Soldiers questioned in Quebec City blast

Four Canadian Forces soldiers are being questioned in connection with an explosion Friday in a Quebec City apartment.

Schools selling ads, raising funds to pay for basics, study warns

More charges against driver in deadly police crash

A 29-year-old woman now faces four charges in connection with a collision that killed a police officer in northern Ontario early Sunday.

Senior Const. Donald Doucet (CBC)

B.C. man killed in apparent street race

One man is dead and three people are in hospital after a high-speed head-on crash in Burnaby, B.C., that police believe was caused by a street race.

Pit bull ban to be tested in Ontario court

Ontario's tight new restrictions on pit bulls will have their first major court test Monday from a dog owner who says the law is unconstitutional and vague.

Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant has called pit bulls "ticking time bombs." (CBC)

N.S. party leaders rev up campaigns

Nova Scotia's three party leaders are kicking into full gear on their election campaigns, hitting the streets Monday after the June 13 poll was called on the weekend.

Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald, shown with his eight-year-old son Ryan, made the election call on Saturday. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Arson suspected as Vancouver blaze kills 5

A mother and her four children are dead after what appears to be a deliberately set fire tore through their townhouse in East Vancouver early Monday morning.

More refugees sneaking into Canada: study

Canada's refugee agreement with the United States is forcing more people to try to enter Canada illegally, a study from Harvard says.

Mexican police to discuss Ianiero murder case Monday

Four senior Mexican police investigators are due to meet with Canadian police on Monday as the probe into the double murder of a Woodbridge, Ont., couple nears its third month.

One dead, two injured in airplane crash in Sask.

One man died and two others were injured when a forest-firefighting plane crashed Sunday near La Ronge, Sask.

Sault Ste. Marie police officer dies in auto accident

A police officer in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., died early Sunday after his police car was in collision with a minivan.

Edmonton police brace for fans as Oilers meet Sharks

Edmonton police say they're ready to crack down on any fans who become unruly after Sunday night's hockey playoff between the Oilers and the San Jose Sharks.

Lobbyists preparing for push on gun registry, control group claims

Lobbyists opposed to the gun registry are descending on Ottawa in anticipation of Tuesday's report from federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser, a gun-control group says.

Coalition for Gun Control president Wendy Cukier, seen here in January, is urging the government to leave the gun registry alone. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)

Brazilian gang attacks police

Gangsters armed with grenades and machine-guns have killed 52 people – mostly police officers and prison guards – in two nights of violence in Brazil's Sao Paulo state.

Senegalese official complains of airport search

Senegal's foreign minister has demanded "sincere and public apologies" from Prime Minister Stephen Harper after a top Senegalese official was bodysearched when he arrived at Toronto's main airport earlier in the week.

OPP officer held on drug-related charges

A 13-year veteran with the Ontario Provincial Police has been charged with several drug-related offences, the OPP says.

Navy technicians blew submarine's electrical system, newspaper reports

Navy technicians caused "catastrophic damage" to one of the Canada's trouble-plagued submarines two years ago, a Halifax newspaper says.

HMCS Victoria, seen here in 2003, must be refitted with older electrical equipment at a cost of $200,000. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Hockey fans stabbed in Edmonton riot

Jubilant hockey fans turned violent in Edmonton on Saturday, leaving two people with stab wounds and 49 others arrested following a playoff victory by the Oilers.

Ottawa, provinces prepare for pandemic

Every Canadian who falls sick during a pandemic will have access to anti-viral medication, federal Health Minister Tony Clement said Saturday.

Federal Health Minister Tony Clement and New Brunswick Health Minister Brad Green meet media at Saturday's health conference on pandemic planning. (PR Direct/Canadian Press)

Bear mauls mountain biker

A 41-year-old man has undergone surgery after being attacked by a black bear while mountain biking in the Rockies near the town of Banff.

Ian Syme, chief warden of Banff National Park, said the bear didn't leave the area after the attack and was shot. (CBC)