Aboriginal people and alcohol: Not a genetic predisposition

The stereotype that aboriginal people have a genetic intolerance to alcohol persists in Canada and around the world, but a Manitoba medical expert says studies show a possible predisposition to alcoholism really boils down to social conditions such...

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London, Ont., boy rescued from 'squalid' house wants to go to school

Police say a 10-year old boy they rescued from horrific living conditions in London, Ontario, told them there were two things he really wanted — some regular food, and to go school. The boy, who police say had been locked in a squalid bedroom for at...

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Canadian air travel changes: New planes, full flights, less service

The federal government recently announced two new rules that are set to change the way Canadians experience the evolving world of air travel. Even for frequent flyers, there often seems to be something new at the airport on every trip — from check-in...

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Veteran's wife wants Julian Fantino to give support to spouses

Jenifer Migneault says she chased after Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino on Thursday in an attempt to convince him to provide more training to veterans' spouses and recognize them as caregivers to support injured soldiers. The veteran's spouse...

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Saskatoon police believe woman abducted, asking for help

Saskatoon police say they are extremely concerned about the safety of a 26-year-old woman believed to have been abducted Friday afternoon. Police have released a photo of the suspect they believe may have abducted a Saskatoon woman. (Saskatoon Police)...

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Teens sent home from school in bra-strap furor are 'scapegoats,' prof says

A professor at Memorial University in St. John's says the teenage girls who were sent home from school for wearing clothing considered contrary to the dress code are scapegoats, and that the male students and teachers they apparently were distracting...

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Canadian economy's surprise weak start to 2014 blamed on bad winter

The Canadian economy had an unexpectedly weak start to 2014, with unusually severe winter weather hampering spending across the board.  According to Statistics Canada, the gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.2 per cent in the...

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Filipina nanny heartbroken over 4-year attempt to bring deaf daughter to Canada

A Filipina woman living in Canada says she's heartbroken that an application she filed four years ago to bring her daughter here is on hold for a medical review, blaming it on the fact her child is deaf. Karen Talosig was a widow when she came...

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What would a 2% mortgage hike do to the housing market?

Canada's housing market would be more than able to withstand a modest two per cent increase in mortgage rates as long as it's implemented slowly, over a year or two, BMO economist Robert Kavcic says. In a report Friday, Kavcic runs some numbers...

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Royal York, Hotel Vancouver up for sale

Two of Canada's historic railway hotels — Toronto's Royal York and Vancouver's Hotel Vancouver — are up for sale as Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec moves to get out of the hotel business. The Quebec pension fund has scaled down ownership...

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U.S. bear hunter shot dead on guided trip in B.C.

An American hunter was shot dead while on a guided bear hunt in northwestern B.C. earlier this week, RCMP say. Cpl. Dave Tyreman says the 59-year-old Washington state man was shot on Tuesday afternoon while hunting in the Tahsta Reach Forest Service...

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Quebec climber saved from mountain spent night on edge of death

A Quebec man is lucky to be alive and be on his way home after a dramatic rescue from the side of a Colorado mountain. Samuel Frappier, 19, was rescued Wednesday from Broadway Ledge on Longs Peak, the highest mountain in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National...

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Girls with bra straps exposed among 30 sent home from N.L. school

About 30 students at Menihek High School in Labrador City, N.L., were sent home because of attire deemed to have violated the school's dress code — including wearing sleeveless shirts and having bra straps exposed. The students — a...

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Auction of Canadian works totals $9.7 million in sales

'Lake Superior Sketch LXI' by Group of 7 artist Lawren Harris fetched just under $1 million surpassing the pre-auction estimate of between $500,000 and $700,000. (The Canadian Press) A painting by Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris fetched just under...

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CBC unveils expanded 2014-2015 programming slate

A politics and spy thriller starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, a ballet about k.d. lang, Donald Sutherland's animated pirate film, shows that dig into historical events and comedy programs that travel across Canada are among the latest offerings joining the...

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Sexual assault not part of military culture, says top commander

Live Chief of defence staff appearing at House defence committee this morning The Canadian Press Posted: May 27, 2014 10:46 AM ET Last Updated: May 27, 2014 11:29 AM ET The country's top military commander has been called on the...

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4 Facebook friends who saw alert help find baby abducted from hospital

Day-old Victoria is back with her family this morning, thanks to four friends who went hunting for the baby after they saw a Facebook alert about her abduction last night from a hospital in Trois-Rivières, Que. In a Facebook post also thanking the three...

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Woman pees in Tim Hortons cup on flight to Labrador

Another traveller in Labrador had to resort to extreme measures during a flight, this time using an empty Tim Hortons cup to urinate in because there were no available washroom facilities on the plane or at the airports. Johanna Tuglavina was travelling...

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Customers upset after discounted laptops blamed on website glitch

Computer manufacturer Lenovo is in hot water with some of its customers for refusing to live up to a deal — laptops at extremely low prices — that was erroneously posted on its website. On the weekend, Lenovo's website offered a "door-crasher"...

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First Nations leaders start search to replace Shawn Atleo as chief

New CBC News Posted: May 27, 2014 10:27 AM ET Last Updated: May 27, 2014 10:48 AM ET Aboriginal leaders are gathering in Ottawa today to figure out where to take their fight over education, and to startthe process of finding a new...

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Ontario man charged in slaying of B.C. hockey mom

A 27-year-old Ontario man has been charged with second-degree murder in the December 2013 attack that killed 53-year-old Surrey hockey mom Julie Paskall. Supt. Kevin Hackett, speaking on behalf of the Lower Mainland's Integrated Homicide Investigation...

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Justin Trudeau says Liberal culture has changed

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says the party's drop in support in the last 10 years or so can be put down to too much navel-gazing. Trudeau said Saturday the Liberals were more concerned during that time with their own fate rather than that of Canadians....

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Dimitri Soudas would 'breach any contract' for fiancée Eve Adams

Ah, the things you'll do for love. Dimitri Soudas says it was his loyalty to his fiancée Eve Adams and his support for her nomination battle in the Ontario riding of Oakville North-Burlington that led him to leave his...

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War veteran, 92, takes 1st jump after paratrooper training 70 years ago

92-year-old Ralph Mayville trained as a paratrooper and finally took his first jump on Saturday, 70 years after the war. (CBC) A World War II veteran finally completed a mission he has waited 70 years to complete. Ralph Mayville, age 92, trained...

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Knowlton Nash, longtime anchor of CBC's The National, dead at 86

Knowlton Nash, a decorated Canadian journalist who went from selling newspapers as a boy in Toronto to serving a decade as anchor of CBC's The National, has died at age 86. Born Cyril Knowlton Nash in Toronto in 1927, it didn't take him long to find...

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Suspect arrested in homicide of B.C. hockey mom

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of Surrey, B.C., hockey mom Julie Paskall, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed late Friday. No charges have been laid, but an IHIT email says more details will be provided...

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Retired teacher calls for return of traditional math skills

Declining math scores concern Hamilton retired teacher 1:29 Declining math scores concern Hamilton retired teacher1:29 One Hamilton retired teacher is part of a growing movement across Canada asking for a review of math curricula....

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