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The Supreme Court says a B.C. man who spent 26 years in prison for sex crimes he didn't commit can sue the B.C. government for damages.

The federal government has extended the deadline for Canadian parents to apply for the monthly Universal Child Care Benefit until May 15.

Driven into a wild fury by a photo of his young adult daughter and a young man, Labib Khawas slashed off her finger with a knife then hacked at his wife’s neck.

Four British sailors accused of gang-raping a young Nova Scotia woman will be transferred from a Halifax military base to one in Alberta, according to media reports.

The city of Saguenay, Que., on Friday dropped its fine against a 91-year-old woman who was written up because a neighbour complained she was making too much noise with her rocking chair, her lawyer says.

Canadian officials said on Friday a $26.2 billion program to build 15 naval ships could end up below target and over budget, the latest challenge to Canada's troubled military procurement process.

A councillor in White Rock, B.C., has apologized for saying pregnant women shouldn't dress in fitted clothes that make them resemble "sausage casings."

NIPAWIN, Sask. -- Mourners gathered in a small Saskatchewan town Friday for the funerals of a mother and her three children murdered last week.

VE day was celebrated much around the world 70 years ago this week.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Saturday that Canada will give Iraq nearly $27 million to ease the suffering caused by "the barbaric and murderous rampage of ISIS."

As Senator Mike Duffy's trial heads into its fifth week, both the Crown and defence are eager to get key witness and Duffy pal Gerald Donohue on the stand while his health permits.

EDMONTON -- An Alberta couple missing since the Nepal earthquake have been confirmed dead.

Canada is sending more help to earthquake-ravaged Nepal “immediately,” the federal government says.

After making a surprise visit to Iraq Saturday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a pit stop in Kuwait Sunday and met with Canadian Armed Forces participating in the international coalition fighting ISIS.

More than 7,600 Canadians who sacrificed their lives during the Liberation of the Netherlands were honoured at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery Sunday.

An Ottawa woman injured in the deadly earthquake in Nepal has returned home safe.

A mixed couple living on a First Nations reserve south of Montreal say they are living in fear after their home was vandalized and the target of an attempted molotov attack Saturday night.

Nine years after smoking was banned in Quebec's bars and restaurants, business owners are vowing to fight the government over extending the law to patios.