H1N1's second wave gathers momentum

Health officials are cautioning against overreacting to the swine-flu-related deaths of two youths in the last few days, including a 13-year-old boy who died within 48 hours of first showing symptoms

Car bomb kills more than 80 in Pakistan; deadliest attack this year

A car bomb killed more than 80 people and wounded about 100 on Wednesday in a crowded market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, a doctor and officials said, the latest in a series of bloody militant attacks

Former Chrétien aide Ignatieff's new chief of staff

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, his party sagging in the polls, has appointed Peter Donolo, Jean Chrétien's director of communications as chief of staff

John Ivison: All-day kindergarten doesn't add up

The program is 'win, win, win,' says Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, even thought costs are likely to rise to $1.4-billion when it is fully implemented

Six UN foreign staff killed in attack in Kabul

Taliban militants killed six UN foreign staff in an assault on a guest-house in Kabul, raising questions about security for an election run-off due in 10 days

Coyotes attack kills Toronto hiker in Cape Breton

A 19-year-old woman from Toronto died this morning after she was attacked by two coyotes while hiking in Cape Breton Highlands National Park yesterday

Threats on editor shine spotlight on Sikh tensions

Although the motive behind Friday night?s attack on the Sikh editor of the Punjabi Post in Brampton, Ont., remains unknown, the 42-year-old victim believes he was held at gunpoint because of his anti-extremist political views. He said pockets of separatist factions continue to ?speak the language of violence.?

Lawyer kills self day before insider trading charges

A Toronto lawyer accused of illegally funnelling information to a former law school classmate as part of a multi-million-dollar fraud and insider trading scheme has killed himself, just a day before the Ontario Securities Commission planned to announce a settlement agreement with the two lawyers.

Stem cell scientist by day, genealogy sleuth by night

Dr. Karl Skorecki works on the cutting edge of molecular science, revolutionizing medicine through genetics and the use of stem cells to test anti-cancer therapies. But as a sideline, the former University of Toronto professor has become world famous for applying genetics to genealogy and transforming history

Don Martin: Killing a northern pipe dream

Don Martin: The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, a $16-billion megaproject to create another energy frontier and give aboriginal communities an economic lifeline, is now apparently dead

13-year-old hockey player dies of swine flu

A 13-year-old minor league hockey player from Toronto has died of the H1N1 virus, Toronto Public Health confirmed Tuesday

Deliberations begin in Bandidos murder trial

A jury is now deliberating the fate of six men in the Bandidos murder trial in London, Ontario