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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Wednesday defended his government's promise of $2 million for a little-known Canadian-Syrian group working to deliver medical supplies in the war-torn country.

It has been more than a decade since Lisa Bigjohn has had a drink. She quit the day she found out her sister, Mona Lee Wilson, had been killed.

Canada's home inspectors, long unregulated in much of the country, will soon be expected to meet national standards for training and education, QMI Agency has learned.

Reputed street-gang kingpin "Big" Chenier Dupuy, who was assassinated last week, violently rejected a partnership offer from the Hells Angels prior to his murder, sources tell QMI Agency.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has gotten German Chancellor Angela Merkel on side to push for a speedy conclusion of Canada-EU free trade talks.

Accused cop killer Richard Kachkar, 46, was ordered Thursday to undergo a psychiatric assessment to determine whether he was sane when he allegedly struck and killed a police officer with a snowplow-equipped pickup truck.

A severed head has been found near where a human foot was located in the Credit River just west of Toronto, police say, and they are looking for more missing limbs.

Delays and security checks at the border are costing Canadians up to $19.1 billion a year, according to a new study.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada's North is open for business — and the benefits will be a boon to northerners, aboriginals and all Canadians.

An inspection of Marineland by various animal protection agencies hasn't happened yet.

Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois is hammering a familiar target once again - English Quebecers and their language.

A Toronto cop was sentenced to 90 days in jail Tuesday for viciously beating a motorist on the roadside after pulling him over.

The death of Jack Layton was a devastating blow to the NDP at the top of its game and critics questioned the party's prospects without him.

Opposition parties have had plenty of time to digest proposed legislation that would force a wage deal on teachers — and it’s time they told Ontarians which way they’ll vote, Education Minister Laurel Broten insisted Tuesday.

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said he's not surprised a majority of Canadians are uneasy about convicted terrorist and murderer Omar Khadr returning to Canada.

Canadians overwhelmingly agree that convicted terrorist Omar Khadr can stay right where he is, in prison at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

A looming 8.5% pay hike for one of Ontario's largest police forces threatens to drive up costs for all cities unless the province fixes its broken contract arbitration system, one civic leader warns.

Equalization doesn't just reward failure. It encourages it.

Canada cannot devalue its way to prosperity or blame weak export levels solely on the strong Canadian dollar, the head of the Bank of Canada said on Wednesday.

One year after his untimely death, Jack Layton's memory and message live on.

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