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'I stayed up all night praying for her'; 5 hikers swept to their deaths by avalanche in B.C.

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The search for five missing hikers on Mount Harvey near Lions Bay, B.C. resumed Sunday morning and shortly afterwards four bodies were recovered.

Canada's most expensive, smallest homes

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You think some of Canada’s largest housing markets are unaffordable?

Canadian man Duncan McIver saved pup from certain death after it plunged into icy Alberta pond

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A “split-second” decision from an Alberta man likely saved his pup’s life following a scary plunge into an icy pond.

Canadian science research eroding under flatlined funding: panel

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Canada has become less competitive in science research as federal funding has been “flatlining” in recent years, says an expert panel appointed by the federal science minister.The panel suggests boosting funding by 37 per cent, or $1.3 billion.In recent years, Canada has fallen from seventh to ninth in world research output, passed by India and Italy

Illegal border crossings spark concerns about criminals entering Canada: Poll

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Canadians have empathy for refugees crossing into the country illegally but their concern over border security trumps all, a newly-released poll reveals.

Russia partly to blame for Syria attack, future can’t include Assad: PM Trudeau

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Bashar Assad’s days as president of Syria are numbered, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Monday as more hostile talk from international powers continued to amplify the threat of a military escalation in the Middle East.

Bombardier board approves to delay full compensation to top executives after outcry

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After facing nearly two weeks of criticism, Bombardier said Monday that its board of directors approved changes to the compensation offered to several of its top executives.

United CEO calls bloodied passenger 'disruptive and belligerent' following viral incident: 'Our employees followed established procedures'

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Seemingly dazed and confused, a United airlines passenger who was ripped from his seat Sunday night returned to the aircraft, repeatedly mumbling "I want to go home" before running down the aisle in a distressing scene.

Conservative hopeful Leitch vows to scrap plan to legalize pot

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Marijuana is a “dangerous drug,” Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch said Tuesday as she promised to undo the Liberal government’s efforts to legalize it, should she become her party’s leader and eventually prime minister.

Banana bread snack shaming in Calgary school criticized

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Alberta's Wildrose opposition lashed the province Tuesday for not cracking down on schools that impose snack embargoes, particularly on kids with special needs.Calgary's public school board came under fire this week after Postmedia revealed a six-year-old autistic boy was banished from his classroom because his mother had packed banana bread

Canada’s anti-Islamophobia study to start next month

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A committee study that Canada’s controversial anti-Islamophobia motion called for is likely to get underway next month, the Sun has learned.

United stock drops $1.4 billion following passenger beatdown

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The United Airlines passenger at the centre of an onboard brouhaha is a Kentucky doctor who was convicted of trading sex for pills.

Waterloo-based tech company says award ends royalty dispute with Qualcomm Inc.

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BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) says it has been awarded US$814.9 million in a binding interim arbitration decision in a dispute with Qualcomm Inc. over royalty overpayments.

Gas hit highest level in Eastern Canada since late 2014

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Drivers are facing sticker shock as gas prices in many parts of Canada are on the rise — and they’re expected to continue going up.

Suspected Red Deer thief caught on camera stealing adorable kitty

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RCMP are asking for public help in identifying a man believed to have stolen a kitten from a Red Deer Petland last Friday.

Malala Yousafzai receives honorary Canadian citizenship

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Malala Yousafzai, the irrepressible Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who famously survived a Taliban bullet in 2012, has become an honorary Canadian citizen.

Toronto model fined for setting off stink bomb in Banff National Park

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Toronto swimsuit model Krystal Mary Robertson was fined $700 Wednesday for inadvertently setting off a stink bomb in Banff National Park, clearing out a café.

Video shows how RCMP's 'Mr. Big' operation ensnared alleged kidnapper

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At the end of a two hour meeting in an Ottawa hotel, after completing what he thought was a rich book deal that would lift his family from the poverty and strife of his native Somalia, Ali Omar Ader was thankful for his remarkable good fortune.The $234,000 deal that he had just inked included a $10,000 signing bonus, the promise of future books,

Liberals introduce bills to legalize marijuana by July 2018

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It’s nothing short of a sea change in public policy, one with profound implications for everything from Canadian culture and health to border security, road safety and even international relations: legalizing marijuana.

Loretta Saunders' family cheers as killer denied retrial

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Nova Scotia’s highest court today quickly dismissed a convicted killer’s appeal in the death of a young Inuit university student.
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