| 03/10/2010 05:32 PM |
| Murder charge laid in deadly police shootout |
Ontario Provincial Police have charged former township leader Fred Preston with first-degree murder in death of a constable who was killed in a shootout on a rural road in southwestern Ontario.
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| 03/10/2010 06:10 PM |
| Liberals feared Abu Ghraib-type detainee scandal: source |
The Liberal government of 2005 feared Canada's detention of Afghan prisoners would spark a controversy similar to Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, according to a current government official who spoke with CBC News.
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| 03/10/2010 08:48 PM |
| Bill Gates no longer world's richest man |
Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on Earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of world billionaires.
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| 03/10/2010 06:03 PM |
| Federal contractor racks up hefty bills |
Federal contract workers charged the government $5,266 to install six potlights and $1,000 to replace a light switch.
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| 03/10/2010 02:17 PM |
| Canadian wheelchair user beaten in Australia |
A 35-year-old Canadian who uses a wheelchair has been beaten in Sydney, Australia, and is in hospital in serious condition, according to police reports.
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| 03/10/2010 07:49 PM |
| Passengers held up flight to watch hockey |
Travellers the world over know the pains of flight delays due to fog, weather, late pilots or just plain busy airports. But how about a delay due to a hockey game?
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| 03/10/2010 08:42 PM |
| Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians |
More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned.
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| 03/10/2010 07:22 PM |
| Villanueva mother breaks down at inquest |
The mother of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva breaks down during the coroner's inquest into her son's shooting by Montreal police.
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| 03/10/2010 09:03 PM |
| 9/11 image on poster 'bad taste': Sask. NDP |
Saskatchewan's opposition New Democratic Party is slamming an advertisement distributed in a government-held constituency announcing a fundraising dinner that includes an image of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in flames and refers to a pig roast.
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| 03/10/2010 07:21 PM |
| MPs approve federal budget |
The House of Commons has voted to support the federal budget.
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| 03/10/2010 08:51 PM |
| Seal-meat loin on MPs' lunch menu |
MPs and senators from across the political spectrum enjoyed a special lunch Wednesday featuring Canada's best-known furry sea mammal - the seal.
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| 03/10/2010 04:36 PM |
| Jean thanks Dominican Republic for Haiti help |
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean thanks the people of Haiti's neighbour, the Dominican Republic, for their help in the aftermath of January's earthquake.
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