Authorities quarantined a train in Ontario Friday after a woman died and several others reported being ill. But a doctor later ruled out a serious infectious disease and said the train would likely soon resume its journey.
The head of the RCMP has been stung lately by criticism about Tasers and now Commissioner William Elliott has been zapped by one of the electronic guns.
A Canadian woman sentenced in Mexico to five years in prison for her involvement in an Internet scam is eligible for parole right away now that she has been transferred to Canada, a parole board spokeswoman said Friday.
Canada's government was investigating an oil sands company after hundreds of ducks that landed on a partially frozen pond filled with toxic waste died.
Police say a Canadian man suspected in the triple slaying of his three children has been apprehended. Police say Allan Schoenborn was located Wednesday morning on the outskirts of Merritt, in British Columbia.
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier dropped a bombshell Monday when he effectively called for the ouster of Asadullah Khalid, the controversial governor of Kandahar province. (May need to register)
Police have closed down part of Canada's busiest highway after dozens of live pigs escaped onto the roadway during a traffic accident.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's special advisor is recommending a limited and less-than-public inquiry into the Mulroney-Schreiber affair. (May need to register)
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A Canadian teen charged in Saudi Arabia for the death of a man has reportedly been sentenced to one year in prison and 200 lashes. (May need to register)
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Air Canada flights to Toronto and Montreal were targets of a well-advanced terrorist plot to blow up at least seven jetliners simultaneously over the Atlantic using bombs stored in drink bottles and assembled aboard the aircraft, according to claims by British prosecutors. (May need to register)
