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U.S. court agrees to review Black's fraud conviction

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will review the fraud conviction against former media mogul Conrad Black, for which he is currently serving a 6 1/2 year prison term. The justices will hear...

Bill Clinton to be named UN envoy to Haiti

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will be named special UN envoy to Haiti, his spokesman said Monday in Port-au-Prince. An official announcement is expected Tuesday from UN Secretary General Ban...

Obama to announce national emission standards for cars, trucks

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce Tuesday the first-ever national emission limits for cars and trucks, as well as an average fuel-consumption ceiling of 6.6 L/100 km by 2016 — all...

Three New Low-cost Phones from Nokia

Wolfram Alpha Launches, Takes on Google, Wikipedia

How much ‘Guitar Hero’ is too much?

YouTube's worst local TV commercials ever

We've all seen them, usually on television late at night, squeezed in between the Girls Gone Wild infommercials and the latest bit of quackery from Dr Ho: local low budget TV commercials. Some, like...

Twenty degree drop in temperature forecast for Calgary

Hopefully you enjoyed the lovely long weekend sun and 24 degree temperatures because on Monday, the mercury is set to drop like a stone. Calgary may experience a free fall in temperature by up to...

GRANATSTEIN: Today, we're making nice; tomorrow, we'll be nasty

How will Barack Obama's pursuit of his aims sit with Canadians once the rosy afterglow of the charismatic leader's ascension to power wears off? In particular, how will his presidency sit with the...

SAMPSON: McGuinty steps up to the plate

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty put pork on his fork at Queen's Park last week to emphasize that it's safe to eat, despite scares related to swine flu. "I hope they (the public) are getting that...

Harper May Visit Beijing By Fall

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon capped his five-day visit to China last week with an invitation for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to visit Beijing. The official visit may take place...

IBBITSON: The gospel according to Rumsfeld

The fight over national security increasingly threatens to drag the United States into a political civil war that could also fracture Barack Obama's political base. It is turning the President's...

Senate shocked by government's ethics bill, and could reject it

The Senate has rejected a single Parliamentary ethics commissioner three times since 2002, but if it wants to do it a fourth time, it should, says one of Canada's leading Parliamentary...

Some political observers say Prime Minister Harper should shake up PMO

In the face of recent public polls that indicate declining support for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government and growing popularity for the Liberals, some political...

Conservatives still don't have draft regulations for environment plan three years later

The federal government still doesn't have draft regulations to implement its "Turning the Corner" environment plan, it has not complied with the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act,...

Tories play political games with Dhalla controversy, 'lusting' after her riding

The Conservatives are determined to win the GTA riding held by embattled Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla and are playing politics with the "Nannygate" controversy, say Liberals, but Tories say Liberal Leader...

TV barons settle feud, allow fans to see Jays

Blue Jays fans can breathe a sigh of relief. One of the longest-running soap operas in Canadian television, Rogers vs. TSN2: The Rich and the Digitally Homeless, is over. And that means Rogers...

Islamic Idol lets pop fans keep the faith

Tiger leader and deputies killed

Sri Lanka declared Monday it had crushed the final resistance of the Tamil Tigers, killing rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and ending his 25-year quest for an independent homeland for minority...

FRUM: The view from Limbaugh-land

Our friends at the Corner this week administered a memorable scolding to the Cato Institute's Jerry Taylor for expressing doubts about the wisdom of accepting Rush Limbaugh as the voice and face of...

LIBIN: The UN settles for half a loaf for world health

Today, for the first time since it lost its United Nations seat in 1971 (it was given to China), Taiwan will be allowed into the annual meeting in Geneva of the World Health Assembly, the...

Obama urges “fair-minded” U.S. abortion debate

President Barack Obama urged both sides in the abortion debate on Sunday to pursue a "fair-minded" discussion as he sought to quell a firestorm over his invitation to speak at the premier U.S....

COWAN: All in a very political family

Christine Elliott would happily acknowledge the elephant in the room, if only she could see it. Ms. Elliott, a twice-elected member of the Ontario legislature, is running to lead the province's...

New sex abuse charge shocks Montreal private school

American brains are Canada's gain

Libby MacCarthy had never been to Canada when she applied to Dalhousie University at the suggestion of a friend. After a campus visit during a cold snap in April, the Maine native was still undecided...

Bill under attack for catering to right-wing parents

A bill that has raised the spectre of Alberta parents hauling teachers before human rights tribunals is an offensive attempt to placate ultra right-wing conservatives, says the man whose legal...

GM talks continue through Monday

Talks are set to resume Monday as General Motors and the Canadian Auto Workers union try to reach a deal to meet government-instructed cost reductions. "Our CAW negotiating team continues to work...

Jon and Kate Plus 8: Who's cheating on whom?

