16 killed in suicide bombing; lawmaker escapes assassination

16 killed in suicide bombing; lawmaker escapes assassination

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.

Good deal? Parents sign no-homework pact with Alta. school

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
To assign or not to assign, that is the question.

Retired State Department worker, wife plead guilty to spy charges

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
A retired State Department worker and his wife, accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba, pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him in jail for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom after six years.

Pakistan demands U.S. share its gameplan for Afghanistan

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory, and it called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy.

Hugs, not kicks, for redheads one year after Facebook stunt

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
Have no fear, redheads - it appears this Nov. 20, you were more likely to be hugged than harassed, consoled rather than kicked.
Scroll Down for More Canada & World.
Advertisement
Advertisement

Email Alerts

Delivered to your inbox daily.

Search Articles

News digest

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
U.S. and Canadian aircraft continued searching the ocean off Bermuda on Friday for a missing solo sailor from Nova Scotia.

Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
Buckingham Palace says the Queen and her husband Prince Philip are celebrating 62 years of marriage quietly - without the fanfare of two years ago, when they marked their diamond anniversary.

Police say gang killed people for their fat

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.

300 homes evacuated in flooded B.C. city

Posted 14 hours ago.
Posted 14 hours ago.
Speak Up
Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, an hour's drive north of Victoria.

On your mark, get set ....

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich mixes it up on a mat with toddlers during an appearance to promote a virtual Million Baby Crawl in New York on Wednesday.

Bus driver charged in accident

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
The driver of a school bus carrying three dozen children that collided with a minivan before running into a tree in northwest Calgary has been charged with driving carelessly and crossing over the centre line of the road.

Canada & World in Pictures

Queen, Prince Philip mark 62 years On your mark, get set .... Sam the Olympic Man PM says tour a starting point Palin never fails to keep people talking Government collecting 'too much personal information' Panda pals Rockets fired near site of meeting with tribal leaders Space fans all a Twitter Climate change talks buried

Senior has charge of murdering his wife dropped

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
An 86-year-old Edmonton man accused of stabbing his wife to death in Hawaii two years ago has had his murder charge dropped after being found mentally unfit to stand trial.

Lions kill white tiger

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials said Thursday.

Sam the Olympic Man

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
A woman walks past Sam the Axe Man, a giant statue of a lumberjack, adorned with Vancouver 2010 Winter olympic Games mittens and a toque in Squamish, B.C., this week.

N.B. premier says he plans to set record straight on deal

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct "misinformation" from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams about the proposed sale of NB Power when the two men meet face to face in Labrador.

News digest

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
Quebec provincial police say they have arrested a man for allegedly killing a baby - 18 years later.

Harper team questions official's credibility

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
The Harper government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into damning allegations that the military handed over prisoners to face torture in Afghanistan.

Oprah Winfrey Show to end in 2011

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

Karzai under pressure to clean up government

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
Under intense pressure to fix his corrupt government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to strike a balance in his second inaugural speech Thursday: answer international demands for reform while appeasing his political allies who returned him to power.

Ontario, Manitoba open doors

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews was urging people across the province Wednesday to take their time coming out to get the H1N1 flu shot now that it's being made available to anyone over the age of six months.

News digest

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
Dear Kellogg: Leggo my Eggo!

Canada 'failed to win hearts and minds' in Afghanistan

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
A federal official has dropped a political bombshell on Parliament, alleging suspects handed over by Canada to Afghan authorities were tortured - and that the government was at best indifferent and at worst tried to cover it up.

PM says tour a starting point

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
India's stunning contrasts were once more in evidence as Prime Minister Stephen Harper concluded a three-day tour of the emerging South Asian economic giant.

Government collecting 'too much personal information'

Posted one day ago.
Posted one day ago.
Speak Up
The colour of your skin or the countries you visit could mean details of your financial dealings end up at the national agency that fights terror funding, a review by the federal privacy watchdog has found.
Can't find what you're looking for? Try the article search.