A fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far...

M.S. Swaminathan, one of the pioneers of the Green Revolution in India, will receive an honorary doctorate from Canada's University of Alberta for his contribution to food security in the...

Despite reports from the US Thursday that initial jobless claims fell to 472,000 last week and pending home resales were up 5.2 per cent in July, Canada's top Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank said the economic recovery in North America is slipping after positive hints four months...

The Bleeding Disorders Program in Winnipeg, Canada and the Haemophilia Society (Delhi) are jointly organising an International Symposium on haemophilia on September 4 and 5 at the LPS Auditorium, PHD House, August Kranti Marg, Hauz Khas, New...

Nine members of Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade will be visiting Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from September 4 to...

Police are asking the public to be their eyes and ears in the search for a missing Orangeville woman they believe is a victim of foul play. At a press conference this morning, police warned the...

A judge has ordered a 30-day psychiatric assessment for a Calgary man charged in a disturbing case of alleged torture involving his former roommate.The ruling came during a court appearance via...

Two men and a woman have been arrested after a strange incident at a luxury tower in downtown Vancouver Thursday night.A police Emergency Response Team swarmed the Shangri-La hotel and condo complex...

Fred Hahn, President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, the province's largest trade union, will be in Hamilton on Labour Day to join hundreds of CUPE members, and the rest of...

People with disabilities will get help developing job skills as a result of the Government of Canada's support for the Saskatoon Branch of the Saskatchewan Abilities Council. The Honourable Lynne...

edition of the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival. Once again this year, Parc de la Baie in Gatineau will be the site of the spectacular liftoffs. The Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival, created in...

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has ruled that the distribution of certain goods to Newfoundland and Labrador, through the Port of Montreal should be maintained in the event of a work...

is a fun event that the entire family can participate in - regardless of fitness level. "The Walk is a great opportunity to meet other families and individuals in the community as well as the local...

- On behalf of Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Bruce Stanton, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North, will announce funding for the conservation and protection of species at risk...

MONTREAL — The Montreal Symphony Orchestra has renewed the contract of music director Kent Nagano. The deal will keep Nagano aboard until the 2013-2014 season, although it may be renewed for...

WINNIPEG - Prices were mixed at the open at the ICE Futures Canada on Friday. Canola:Nov. ’10 $0.90 lower $461.70; Jan ’11 $0.90 lower $467.50; March ’11 $0.90 lower $471.40;...

MONTREAL - Air Transat, the airline operated by Transat A.T. Inc. (TSX:TRZ.B), has reached a tentative labour contract with its more than 300 pilots. The company said in a news release Friday that...

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TORONTO - Gold was quoted at C$1,291 bid (US$1,241) and C$1,292 asked (US$1,242) in mid-morning trading Friday by Travelex Canada Ltd., a major gold and foreign exchange...

Amidst some controversy, Ivan Nova has pitched well during his brief time in the New York Yankees' rotation. That included a solid effort against the Toronto Blue Jays. The rookie looks to build on...

Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The Pittsburgh Steelers' star quarterback met with Goodell early Friday and was told he...

Michael Essien injured a hamstring while playing for Chelsea last December and ruptured a cruciate ligament the following month while on Ghana duty at the African Cup of...

A company planning to mine for iron ore in western Labrador and eastern Quebec said Friday it has reached a deal with Quebec Innu to remove barricades to proposed sites. Innu living on the...

The Bloc Québécois MP who accused the prime minister of sending propaganda to high school students says Stephen Harper is taking the opportunity to indulge in "Bloc bashing." Carole Lavallée, MP...

Mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi is demanding rival George Smitherman apologize for allegedly swearing at a campaign volunteer before a debate Thursday night. Rossi said Friday morning that a young...

The journalists locked out by French-language daily the Journal de Montréal will start publishing a free weekly tabloid at the end of...

Stress. Worry their dad will be killed by the Taliban. Long absences. More responsibilities. Coping with their father's post-traumatic stress disorder. That's the toll on the children of some...

Ontario's new strategy to restrict inappropriate use of opioid painkillers like OxyContin could discourage doctors from prescribing them when needed, leaving patients with chronic pain to suffer...

A video recording of two women having sex in the Kamloops RCMP drunk tank is not going to be turn up on YouTube anytime soon, if the RCMP have their way. Insp. Tim Shields says only a provincial...

NDP Leader Roger Duguay said New Brunswick cannot afford to pay for all the campaign promises being made by the Liberals and Progressive...

A luxury high-rise tower in downtown Vancouver was swarmed by police Thursday night after a call about an assault on one of the top floors. The Emergency Response Team was sent to the Shangri-La...

Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. said it has reached a friendly agreement to purchase Andean Resources for roughly $3.6 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each Andean common share will be...

(CBC) A man suffered first-degree burns to his face and hands when an explosion in his basement shook homes in Edmonton's north end Thursday night. Fire officials say the man had connected a...

Police are investigating an allegedly violent encounter between a star of the Twilight Saga movies and a Vancouver celebrity photographer. According to court documents obtained by CBC News, actor...

WINNIPEG - A 66-year-old Winnipeg woman has been found alive and well after spending almost two full days alone and lost in a dense Manitoba forest. RCMP spokesman Const. Miles Hiebert said a search...

CFB TRENTON — The body of a Canadian soldier who died Monday in a German military hospital after being wounded during an Afghanistan foot patrol arrived back on Canadian soil Thursday afternoon.The...

Heaven? Yes.Hell — no.That’s one of the messages sent by more than 400 Canadians who responded to a detailed, nationwide survey this year probing people’s personal spirituality, attitudes...

People stand on the Avalon Fishing Pier watching the heavy surf from approaching Hurricane Earl, on September 2, 2010 in Kill Devil Hills, North...

Colonel Chris Hadfield looks over a model of the International Space Station at the Longueuil headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil near Montreal Thursday, September 2, 2010. It was...

VANCOUVER — A man was taken to hospital after the car he was driving flipped and plummeted several storeys down into a construction excavation site Thursday afternoon.The incident happened around...

In this file photo, Kory Teneycke (L), vice-president of development of Quebecor Media, speaks while Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor Inc., looks on. Teneycke is scheduled to speak...

The economic bulls and bears are running neck-and-neck in Canadian public opinion, according to a poll released Thursday that suggests nearly as many people think a double-dip recession is in the...

MONTREAL — Ricky Gu helped turn a relic of a past automotive age into a symbol of the future of cars.He brought the creation — a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle rebuilt to run only on electricity — to...

OTTAWA — Ontario residents are being advised by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to dispose of beef products sold at a Toronto store that could be contaminated with E. coli. The agency issued a...

OTTAWA — A man arrested but never charged in connection with an Ottawa terror investigation has been released on consent of the Crown.Awso Peshdary was released Friday on several strict conditions,...

VICTORIA — News that a talented aboriginal Vancouver Island wood carver was shot dead by police in Seattle has shocked the man’s friends and family.John T. Williams was crossing a downtown...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Canadian market rose slightly Friday with most sectors trading in the black led by financial and industrial stocks. The S&P/TSX Composite...