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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has come out swinging against New Democrat Alexandre Boulerice for the Quebec MP's 2007 blog post that praised communists who opposed the First World War and cast the conflict as "a purely capitalist war on the backs of the workers and peasants."

A vigil for a Nova Scotia teen who killed herself after she was allegedly raped and bullied drew hundreds in Halifax Thursday night, hours after Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was "sickened" by the tragedy.

A man with a history of trailing young girls and women in Surrey, B.C. — and masturbating in front of them — will represent himself for an appeal of his latest exposures, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has decided.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has ordered an investigation after a manufacturer recalled defective birth control pills but allegedly failed to take steps to notify the public until five days later.

'Dippy' NDP 2013 resolutions

Enbridge Inc must provide at least $950 million in guarantees, including $100 million in ready cash, to cover the cost of oil spills and accidents from its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, according to draft conditions released on Friday by the panel assessing the project.

Personal computers are being held hostage by a hacker who claims child porn has been detected on the hard drive and threatens to report people to authorities if they don’t pay up.

About 2,100 NDP delegates met behind closed doors in Montreal on Friday to prioritize policy ideas and determine which of them to vote on this weekend.

Luka Rocco Magnotta will stand trial for first-degree murder in the death and dismemberment of Chinese student Jun Lin.

The RCMP are open to working with the hacker group Anonymous on the case of a Nova Scotia teenager who committed suicide after her mother claims she was raped then bullied mercilessly, says its commissioner, but he has an important caveat.

A fourth young man from London is reportedly being sought by Canadian authorities in connection to a January terrorist attack in Algeria.

This weekend, more than 2,000 New Democrats are gathered here to answer one fundamental question: Are they mature enough to form the government in Ottawa?

Inmate nightlife in Quebec's 12 federal penitentiaries has become less exciting since mid-March.

Forget-Me-Nots will be planted this spring to honour Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old Nova Scotia girl whose tragic story has touched people around the world.

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair poked at Liberal arrogance in a speech to party faithful Saturday while he vowed to roll out a fierce "election machine" come 2015.

Make no mistake: Though Thomas Mulcair and the NDP are trying to position themselves as a moderate party of the left at their convention here, it is still very much a party of the left.

With a record jackpot of $55 million up for grabs, lotto fever swept across the country this weekend.

Run silent, run deep.

A recent attack in Algeria has shed light on the growing problem of homegrown terrorists in Canada and a Western University professor says he wants to ratchet up the intensity on the issue.

Almost eight in 10 Canadians worry about homegrown terrorism, an exclusive poll by Abacus Data for QMI Agency found.

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