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Canada's top court ruled Friday the B.C. government and a North Vancouver school district discriminated against a severely dyslexic boy by failing to accommodate his disability.

Every November for over 10 years now, a white “peace poppy” has joined the traditional red one on Teresa Gagne’s lapel. The Royal Canadian Legion thinks the white poppies are disrespectful.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper left India about midday Friday, but not before getting in a little pickup street hockey at a boys' school.

Two workers at a Bombardier Recreational Products plant were seriously burned early Friday in an explosion at the facility east of Montreal.

Two bikers pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit 12 murders, including the shooting death of an innocent man in 1999.

The government announced it will review how the Temporary Foreign Work Program operates after it approved permits for a B.C. mining company to hire Chinese miners even though Canadians are supposed to get first dibs on jobs.

Allowing students to opt out of Remembrance Day services is a matter of religious freedom, Premier Greg Selinger says.

Get ready for the sound of silence.

Canada's top court ruled Friday that the B.C. government and a North Vancouver school district discriminated against a severely dyslexic boy by failing to accommodate his disability.

Canadian troops will get a $151-million boost to beef up over 60 light armoured vehicles, announced MP for Edmonton-Spruce Grove Rona Ambrose.

Alberta’s former premier Ralph Klein is being honoured next week by Governor General David Johnston who’s bringing with him the Officer of the Order of Canada insignia.

A harrowing tale of survival is emerging from the blast that killed two workers at a chemical factory in Quebec's Eastern Townships on Thursday.

A push to include modern conflicts on the National War Memorial doesn't seem to be gaining traction with the federal government.

On April 17, 2002, Canadian soldiers were part of a training exercise in Afghanistan. The exercise had been underway for seven hours when two American fighter pilots flew overhead.

On the eve of Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper refused to say how he feels about the fact that the families of nearly 2,000 veterans a year are being turned away from a special federal fund set up to help them with funeral expenses.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper showed up here Saturday with a $25 million cheque to help improve women's rights here and to help young Filipinos find work.

As China prepares for its once-a-decade change of leaders, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Saturday he expects that rising standards of living among that country's citizens will create new pressures for more political freedom.

Doug Cargo never met his great uncle Freddy, but the story of his bravery during the First World War was among the first he remembers hearing as a boy.

Four temporary foreign workers employed at Tim Hortons in Dawson Creek, B.C. have filed a human rights complaint accusing their boss of doubling their rent and double-bunking their rooms.

Families of Canadian soldiers gathered here for a moving ceremony, as the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial was unveiled Saturday.

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