Ottawa subsidized legal costs for Chrétien loyalist: report

On the day it was voted out of office, the federal Liberal government agreed to subsidize Jean Pelletier's legal fight to overturn certain conclusions of the Gomery report, Montreal's La Presse reported Tuesday.

Autopsies to be conducted on slain Alberta family

Autopsies were being conducted Tuesday on the bodies of three slain family members from Medicine Hat, Alta., in a murder case that involves the arrest of a 12-year-old girl.

Progress in softwood negotiations: report

Canada is now within days of agreeing to new negotiations in its longstanding trade dispute with the United States over softwood lumber exports, a report said Tuesday.

Strain to blame for most lost-work claims, figures show

Strain-related injuries to backs, elbows, shoulders, arms and knees account for more than half of all lost-time claims filed with provincial workplace safety insurance boards surveyed by CBC News.

Media won't be welcome as soldiers' remains come home

For the first time since the Canadian mission in Afghanistan began, media are being barred from an event marking the return of bodies of Canadian soldiers killed in the line of duty.

Government 'dropped the ball' on Caledonia dispute: developers

The developers whose housing project triggered a seven-week-long standoff near Caledonia, Ont., say they will consider all options to end the dispute, which has left them frustrated by the government's handling of the case.

Canadian in Mexico falls through travel insurance loophole

A Cape Breton woman is trying to raise tens of thousands of dollars for an air ambulance to fly her injured son home from Mexico, after finding out that his travel insurance doesn't cover accidents linked to drinking.

Tense standoff in Caledonia enters 57th day

The barricades stayed up and tensions remained high Tuesday morning in Caledonia, Ontario as a native blockade there entered its 57th day.

Police separate protesters in Caledonia

About 500 residents of Caledonia, Ont., let their frustrations boil over on Monday night when they confronted police and native protesters at a blockade in the town.

12-year-old charged in Medicine Hat murders

A 23-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl are facing murder charges after three people were found dead in a home in Medicine Hat, Alta.

Canada opens new prison facility for security suspects

Canada's newest prison facility welcomed its first new inmates on Monday - all of them suspected militants.

Peace Tower flag won't be lowered for military deaths

The federal government says from now on the flag atop the Peace Tower in Ottawa will not be lowered to half-mast in honour of fallen Canadian soldiers.

Milgaard questioned his own innocence during imprisonment

David Milgaard, who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, said he began to doubt his own innocence during his time behind bars.

Hundreds airlifted from Ontario reserve

Officials on the northern Ontario reserve of Kashechewan want everybody airlifted out by Monday night as spring flood waters edge closer to the community's power plant.

N.L. ferries likened to 'Third World' vessels

Newfoundland and Labrador's ferry fleet is so old that the boats compare with outmoded ships found in the Third World, a vessel stability expert warns.

Marshall stalked more sex offenders, police say

A man from Cape Breton who killed two sex offenders in Maine went to the homes of another four sex offenders but no one answered the door.

Health, social services workers top targets of violence

Health-care and social-assistance workers are much more likely to file compensation claims over violence in the workplace than employees in other Canadian sectors, a CBC News investigation suggests.

Police seek girl, 13, after 3 murdered in Alberta home

Police are looking for a 13-year-old girl after three bodies were found Sunday in a home on a quiet residential street in Medicine Hat, Alta.

Harris stepping down as Green leader

Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris announced Monday that he will not lead his party in another federal election campaign.

Tractors bring farmers' protest to 24 Sussex Drive

Farmers paraded their tractors past Prime Minister Stephen Harper's official residence in Ottawa Monday morning, pressing their pitch for increased aid as Parliament resumes business.