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Proposals To Protect Wildfire-Prone Areas Snuffed Out

CP | John Cotter, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Alberta

EDMONTON - A federal commission has rejected proposals to change Canada's national construction codes to better protect communities from destructive w...

At Least 3 Dead In Tokyo Tunnel Collapse

CBC | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada

At least nine bodies have been found after parts of a tunnel collapsed on a highway west of Tokyo, trapping vehicles, according to the national broadc...

An E-Cookbook for the Brain

Corinne Rusch Drutz | Posted 01.29.2013 | Canada Impact
Corinne Rusch Drutz

With so much health information on the web, our phones and even at the checkout counter, it's hard to know what to trust. That's why Carol Greenwood, a nutrition and cognitive scientist with the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences has cooked up a strategy to help cut through the noise and allow people to maintain good brain health, especially as they age.

Bibi Calls Harper, Says Thanks For Palestinian Vote At UN

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Canada's vote at the United Nations this week against...

Canadian Woman Dies On Volunteer Trip In Tanzania

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.01.2012 | Canada Impact

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. -- An Ontario woman has died in unknown circumstances while volunteering to help children in the east African country of Tanzania. ...

B.C. Avalanche Risk Runs High

CBC | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada British Columbia

The Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning skiers and snowboarders about a high avalanche risk in parts of the province. The warning includ...

Holiday Drunk Driving Numbers Rise

CBC | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Living

The number of people charged with drinking and driving offences during the holidays in 2011 more than doubled from the previous year. Tor...

RCMP Hunts For Kidnapping, Torture Suspects

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada British Columbia

MISSION, B.C. - RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding two people who have been charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in Mission, B.C....

Long-Gun Registry 'A Failure'

CBC | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Politics

Liberal leadership candidate Justin Trudeau called the long-gun registry "a failure" during an Ontario campaign stop in the Conservative riding of Gle...

New Changes To Asperger's Diagnosis

CP | Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Living

CHICAGO - The now familiar term "Asperger's disorder" is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sou...

Arrests Made In Model's Murder

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Two arrests have been made in connection with the shooting death of model and B.C. university student Maple Batalia. Gurjinder "Gary" Dhaliwal, 20...

LOOK: 'Don't Be That Guy' Ads So Popular And Provocative They're Back

The Huffington Post Alberta | Michelle Butterfield | Posted 12.01.2012 | Canada Alberta

It was a campaign so effective at getting the word out to potential offenders of sexual assault, the Edmonton police are bringing it back. Accordin...

What Is Carly Wearing?

The Huffington Post Canada Style | Posted 12.01.2012 | Canada Style

We had such high hopes that as Carly Rae Jepsen grew up, her style would too. Alas, she showed up to Billboard's Women In Music event in her usual gir...

Obama Under Pressure Over Keystone

AP | Josh Lederman | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Business

WASHINGTON -- It's a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on a propose...

Shark Fin Back On The Menu

CBC | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Politics

Shark fins may be back on the menu in Toronto. Ontario Superior Court Judge James Spence has ruled that Toronto's ban on the sale of shark...

U.S. Economy Growing At Five Times The Rate Of Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 12.01.2012 | Canada Business

Canadians have been patting themselves on the back in recent years over the country’s economic resilience in the wake of the financial crisis, but i...

Aboriginal HIV Infections A Growing Problem In Canada

CBC | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Impact

Aboriginal AIDS activists in Canada say they are trying to lower the high rate of HIV infections among First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. ...

"No One Ever Says 'I Want to Grow Up Homeless'"

Caroline Mulroney Lapham | Posted 01.30.2013 | Canada Impact
Caroline Mulroney Lapham

How does a woman who was abused by her father and addicted to drugs by her parents at that age ever get back on her feet? How does she grow up to become a functioning member of society? It can be hard enough for people with parents who care for them to succeed in life and find happiness, but with criminal acts perpetrated by family members this seems impossible.

Fate Now In The Hands Of Military Jury

CP | Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.30.2013 | Canada Alberta

CALGARY - The fate of a Canadian reservist charged in a fatal training accident in Afghanistan has been placed in the hands of a military jury.Maj. Da...

Ontario Liberals Face Off

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.30.2013 | Canada Politics

INGERSOLL, Ont. - Few policy differences emerged at the first all-candidates meeting for the seven men and women running to replace Dalton McGuinty as...

Jackpot!

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.30.2013 | Canada

TORONTO - What better way to start the holiday season?After going unclaimed for several weeks, a single winning ticket for Friday night's $50-million ...

Oh Snap! This Is How You Relax

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.01.2012 | Canada Travel

It's the end of the week which means it's time to kick back and relax. For some, that means quality R&R on the couch watching TV but for Canadian trav...

B.C. Nurses Win Flu Shot Reversal

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.30.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The union representing British Columbia's nurses says members won't be forced to wear masks and stickers if they're not vaccinated against...

The Amazing Race Is Coming To Canada?

The Huffington Post Canada | Joanna Adams | Posted 12.16.2012 | Canada TV

On your mark.. get set.. go? A Canadian version of The Amazing Race might be coming to your TV sooner than you think. According to a report on Popg...

Spending Shows Canadians Catching On To The Black Friday Buzz

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.30.2013 | Canada Business

TORONTO - Canadian spending grew 23 per cent on Cyber Monday and 6.5 per cent on Black Friday this year over last, pointing to the growing popularity ...