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Herpes helps fight cancer, McMaster study suggests There’s a promising new treatment option on the horizon to fight cancer: Herpes. It sounds unusual, but it’s true. Combining a modified version of the herpes virus with traditional chemotherapy shows promise for killing cancer cells while...

Child abductor Randall Hopley declared long-term offender CRANBROOK, B.C. - Convicted child abductor Randall Hopley has been declared a long-term offender and sentenced to seven years in prison followed by 10 years of supervision after his release. With time already spent in custody taken...

Black Friday: Store evacuation, fights and other tales of mayhem Karen Brooks and Phil Wahba, Reuters Nov 29, 2013 , Last Updated: 3:09 PM ET A police officer was injured while breaking up a fight outside a California Walmart, a shopper was shot in the leg over a TV in Las Vegas and a...

British man threw out $7.5M worth of bitcoins QMI Agency Nov 28, 2013 , Last Updated: 2:47 PM ET A British man...

Questioning foster care 'should not be allowed,' says association head The head of the Alberta Foster Parent Association says media questioning of foster care should not be allowed, following a damning media investigation that found the number of children who have died in government care is...

CBC loses control of 'Hockey Night in Canada' to Rogers in blockbuster deal TORONTO - Canada's hockey TV landscape underwent a seismic shift Tuesday as Rogers Communications wrested control of NHL multimedia rights with a blockbuster 12-year, $5.2-billion agreement that will preserve "Hockey...

Has flesh-eating drug krokodil arrived in Canada? Not yet, officials say A new drug that is said to be stronger than heroin and capable of rotting addicts to death from the inside, while their skin is left a green, scaly mess, is said to have appeared in Canada. But experts are warning...

Why seniors shouldn’t get discounts Seniors today are among the richest, most comfortable people in the country. (That’s why.) By Peter Shawn | Maclean's – Sun, 24 Nov, 2013 While Travelling in Hungary this past summer with his wife, Ernst Friedel had a revelation. “Anyone 65 and over is...

Nova Scotia group sponsors first gay refugees When Iranian refugee couple Navid and Hadi arrived in Halifax on Wednesday, they found friends, food, and a fully furnished apartment waiting for them. The two young men, fleeing persecution and a possible death sentence in their home...

Politics has become exciting for all the wrong reasons By Derek Chezzi | Yahoo Canada News – Fri, 15 Nov, 2013 “Municipal politics has never been more exciting.” The words seem be on the lips of many people these days, most of whom don’t normally follow the mundane business that goes on...

Ontario urged to get act together to save Ring of Fire development By Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – 13 hours ago TORONTO - The finger-pointing has begun as governments and critics look to assign blame over a big mining company's pullout from the Ring of Fire in...

Negligence charges laid against Calgary mom who used holistic treatment before son died Police say son died from what would have been a treatable illness The Calgary Police Service lead 44-year-old Tamara Lovett, charged in connection with the death of her son, in Calgary...

Nortel bankruptcy fees hit $1B US Fees paid to lawyers and other professionals working on the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings of Nortel Networks Corp. have passed the $1 billion US mark. That's outraged former Nortel employees who saw their long-term disability benefits cut after the company...

Ottawa’s new cyberbullying bill goes beyond the issue at hand In the wake of several high-profile teen suicides stemming from Internet harassment and cyberbullying, online behaviour has come to the forefront of public consciousness and has prompted an unprecedented call for a resolution from...

Supreme Court will hear Quebec appeal to preserve gun registry data OTTAWA - The last remnants of the federal long-gun registry will survive into 2014. The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to give the Quebec government one last shot at making the case for the preservation of provincial...

Mom could lose home because of unexpected taxes A Sydney woman who may lose her home because of unexpected taxes is warning home buyers about the Nova Scotia capped tax system. The tax department of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality said on average, property taxes increase almost 20 per...

Now that's saying something!Lol. Despite scandals, municipal leaders trusted most Individual disgraces undermine good work by local governments By Andy Radia | Yahoo Canada News – Thu, 14 Nov, 2013 It hasn't been a banner year for municipal politics in Canada. The city of Montreal has...

Alberta man gets 2 years for school crash that killed girl, injured 2 others ST. PAUL, Alta. - A man who killed a student when he crashed his minivan into a school while he was having a seizure has been handed a two-year sentence and banned from driving for life. But the judge also gave...

New trial for Guy Turcotte, ex-doc who killed kids QMI Agency Nov 13, 2013 , Last Updated: 11:50 AM ET MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for Guy Turcotte, the former cardiologist found not criminally responsible for killing his two children. The appeals court...

Rafferty wants taxpayers to pay for his appeal Randy Richmond, QMI Agency Nov 12, 2013 , Last Updated: 5:13 PM ET...