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

Vet's widow to defy law, vows to wear dead husband's war medals Michael Platt, QMI Agency Nov 11, 2013 , Last Updated: 9:05 AM ET CALGARY -- Repelling the Nazi army from occupied Holland it's not. But the widow of one of Canada's Second World War heroes -- a soldier who later served as...

Philippine typhoon survivors 'walk like zombies' in search of help Manuel Mogato, Reuters Nov 10, 2013 , Last Updated: 6:44 AM ET...

A Death in Valdosta Multisport athlete Kendrick Johnson was found dead in his Georgia high school's gymnasium in January. Authorities ruled it an accident, but Johnson's family believes something very different — and a second autopsy appears to support their suspicions. By Jordan Conn on...

MPs need to go further to ensure expense scandals don’t happen again: taxpayer watchdog Gregory Thomas of the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation was on Parliament Hill Thursday, with a solution to put an end to Ottawa's expense scandals. Thomas — the Executive Director of the taxpayer watchdog —...

Family deported to Libya will not have to pay removal fees after father tortured Governments everywhere are loathe to admit their mistakes but sometimes the recalcitrance reaches head-shaking levels of pettiness. That's the case with the Benhmuda family, who were deported to Libya five...

Super typhoon Haiyan goes off the scale on approach to the Philippines Raging super typhoon Haiyan has become so powerful as it approaches the Philippines that it has actually gone off the scale, surpassing the maximum level of 8.0 to become a magnitude 8.1 storm. Wind speeds in this...

Group reconsiders handing out white poppies at ceremony Daniel Proussalidis, Parliamentary Bureau Nov 6, 2013 , Last Updated: 1:21 PM ET...

Canadian Senate suspends three members in expenses scandal By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian Senate suspended three of its members for "gross negligence" on Tuesday in a scandal over expense claims that has damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The...

Tasered senior files $1.1M lawsuit against Peel cops MISSISSAUGA - An 80-year-old Mississauga woman with dementia and her daughter are suing three police officers and the Peel Regional Police Services Board for Tasering the elderly woman twice during an incident that left her with a broken...

Collection agency fined $500K over automated phone calls One of the largest collection agencies in the country has been hit with a $500,000 fine from the CRTC, CBC News has learned. The federal regulator took the action after receiving complaints about automated phone calls made by iQor...

Woman has no right to know where dad's killer is Michele Mandel, QMI Agency Oct 28, 2013 , Last Updated: 8:25 AM ET...

Mom horrified as babysitter, boyfriend face 130 charges 2nd woman faces 16 charges in child sex-abuse case They're barely legal adults. So there's a male freak who managed to attract not one but two similarly freakish females? I just don't even know where to begin.

Some of the best pumpkins are more sculpture than anything else. With extreme depth and no space for the typical candle, they are truly works of art. (Images via trendhunter, digitalbusstop) Many people regret eating too much candy on Halloween, and it’s nice to know that Jack O...

What $1.1 billion could buy an ailing province St. Catharines senior Marian Walsh found herself in the hospital on three separate occasions with a series of serious illnesses this past winter and spring. Each time, the 81-year-old retired educator was promised by her local Community Care...

Luka Magnotta tours popular among his fans MONTREAL - Alleged body-parts killer Luka Magnotta is one of the most notorious murder defendants in recent Canadian history, but that...

Quebec language law enforcement to soften Giuseppe Valiante, QMI Agency Oct 18, 2013 , Last Updated: 2:40 PM ET...

Child killer's location unknown with Kingston Pen closure TORONTO - Anybody know the whereabouts of sex-killer David Wayne Snowdon? The mother of the little girl he sexually assaulted and murdered would like to know. “With Kingston Pen closing last month I have lost track of him,” said...