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A public inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair, a five-year-old Manitoba girl who was slain in 2005, could be delayed by the union representing child-welfare workers.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called a byelection for March 12 in Toronto-Danforth riding of the late NDP leader Jack Layton, who died last August from cancer.

The family of a 14-year-old boy found dead off the coast of northern Labarador are asking why the Canadian Forces waited to look for their son due to weather when a private helicopter was able to land on the scene in the same conditions.

The City of Toronto and the union representing 6,000 of its outside workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to avert a work stoppage.

Mark's Work Wearhouse has pulled Caterpillar-brand boots off the shelves of its London, Ont.,-area stores in support of hundreds of local Electro-Motive workers who are losing their jobs.

The markets may be hitting RIM hard after its most recent restructuring, but the Ontario community considered synonymous with the BlackBerry isn't letting bad news get it down.

Parents are scrambling to find daycare for hundreds of children attending early-childhood centres that won't be open Monday.

Employees with the Halifax Regional Water Commission – 225 workers in all - could walk off the job with 48 hours strike notice. Talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees local 227 and the city have reached a standstill.

Police in B.C. have arrested an Edmonton suspect in a case where a man allegedly tried to lure a child by claiming he was Santa.

The City of Toronto and its 6,000 unionized outside workers remained at the bargaining table early Sunday morning, as a midnight deadline to reach an agreement on a new contract passed without any outcome.

Canada is 'disappointed in the extreme' by the UN Security Council's 'paralysis' after Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.

The Syrian embassy in Ottawa was vandalized overnight when the front of the building was sprayed with red paint.

A Canadian imam issued a fatwa Saturday officially condemning honour killings and family violence.

Workers in London, Ont., say they'll continue to picket even though the Electro-Motive Diesel plant is now officially closed, as the head of the Canadian Auto Workers calls for a public inquiry into the closure.

High winds lashed eastern Newfoundland and parts of Labrador Saturday, causing public services to shut down and hazardous driving conditions.

A federal system was established in 2005 to help track potentially deadly food-borne illnesses. Yet fewer than half of its tracking sites are in place, with no timeline for completion.

The provincial NDP says the ruling Liberals are politicizing the Grey Cup, as the Canadian football champion B.C. Lions tour the trophy around the province.

Death threats have been made against anti-racism 'flagger' who monitors Craigslist's Vancouver site and reports especially threatening racist posts to police.

A CBC Marketplace investigation reveals the Top 10 lousy labels in the grocery store, products which make supposed health claims that aren't always supported by the medical and nutritional evidence.

Monthly water testing is part of a new $50 million 'world class' federal-provincial environmental monitoring plan for the Alberta oilsands.