CALGARY - A Cochrane, Alberta man convicted of killing five people when he smashed his cement truck into the back of their car more than five years ago is expected to be granted full parole today at his final hearing before the National Parole Board.Read more... Add new comment




TORONTO - A pair of giant pandas on loan from China will make their debut at the Toronto Zoo for some invitation-only visitors today, before they go on public display tomorrow.
OTTAWA - Less than a week after the Conservatives hailed Sen. Mike Duffy's "leadership" in repaying $90,000 in improper housing expenses, it turns out the office of an entirely different leader made the bill go away.
MONTREAL - It has been likened to a criminal organization and, now, the inner workings of Laval city hall are about to be exposed at Quebec's corruption inquiry.
OTTAWA - Canada's pollsters have struck out and are now scrambling to explain how their predictions in three consecutive provincial elections turned out to be so wildly wrong.
TORONTO - Deep underground within the Canadian Shield, scientists are probing for life - yes, life.
VANCOUVER - The day after a stunning provincial election victory, triumphant Liberal Premier Christy Clark told a packed room of reporters she wasn't surprised her party defied early predictions to beat the NDP in British Columbia.
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is having a hard time getting around on terra firma after spending five months floating around the International Space Station.





