Teen hockey player punches official after game

A midget-division hockey player in B.C. has been suspended for punching a linesman after a heated game Sunday between his Surrey Hurricanes and the Prince George Cougars. The incident occurred after the game at the Richmond International...

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Surrey hockey mom not expected to survive arena attack

A 53-year-old hockey mom who was brutally assaulted while waiting to pick up her son in an arena parking lot in Surrey, B.C., Sunday night, is not expected to survive the attack, police say. The woman was discovered unconscious in the Newton...

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New Year's chill: Bitterly cold temperatures to ring in 2014

Canadians awoke to below-freezing temperatures and wind chill warnings in much of the country and can expect a body-numbing last day of 2013, with the wind chill creating extremely cold conditions heading into the New Year.  On Monday,...

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The top 10 Canadian newsmakers of 2013

Embattled politicians, a misbehaving pop star and a Nobel Prize-winning author — the top Canadian newsmakers of the year span young and old, esteemed and controversial. Rob Ford Toronto's beleaguered mayor has endured a wave of scandals this year since...

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The year of scandal-proof politicians who refuse to quit

In politics, 2013 might be remembered as the year politicians tainted by scandal decided that the concept of honour no longer required them to step aside. The actions of three Conservative senators have done more harm to the government than any other...

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Husband of Ontario politician George Smitherman found dead

Christopher Peloso, the husband of Ontario's former deputy premier George Smitherman, has been found dead after being reported missing for the second time this year. Smitherman released a statement saying Toronto police confirmed to him they had found...

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Gay Conservatives find their footing in party

At the Conservative Party's convention in Calgary in November, supporters queued up outside a chic lounge blocks from the convention centre. Music throbbed and lights flashed inside as the doorman stopped them: the party was full and the only way new...

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Mafia associates likely at today's funeral for Teflon Don Vito Rizzuto

Hundreds of people are expected at Montreal's Notre-Dâme-de-la-Défense church this afternoon for the funeral of former Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto, who died of natural causes last week. Rizzuto, 67, died on Dec. 23 at Montreal's Sacré-Coeur Hospital,...

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New Brunswick winter storm hits during ice storm recovery

Restoring heat and light to 3,700 New Brunswick homes that lost power during last week's ice storm could be hampered by a winter blast that dumped 30 centimetres in some areas of the province overnight. CBC reporter Shane Fowler said from Fredericton...

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All of Toronto should have power restored today, mayor says

About 725 customers are still without electricity in Toronto, but everyone's power should be fully restored today, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said, more than a week after an ice storm hit Eastern Canada and knocked out electricity to...

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Quebec provincial police chief's chalet destroyed in suspicious fire

Chalet des Cinq, a 12-room hotel co-owned by the director general of Quebec's provincial police, Mario Laprise, was burnt to the ground in a suspicious fire early Saturday morning.  SQ director general, Mario Laprise, co-owns...

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Most of Manitoba under extreme wind chill warning

Environment Canada has issued wind chill warnings for most of Manitoba after a wicked storm hit the province Saturday morning. A blowing snow warning for most of Southern Manitoba has since ended. Meteorologist Mike McDonald told CBC news some...

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Ice storm aftermath: outages near end, but N.B. wary of storm

Officials in Toronto say they are nearing the return of heat and light to customers who have been without power for eight days, but New Brunswick's power utility is worried a winter storm bearing down on the Maritimes will cause new...

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Vito Rizzuto funeral visitation a chance to 'gather intelligence,' says mafia expert

Visitation of Vito Rizzuto is scheduled for today ahead of the reputed Mafia boss's funeral on Monday in the Montreal neighbourhood of St-Leonard, and it's expected to draw a big crowd. Montreal police said officers will likely be discreetly observing...

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Lac-Mégantic library may reopen in 2014 thanks to donations

The public library incinerated in Lac-Mégantic is aiming for a 2014 renaissance after receiving so many donations it politely pleaded that people stop sending books. The institution and its treasured archives were consumed by flames in July after a...

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A year of hot air on MPs' and senators' expenses

Politicians' expenses are usually a sleeper issue because so little is known about travel and housing claims that are regulated in secret sessions by the politicians themselves. But this year, the veil on politicians' expenses was pulled back - a bit...

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Senate scandal made Stephen Harper stumble, Tom Mulcair shine

The Senate scandal dominated federal political news in 2013, causing Prime Minister Stephen Harper to stumble while New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair used his aggressive style to score points. The controversy over spending by senators Mike Duffy,...

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Botched baby vaccinations prompt alert in N.S.

Patients of Nova Scotia physician William Vitale are being notified that some may need to be vaccinated again after the doctor mixed incompatible vaccines in one syringe and injected them in one shot. Vitale has had his licence suspended by...

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Head of railway in Lac-Mégantic disaster 'also a victim,' he says

The railway executive behind the company whose train smashed into Lac-Mégantic wants people to know he's been suffering, too. Looking back at the year as it comes to a close, Ed Burkhardt said he's still troubled by the Quebec derailment and has thought...

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Ice storm aftermath: warm weather brings more outages

More than 30,000 customers in Ontario and New Brunswick remain in the dark one week after a major ice storm blanketed Central and Atlantic Canada, and warming temperatures have caused new power outages in Toronto. Toronto Hydro CEO Anthony...

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Senate scandal made Stephen Harper stumble, Tom Mulcair shine

The Senate scandal dominated federal political news in 2013, causing Prime Minister Stephen Harper to stumble while New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair used his aggressive style to score points. The controversy over spending by senators Mike Duffy,...

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Crews search river area for missing Ontario boy

Emergency crews in Ontario's Waterloo region are scouring the Nith River area of the community of New Hamburg for a missing boy who apparently left his parents' home without a jacket and headed toward the river. Neighbours said the boy is five...

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Toronto deputy mayor defends quick trip to Florida

Toronto deputy mayor Norm Kelly took an overnight trip to Florida to be with family over Christmas as pockets of the city, including his own ward, remain in the dark after a weekend ice storm, CBC News has learned. Kelly, who is Premier...

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Toronto ice storm: Thousands begin Day 6 without power

With thousands of Toronto residents now in their sixth day without heat and electricity in freezing temperatures, some say they're reaching the breaking point. Despite this, many will likely not have power restored for at least a few more days. CBC's...

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