Canada’s outspoken budget watchdog warns he may have to shut down his office if funding he was promised is withheld.
DICKINSON, N.D. — A 21-year-old student from Manitoba was among three North Dakota college softball players found dead Tuesday in a Jeep that was pulled from a farm pond two days after the women disappeared.
OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada, the agency charged with co-ordinating the federal response to threats such as the H1N1 flu, has yet to complete its emergency plan, the auditor general says.
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are exploring centuries-old aspects of Newfoundland and Labrador as their Canadian visit continues.
The royal couple arrived in Cupids today, where they unveiled a plaque to celebrate the community’s 400th birthday in 2010.
Quebec provincial police say they’ve arrested 10 people as part of a crackdown on organized crime involvement in the province’s construction industry.
But provincial police say the arrests aren’t connected to Operation Hammer, the high-profile probe into allegations of Mafia-related acitivity that have caused a major political scandal in the province.
Experts have determined that a coyote believed to be involved in a shocking attack on a young hiker on a Cape Breton trail was neither diseased nor hungry.
OTTAWA — Critics are blasting the Harper government for its handling of the swine-flu outbreak as long lineups continue for flu shots and some provinces warn of dwindling supplies of H1N1 vaccine.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country’s tumultuous ballot Monday, cancelling a planned runoff and ending a political crisis two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round.
WASHINGTON — An American federal court has ruled that Canada’s Maher Arar cannot sue the U.S. government for sending him to Syria seven years ago, where he was tortured amid post-9-11 suspicions he was an al-Qaida terrorist.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Prince Charles said he was “deeply touched” by the warm welcome afforded him and the Duchess of Cornwall on Monday as the royal couple began their first trip to Canada together.
The latest Canadian victim of the relentless IED campaign by insurgents in Afghanistan was headed home Saturday after his flag-draped coffin was loaded onto a military transport plane.
Barack Obama’s honeymoon with the public isn’t over yet — at least not in Canada.
Two Ontario men wanted by the FBI for alleged involvement in a radical Islamic group were arrested Saturday in Windsor, Ont., days after the group’s alleged leader was killed in a shootout with the FBI.
Canadian Olympic gold medallist Catriona Le May Doan and Simon Whitfield wrapped their hands around a single torch for the 2010 Winter Games and dipped it into the cauldron Friday to start the torch relay.
The Conservatives are launching a publicity blitz to help kill the federal gun registry.
Airport scanners that see through the clothes of travellers have received the blessing of Canada’s privacy czar.
Canada’s new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan will be put to the test after an IED blast Friday killed Sapper Steven Marshall near one of its showcase model villages, the second Canadian death in three days.
President Hamid Karzai’s challenger withdrew Sunday from next weekend’s runoff election, effectively handing the incumbent a victory but raising doubts about the credibility of the government at a time when the U.S. is seeking an effective partner in the war against the Taliban.
Iran wants a technical panel to review a U.N.-backed plan on enriching the country’s uranium stockpile.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Canada’s new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan will be put to the test after an IED blast Friday killed Sapper Steven Marshall near one of its showcase model villages, the second Canadian death in just over 48 hours.