KENNEDY: God save our gracious holiday

Who needs logic? With the soft month of May, the chance of fair weather and the prospect of an extra leisure day, who cares about the irrationality of Victoria Day? Who cares that we Canadians are...

Astronauts revive Hubble imaging device

Woody Allen lawsuit heating up New York tabloids

A lawsuit pitting well-known Montrealer Dov Charney against Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Woody Allen is scheduled to kick off Monday in a Manhattan courtroom. Charney, the founder and...

Retail report eagerly awaited, inflation not so much

There was a time when Canadian inflation numbers, which are due Wednesday, would have been something of a highlight of the week in terms of economic news. In recent months though, such consumer...

Teen arrested after cops dodge bullets

Speeding driver nailed by spike belt

Elderly woman saved by pet dog

LCBO employees stole Air Miles, canned

The Ontario liquor board has fired at least 10 workers in the last year for scooping up Air Miles meant for customers. The employees were nabbed after the Liquor Control Board of Ontario gained...

Murder victim's son barred from killer's hearing

Pension problem may persist after GM-CAW talks

The Canadian Autoworkers Union may be able to come to an agreement with General Motors soon, but fixing the auto company's pension fund is "too complex" to be achieved during the groups' current...

Canadian company in middle of fight over rubies

The rubies lie so thick on the ground that workers trample them underfoot. But as a Canadian mining company moves to develop a Greenland deposit so rich it could change the global market for the...

Tories reject opposition demands for EI reform

The Conservatives have refused to give in to the opposition's demands to reform Employment Insurance, despite threats from the Liberals that they may seek to topple the government over the...

Lots to do in Afghanistan after mission, MacKay says

Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Canada will still have a job to do in Afghanistan once its combat role ends in early 2011. During a visit to Kandahar Monday, MacKay said the focus will be on...

Canadian air travel could plunge this summer

A Vancouver-based travel agent says the number of Canadians travelling by air could plunge by as much as 20 per cent this summer. Scott Clute, a managing partner at Global Travel, said although...

Bear mauls boy, 15, camping east of Swan Hills, Alta.

B.C. government asks workers to take unpaid leave

The B.C. government is asking its thousands of employees to consider taking unpaid time off in order to save the province money and avoid possible civil service layoffs. After months of...

Schools, roads, crime big election issues

Schools, roads, and crime are shaping up as issues in Halifax Atlantic this election campaign, the candidates said Saturday. New Democrat Michele Raymond, Liberal Jim Hoskins, and Progressive...

Fake Tim Hortons cup an April Fool's prank

The Tim Hortons coffee cup that had people across the country calling on the coffee-shop chain to do the right thing and give a Parksville teen his car has been revealed as a fake. The forgery...

Possible new dinosaur species found in Alberta

The co-author of a new study detailing a string of recent dinosaur discoveries near Grande Prairie, Alta. -- hundreds of kilometres north of the province’s famous southern bonebeds -- says the...

Canada blames Russia for impasse over OSCE in Georgia

Canada on Friday said it was "deeply concerned" over the failure to extend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Georgia, squarely blaming Russia for the...

WESTON: Snap election bad for pensions

While the town that baloney built is all abuzz with crazy talk of a snap election before summer, there are at least 83 good reasons to be optimistic we won't be dragged off to the polls for at least...

PERSICHILLI: Knee-deep in political mud and still sinking

Last week the Conservative party started another round of negative ads against Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and, according to some pollsters, Canadians are fed up with it. So am I. While I...

GUNTER: Go away, Brian Mulroney

Comparing former Nova Scotia premier John Buchanan with Brian Mulroney in the late 1980s, a commentator on the CBC said: "Buchanan is a tough man to disbelieve even when you know he's lying, while...

GOLDSTEIN: Global warming word games

In a recent New York Times article, cheekily titled "Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus," John Broder notes environmentalists today prefer "climate change" to "global warming." He quotes...

Hands off our Arctic, Canada tells Europeans

In London, the lions of Trafalgar Square share space with the towering image of an Inuit woman and her child. In Paris, an inukshuk greets people leaving the Metro. In Oslo, Ottawa is opening an...

Promising Republican joins Obama’s diplomatic corps

Already beset by morale-sapping poll numbers and bitter infighting among its leaders, U.S. Republicans on Saturday suffered another difficult setback when one of their potential 2012 presidential...

Air Canada liable for lost, damaged luggage

A Winnipeg man has won a victory against Air Canada for all travellers who've felt shortchanged when the airline either lost or damaged their luggage. Gabor Lukacs, an assistant professor of...

Obama says too early to consider more troops for Afghanistan

President Barack Obama says he needs to see how fast Afghanistan can be stabilized and led toward a more democratic government before deciding whether more troops are needed. In an interview with...

Kuwaiti women win first parliamentary seats

Official results announced on state television show Kuwaiti women have won parliamentary elections for the first time, garnering four seats. The victory is resounding in the conservative Persian...

