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Canadian woman's letter arrives -- after 45-year delay
A 45-year-old letter mysteriously arrived in the mailbox of a Canadian woman, who received the ancient correspondence from her younger sister decades after it was sent, Canadian media reported.
24 April 2014
Russia expels Canadian diplomat
Moscow has ordered a Canadian diplomat to leave the country in retaliation for Ottawa's expulsion of a Russian official, Russian news agencies said, citing a government source.
23 April 2014
Canadians rally to legalize marijuana
Several thousand people came out in Canada's biggest cities on Sunday to call for the legalization of marijuana -- a yearly protest that happens internationally on April 20.
22 April 2014
Wrongfully imprisoned US boxer 'Hurricane' Carter dies
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the prizefighter whose racially tinged wrongful murder conviction made him a symbol of injustice and a pop culture cause, died on Sunday at the age of 76.
21 April 2014
Paleontologists discover land herbivores' earliest ancestor
Paleontologists unearthed the oldest ancestor of land-dwelling herbivores with the discovery of a 300-million-year-old skeleton, shedding light onto plant eaters' emergence on land, a study said.
18 April 2014
Five students stabbed to death at Canada house party
Five students were stabbed to death in a rampage at a house party in Calgary, Canadian authorities said Tuesday, with the son of a police officer in custody.
16 April 2014
Justin Bieber hearing set for May in Canada
The next hearing on Canadian pop star Justin Bieber's assault charge for striking a limousine driver on the back of the head was set for May 12, court officials said.
15 April 2014
Canadian solo yachtsman rescued from Pacific
A Canadian solo sailor was rescued from his sinking yacht after five days adrift in the Pacific battling rough weather, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said Tuesday.
09 April 2014
Toronto mayor votes against Mandela street honor
Scandal-plagued Toronto mayor Rob Ford voted against naming a street in honor of Nelson Mandela on Wednesday before later claiming he had cast his ballot in error.
04 April 2014
BlackBerry posts fresh losses, but sees upside
BlackBerry reported fresh losses Friday but offered some reasons for optimism as the smartphone maker struggles to escape from a death spiral.
30 March 2014
Canada gunman killed after policeman wounded
Police shot and killed an armed man at Canada's busiest courthouse on the outskirts of Toronto on Friday after he entered the secure building and left an officer wounded.
29 March 2014
Smoking ban reduces pre-term births, childhood asthma
Bans on smoking in public and the workplace led to a 10 percent drop in premature births and in emergency asthma treatment for children.
28 March 2014
Heart attacks misdiagnosed as anxiety in women: study
Women are more likely to die of heart attacks because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed as anxiety so they do not get vital swift treatment.
18 March 2014
Russian diplomat stabbed in Canada
A Russian diplomat was stabbed Friday in the Canadian capital following a drunken quarrel, officials and media reports said.
15 March 2014
Denis Ten won't participate in World Championship
The Ice Prince and the winner of the Bronze medal at the Sochi Olympics Denis Ten will not go to the 2014 World Figure Skating Championship in Japan.
06 March 2014
Canada warns Russia, says G8 membership at risk
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday warned that Russia could be stripped of its membership in the Group of Eight industrialized nations if it doesn't reverse course in Ukraine.
04 March 2014
Obama in Mexico for less friendly 'three amigos' talks
US President Barack Obama joined the Mexican and Canadian leaders Wednesday for a North American summit focused on trade but marked by friction between the "three amigos."
20 February 2014
Online adultery booming as cheating sites surge
One 29-year-old woman says it helped her take revenge on her unfaithful husband.
12 February 2014
Hard rockers demand $666,000 after Guantanamo claims
A Canadian hard-rock band says it sent the Pentagon a $666,000 bill after a former Guantanamo Bay guard alleged that the US military used their music to torture detainees.
08 February 2014
Canadian blogs of battle to save baby as wife dies
A Canadian whose brain-dead pregnant wife is being kept on life support until the birth of their baby is giving the public a glimpse of his very personal tragedy.
04 February 2014