An Albertan convicted for helping James Roszko in the notorious 2005 slaying of four RCMP officers says he felt pressure to plead guilty in the case and maintains he never knew of the killer's intentions for a deadly ambush. more »
The Canadian government expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday that Barack Obama would move to amend "Buy American" provisions in a huge stimulus bill after the new U.S. president indicated he doesn't want the measures to trigger an international trade war. more »
A Quebec coroner says parents should not leave young infants sleeping in car seats for long periods of time after a two-month-old boy suffocated to death after his mom placed him a car seat after a restless night. more »
The Ottawa waste that's been quarantined for radioactivity may not be radioactive after all, the waste transportation company handling the material says. more »
The owner of a private snow hauling company in Montreal says Tuesday's fatal accidents prove that the way snow is cleared in the city needs to change. more »
A new study has estimated that high school dropouts cost Canada's social assistance and criminal justice programs just over $1.3 billion annually. more »
The chief of Sandy Bay First Nation wants to sue the federal government, following a Tuesday house fire that claimed the life of a nine-year-old girl. Russell Beaulieu blames overcrowding and says 200 people in his community, 165 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, are on waiting lists to get out of overcrowded homes. more »
The CRTC is set to review the licences of private TV broadcasters this spring, but the federal regulator's recent announcement that it will reconsider the scope of the upcoming hearings is causing some anxiety in the arts community. more »
Amnesty International is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to push U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Ottawa later this month for the repatriation of Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as offer to resettle at least 18 other detainees in Canada. more »
