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MPs and senators' side income provokes ethics debate
The debate over Justin Trudeau's speaking fees has raised questions about what MPs and senators should be allowed to earn on top of their salaries, with some political watchers urging a wider discussion about financial conduct among parliamentarians.
updated Montreal mayor resigns amid corruption charges video
Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has resigned in the wake of corruption charges being laid against him, although he maintains he is innocent.
audio Disabled woman's care before dying on bus still a mystery audio
CBC Radio's The Current has broadcast a documentary about a 48-year-old Alberta woman with developmental problems, Betty Anne Gagnon, who died in November 2009 in a filthy converted bus that had no heat, electricity or running water.
Canadians in Dominican wedding fight freed from jail
Two Canadian men imprisoned in the Dominican Republic following a post-wedding brawl last month have been released and will be returning to Canada, a family member says.
Failed condo pre-sale deal costs Vancouver buyer $750K
A man who signed a pre-sale contract for a luxury condo in Vancouver has lost almost three quarters of a million dollars after he failed to complete the final sale on the unit.
Former McGuinty staffer grilled about gas plants video
A former top aide to ex-premier Dalton McGuinty fended off allegations today that senior Liberal staffers were directed to delete emails about two cancelled Toronto-area power plants as part of a cost coverup.
updated 4 Vancouver men aim to row the Northwest Passage video audio
Four Vancouver adventurers say they hope to spark discussion about climate change by attempting to become the first people to row the Northwest Passage this summer.
'Sense of panic' surrounded Ashley Smith
The prison where Ashley Smith died had a sense of panic around the teenager, an inquest heard Tuesday.
Has the lost bell of Batoche been found in Manitoba? video
A decades-old mystery of the whereabouts of the bell of Batoche may be solved later this week.
Violent serial attacker sent to prison indefinitely
A dangerous offender found guilty of violent assaults in Alberta and Saskatchewan over the last two decades will go to prison indefinitely.
audio Winnipeg mother of 4 becomes doctor at 48
Donna Neufeld and her husband Erv are leaving Winnipeg for Red Deer Alberta, where she'll complete a two year family medicine residency.
video Student with bullied past, 'The Doorman,' graduates video
CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis goes back to London, Ont., to catch up with Josh Yandt, the student nicknamed "The Doorman," as he prepares to graduate from high school.
Transport Canada orders 8 Ontario wind turbines removed
Transport Canada has ordered the removal of eight wind turbines near the Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport in southwestern Ontario because they exceed height restrictions for the area and could pose a risk to pilots.
Hundreds mourn crew killed in Ornge air ambulance crash
A memorial service will be held this afternoon for the two pilots and two paramedics who died last month in an Ornge air ambulance crash.
Toronto's Dufferin Street named worst Ontario road again video
The Canadian Automobile Association has released its list of Ontario's worst roads and Toronto roads occupy four of the roads on the list.
Northern Gateway in Canadians' interest, Enbridge tells review board video audio
Canada will be vulnerable to economic disaster should the Northern Gateway pipeline be rejected, the proponent told a federal review panel Monday as the final phase of public hearings got underway.