Finally, Canada will formally apologise to the Indians here for the Komagata Maru tragedy of 1914 and acknowledge the hurt caused to the...

With recent studies claiming that vitamin D deficiency is leading to chronic health problems such as cancer and heart ailments, Health Canada has decided to review how much of this nutrient is needed every day by an average Canadian who doesn't get enough of it from sunshine - its most natural...

Washington, May 12 : Using a lotion glows under ultraviolet light, Canadian researchers have discovered that a third of patient toilets in hospitals are not cleaned properly....

May 12, 2008 - 09:30 a.m. TOKYO (AP) - The Renault-Nissan auto alliance said Monday it is forming a joint venture with Bajaj Auto Ltd. of India to develop, make and sell an inexpensive car in...

Traffic was being detoured Monday after a piece of heavy equipment struck an overpass above the Sherwood Park Freeway at 34 Street, closing the westbound lane, and the...

Jacques Rogge pledged the support of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic movement to China after an earthquake struck in the southwestern part of the country Monday. More than 8,500...

May. 12, 2008 OTTAWA - The federal government is considering declaring a substance used to make chewing gum as toxic after tests on the colourless liquid with a sweet, fruity smell linked it to...

Brandon Dubinsky, who recently enjoyed a strong playoff with the NHL's New York Rangers, is now revelling in his country's success. The six-foot-one, 210-pound centre recorded a hat trick for the...

Stevenson Jacobs, The Associated Press May 12, 2008 - 4:23 p.m. NEW YORK - Oil prices briefly spiked to a new record above US$126 a barrel Monday but later ended lower as investors cashed in profits...

TORONTO - In the latest blow to the country's struggling auto industry, General Motors said Monday it will close its transmission plant in Windsor, Ont., by mid-2010 in a move that will affect 1,400...

The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 3:02 p.m. MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) says its aerospace division has chosen PW307B engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada for its all-composite Learjet...

Ontario's beleaguered auto industry suffered another major blow Monday when General Motors announced it would close its transmission plant in Windsor, Ont., within two years. The plant employs 1,400...

The thousands of flyers plastered on stop signs, light posts and sound barriers across Calgary could cost the advertisers big bucks as the city cracks down on the roadside signage. The signs are...

Student Teale Phelps Bondaroff paid his spring session tuition in nickels and dimes to protest the unversity's decision to stop accepting tuition fees by credit...

Posted on: Monday, 12 May 2008, 15:00 CDT Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: TLN) today announced it has received authorization from the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada to...

Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 2:47 p.m. TORONTO - The fraud and forgery trial against two of North American's best known theatre impresarios heard from a project engineer Monday...

The Nashville Predators have locked up one of their pending restricted free agents, signing forward Martin Erat to a seven-year deal. The deal for the 26-year-old Czech Republic native is for $31.5...

May 12, 2008 - 4:16 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. says its net loss narrowed in the first quarter as revenue rose 33 percent. Sirius, which is still waiting on regulatory...

RCMP say a woman found dead this month in Chetwynd, B.C., was the victim of a homicide. Annie Lenore Davis, 46, was last seen on April 16 and was later reported missing by her family. Her body was...

May 12, 2008 - 4:34 p.m. DALLAS (AP) - A consumer group says a California farm that supplies organic milk to Dean Foods, the nation's largest dairy processor, is breaking federal rules on...

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 4:26 p.m. CALGARY - The two distinct companies that emerge from the breakup of EnCana Corp. (TSX:ECA) could attract takeover bids from deep-pocketed...

May 12, 2008 - 4:31 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Apparel maker The Warnaco Group Inc. on Monday said first-quarter fell 53 percent, mainly due to one-time charges, but revenue rose on strong results from...

Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 3:01 p.m. TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was headed to a new record high close Monday afternoon, largely because of news from market...

Flaherty acknowledged that Canadians face rising costs, including food prices and higher airline fees tied to fuel. But, he said Canada hasn't seen the same type of inflationary impact that other...

The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 4:36 p.m. TORONTO - The TSX Venture Exchange closed at 2,576.11 up 12.10 points on Monday. Volume at 4 p.m. ET was 220.15 million shares. Among the most active...

