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Canadian mine giant Barrick fined a record $16.4M in Chile
25 May 2013The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for…
Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings
24 May 2013Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. The…
Harper 'not consulted' about Duffy Senate expense repayment
22 May 2013Prime Minister Stephen Harper says that not only did he not know about his chief of staff's "gift" to repay…
Deadly Oklahoma tornado confirmed as most powerful type
21 May 2013Emergency workers neared the end of their search Tuesday afternoon for survivors in Moore, Okla., following a deadly tornado that…
Ariel Castro's brothers denounce him as 'monster'
13 May 2013The two brothers of the man accused of holding three women captive for about a decade say they have no…
Ice wall damage leaves Manitoba community devastated
12 May 2013A massive cleanup effort is underway in Ochre Beach after a wave of lake ice swept up by strong winds…
Hamilton police make arrest in Tim Bosma investigation
11 May 2013Hamilton police say they have made an arrest in the investigation into missing Ancaster, Ont., man Tim Bosma. They will…
Canada's foreign-born population soars to 6.8 million
8 May 2013The debut of Canada's controversial census replacement survey shows there are more foreign-born people in the country than ever before,…
Flooding spreads in Saskatchewan
4 May 2013Two First Nations and a rural municipality have been added to the list of Saskatchewan communities under flood emergencies. The…
9 tax-filing tips that will save you money
28 April 2013Be sure to take advantage of all income-splitting and pension-sharing opportunities. Tax season 2013Last weekend before the tax-filing deadline Taxpayers…
Obama says Syria chemical weapons reports a 'game changer'
26 April 2013U.S. President Barack Obama issued a cautious warning Friday that Syria's reported use of chemical weapons could be a "game…
Canada tried to deport terror suspect Raed Jaser
25 April 2013CBC News has confirmed that Canada tried nine years ago to deport Raed Jaser, one of the two men accused…
Toronto court rules woman must remove niqab to testify
24 April 2013An Ontario judge has ruled a woman must remove her niqab to testify in a Toronto sexual assault case. Justice…
Texas search officials 'tirelessly working' after explosion
18 April 2013State, county and local officials are "tirelessly working" to locate people after a deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in…
How Justin Trudeau grew from poster boy to leader-in-waiting
14 April 2013Despite being the first-born of a famous and charismatic prime minister, Justin Trudeau, for most of his 20s, seemed a…
French Senate passes gay marriage bill
12 April 2013The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law…
Canadian's firm used in huge Russian tax scandal
5 April 2013It's a tale with the cloak-and-dagger intrigue of a Hollywood thriller: a $230-million heist, corrupt Russian police and government officials,…
North Korea nuclear threat 'not a game,' UN chief says
2 April 2013United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging calm amid the latest rhetoric from North Korea, suggesting an impending war with…
Conservatives defend withdrawal from UN drought 'talkfest'
28 March 2013The Harper government says it is pulling out of a United Nations convention that fights drought in Africa and elsewhere…
Rob Ford says story about intoxication 'an outright lie'
26 March 2013Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has dismissed as "an outright lie" allegations in a Toronto Star story that he appeared intoxicated…
Alberta highway open after crash that hurt 100
23 March 2013The QEII Highway south of Edmonton has reopened after a series of crashes that injured 100 people during a storm…
TD Canada Trust hit by cyberattack
23 March 2013TD Canada Trust says it was hit by a "targeted" cyber attack, forcing its banking website and mobile banking service…
No tax cuts, little new spending in federal budget
21 March 2013Canadians will see little new spending out of the federal government this year as it attempts to stay on target…
Pope Francis wants church to work for the poor
16 March 2013Pope Francis spoke to journalists today at the Vatican, telling them, "I would like a church which is poor and…
Police seize grenades, cannon, machine guns in Eastern Ontario home
12 March 2013A former RCMP officer has been charged after Ontario Provincial Police seized a massive cache of weapons — including machine…
Syrian rebels free 21 UN peacekeepers
