Strong quake strikes Indonesia

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck off the coast of Indonesia?s Sumatra island on Wednesday, damaging houses, bringing down bridges and starting fires, a witness said

Cirque du Soleil tycoon Guy Laliberte heads into orbit

Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spaceship from Kazakhstan on Wednesday to become the world?s seventh space tourist

U.S. to exempt Canada on 'Buy American' provision: report

The White House is expected to exempt Canada from a provision in the U.S. stimulus package that gives priority to American-made products used in public works projects

Mats Sundin calls it a career

Hockey star Mats Sundin announced his retirement Wednesday after 18 NHL seasons, according to media reports

George Jonas: I'm a liberal. Ignatieff is not

Ignatieff may have his head going for him, but going against him are a collection of other body parts, notably his spine, guts and heart

Health workers balk at mandatory flu vaccines

As most Canadian hospitals and other health-care organizations prod their workers to get the influenza vaccine, some institutions have taken the aggressive stance of making the flu shot mandatory for nurses and other employees

Stranded Canadian was evasive, Ottawa alleges

An upcoming hearing in the Federal Court of Canada may finally shed some light on two very different versions of why a 31-year-old Toronto woman was deemed an impostor by Canadian consular officials and stranded in Kenya this spring

Top UN envoy joins call for rethink of Afghan strategy

The chief UN envoy in Afghanistan says the U.S. and its allies need to totally rethink their approach to delivering security and development to the country

B.C. billionaire charged with attack on woman

B.C. billionaire David Ho spends his sleepless nights prowling Vancouver?s Downtown Eastside for prostitutes, claiming he wants to save them from the streets

Woman busted by Facebook photos in insurance case

A Vancouver woman who claimed that a car accident left her unable to enjoy her favourite activities, should have removed her Facebook photos that proved otherwise, according to a recent court ruling

Charkaoui demands Ottawa apology

Adil Charkaoui, newly freed from federal surveillance, came to Ottawa on Tuesday seeking an apology from the government for his years of detention

Churches toss out holy water, athletes don?t shake hands

The fear of spreading the H1N1 flu is sweeping the country, with Catholics draining the holy water from their church fonts and soccer kids refraining from after-game handshakes

Ontario sues tobacco companies for $50B

Ontario is looking for $50-billion from a group of tobacco companies to recoup health care costs linked to illnesses stemming from tobacco use

Boy, 14, survives four years locked in closet

A 14-year-old Oklahoma boy spent much of the past four years locked inside a bedroom closet, beaten and starved for days at a time at the hands of his mother and her homeless friend, local police say

John Ivison: Conservatives can afford to play the waiting game

John Ivison: Now or later, the Conservatives are positioned well for an election