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Military | 169 hits | 8:01 AM on Tuesday | posted by QBall

The U.S. Navy is planning sea trials for a weapon that can fire a low-cost, 23-pound (10-kg) projectile at seven times the speed of sound using electromagnetic energy, a "Star Wars" technology that will make enemies think twice, the Navy's research chief

Provincial Politics | 154 hits | 8:33 PM on Monday | posted by JaredMilne

Nineteen months after they were ousted from power, the Liberals in Quebec will form a majority government.

Arts & Entertainment | 216 hits | 3:45 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Rapper Jay-Z took to court side with wife Beyonce at a recent Nets game sporting a medallion that touts the tenants of the Nation of Islam-tied Five Percent Nation — including the belief that all white people are "wicked" and all blacks are superior.

Arts & Entertainment | 189 hits | 11:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

Peaches Geldof, a model and the daughter of Irish singer and activist Bob Geldof, has died at age 25, according to media reports.

Law & Order | 118 hits | 10:17 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

A Nova Scotia man wrongly labelled a rapist for 40 years testifies at his civil trial against the RCMP and provincial government, and says being a convicted sex offender has greatly damaged his life and career prospects.

Provincial Politics | 121 hits | 9:53 AM on Monday | posted by martin14

Health | 122 hits | 9:03 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog

With swimsuit season right around the corner, a new science-based, anti-diet book offers the most enabling advice we’ve heard this year: Those thunder thighs you hate so much might be key to long life.

Lifestyle | 92 hits | 8:30 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Researchers are working to get a clearer sense of the differences between online and print reading and are grappling with what these differences could mean for understanding difficult material at work and school.

Uncle Sam | 121 hits | 7:36 AM on Monday | posted by stemmer

An annual charity ice hockey game between police and firefighters in New York erupted into a mass brawl.

Business | 136 hits | 11:12 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog

McDonald’s is under federal investigation for possible abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker program at a franchise outlet in B.C.

Arts & Entertainment | 121 hits | 10:15 PM on Sunday | posted by Regina

Actor Mickey Rooney, the pint-sized screen dynamo of the 1930s and 1940s best known for his boy-next-door role in the Andy Hardy movies, died on Sunday at 93, the TMZ celebrity website and Variety reported.

Misc World | 138 hits | 6:09 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Philadelphia police say a 2-year-old got hold of a loaded gun and fatally shot his 11-year-old sister.

Misc World | 101 hits | 6:05 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

U.S. sailors rescued a family with an ill 1-year-old baby from a sailboat that broke down hundreds of miles off the Mexican coast — boarding them Sunday onto a San Diego-bound Navy ship so the girl could get medical treatment.

Military | 203 hits | 6:04 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

A navy destroyer was left with six punctures when a tugboat crashed into it, and then four lines snapped one after another as the warship was being towed from Ontario to Nova Scotia, a military report says.

Business | 100 hits | 6:01 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

McDonald’s is under federal investigation for possible abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker program at a franchise outlet in B.C.

Lifestyle | 139 hits | 9:07 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Kamloops, B.C., hockey coach who sexually abused a player has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.Heidi Ferber, an assistant hockey coach for a Minor Hockey Association girls' team, pleaded guilty to sexual interference of a person unde

Political | 132 hits | 4:12 AM on Sunday | posted by Curtman

With an immunity agreement in place, Prescott gave evidence to prosecutors regarding the only person accused in the case, Michael Sona, as expected, but also provided information about Ken Morgan, who was the manager of the Guelph Conservative campaign.

Business | 179 hits | 12:35 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Scientists have warned that the world’s banana crop, worth £26 billion and a crucial part of the diet of more than 400 million people, is facing “disaster” from virulent diseases immune to pesticides or other forms of control.

Misc World | 198 hits | 11:28 PM on Saturday | posted by martin14

A Queen's Guard reportedly sprinted 50 yards and pointed his bayonet-fixed rifle at the "ranting" suspect.

Lifestyle | 159 hits | 8:59 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Jose Hampton, 78, (left) was convicted of racially-aggravated harassment after gipsies accused her of shouting abuse in Chorley, Lancashire. Her conviction, however, was overturned on appeal last week.

Religion | 354 hits | 5:24 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog

In Dearborn, Mich., home to over 40,000 Americans of Arab descent, some Muslim parents have complained about flyers handed out at public schools advertising an Easter egg hunt at a local Presbyterian church.

Political | 99 hits | 12:20 PM on Saturday | posted by BeaverFever

Justices rule in favor of Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon, but critics claim ruling allows wealthy individuals to buy influence

History | 126 hits | 12:17 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Cadets at Winnipeg's Minto Armoury commemorated the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge Saturday.

Religion | 140 hits | 10:34 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Christians have flocked to defend a church in eastern China after Communist Party officials claimed it was an "illegal construction" and announced plans to demolish it

Misc World | 279 hits | 9:43 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

On Thursday, in a plain courtroom in the centre of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, a 67-year-old man called Jang Song Thaek was sentenced to death as a traitor to his country.

Misc World | 236 hits | 9:08 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog

The 'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite could be planning a retaliation attack after her 'terrorist teacher' was shot dead in Kenya this week.

