Canadian military acquiring new helicopters, drones

After years of "hitchhiking" rides with allies and relying heavily on dangerous convoys, Canadian soldiers will soon have new helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles at their disposal.

Tour bus carrying British scouts crashes in Ont., 11 injured

At least 11 people were taken to hospital after a tour bus full of scouts from England and a transport truck collided in eastern Ontario Thursday afternoon, police said.

2nd bear threatens Coquitlam home

Police shot and killed a huge black bear that had broken into a basement suite in Coquitlam, B.C., Thursday morning, RCMP said.

Cotler blasts China's human rights record

On the eve of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, Liberal MP Irwin Cotler sharply criticized China's human rights record and called the awarding of the Games to Beijing a betrayal of the Olympic Charter.

No honour in inquiry testimony: Taman family

The family of Crystal Taman, a Winnipeg woman killed in a crash with an off-duty police officer in 2005, was not surprised the officer had little to say Wednesday at the inquiry into the crash investigation.

Top court will hear appeals over Wal-Mart store closure

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear appeals from a number of workers who lost their jobs when Wal-Mart Canada closed its unionized store in Saguenay, Que., three years ago.