Why Canada isn't ready to talk about ‘3-parent’ babies

A British parliamentary decision to approve a controversial fertility procedure that would produce so-called "three-parent babies" has captured the imagination of people who believe it could save lives. But experts say that a fear about "designer babies"...

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Greyhound bus killer Vince Li gets unsupervised passes

The man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba in 2008 has been granted more freedoms from the hospital where he is living, this time in the form of unsupervised day passes to visit Winnipeg. Tim McLean, 22, was stabbed...

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's flight suit found in thrift store

A flight suit once worn by astronaut Chris Hadfield is apparently now the property of a Toronto doctor who found it in — of all places — a local thrift store.  "I thought, wow, what is a flight suit like that doing up there?" Dr. Julielynn Wong...

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Veterans will need to verify lost limbs every 3 years, instead of annually

Veterans will now have 6 months to hand in veterans independence program renewal paperwork The Canadian Press Posted: Feb 27, 2015 10:41 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2015 10:41 PM ET A wounded soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan...

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Was Ottawa shooter's Parliament Hill attack his Plan B?

As MPs debate a major piece of anti-terrorism legislation presented partly as a response to the Oct. 22 shootings on Parliament Hill, Canadians still know relatively little about what lay behind that attack. Certainly, the federal government seems content...

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Instalment loans the new high-interest danger for consumers

At a time when she should be approaching her golden years, 57-year-old grandmother Helen Parry is instead supporting two adult children on a wage that hasn't increased in eight years. "Cost of living rises but the pay doesn't and...

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3 Canadian Coast Guard communication centres closing in B.C.

The federal government is moving ahead with plans to close three Canadian Coast Guard communications centres on the West Coast. A member of the Canadian Coast Guard sits in the Marine Communications and Traffic Service operation in Iqaluit in 2009....

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2 bodies pulled from charred house ruins during search for 2 children

Two bodies were found this morning in the charred ruins of a house in the small western Quebec community of Gracefield, but police said it's too early to tell if they're the two-year-old girl and four-year-old boy who are unaccounted for after a...

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Anti-terrorism bill allows withholding of key information on security certificates

Immigration experts say the sweeping anti-terrorism bill would give the government — and its spy agency, CSIS — new power to withhold information in cases where suspects are held on security certificates. The changes are included in Bill C-51's amendments...

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Transgender rights bill gutted by 'transphobic' Senate amendments

Advocates for Canadian transgender rights legislation were set back and frustrated with what they say is a "transphobic" Senate committee amendment that limits the effectiveness of the bill. NDP MP Randall Garrison's private member's bill, C-279, seeks...

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In the Conservative war on terror, the first casualty is Parliament: Chris Hall

Fresh from limiting the parliamentary debate, at second reading, on its proposed anti-terror law, the government is now resisting opposition calls for an extensive review of Bill C-51 by the Commons committee on public safety and national security. ...

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SAD no longer: Brilliant light cure for seasonal disorder

"As soon as December came around, I was moody, I always wanted to cry, I was feeling suicidal", says Grace Kaiche. "I slept a lot and didn't want to leave the house and I couldn't get most of my work done."   Kaiche has been diagnosed...

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Big data trend now being applied to managing human resources

A growing number of human resources executives are starting to dig deep into computerized statistical data on employees, to make decisions regarding salaries, promotions, and even benefit programs. It's a trend that excites some and worries others....

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Ontario's new sex ed curriculum 'the most up-to-date' in the country

Come September, teachers across Ontario can sit down with their students with a revamped sexual-education curriculum that finally brings the province up to date with the rest of the country and no longer leaves them "in the dark." Ontario's curriculum...

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Has budget for Parks Canada gone up, as Aglukkaq claims?

With park operating seasons curtailed and bands of volunteers clearing trails on their own in the winter, the Conservative government has faced questions about its commitment to the national parks system. In 2012, the government declared it would cut...

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Polls suggest Liberals, Conservatives still neck and neck: Éric Grenier

The wintry chill over Ottawa has been accompanied by a freeze in national voting intentions, as the Liberals and Conservatives remain stuck in a close race, according to recent polls. Justin Trudeau's Liberals continue to hold a narrow lead over...

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Stephen Harper, Mohamed Fahmy and the unmade phone call

The opposition continues to hammer away at Prime Minister Stephen Harper over his apparent refusal to directly intervene in the plight of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who is on trial in Egypt. Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair asked Harper about the...

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Spy agency monitors millions of Canadian emails to government

Canada's electronic spy agency collects millions of emails from Canadians and stores them for "days to months" while trying to filter out malware and other attacks on government computer networks, CBC News has learned. A top-secret document written...

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