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Canadian wheelchair user beaten in Australia
A 35-year-old Canadian who uses a wheelchair has been beaten in Sydney, Australia, and is in hospital in serious condition, according to police reports.
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'Jihad Jane' accused in plot to kill cartoonist
The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.
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Liberals feared Abu Ghraib-type detainee scandal: source
The Liberal government of 2005 feared Canada's detention of Afghan prisoners would spark a controversy similar to Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, according to a current government official who spoke with CBC News.
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9/11 image on poster 'bad taste': Sask. NDP
Saskatchewan's opposition New Democratic Party is slamming an advertisement distributed in a government-held constituency announcing a fundraising dinner that includes an image of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in flames and refers to a pig roast.
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Seal-meat loin on MPs' lunch menu
MPs and senators from across the political spectrum enjoyed a special lunch Wednesday featuring Canada's best-known furry sea mammal - the seal.
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Bill Gates no longer world's richest man
Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on Earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of world billionaires.
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Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians
More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned.
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Religion ban in Quebec's public daycares welcomed
Publicly funded daycare operators in Quebec are welcoming the province's announcement it will ban religious instruction in government-subsidized daycares.
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Passengers held up flight to watch hockey
Travellers the world over know the pains of flight delays due to fog, weather, late pilots or just plain busy airports. But how about a delay due to a hockey game?
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Villanueva mother breaks down at inquest
The mother of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva breaks down during the coroner's inquest into her son's shooting by Montreal police.
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MPs approve federal budget
The House of Commons has voted to support the federal budget.
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Federal contractor racks up hefty bills
Federal contract workers charged the government $5,266 to install six potlights and $1,000 to replace a light switch.
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Murder charge laid in deadly police shootout
Ontario Provincial Police have charged former township leader Fred Preston with first-degree murder in death of a constable who was killed in a shootout on a rural road in southwestern Ontario.
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Jean thanks Dominican Republic for Haiti help
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean thanks the people of Haiti's neighbour, the Dominican Republic, for their help in the aftermath of January's earthquake.
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Loonie at par by summer: economists
Interest rate increases will drive the Canadian dollar back up to parity with its U.S. counterpart by this summer, economists say.