Sudan grants U.N. limited access to tense border area
UNITED NATIONS – Sudan’s government is allowing limited U.N. access to Kadugli, capital of a tense border state where fighting and looting has taken place ahead of southern secession, a U.N. spokesman More...
Britons strike over pensions, government says impact limited
LONDON – Hundreds of thousands of British teachers and civil servants went on strike on Thursday in the opening salvo of what could be months of widespread industrial action over planned pension reforms and More...
Supreme Court to hear Khawaja, terrorism appeals
OTTAWA — The country’s top court has agreed to hear an appeal on the legal definition of “terrorist activity.” The appeal was launched by Momin Khawaja, an Ottawa software developer and the More...
Ontario court ruling stirs debate on medical consent
Doctors can’t pull patients off life support without the approval of a loved one or a provincial medical body, Ontario’s top court ruled Wednesday in a trial that could change end-of-life decisions More...
Last Canadian combat troops leaving Afghanistan
Canada has begun pulling its combat troops out of Afghanistan as it rapidly winds down its involvement in a war that has dragged on for nearly a decade. CTV’s South Asia Bureau Chief Janis Mackey Frayer More...
StatsCan: Canadian economy held steady in April
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy held steady in April as strength in the resource sectors offset declines in the manufacturing industry, which left real gross domestic product unchanged for the month. CIBC chief More...
Comedian, hockey star among Order of Canada honourees
OTTAWA — Actor-comedian Eugene Levy, hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser and scientist and CBC Radio host Bob McDonald are among 50 notables who will be inducted to or promoted within the Order of Canada. Former More...
Canada’s women loses 4-0 to France in World Cup game
BOCHUM, Germany — Canada’s World Cup run has all but come to an end. Gaetane Thiney scored twice, while Camille Abily and Elodie Thomis added one apiece as No. 7 France routed Canada 4-0 on Thursday in More...