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VANCOUVER -- Alcohol and bravado appear to be fuelling a disturbing trend of one-punch attacks that have left three people dead, Vancouver police say.

The Supreme Court of Canada says people who helped migrants enter Canada improperly by steering a ship, acting as a lookout or cooking meals cannot automatically be branded as human smugglers.

A pair of Lawren Harris paintings soared into the stratosphere at a record- breaking Heffel auction in Toronto Thursday.

Canada is making a five-year, $2.65 billion contribution to help developing countries tackle climate change.

An "impatient" Ontario businessman weary of lengthy, bureaucratic processes that can keep refugees out of their host countries is personally ending the waiting game for 50 Syrian families.

The aunt of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body was photographed on a Turkish beach says she hopes her brother's family will be in Canada by Christmas.

VANCOUVER -- A manslaughter charge has been recommended for a 26-year-old man in the death of a Vancouver resident who was punched in the head.

A 10-year-old boy will hear back from Santa thanks to a plea on social media for his address.

WINNIPEG -- A nine-year-old Winnipeg girl whose parents named her after an Egyptian goddess says she's feeling a lot better after a Canadian Forces soldier apologized for getting upset at her during a Grey Cup event for children.

OTTAWA -- Canadian businessman and environmentalist Maurice Strong, who served as the founding executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, has died at the age of 86.

Dror Bar-Natan’s unusual journey to becoming a Canadian will come to an end Monday morning, when he plans on disavowing the mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the Queen immediately after his citizenship ceremony.

AMMAN, Jordan -- A trickle of Syrian refugees seeking to leave Jordan flowed into Canada's processing centre in Amman on Sunday, the first day of operations at what will eventually become the hub of much of the Syrian refugee resettlement program.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute this morning to victims of this month's terrorist attacks in Paris with a visit to the Bataclan concert hall.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Europe to tell the world that the fight against climate change starts at home.

The judge presiding over the first- degree murder trial of ex-Quebec doctor Guy Turcotte is cautioning the jury against being influenced by public opinion on the case.

Toronto Police say the victim of a shooting at a red light in Rexdale early Monday was killed in a “targeted” slaying.

Canadians with vivid memories of the teeth-rattling cold last winter can look forward to a reprieve this season.

Canada's budget watchdog says the federal government's medium-term deficits will likely be billions of dollars higher than what was predicted in "optimistic" Liberal forecasts.

Gov. Gen. David Johnston issued a rallying cry Tuesday for Canadians to welcome refugees who are fleeing the conflict in Syria, calling Canada's response to the crisis a "defining moment" for the country.

Stephane Dion walked through NATO's doors Tuesday suggesting he won't have to do much of a sales job over the impending withdrawal of Canada's jets from the U.S.-led bombing campaign against militants in Iraq and Syria.

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