9 March 2013An international peace envoy to Syria says Syrian rebels have freed 21 UN peacekeepers and have handed them to Jordanian…
Alberta borrowing $4.3B to make up budget shortfall
7 March 2013The Alberta government is facing a $1.97-billion deficit and is borrowing $4.3 billion to pay for capital projects and to…
.Dad gets $22,000 data roaming 'shock' from Fido
5 March 2013A B.C. dad is accusing Rogers of price gouging, after his 11-year-old son mistakenly racked up $22,000 worth of data…
BMO mortgage cut may prompt price war
4 March 2013BMO's move to cut its benchmark five-year mortgage rate to under three per cent could spur other banks to follow…
Baby born HIV-positive apparently cured, say scientists
3 March 2013A baby born with HIV appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from…
3-year sentence in 4 Alberta teens' deaths angers families
27 February 2013The families of four high school football players killed in a car crash near Grande Prairie, Alta., left the courthouse…
Egypt hot air balloon crash death toll rises to 19
26 February 2013A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field…
Tories set 'targets,' not quotas for EI fraud
25 February 2013The federal government denies it has given civil servants quotas for catching employment insurance fraud — but now says there…
Thousands rally against federal government's EI reform
24 February 2013Thousands of protesters across the province of Quebec, in Ottawa and in Tracadie, N.B., took part in demonstrations denouncing the…
Ontario's Liberal government won't fall on throne speech
19 February 2013Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's minority Liberal government presented a legislative plan Tuesday that won the temporary support of the NDP,…
RCMP questions claim of 600 missing aboriginal women
17 February 2013The RCMP is questioning the oft-cited claim by an aboriginal group and some federal politicians that about 600 aboriginal women…
Russia meteor damage estimated at $33M
16 February 2013A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace the estimated 200,000 square metres of windows shattered by…
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan resigns from cabinet
15 February 2013Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan has resigned from cabinet, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday.
Duncan will…
Woman dies after waiting 3 hours for ambulance
14 February 2013An 87-year-old Toronto woman died in December after waiting three hours with abdominal pain for an ambulance that was delayed…
Canada jobs figure shrinks for first time in 6 months
8 February 2013Canada's economy shed 22,000 jobs in January, but a corresponding drop in the number of unemployed people looking for work…
Taser use on hearing-impaired boy preventable, report says
7 February 2013The police use of a Taser on a hearing-impaired 11-year-old boy in Prince George, B.C., could have been prevented, a…
Sodium limits for children proposed
3 February 2013Parents trying to reduce how much sodium their children eat to avoid harmful health effects in the future have a…
Federal spending watchdog says checks system 'broken'
2 February 2013After five years of providing senators and members of Parliament with independent analysis on the state of the nation's finances,…
Ontario premier-designate vows to find 'common ground'
27 January 2013Kathleen Wynne said she is ready to govern in a minority legislature, in her first news conference as newly elected…
Flu vaccine about 45% effective this year, doctors say
16 January 2013This season's flu vaccine in Canada is about 45 per cent effective, early data from doctor's offices suggest.
Quebec to proceed with 'dying with dignity' legislation
15 January 2013
The Quebec government says it will proceed with so-called "dying with dignity" legislation aimed at allowing doctors to help some…
Royal LePage sees slower pace of housing sales
8 January 2013The latest Royal LePage report on Canadian real-estate shows average housing prices were up between two and four per cent…
At least 100 missing in Australia fires
7 January 2013Australian police say at least 100 people are missing following wildfires which have ravaged the south of the island state…
RIM shares rise another 13% after Christmas shutdown
30 December 2012RIM shares marched higher on Thursday after the Toronto Stock Exchange reopened following a two-day closure for the Christmas holiday…
Gang-rape victim cremated in Delhi; PM, Sonia Gandhi received body
29 December 2012NEW DELHI: Amid outpouring of anger and grief in the country, the body of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim was flown…