopers in the area next spring, said Defence Minister Peter MacKay on...

Man shot dead outside Toronto hotel

A shooting incident outside a hotel in Toronto's posh Yorkville district has left one man dead and sent another to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Swine flu Q and A: Who is most at risk and why?

Much remains unknown about the swine fly virus, including who this virus targets and why. The definitive answers likely won't be available for a while yet, but here, CTV.ca looks at what's known and...

New Ponzi scheme alleged in Montreal area

Two lawsuits filed this month in Montreal suggest another Ponzi scheme may have surfaced in the city. A lawyer is seeking nearly $350,000 on behalf of two clients implicated in the alleged scheme.

Caribana parade takes over the streets of Toronto

It's the Caribana weekend - and the parade has taken over the streets of Toronto as more than one million people are expected to attend.

Guidelines released to assist in H1N1 flu fight

Ridding emergency department waiting rooms of magazines and toys will help reduce exposure to the H1N1 flu, federal health officials recommend.

Stun-gun rules in place in Alberta

With new guidelines in place, police agencies province-wide will have more uniform rules regarding Tasers and will gather statistics on the use of the controversial devices.

Police warn sex attackers still on loose

Two men who viciously sexually assaulted a 22-year-old woman they ambushed as she made her way home from a nightclub are still at large, police say.

Girl, 4, crushed in home elevator mishap

Despite frantic efforts by paramedics, a four-year-old girl has died after getting crushed by an elevator at a home near Nanton yesterday.

Skeleton wearing a suit found in cemetery

Skeletal remains of a man wearing a suit and tie was found sitting in a burial vault with no casket in site at a historic black Illinois cemetery where workers allegedly dug up bodies and dumped them...

Child allegedly assaulted by HIV-postive man

An HIV-positive Brampton man is accused of sexually assaulting a child.

Duceppe threatens to take down Tory government

Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe is threatening to bring down Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government unless it makes changes to Canada's employment insurance system.

Axe killer granted full parole on anniversary of Alberta murders

Twenty years ago Saturday, Stephen Arnold Ford hacked his parents to death with an axe in their family home north of Calgary. Now Ford, 37, starts a new life in Victoria as a free man. In May, the...

Profs demand accused terrorist be given job back at Carleton University

Professors at an Ottawa university are demanding that school officials reinstate accused terrorist and fellow lecturer Hassan Diab.

TSX gains for 5th straight month

The Toronto stock market rose Friday on evidence of further economic recovery and strong commodity prices.

Harper plans Arctic tour in August

Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to do a whirlwind tour of the Canadian North later this month, spending five days spanning the country's three Arctic territories and visiting each of their...

Canada's GDP shrank 0.5 per cent in May

Canada's economy contracted in May at its fastest pace in three months as the recession continued to hammer the manufacturing sector and weaken demand for exports.

Canadian filmmaker added to exclusive UN archive

The life's work of Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren has been added to an exclusive United Nations repository of globally significant documents, along with copies of Anne...

Tories promise action on white-collar crime

Ottawa wrong to say it has matter under control, forensic auditor says

Quebec lawsuits prompt Ponzi scheme probe

Lawyer seeks $350,000 on behalf of two clients implicated in what he says is a fraudulent investment operation

How can B.C. salmon fishery win sustainable label?

Salmon stocks in the Fraser River are in decline

Aboriginal congress to pick new chief in September

First national gathering since former leader Patrick Brazeau resigned to become a Conservative senator

Meet Ottawa's new power couple

Robert Fonberg and Yaprak Baltacioglu have a lot of clout, but prefer to shun the spotlight

BLACK: Government by sleaze, theft and self-interest

It is at this time of year that I update my survey of world governance - roughly shadowing the United Nations Human Development and Quality of Life Indices, and the World Economic Forum ratings of...

LAYTON: In defence of Canadian health care

Canada's health-care system has come in for a drubbing in the battle over U.S. health-care reform. Critics, many of them Canadian, have pointed out its flaws and warned Americans against adopting a...

Ottawa demands details on Arturo Gatti case

The federal government has taken the unusual step of probing the investigation carried out by Brazilian authorities into the death of Canadian champion boxer Arturo Gatti, which was unexpectedly...

'Pit Bull' John Baird bred for political life

He's feisty, lippy, occasionally foul-mouthed – as in "f--- off," Toronto – and comes across as a red meat-eating Conservative ideologue. He also remembers birthdays, knows how to listen, doesn't...

The PMO's revolving door

The inside scoop on why Kory Teneycke stepped aside, who's next in line and how the Tories are feeling after their summer caucus retreat

German pro-Hitler party plans "training centre"

Germany's far-right NPD party has triggered outrage with plans for a Third Reich-style "training-centre" in a small village. The mastermind behind the scheme is Jürgen Rieger, a...

Business booms for Toronto company making body bags in anticipation of H1N1 pandemic

As concern grows about a possible pandemic this fall from the H1N1 virus, at least one Toronto company is seeing an increase in the demand for its product.

Isotope shortage eases in much of Canada

The medical-isotope shortage has eased slightly in much of Canada, but hospitals face mounting bills for the contingency plans they put in place, the president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear...

Canadians still dining out even in tough times

Tourism is down and unemployment is up, but recession-weary Canadians are still opening their wallets to eat and drink at restaurants and bars.

Right to privacy must be respected: Justice minister

The technology exists - in the form of a surveillance camera that is mounted to a balloon and is capable of watching people on both sides of the border - but people also have a right to their...

Atleo needs help to effect change in First Nations

The election of a new leader is usually a time when the public looks forward to sweeping change. The election of 42-year-old Shawn Atleo as the head of the Assembly of First Nations is turning out to...