Police in Ontario are pleading with drivers to focus on the road, as new statistics show distracted driving is causing more collisions that speeding and impaired driving combined.
Less than two years after he arrived as a refugee, a Syrian chocolatier has been named to the board of Nova Scotia's economic development agency.
Newly-appointed Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is defending the government’s controversial plans to close what it’s called “unfair” tax loopholes, amid calls to defend Canadian physicians.
A charity has partnered with the Canadian government to help dozens of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender refugees escape persecution in Russia’s Chechnya republic.
A Canadian charity that assists people who are persecuted because of their sexual orientation says it has helped 35 LGBTQ individuals escape from Chechnya.
Police are deciding whether charges should be laid after a woman found an 18-month-old girl left alone in a stroller in Brandon, Man.
Police are deciding whether charges should be laid after a man found an 18-month-old girl left alone in a stroller in Brandon, Man.
Forget autumn. Parts of Labrador and Quebec appeared to be skipping ahead to winter with an unexpected snow storm on the final day of August. That’s right, August.
Almost one-third of the oil refineries in the U.S. south went offline when Harvey blew through Texas as a hurricane. And now, that’s leading to big gas prices increases here in Canada.
Isolated for more than three months, recorded constantly, and with no one to talk to but their fellow contestants, the reality TV show “Big Brother U.K.” has provided researchers with the perfect setting to study how accents can change based on social interactions.
A case in Toronto which two young boys are being sued for injuring another student should serve as a reminder that parents need to have liability insurance to protect their families, says a personal injury lawyer.
A comic book featuring Spider-Man's first appearance could fetch up to $1 million, experts say.
A young man killed in a northwest Toronto mall was chased into the centre and shot dead amid a throng of shoppers, police said Friday as they searched for as many as four people in connection with the incident.
A young man killed in a northwest Toronto mall was chased into the centre and shot dead amid a throng of shoppers, police said Friday as they searched for as many as four people in connection with the incident.
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says a line has been crossed with the torching of a mosque president's car and that citizens need to come together and clearly take a stand against hate.
Dutch researchers claim to have discovered the maximum age 'ceiling' for human lifespan, despite growing life expectancy because of better nutrition, living conditions and medical care.
A Utah nurse said she was scared to death when a police officer handcuffed and dragged her screaming from a hospital after she refused to allow blood to be drawn from an unconscious patient.
A Utah police officer's body camera video shows a hospital nurse being handcuffed after refusing to draw blood on an unconscious patient.
Officials in Houston sought Friday to safeguard parts of their devastated city by keeping others flooded in the wake of Harvey, which retained enough rain-making power to raise the risk of flooding in the middle of the country a week after it slammed into Texas.
As floodwaters receded and rescuers searched waterlogged neighbourhoods for more potential victims, Houston officials began turning their attention to finding temporary housing for those in shelters and getting enough gasoline for people to fill up cars -- but also to the city's long-term recovery, which will take years and billions of dollars.
As floodwaters receded and rescuers searched waterlogged neighbourhoods for more potential victims, Houston officials began turning their attention to finding temporary housing for those in shelters and getting enough gasoline for people to fill up cars -- but also to the city's long-term recovery, which will take years and billions of dollars.
Happy first day of September! Before you race off into the long weekend, we’ve got the latest details on Hurricane Harvey relief efforts from Texas and more on why a Calgary MP decided to leave the Liberal caucus.
At least 2 tons of highly unstable chemicals used in such products as plastics and paint exploded and burned at a flood-crippled plant near Houston, sending up a plume of acrid black smoke that stung the eyes and lungs.
In a study published Thursday, a team of researchers detailed the process of human echolocation by the blind in unprecedented detail.
A Calgary shoe shine stand operator was shocked when a longtime customer donated his kidney to him.
