Daughter of Jack Nicolson to star in Akan Satayev's film
Akan Satayev, has chosen actors for the lead roles in his new film the Hacker.
Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev meets Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird
Minister John Baird stressed Canada was looking forward to signing an agreement on peaceful use of nuclear power.
Kazakhstan and Canada to sign peaceful atom cooperation
The Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird will arrive in Kazakhstan with the first official visit on November 13.
Canadian 'child soldier' appeals Guantanamo conviction
Omar Khadr, the Canadian "child soldier" held for a decade at Guantanamo, appealed his terror conviction Friday.
Gas boom to reshape US role in Asia: study
A boom in gas production will reshape the US role in Asia and could fuel new tensions with a growing, energy-hungry China.
'World's first' bitcoin ATM opens in Canada
Three young entrepreneurs have opened what they call the world's first ATM able to exchange bitcoins for any official currency.
Canadian court upholds ban on euthanasia
A court in Canada's westernmost British Columbia province upheld the nation's ban on euthanasia Thursday.
Spying not illegal, says Canada eavesdropping chief
Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency chief spoke for the first time Wednesday since allegations of spying on Brazil's mining and energy ministry, saying its work is legal and doesn't target Canadians.
Canada threatens to pull Commonwealth funding
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has threatened to withdraw funding for the Commonwealth in an escalating row over rights abuses by Sri Lanka ahead of a summit next month.
First-ever global deal struck on airline CO2 emissions
A first-ever global deal on curbing the airline industry's rising carbon emissions was agreed Friday.
'War' on illegal drugs is failing: study
The global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen.
Thousands of Romanians protest Canadian mine plans
Thousands of people marched against a Canadian company's plans to open Europe's largest gold mine at Rosia Montana, in what has become one of the longest-running protests in post-communist Romania.
Sands of time running out for rare Canadian desert
As desertification creeps into parts of the world, a rare stretch of sand in Canada's vast western plains is oddly doing the reverse -- slowly sprouting with vegetation.
Ailing BlackBerry agrees to $4.7 billion buyout
Tech pioneer BlackBerry made a last roll of the dice Monday and agreed to a probable $4.7 billion buyout by a consortium planning to take the struggling smartphone maker private.
Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine project
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a picturesque Transylvanian village.
Six dead as Canada train smashes into bus
Screaming commuters were thrown from a double-decker bus when it ploughed into a passenger train at an Ottawa suburban crossing.
Cronenberg says life, not his films, 'weird'
Life, not his films, is "weird and strange," director David Cronenberg said Thursday as the Toronto film festival announced a retrospective of his cold, clinical, and often gory movies.
Iron supplements do not boost malaria risk: study
Global health experts have warned against giving iron supplements in areas where malaria is rampant, but a study Tuesday found no rise in cases of the mosquito-borne disease among children who took iron.
Toronto film festival promises WikiLeaks 'full story'
North America's largest film festival opens Thursday with a drama about real life WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, promising the "full story" behind the whistleblower website.
Justin Bieber stopped for traffic offense, again
Justin Bieber was stopped for running a stop sign and driving without a license Wednesday, in the Canadian teen sensation's latest run-in with traffic police.