Misc World | 164 hits | 2:58 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia raised the gas price for Ukraine on Thursday for the second time this week, almost doubling it in three days and piling pressure on a neighbor on the brink of bankruptcy

Business | 174 hits | 12:46 PM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Mike Holmes, Canada's most famous contractor, is urging native youth to get training to take advantage of growing job opportunities in the building trades

Military | 199 hits | 11:14 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

The senator and former lieutenant-general described a number of recent encounters with 'politicians who are second-guessing the cost of veterans'

Law & Order | 137 hits | 10:10 AM on Friday | posted by Regina

Former Montreal police investigator Benoît Roberge, who sold information to the Hells Angels, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Health | 129 hits | 8:44 AM on Friday | posted by Regina

High-ranking medical officials, police and educators are preparing to unveil new guidelines in Hamilton to curb prescription drug misuse, including the proposed use of a type of “Epipen for addicts" called prophylactic Naloxone.

Sports | 113 hits | 8:19 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Michael Schumacher is now showing "moments of consciousness and awakening," more than three months after suffering serious head injuries in a skiing accident, the retired Formula One star's manager says.

Tech | 132 hits | 8:12 AM on Friday | posted by Regina

The federal government says it's aiming to have more than 98 per cent of Canadians with access to internet service fast enough for high-resolution video.

Law & Order | 143 hits | 8:08 AM on Friday | posted by saturn_656

OTTAWA — Three months before Jennifer Bird knifed chef Simon Hubbard to death, a judge offered her a choice. Get off the drugs and alcohol, or end up being warehoused in jail. But like she had been doing since her early teens, she chose the booze an

Funny | 180 hits | 8:02 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Alberta Mounties had to bum a ride with a snowmobiler to chase a stolen tractor through snowy fields east of Red Deer. Blackfalds RCMP got a call about a break and enter at a rural address where firearms and other items were stolen, and then got another

Business | 128 hits | 7:22 AM on Friday | posted by commanderkai

KIEV (Reuters) - McDonald's has suspended work at its restaurants in Crimea for manufacturing reasons, the U.S. fast food chain said on Friday, the second international company to cease operations this week.

Religion | 104 hits | 7:13 AM on Friday | posted by Regina

A German photographer was killed and a Canadian reporter was wounded in eastern Afghanistan after a police officer opened fire on the women while they were sitting in their car with two other people a day before the start of the national election.

Law & Order | 138 hits | 6:49 AM on Friday | posted by Regina

A 32-year-old woman who was shot in the head while in a car in Lachine, Que., on March 19 has been identified as Elizabeth Barrer, who was described as an "accused drug kingpin" sought by U.S. authorities since 2007.

Political | 147 hits | 6:46 AM on Friday | posted by Regina

A bill that is awaiting the signature of Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has been called the most extreme gun bill in America by its critics and a historic victory by its supporters. It will allow guns in schools, churches, bars and airports, among many other ch

Science | 146 hits | 12:03 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog

A rare series of total lunar eclipses begins just after midnight on April 15. Sky watchers are getting ready for an evening of viewing, while some Christians point to what they call a prophecy of Blood Moons.

Arts & Entertainment | 95 hits | 11:10 PM on Thursday | posted by Regina

David Letterman is retiring next year as host of Late Show. During a taping of Thursday's show, Letterman said he has informed CBS that he will step down in 2015, when his current contract expires.

Business | 143 hits | 6:18 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Brendan Eich, who became the company's chief executive less than two weeks ago, faced a firestorm over his support for California's Proposition 8, the 2008 law which banned gay marriage in the state

Provincial Politics | 119 hits | 3:59 PM on Thursday | posted by JaredMilne

Quebec Liberals widened their lead over the Parti Québécois in voting intentions and PQ support among francophones appeared to be collapsing heading into the final week of the election campaign, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll.

Tech | 158 hits | 12:09 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The European Parliament voted to stop internet providers from charging for preferential access to their networks on Thursday.

Political | 182 hits | 10:05 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Mississauga, Ont., today where he announced the details of a long-promised bill of rights for victims of crime that would force people to testify in court against a spouse.

Political | 102 hits | 7:25 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina

Interim authorities in Ukraine on Thursday accused ousted President Viktor Yanukovych's government of using a network of hired killers, kidnappers and gangs of thugs to terrorize and undermine the opposition.

Misc World | 133 hits | 7:23 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina

A large shark killed a woman near her terrified husband and friends as they took their daily morning swim Thursday off a popular Australian east coast beach, police said.

Misc CDN | 148 hits | 7:12 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

While politicians in Ottawa still can't decide who is in the middle class, a new analysis suggests wealth is increasingly gravitating to the very top.

Misc CDN | 146 hits | 11:21 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

The husband of a Canadian soldier who died of suicide Christmas Day after battling Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder says it’s his “duty” to share his family’s ordeal so he can prevent it from happening to others.

Political | 124 hits | 11:19 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

Family members of Canadian soldiers who fought and died in Afghanistan have been told to pay their own way to attend an elaborate service in Ottawa honouring the fallen, CTV News has learned.

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