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Company fined $1 million for depositing toxic wastewater into the Peace River

A company operating a pulp mill near the northern Alberta town of Peace River has been ordered to pay a $1-million fine after pleading...

Why steamy hockey romance books are having a breakaway moment

Pucking Around. The Penalty Box. Pucked.No, we're not getting all the obvious hockey puns out of our system before we dig deep on the hockey...

Israel’s air defences are straining under repeated attacks from Iran and Hezbollah, expert says

The arrival of a U.S. high-altitude defence battery — along with dozens of American troops — will help boost Israel's air defence systems, which, according to...

Suspended lawyer must pay $235K for ‘staggering’ breach of trust in sex-for-services proposal

Suspended Ottawa lawyer James Bowie has been ordered to pay a former client — and plaintiff in a civil case against him — $235,000 after proposing she pay...

Mike Bullard, Canadian comedian and broadcaster, dead at 67

Canadian standup comedian and broadcaster Mike Bullard has died, his family confirmed Sunday.Bullard's half-brother, musician Chuck Jackson, confirmed to The Canadian Press that Bullard's...

An online video showed him burning alive after Israeli airstrike. His brother recounts his final moments

WARNING: The story contains details of a man burning to death.Muhammad Ahmad Al-Dalu was sleeping in a tent by himself outside of Al-Aqsa Hospital in...

Woman accused of throwing boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault charge

A 46-year-old woman from Longueuil, Que., who allegedly threw boiling water at a 10-year-old boy as he walked by her home is facing a charge...

The Apprentice nearly disappeared over Hollywood’s fear. Is that the future for political films?

Daniel Bekerman never set out to produce a political film. That's despite the fact that The Apprentice, the movie his Toronto-based production company Scythia Films took...

Retreat from the coast: Nova Scotia prepares to move iconic road to adapt to climate change

The Nova Scotia government is preparing to move an iconic strip of coastal road that has been repeatedly battered by storm surge, marking the...

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