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The Queen's University instructor at the centre of a controversy over an alleged anti-vaccination slant to her health course won't be teaching the course again.

A Nova Scotia municipality has closed all its sidewalks because of dangerous conditions from high snowbanks.

On the same day the Conservative government passed a motion to speed up debate on its anti-terror bill that would expand the powers of Canada's spy agency, four former prime ministers issued a joint letter calling for more government oversight of CSIS.

Police in Saskatchewan charged a man with uttering threats after a post appeared on Facebook condemning Loon Lake, Sask., volunteer firefighters for not going to a house fire in which two toddlers were killed.

A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary cop has been found guilty of making indecent calls to a young woman from his police-issue cellphone, asking for oral sex, and later blaming someone else for the calls.

WINNIPEG -- A Winnipeg MP says he had to leave his seat during a vote in the House of Commons Thursday because his half-price underwear was too small.

The chip leader in a buy-in poker tournament had to fold ‘em fast when Ontario Provincial Police got a tip the man was wanted on a Canadawide warrant.

Three Toronto Police officers were freed Thursday on consent bails only hours after being charged with gang sexual assault and sexual assault. Joshua Cabero, Leslie Nyznik and Sameer Kara were freed on 15,000 bail with strict bail restrictions barring them from drinking, attending their place of employment, 51 Division, communicating in any way, including social me

QUEBEC CITY - A man who allegedly fled the scene of a crash on Thursday, leaving two young children in his car, is still wanted by police.

OTTAWA — The parents of a nine-year-old autistic boy are upset their son was handcuffed by a police officer at an Ottawa elementary school Thursday.

A man police believe may be linked to a 2007 triple killing of a tax judge, his wife and neighbour is facing fresh charges -- but not for murder.

SAINT-GUILLAUME, Que. - A Quebec man's plan for a big cheese heist didn't turn out so gouda.

As debate continues over the Conservative government's new anti-terror legislation, QMI Agency has an exclusive Leger Marketing poll indicating four in 10 Canadians are "ready to give up civil liberties to curb terrorism."

OTTAWA — The Tories want to increase the amount of insurance rail companies must carry if hauling dangerous goods and force them to contribute to a fund so taxpayers don’t have to pay to clean up their disasters.

There's another new lawyer and another postponement in the court case against accused election night shooter Richard Henry Bain.

The country is divided over whether the Conservatives' anti-terror bill goes too far. The jury is still out. But a new poll suggests even if it does, 40% of Canadians don't care. So long as it gets the job done.

Canadian National Railway Co said on Friday that barring a settlement by this weekend with Unifor, a union that represents 4,800 of its mechanical, clerical and intermodal staff, it plans to begin to lock out employees on Monday.