Judge wants answers in Caledonia dispute

An Ontario judge is demanding to know why no one enforced his injunction order to have aboriginal protesters removed from a construction site they occupy in the Caledonia land-claims dispute.

'Moderate' earthquake rattles New Brunswick

Residents of western New Brunswick woke up to the ground shaking Thursday morning as the region was hit by what experts called a "moderate" earthquake.

Calvert irked by Harper's equalization comments

The burning debate over equalization payments heated up some more Wednesday after Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared to ease away from a promise to take oil and gas revenues out of the formula.

Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert called Prime Minister Stephen Harper's comments 'a betrayal.' (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)

Explosion disrupts Toronto subway service

The Toronto Transit Commission evacuated its Dupont subway station Thursday morning after a train broke down and filled with smoke.

Man's body found after Quebec storm

Police are investigating the death of a man in Quebec's Mauricie Region, where a destructive storm caused flooding and landslides this week.

Heavy rains caused this section of road to collapse along the St-Maurice River near La Tuque, Que. (CBC)

N.S. politician calls 'jig' ad an attack on his culture

Nova Scotian Progressive Conservative Leader Rodney MacDonald, a well-known fiddler who became premier earlier this year, is calling a provincial election ad placed by the NDP an assault on Celtic culture.

Rodney MacDonald, above, criticized an ad that made fun of his background as a fiddler, but NDP Leader Darrell Dexter defended the ad as 'a little cheeky.' (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Pickup service offered in B.C. gun amnesty

The British Columbia government has launched a month-long campaign to get gun owners to turn in any unwanted weapons without fear of prosecution.

No more sludge shipments, Toronto told

Canada's largest city could have a lot of sludge on its hands this August.

Facts the focus of Agent Orange reports, investigator says

Two reports to be released Thursday on the spraying of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants at a Canadian Forces base in New Brunswick should make clearer what actually happened, the man in charge of the fact-finding mission says.

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Ottawa offer could clear major stumbling block to Mackenzie pipeline

The federal government has offered an aboriginal group in the Northwest Territories a land claims and self-government deal, which if accepted would remove a major stumbling block to the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline project. 

nwt_mack_pipeline Pipeline route

Ottawa to appeal Harkat's release

The federal government will appeal the decision to release Mohamed Harkat on bail. Harkat had been held in jail on a security certificate since his arrest in December 2002. 

Mohamad Harkat (Canadian Press file)

Guité jury begins deliberations

The jury has started deliberations in the fraud trial of Chuck Guité, the former civil servant who was in charge of the federal sponsorship program.

B.C. zoo facing charges over hippo's home

A British Columbia zoo that has been criticized for its treatment of a young hippopotamus is expected on Wednesday to become the first in Canada to face animal cruelty charges.

Pedophile's sentence too harsh, judge rules

A Quebec judge on Tuesday reduced the sentence of a Montreal man who raped his infant daughter, saying the original ruling was too harsh.

Wild weather leaves Quebec with fires, floods and landslides

Heavy storms rolled across western Quebec overnight, causing flooding in some areas as well as landslides and some fires.

N.L. children petition to rename museum

Students at a primary school in the Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor want to change the name of the local museum to set the record straight on the history of one of Newfoundland's native peoples, the Beothuk.

Hospital smoking ban irks parking-lot puffers

New Brunswick smokers are fuming after Fredericton's regional health authority banned smoking anywhere on its property — including in vehicles using hospital parking lots.

Afghan mission not war, O'Connor says

Canada isn't at war in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor said on Tuesday, but some in the opposition say the government is just playing semantics for political reasons.

Wanted: Christmas gifts for 3,700 soldiers

Christmas may seem a long way away, but a support group for military families is urging Canadians to make plans to send gifts to soldiers who will be stationed overseas during the holidays.

Stolen back brace returned to Sask. boy with scoliosis

A stolen therapeutic back brace has been returned to a 15-year-old Regina boy who has a spine disorder, and two older teens are facing charges in the theft.