"It is a blatant lack of compliance, that's a big part of the problem," said David Durning, Senior Labour Relations Officer with the Health Sciences Association of B.C. Durning points to the fact that the hospital was fined last May for three violent incidents, including a stabbing. In fact, every B.C. health authority …

The country's top military commander says he will step down later this year. Gen. Tom Lawson, who has been chief of defence staff for two-and-a-half years, ended a day of speculation late Tuesday night by confirming he has asked the government not to extend his term in the fall. “I have informed the government that I …

Halifax police say three people were taken into custody today after a mall in the city chose to close after a potential threat was made against it.

Britain's Prince William highlighted his interest in wildlife conservation Wednesday by making the final stop on his China tour an area in the country's southwest that is home to wild Asian elephants. He was scheduled to travel to a village and hear people describe how they are adapting to living in close proximity to …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress on Tuesday and bluntly warned the U.S. that an emerging nuclear agreement with Iran "paves Iran's path to the bomb." President Barack Obama pushed back sternly, saying the U.S. would never sign such a deal and Netanyahu was offering no useful alternative.  …

Last week, Denver Nuggets players broke huddle with a chant of "1-2-3 ... Six weeks," interpreted by some as a countdown to the end of a season gone sour. Brian Shaw didn't even make it that far. The first-time head coach was fired after 1 1/2 seasons on Tuesday, with the team at 20-39 and on a six-game losing streak. …

A homeless man killed by Los Angeles police had been released last May from a federal prison after serving roughly 14 years for bank robbery, and was wanted for violating probation, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. A federal warrant was issued Jan. 9 for 39-year-old Charley Saturmin Robinet after he didn't provide …

With her husband working night shifts, she stayed alone at home taking care of the couple’s children.

Tom Butters, an Order of Canada recipient who founded the Inuvik Drum newspaper and served as an MLA for 21 years, died March 2 in Duncan, B.C. at the age of 89. According to his son, Ian Butters, who still lives in Inuvik, Tom was "a man of his word, and a man of honour. "He was what was called a northern services officer, …

It's been close to two months since Michel Vienneau was killed by Bathurst police outside the city's Via Rail station and still, little is known about the actual series of events. Neither Bathurst city police nor New Brunswick RCMP are talking, but the investigating police force, Nova Scotia RCMP, says the events are still …

As is the case with every character in a Vince Gilligan production, there's a lot more to "Better Call Saul" shut-in Chuck McGill than his debilitating condition, says Michael McKean. The most recent episode laid bare the complicated relationship between Chuck and his little brother Jimmy, played by Bob Odenkirk, when …

An appeal court has ordered a new trial for a British Columbia man who is alleged to have lied to get his Filipino nanny into Canada and then treated her like a slave. Franco Orr was convicted in 2013 and sentenced to 18 months in jail for human trafficking, illegally employing a foreign national and lying to immigration …

A U.S. Justice Department investigation found sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department.

Sony intends on unleashing its virtual-reality headset on consumers next year. The gaming and electronics giant says its Project Morpheus VR system will debut in early 2016. Sony originally unveiled a prototype of the headset nicknamed Project Morpheus at last year's conference. Sony says the headset can render games …

SAN FRANCISCO - More than 70 passengers aboard an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed in San Francisco two years ago have reached a settlement in their lawsuits against the airline.

Stephen Reid says he's transformed his life from a drug-addled bank robber who was once on the FBI's most wanted list into a clean and sober grey-haired grandfather who writes screenplays and finds solace in aboriginal drum making. Instead, the 64-year-old will remain on day parole and continue living in a Victoria-area …

A group of mothers in Prince Edward Island is holding a food drive they've called Moms vs Hunger and they hope fewer kids will go hungry as a result.

WASHINGTON - Bitterly admitting defeat, the Republican-controlled Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama on Tuesday that funds the Department of Homeland Security without any of the immigration-related ...

An entrepreneur who concocted a cola using materials from Quebec is hoping the city of Montreal will use the new drink during its 375th anniversary celebrations. The creator of the cola, Bastien Poulain, isn’t a Montrealer by birth, but said he found inspiration from his new home. The sugar is Quebec beet sugar, there’s …

Toronto Hydro says 25,000 of its customers are in the dark. The utility companies are blaming the blackouts on a combination of the bad weather that hit the region on Tuesday, and salt spray, which can interfere with electrical lines. Toronto Hydro says most of the blackouts are in Scarborough and Etobicoke.