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At the time she killed her five-year-old son, a Saskatoon woman diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic still knew the act was "morally wrong" and that it would be viewed that way by society, a Crown prosecutor said during closing arguments at the murder trial of Kellie Dawn Johnson.

A Saskatoon man who waited more than 20 hours to call an ambulance for his wife after she overdosed has been sentenced to three years for criminal negligence causing death and threatening two witnesses.

A happy afternoon in the park turned into a hospital emergency for an Edmonton family after their six-year-old girl was horribly cut on a makeshift water slide. “She was spurting blood from her leg. Her leg was torn open,” said the girl's mother, Ashley Field. On Tuesday afternoon, Kennedy Field, 6, and her brother Peyton Field, 7, begged their mot

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is sporting a new ride — a white Cadillac convertible once owned by country music legend Waylon Jennings.

Elizabeth May will remain Green party leader despite a controversy over the Middle East that divided members and prompted her to consider stepping down.

A cyclist has died after an accident with a truck in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough.

More details have been released about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's upcoming visit to Canada.

A former Sherwood Park teacher who sexually abused a Grade 9 student was handed a two-year jail term Monday during a heated sentencing in court. Brett Daniel Mittelsteadt, 33, pleaded guilty in Edmonton’s Court of Queen’s Bench to sexual interference of a person under 16 and luring a child under 16 for the purpose of facilitating a sexual offence.

The federal Conservatives are raising new questions about Health Minister Jane Philpott's travel expenses.

A flooding alert was issued for the Town of Westlock shortly after 7 p.m. Monday after heavy rainfall inundated parts of the town.

Canadians are spending more of their income on taxes than they are on basic necessities.

Many mosques and Islamic schools in Canada are placing young people at risk by espousing -- or at least not condemning -- extremist teachings, a new study says.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to legalize marijuana has grabbed the attention of many pot entrepreneurs -- including Whoopi Goldberg, who's eyeing Canada as a potential market for her line of cannabis-infused menstrual pain products.

When Elsie Wayne called Saint John, N.B., "the greatest little city in the east," she made you believe it -- and it was that unassailable love of her city that carried her to prominence during a 29-year career in Canadian politics.

So much for doing politics differently. It looks like the Justin Trudeau Liberals feel just as entitled to their entitlements as those who came before them.

Nine months after her remains were found in a wooded area near Trois-Rivieres, a private funeral service will be held for Cedrika Provencher, the 9-year-old girl who vanished July 31, 2007.

Richard Henry Bain, accused of shooting and killing stagehand Denis Blanchette the night of the 2012 Quebec provincial election, has been found guilty of second-degree murder.

A trio of Environment Canada bureaucrats ate their way through more than $12,000 worth of fine Parisian cuisine during last fall's big climate change conference.

Where most people see an empty shell after a tasty dinner, a scientist in Vancouver sees an opportunity to create a sustainable new plastic.

A few dozen Environment Canada bureaucrats gobbled up nearly $80,000 worth of fine French food during last fall's climate change summit in Paris while the rest of the Canadian delegation -- 128 people -- had to scrape by with $49,000 worth of food during the two-week confab.

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