Italy court rules Concordia captain was unfit for command 2 hours 32 minutes agoROME (Reuters) - Italy's top appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was unfit to command the cruise liner which … More »Italy court rules Concordia captain was unfit for command
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was unfit to command the cruise liner which ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio in January, causing at least 30 deaths. In a written explanation of its decision to maintain a house …
N.S. bishop convicted of child pornography stripped of duties 1 hour 20 minutes agoANTIGONISH, N.S. - A Roman Catholic bishop who was convicted of importing child pornography into Canada has been stripped of his clerical duties. More »N.S. bishop convicted of child pornography stripped of duties
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - A Roman Catholic bishop who was convicted of importing child pornography into Canada has been stripped of his clerical duties.
Greek head of interim gov't named; election set for June 17 1 hour 20 minutes agoATHENS, Greece - A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership … More »Greek head of interim gov't named; election set for June 17
ATHENS, Greece - A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.
Man struck by falling bricks from Montreal building 2 hours 5 minutes agoA man who has yet to be identified is in a Montreal hospital in critical condition after he was struck by bricks that came loose from a three-storey building. More »Man struck by falling bricks from Montreal building
A man who has yet to be identified is in a Montreal hospital in critical condition after he was struck by bricks that came loose from a three-storey building.
Rodney Stafford hopes for positive change from Tori's death 11 hours agoWOODSTOCK, Ont. - Victoria Stafford's father sat through the trial of his daughter's killer, often listening to details about the horror the eight-year-old suffered in … More »Rodney Stafford hopes for positive change from Tori's death
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Victoria Stafford's father sat through the trial of his daughter's killer, often listening to details about the horror the eight-year-old suffered in the last hours of her life, and at the end of each day he just needed to see her smile.
Ratko Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial 4 hours agoTHE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic made a throat-slitting gesture to a woman who lost her son, husband and brothers in the Srebenica massacre at … More »Ratko Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic made a throat-slitting gesture to a woman who lost her son, husband and brothers in the Srebenica massacre at the start of his trial on Wednesday for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two. Mladic, now 70, flashed a defiant thumbs-up as he entered …
Junk food ban opponents to meet Ont. education minister 1 hour 49 minutes agoThe two high school students responsible for the "Our Future; student choice across Ontario" YouTube video will be heading to Queen's Park on Thursday, for a meeting … More »Junk food ban opponents to meet Ont. education minister
The two high school students responsible for the "Our Future; student choice across Ontario" YouTube video will be heading to Queen's Park on Thursday, for a meeting with Ontario education minister Laurel Broten. Their video, which has become a viral … Continue …
Apparently, Twitter is 'the place' to mock Canada's politicians. On the heels of #tellviceverything and #harperhistory, hundreds of Canadians took to the social media website Tuesday, to poke fun at finance minister Jim Flaherty's "no bad jobs" comment. As reported … Continue …
Representatives of Quebec's striking student federations say they are "relatively satisfied," after getting reassurances from the newly appointed minister that the channels of communication are open.
- Alberta wildfire prompts evacuation of 12 homes 15 hours ago
A change in wind direction has prompted the evacuation of 12 homes due to an encroaching wildfire about 250 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
- Police disperse protesters at anti-Putin sit-in 14 hours ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian riot police broke up an Occupy-style protest against President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, forcing dozens of people out of a central Moscow park where they had staged a sit-in round-the-clock for a week and detaining at least 15. Dispersal of the makeshift encampment was the latest step in a …
After this story was broadcast, CBC News viewer Dennis Wong bought the victim a new iPad.
- Century-old principal’s diary discovery helps Toronto school 2 hours 46 minutes ago
As Toronto's McMurrich Public School prepared to celebrate its 100th anniversary, teacher-librarian Coleen Vieira made a well-timed discovery: a journal started by D. D. MacDonald, the school's first-ever principal. Vieira made the century-old find in the school's basement, the Toronto … Continue …
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's national search and rescue agency has found a black box flight recorder from a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed during a demonstration flight killing all 45 people on board, an agency official said on Wednesday. The aircraft crashed on May 9 on the slopes of a dormant volcano about …
- Soccer star Beckham to bring Olympic torch to UK 8 hours ago
LONDON - Organizers of the 2012 Olympics say soccer star David Beckham is bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece as the torch begins an 8,000 mile (12,875km) tour across Britain.
- Facebook testing new ‘pay to promote post’ tool 4 hours ago
The first Facebook user to be exposed to the site's latest content sharing feature was so skeptical, he or she thought it was a con. In fact, it took a statement from a Facebook spokesperson to confirm the new "pay … Continue …
- War crimes judges to hear arguments on Charles Taylor sentencing 2 hours 21 minutes ago
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - Convicted war criminal and former Liberian President Charles Taylor said during his sentencing hearing Wednesday that he sympathizes with victims of the civil war in Sierra Leone he helped foment, and asked judges to render their sentence against him in a spirit of "reconciliation, not retri …
MONTREAL - Protesters stormed into a university, many of them with their faces covered by masks, and worked through the hallways Wednesday on the hunt for classes to disrupt. More »Protesters storm into Montreal university, force students out
