Haiti arrests nine Americans on child trafficking charges

Police in Haiti on Sunday arrested nine members of a U.S. Christian ministry group on child trafficking charges, after they allegedly tried to leave the country with 31 Haitian children

Calgary Flames trade Phaneuf to Toronto Maple Leafs in multi-player deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a massive, seven-player deal on Sunday. Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf is the centrepiece, with four Leafs going the other way and two more Flames coming to Toronto. A second deal is expected to be announced shortly

Manulife's regulatory balancing act

Exclusive: Canada's financial services regulator put insurer under risk-taking scrutiny

Republican's hoping Illinois U.S. Senate race will be their next upset

Buoyed by their surprise U.S. Senate victory in Massachusetts, Republicans in President Barack Obama?s home state of Illinois sense the Senate seat he left vacant is ripe for their picking come November elections

Federer remains the master with Australian Open win

The Swiss master did it again. Roger Federer now has a 16th grand slam title, a fourth in Australia and a stranglehold over his rivals that shows no sign of ending. Britain?s long wait continues. The added burden of 74 years of expectation was too much for Andy Murray and he failed to produce his best when it mattered most. The Scotsman was brave but Federer was just too good

Canadians coming home after being trapped by Machu Picchu floods

Two Canadians caught in mudslides and violent floods while on a vacation in the jungles of Peru expect to leave the country Sunday

Healthy Incentives: Bonus pay for doctors giving better health care treatments

Jay Mercer?s efforts to get more of his patients to undergo cancer screening are starting to pay off in more ways than one

Rex Murphy: So, whatever happened to Copenhagen?

Q. How was the Copenhagen climate conference like the Medieval Warm Period? A. They both may be seen to disappear when it serves a noble purpose.

China threatens U.S. sanctions over Taiwan arms

China threatened sanctions on U.S. arms firms and to cut cooperation with Washington unless it cancels a $6.4B arms sale to Taiwan

Art Gallery of Alberta launches radical redesign

Following nearly three years of construction and $88-million of public and private donations, Edmontonians will step inside and see the Art Gallery of Alberta's new, 85,000-square foot space on Saturday

Hostage-taker gives up to police after 11-hour standoff

After a standoff that lasted nearly 11 hours, a man gave himself up to police on Friday night after he took four women in their 20s hostage in an apartment in the Montreal neighbourhood of Point St. Charles

Saturday Interview: Maurice J. Sychuk

It is easy to understand why Maurice J. Sychuk would be uneasy around reporters. The circumstances of the once-celebrated barrister changed dramatically and tragically in 1987 after he killed his wife of 23 years in a drunken New Year?s Eve stabbing