Alberta may force criminals to pay health-care costs

Legislation introduced at the Alberta legislature this week could pave the way for the province to sue criminals for any health-care costs associated with their crimes. Health Minister Ron Liepert...

Bettman wants Coyotes in Winnipeg

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has allegedly said he would rather see the Phoenix Coyotes move to Winnipeg than Hamilton, according to documents filed in the team's bankruptcy court case. Earl...

GM, CAW remain far apart, Lewenza says

Talks between General Motors and the Canadian Auto Workers union continued, but a deal was unlikely on Saturday, CAW president Ken Lewenza said. Negotiations picked up again at a downtown Toronto...

Texas GOP primary seen as test of party

Some political experts see next year's Texas GOP primary in which U.S. Sen. Kay Hutchison will challenge Gov. Rick Perry as a test of whether big-tent conservatives or the Republican Party's...

SAUNDERS: Now the lady doth protest too much

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued at a news conference Thursday that Republicans are focusing on how much she knew about CIA enhanced interrogation techniques in 2002 and 2003 as a "diversionary...

Gordon Campbell: "Other people's attention gets distracted. But mine hasn't."

Whether you favoured Gordon Campbell and the B.C. Liberals in Tuesday's election -- and many did not -- there's one undeniable fact. With a third term now awarded him by voters, B.C.'s 34th premier...

Former WWF pro wrestler Johnny K-9 charged with conspiracy to murder

Ion William Kroitoru was well-known around Ontario — a colourful former wrestler dubbed Johnny K-9, who often found himself on the wrong side of the law. He was charged with two counts of...

HOLMAN: Inspirational speeches aren't lectures

The internecine wars that have raged within the bosom of the Liberal party are over. They began when Pierre Trudeau stepped down as leader in March 1984, and lasted until Stephane Dion was deposed at...

ABC Officially Scrubs in for a Ninth Season

Carrie Prejean's windy excuse for her topless photos. Do you buy it?

Jamie Foxx picks Adam to win ‘Idol’

SILVER: Attack ads that are unprecedented...since the last ones

There's been much chatter in the last 48 hours about the new Harper attack ads. One of the most blistering criticisms of the ads came from Chantal Hebert: "It is unprecedented for a sitting...

Bosnian killer arrested in Calgary after 13 years on the run

A Bosnian man convicted in the execution-style murders of two men has been arrested in Calgary -- almost 13 years after he escaped from prison. Elvir Pobric, 37, is due in court this morning...

STAR: Harper spins EI fiction

Stephen Harper is welcome to tell the 350,000 workers who have lost their jobs since October that Canada has a "very generous employment insurance system." He is free to claim, "the system we have in...

End of Sri Lanka's civil war won't quell violence, Tamil protesters say

Tamil-Canadians gathered outside the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Saturday night, pondering news that Sri Lanka's president has declared victory over Tamil rebels. But some Tamils, who also...

Obama makes his bid for Middle East peace

Late tomorrow morning President Barack Obama will welcome Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, into the Oval Office at the White House. Leave five minutes for the pleasantries, 30 seconds for...

Angels & Demons author throws a small soiree for 600

Woman sues over her pet monkey's grave

Blagojevich inspires 'Bleep'n Golden' hair products

Police in Michigan looking for a cougar find a toy

25 Most Controversial Movies Ever

Legislators Approve Aerial Hog Hunting

Meet the real star of Cannes: Midge the one-eyed cat from Yorkshire with a passion for sprinting

Dogs have souls, but you already knew that

CRTC delays new rules for buying U.S. TV shows

CanWest sells Turkish radio business

Money manager rejects Petro-Canada, Suncor merger

Labrador miners breathe easier as Iron Ore Co. limits shutdown

Deadline passes with no deal between CAW, GM

A government-imposed midnight deadline passed Friday with no deal reached between the Canadian Auto Workers union and General Motors Canada. Both sides said progress was being made but more time...

GM Follows in Chrysler's Footsteps

Why Google's Outage Wasn't a Complete Failure

New iPhone 2009 may support real Background Apps

Video Game Sales Continue to Fall

Wolfram Alpha is live; give us your impressions

Brooke Shields' Mother Stolen From Nursing Home

Miss California Is Donald Trump's Ex?!

Entertainment Weekly's picks of the week

Dope seized after truck stop

B.C. gang members charged with plotting to kill rivals

Girl fabricated sex assault report, police conclude

Plastic bag ban won't fly, city told

B anning plastic shopping bags or charging a tax on them would be both unpopular with Calgarians and legally hard to justify, a wide-ranging city report says. Instead, the report argues, it's...

Police file new charges against driver in fatal hit-and-run

NHL resistance may be personal, Balsillie says

Jim Balsillie has fired back at the National Hockey League, saying he has acted in "good faith" and followed the rules in his pursuit of the Phoenix Coyotes, alleging that, should his latest attempt...