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A fire tore through a five-unit row house in the city’s south end Monday afternoon, displacing 18 people from their homes.

There seems to be a popular attitude in the land that if the government is going to be involved in the gambling business, it should at least do a lousy job of it. It’s as if by making the purchase...

Canada's benchmark index lost value for the fourth straight session Monday as commodities fell following European elections over the weekend raised fears that efforts to control the currency area's debt...

Claude Giroux, the leading scorer in the NHL playoffs, has been suspended for one game for a hit to the head of the New Jersey Devils forward Dainus Zubrus.

You've waited all year and now the big day is finally here — find out about the 2012 Cappies nominees as they are announced in our live blog. And join us June 10 at the National Arts Centre for ...

Psycho may be the last movie that comes to mind when thinking about Mother's Day — at least for the lucky majority.

Scientists have said a new fossil discovery suggested Australia's dinosaurs were cosmopolitan globe-trotters, unlike the "unique weirdos" of its current wildlife.

If you're Chinese or Brazilian, the wait for your U.S. visa may be over. OK, not completely over, but perhaps not as long as it once was.

Acupuncture and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international ...

Brayden Hamilton-Smith found his calling while studying at Trent University in Peterborough when he volunteered for the medical team that provided first response for emergencies on campus.

South Korean police said Monday they would propose a new law to punish drivers watching television, following a public outcry over the death of three cyclists last week.

Last week I saw the highest posted gasoline prices in my life -- $1.429 per litre -- and the sight made me think of how I felt when my dad took the training wheels off my bike as a kid. It was scary because...

South Korean police said Monday they would propose a new law to punish drivers watching television, following a public outcry over the death of three cyclists last week.

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday expressed praise for Canada's efforts to build bridges and inspire hope in the world, while thanking Canadians for supporting his country's efforts "to achieve...

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Ottawa police Sgt. Steven Desjourdy has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a woman in the Ottawa police cellblock. Desjourdy entered the plea after re-electing Monday to have his trial in the provincial...

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Canada's first-ever national mental-health strategy is calling for an overhaul of a system it calls so fractured and underfunded that it's turning prisons and jails into the "asylums of the 21st century...

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Ontario’s minority Liberal government is moving to reduce some medical fees that have risen unreasonably high, official said Monday. The fee reductions will affect 37 procedures and save the province...

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Document: List of OHIP fees being changed

The Conservative government is rebuffing calls from opposition parties, seniors groups and environmental...

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The head of Canada’s 4,000-member Psychiatric Association hit back at Canada’s top soldier...

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Germany and the European Union have warned Francois Hollande, France's new Socialist president, that...

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The blind dissident Chen Guangcheng expects to travel to the United States before "too long", he said...

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As it was outside the courthouse here, where Michael Rafferty's mother was proclaiming the innocence...

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Looming cuts to refugee health benefits are inhumane, unethical and won't save the government money, ...

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The Crown on Monday urged Ontario's Court of Appeal to overturn a controversial ruling that struck down...

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The mother of a man charged with killing eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford in April 2009 is standing by her son because she believes he is innocent, she said Monday.

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Germany and the European Union have warned Francois Hollande, France's new Socialist president, that he will not be permitted to renegotiate a eurozone austerity treaty, despite it being rejected by French voters.

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