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Top court turns down Pickton's bid for second trial
The Supreme Court has turned down convicted killer Robert Pickton's appeal, meaning the former B.C. pig farmer will not get a chance for a second trial.
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Former spy assigned to look into RCMP troubles
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has named Reid Morden, former head of the country's spy agency, to look into management troubles that have roiled the RCMP.
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McMichael gallery CEO Thomas Smart resigns
McMichael Canadian Art Collection CEO and executive director Thomas Smart has resigned.
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Time running out for compromise on new census
Time has almost run out for reaching a compromise on the now-notorious mandatory long census. Statistics Canada says the voluntary questionnaire meant to replace it will go to print on Aug. 9.
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Canada's economy grows in May after a flat April
Powered by gains in resource-based goods-producing industries, Statistics Canada says the economy grew by just one-tenth of one per cent in May.
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No fence at hospital where Vince Li will take walks
There will be more guards, but no fence at a Winnipeg-area mental health facility where bus beheader Vince Li has been granted escorted walks.
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No bail for mom accused of attempted 'honour crime'
A woman accused of stabbing her daughter in the head in an alleged "honour crime" was denied bail Friday.
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Canadian jets repelled Russian bombers: MacKay
Two days after Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a pair of Russian bombers off the coast of Newfoundland, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says any future incursions can expect the same swift response.
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Ontario boy found after spending night in corn field
An Ontario family has been reunited with a toddler who went missing for nearly 12 hours after he got lost in a corn field.
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Calgary psychiatrist faces 21 sex assault charges
A Calgary psychiatrist who frequently provided expert opinions in court now faces 21 charges of sexual assault, most of which allegedly took place during court-ordered visits.
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Transgendered woman seeks refugee status in Canada
A transgendered Nova Scotia resident facing possible deportation from Canada says she could become the victim of hate crimes if she's sent back to Ireland.
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Ex-Quebec justice minister to fight order to testify
Former provincial justice minister Marc Bellemare says he'll appeal a Quebec Superior Court ruling ordering him to testify before the province's chief returning officer.
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U.S. pilot's body found in wreckage in N.W.T.
The body of a Colorado man who founded the MiniScribe disc-drive company has been found in the wreckage of his plane in a remote part of the Northwest Territories.
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Mining company says asbestos ban talk scared investor
A mining company says Michael Ignatieff might be responsible for stalling the reopening of one of Canada's last asbestos mines.
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Montreal man recovers after fall from Cape Breton cliff
RCMP say a tourist visiting Cape Breton from Montreal is recovering in hospital after falling over a cliff.
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Ontario's new top cop poised to take over this weekend
OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino will be hanging up his police hat this weekend, making room for Ontario's new top cop Chris Lewis.
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Man dies after being shot in head in North York
A man has died after being shot in the head near Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue West. Early Friday, four people were slightly wounded by gunfire on Dundas Street West.
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