CTV.ca News Staff An elite private school in Montreal is trying to cope with the news that one of its teachers has been arrested in the U.S. on sex-related charges. Selwyn House has four...

VANCOUVER: Finally, Canada will formally apologize to the Indians here for the Komagata Maru tragedy of 1914 and acknowledge the hurt caused to the community. The Komagata Maru ship brought 376 ...

The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 4:16 p.m. TORONTO - Canadian earnings declared Monday as of 4 p.m. ET: Anvil Mining Limited (TSX:ASX): Three months ended March 31, 2008, $21,439,000, $0.30 a...

Eric Shackleton, The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 4:25 p.m. TORONTO - Home Capital Group Inc. (TSX: HCG) should see strong results for the rest of the year given Canada's stable housing market, CEO...

David Friend, The Canadian Press May 12, 2008 - 3:58 p.m. TORONTO - Two of Canada's most valuable companies have helped lift the Toronto stock market above its previous record high, set 10 months...

The Tory government announced a 20-year, multibillion-dollar plan to strengthen Canada's military, which includes the purchase of new aircraft, armoured vehicles, ships and helicopters, and a goal to...

MONTREAL - The Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal is launching the first edition of the Triennial of Quebec Art this summer, an exhibition devoted to the current state of contemporary Quebec art. ...

Calgary Zoo staff were in shock Monday after mass sudden deaths in the stingray exhibit over the weekend. The zoo's new stingray exhibit was closed Sunday afternoon after the ray keeper noticed some...

A Calgary developer has promised to keep the boom of construction and roar of trucks under control at a construction site in the city's southwest. Strategic Group has worked with the city to create...

Industry Minister Jim Prentice has called for increased enforcement and higher fines to ensure that consumers are not ripped off at the gas pumps this summer. Prentice said he has instructed...

The New Brunswick government, in partnership with the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island, is planning to build a $2.3-million fish health laboratory in the town of...

An Alberta woman says the province gave her the perfect Mother's Day gift: drug treatment for her son's rare muscle disorder. Linda Pare, of Innisfail, learned over the weekend that the government...

The Canadian Press STONY PLAIN, Alta. -- The second man charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of four Alberta Mounties has been granted bail. Dennis Cheeseman agreed in an Edmonton court...

The National Gallery of Canada will no longer be putting on big art exhibitions for a gallery in Shawinigan, Que., the hometown of former prime minister Jean Chrétien. The arrangement with the...

The Canadian Press VANCOUVER -- Vancouver's Olympic organizers have chosen 200 communities to be the site of celebrations during the 2010 Winter Games torch relay. While the torch will pass through...

The man killed out back of the Cecil Hotel last week was identified Monday by Vancouver police as 30-year-old Denis Laizer Jablonsky of Richmond. "The investigation is still very active, however...

If Burma's reclusive military regime doesn't want Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team, China likely does, a Chinese-Canadian group says. The Chinese Canadian National Council is urging Ottawa...

One person is in hospital on Monday and another is in custody after a stabbing at an eastern Ontario college, police say. Police were called to St. Lawrence College in the city of Cornwall at about...

TORONTO — A 17-year-old boy has been charged in the shooting of a teenage girl on a subway in Toronto. The 17-year-old girl was shot in the leg on March 28 after an altercation with three...

An off-duty Edmonton police constable has been charged with a number of alcohol-related offences after his car was involved in a fiery crash early Sunday morning in the city's south side. Police...

Members of Edmonton's Lebanese community are nervously watching the resumption of violence in their homeland as the busy summer holiday season approaches. At least 54 people have been killed since...

Canadian music icon Leonard Cohen kicked off his first tour in 15 years with a crowd-pleasing concert at Fredericton's sold-out riverside Playhouse Sunday night. Greeted with one of the night's many...

Alberta MLAs were set Monday to debate a private's member bill introduced in April that calls for fixed election dates. Second reading of Bill 203 began in late April and continues Monday. It calls...

KELOWNA, B.C. — One person is dead and a man is under arrest following a shooting early this morning in Kelowna, B.C. Few details have been released but witnesses say an older man was taken...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister of National Defence and Minister of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Peter MacKay today unveiled the Canada First Defence Strategy, the...