N.B. seeks way to restore access to abortions

New Brunswick Health Minister Brad Green is searching for a way to provide medicare-funded abortions after the last provincial hospital to offer the service said it could no longer do so.

Traffic moving through Caledonia as both sides weigh options

Traffic is moving freely through Caledonia in southwestern Ontario for the first time in nearly six weeks after aboriginal protesters removed a highway blockade on Tuesday.

Brace stolen from Regina teen with scoliosis

A Regina teen with a spine disorder hopes to get his body brace back after two young people stole it from him last week.

A brace similar to this one was stolen from a Regina teenager on Friday.

N.L. fishermen place fading hopes on summit

Fishermen and community leaders hope a summit in St. John's on Wednesday will be a first step toward saving the fishery and the communities that depend on it.

Conservatives unveil ethanol strategy

Ottawa says it is going ahead with an environmental promise made during the election campaign to increase the use of ethanol in gasoline.

Judge grants bail in security-certificate case

A federal judge has granted bail to Mohamed Harkat, an Algerian-born Ottawa man detained for more than three years under one of the controversial national security certificates.

Sorbara reinstated as Ontario finance minister

Greg Sorbara was reinstated as Ontario's finance minister on Tuesday afternoon, seven months after he stepped down after being accused of involvement in a fraud case.

PM increases aid to Darfur by $40 million

Canada will immediately increase its aid to Darfur by $40 million, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Canada is increasing aid to Sudan's violence-plagued Darfur region. He is accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mackay. (Fred Chartrand/ Canadian Press)

Montreal's 'Big Owe' almost paid off

After 30 years, Quebecers are months away from paying off the mortgage on Montreal's Olympic Stadium — a landmark neither the city nor the province say they want to own.

Sask. town to appeal ruling in golf ball suit

A Saskatchewan town has decided to appeal a court decision that ordered it to redesign a town-owned course to stop golfers from hitting balls into people's yards.

Brawling, vandalism scuttle talks in Caledonia

The southern Ontario town of Caledonia awakened in darkness and uncertainty on Tuesday, the day after a standoff between aboriginal protesters and non-native residents exploded in violence.

Clashes between aboriginal protesters and non-native residents of Caledonia dashed hopes that a longstanding land-claim dispute was near a resolution. (CBC)

More rain for soggy southeastern B.C.

Hundreds of people in southeastern British Columbia might have to leave their homes in the next few days to escape rising waters and firefighters are on standby with a quarter-million sandbags to hold the floods back.

Passmore and Slocan B.C. in the West Kootenay area

Anti-smoking crusader Heather Crowe dies at 61

Heather Crowe, the long-time waitress who contracted lung cancer from second-hand smoke and waged an anti-smoking campaign, has died at the age of 61.

Illegal immigrants fearful, skip medical appointments: doctors

Some Toronto doctors are asking the federal government to ease up on deportations after recent high-profile removals have spooked many illegal migrants into cancelling appointments at clinics serving the uninsured.

Canadian researcher pioneers asthma treatment

A Canadian medical researcher is pioneering a radical new treatment that they hope will burn off the tissue that prevents asthmatics from breathing.

4 dead, 3 missing in series of Ontario boating accidents

Four Ontario people died and three are missing in a series of boating accidents during a cold and stormy Victoria Day weekend.

Rice Lake, Ont., is where the most serious incident took place. (CBC)

Dirty water alert adds to flood fears in southeastern B.C

Hundreds of homes in southeastern British Columbia remain on evacuation alert as officials warn local water supplies could be contaminated.

Passmore and Slocan B.C. in the West Kootenay area

Border traffic expected to be heavy Monday

Border crossings are expected to be extremely busy Monday as Canadians head home after visiting the United States over the long weekend.

Hepatitis found in Toronto hospital's dialysis patients

Hundreds of patients receiving dialysis treatment at a Toronto hospital are being tested for hepatitis after at least eight of them contracted the infectious disease.

Non-aboriginal blockade prolongs Caledonia standoff

A plan to remove a blockade on a major road near Hamilton Monday morning is "on hold," says a spokeswoman for Six Nations protesters in Caledonia, Ont.

Protesters say the Caledonia subdivision sits on land their ancestors never signed away. (CBC)