B.C. Appeal Court orders fourth trial in murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk

VANCOUVER - More than a decade after the beating death of 14-year-old Reena Virk in suburban Victoria shocked the nation, the legal odyssey of one of her accused killers continues after a B.C. Appeal ...

Three people dead after being overcome by fumes at Langley, B.C., farm

LANGLEY, B.C. - Three people are dead and three others in hospital following an industrial accident at a mushroom farm in Langley, B.C. Const. Holly Marks of the Langley RCMP says a group of men en...

Maple Leaf Foods may have found likely source of listeriosis outbreak

TORONTO - Bacteria embedded deep inside slicing equipment at Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) may be to blame for the deadly listeriosis outbreak that caused 13 deaths, CEO Michael McCain said Friday night ...

Regina family gets precautionary vaccination after rabid bat found in home

REGINA - Members of a Regina family are being vaccinated as a precaution after finding a rabid bat in their home. Medical officials say the vaccination doesn't mean anyone in the house was actually...

Maple Leaf Foods says Listeria bacterium may have accumulated in slicing equipment

TORONTO - The root of the deadly listeriosis outbreak that's caused 13 deaths may have been an accumulation of bacteria in slicing equipment at a Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) plant, CEO Michael McCain s...

Tories keep spending amid $8.8-billion tally of pre-election largesse

OTTAWA - The Conservative government maintained there's nothing untoward in trumpeting projects on the eve of a federal election, even as it heralded a fresh billion-dollars' worth of taxpayer-funded ...

Clement says listeriosis inquiry could prompt changes in government response

QUEBEC - Health Minister Tony Clement says the Conservative government is ready to consider changes to how it responds to epidemic cases following an independent investigation into the listeriosis out...

Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe is not taking anything for granted in election

MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe is not taking anything for granted in the forthcoming federal election, which is expected to be called Sunday. Still, Duceppe said the Bloc is the on...

Tories lay out specifics of Afghan exit strategy on election eve

OTTAWA - The Tory government has laid out a few more details of its Afghanistan exit strategy just days before an expected federal election call. But the so-called benchmarks for success in Kandaha...

Family of two Canadian men facing beheading in Saudi Arabia make direct appeal

MONTREAL - The uncle of two young Canadian men who could be beheaded in Saudi Arabia following the death of a Syrian teen in a school brawl has appealed to the victim's family. "We've always tried ...

No regrets switching to Tories, Emerson to co-chair party's election campaign

VANCOUVER - Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson's distaste for down-and-dirty partisan politics hasn't stopped him from becoming an important backroom player in the upcoming federal election. Em...

Harper nominates Thomas Cromwell for vacant Supreme Court post

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has nominated Nova Scotia appeal judge Thomas Cromwell to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. The Friday announcement - which bypasses an all-party selection ...

B.C. Appeal Court orders fourth trial for Kelly Ellard in murder of 14-year-old

VANCOUVER - More than a decade after the beating death of 14-year-old Reena Virk in suburban Victoria shocked the nation, the legal odyssey of one of her accused killers drags on. On Friday, the B....

Montreal teacher charged with 230 new child porn charges in Virginia

MONTREAL - A Montreal teacher charged in the U.S. for allegedly soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy is facing more than 200 new counts related to child pornography. Richard Doucet, an elementary ...

Windsor, Ont., woman gets two years probation after failing to bury mom

WINDSOR, Ont. - A 49-year-old Windsor, Ont., woman has been sentenced to two years probation for failing to bury her mother's body. Police were called to a Windsor apartment in May to investigate a...

Defence minister announces permanent army reserve presence in Arctic

HALIFAX - The military will establish a permanent army reserve in Canada's North as part of Ottawa's effort to protect Arctic sovereignty, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Friday. Although MacKay...

Gagliano loses court bid to overturn sponsorship inquiry findings

OTTAWA - Alfonso Gagliano has lost a legal bid to overturn the findings of John Gomery's sponsorship inquiry. In a ruling Friday, Justice Max Teitelbaum of the Federal Court rejected the former pub...

Nova Scotia to bear brunt of Hanna as storm hits the Maritimes

Residents of Atlantic Canada are being told to pay close attention to weather advisories this weekend as tropical storm Hanna takes aim at a region that has already suffered a summer of heavy rainfall...

Williams denies he's threatened Tories who do election work for Harper

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams denies he's threatened Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador who work for Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a federal election campaign. Williams s...

Defence Ministers of the Americas seek co-operation to fight crime

BANFF, Alta. - Canada and the United States may be focusing their military efforts primarily on the other side of the world, but smaller countries in the Americas want attention to shift closer to hom...

Montreal private school teacher faces 230 new child porn charges in U.S.

MONTREAL - A Montreal teacher charged in the U.S. for allegedly soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy is facing more than 200 new counts related to child pornography. Richard Doucet, an elementary ...

Canadians still view troops as peacekeepers, leaked DND poll.

OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians still view their soldiers as peacekeepers and would rather see them helping disaster victims than fighting, an internal poll prepared for National Defence suggests. ...

MacKay says Taliban will not intimidate Canada from Afghan mission

HALIFAX - Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he hopes the Taliban doesn't use a federal election campaign to step up attacks on Canadian Forces in southern Afghanistan. During a stop at a military ...

Harper nominates Cromwell for Supreme Court post

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has nominated Nova Scotia judge Thomas Cromwell to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. The move - which bypasses an all-party selection committee just two day...

B.C. Appeal Court orders fouth trial for Kelly Ellard in murder of 14-year-old

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Appeal Court has overturned the conviction of Kelly Ellard and ordered a fourth trial for the then-teenaged girl in the murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk. Ellard was convicted in ...

Duceppe says Bloc not taking anything for granted in election

MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe says his party is not taking anything for granted in Quebec just days before a likely federal election call. But the sovereigntist leader maintains t...

Tories slammed for $8.8-billion pre-election spending splurge

OTTAWA - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Harper government's pre-election spending is out of this world. The group says the Conservatives have doled out a whopping $8.8 billion since Jun...

Defence ministers of the Americas seeking co-operation to fight crime

BANFF, Alta. - Canada and the United States may be focusing their military efforts on the other side of the world, but smaller countries in the Americas want attention to shift closer to home. Defe...

Duceppe acknowledges Bloc behind in Quebec but says it's still best option

MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe says his party is not taking anything for granted in Quebec just days before a likely federal election call. But the sovereigntist leader maintains t...

Hosting Paralympics will aid Chinese disabled, says Sullivan

BEIJING - Hosting the Paralympic Games will raise awareness of issues faced by disabled people within Chinese society, says Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan. "This will be profound," Sullivan, a quadri...