Morneau's pledge to backstop pipeline expansion draws criticism

Canadian manufacturing sales rose a better-than-expected 1.4 per cent in March, as weakness in motor vehicle sales was more than offset by gains in the metals and aerospace industries, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

A handful of supporters turned up at the Ottawa courthouse Wednesday to praise Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and decry the criminal charge against him, though the suspended military officer did not personally appear in court.

3 charged with attempted murder in Oro-Medonte, Ont., shooting: OPP

Federal wildfire researchers say most regions in Canada could be facing a long, hot, fiery summer.

A 25-year-old man wanted by several police agencies in connection with a month-long crime spree across southern Ontario in 2017 has been sentenced to 26 months in jail.

A charity started by amputee veterans returning from the First World War continues to help Canadians of all ages with all aspects of living with amputation.

Using 3D-printed “sex dolls,” a Carleton University researcher has answered a question biologists had been asking for years — what do northern map turtles find attractive in a female.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first order of business after descending on Donald Trump’s hometown Wednesday was to enlist thousands of newly minted American university graduates in the fight against a rising tide of intolerance and nationalism around the world.

New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that his government will seek to retrieve billions of dollars from a state investment fund believed to have been laundered in the United States, Switzerland and several other countries.

A Canadian government source said there will be no deal of any kind by Thursday, even a partial deal on certain matters.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to speak with leaders of the European Parliament next week about the data protection scandal that has engulfed his company — but might avoid a public testimony like the one he endured in the U.S.

"At least Mike Harris told us what he was going to do," said Liberal candidate Ted McMeekin.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took a veiled shot at President Donald Trump on Wednesday, warning that a growing national crisis of ethics and integrity has put American democracy at risk.

Most of the protesters killed this week by Israeli fire along the border with the Gaza Strip were members of Hamas, the militant group said Wednesday — an admission that deepens the starkly different narratives on both sides over the deaths.

Amid fresh uncertainty over his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, United States President Donald Trump Wednesday said that he is committed to pressing for the country to abandon its nuclear program as part of any meeting.

Hamilton police are still investigating after a threat was made against a business in Stoney Creek on May 16.

United Conservative leader criticized after calling Trudeau empty, clueless

Residents in the Northeast cleaned up Wednesday, a day after powerful storms pounded the region with torrential rain and marble-sized hail, leaving at least four people dead and more than 200,000 homes and businesses without power.

Toronto index down as weak sectors offset gains elsewhere; Loonie rises

Taliban insurgents abandoned their effort to take over the capital of the western Afghan province of Farah, leaving the city early Wednesday without apparent opposition, local residents said.

Promises from Ontario's three main political parties on gas prices

A survivor, families of the disappeared and human rights organizations are seeking the extradition and prosecution in Ghana of Gambia’s former leader Yahya Jammeh for alleged direct involvement in the killing of more than 50 West African migrants in 2005.

Baby bibs, mats and blankets tested by scientists with NAFTA’s environmental arm contain toxic chemicals linked to higher rates of cancer, infertility and suppressed immune systems — substances already banned from most other products in Canada.

To lift the economy’s future growth prospects, a top Bank of Canada official is pointing to three areas that have helped the country in the past and could do so again: education, immigration and trade liberalization.

Rugby Canada says sport has good safety record, despite two deaths in five years

Hamilton police say 35-year-old woman had two small children in the car

CBC/Radio Canada warns employees their financial info may be at risk after theft

How does the hydro system work in Ontario? The Canadian Press explains

Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world’s largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were co-operating on conservation.

London, Ont., man finds live First World War shell on driveway, police say

If you find it hard to predict which songs are destined for pop-chart success and which will flop, try asking a computer.

For some lizards it’s easy being green. It’s in their blood. Six species of lizards in New Guinea bleed lime green thanks to evolution gone weird.

Something strange is happening with a now-banned chemical that eats away at Earth’s protective ozone layer: Scientists say there’s more of it — not less — going into the atmosphere and they don’t know where it is coming from.

New pressure on Newfoundland and Labrador to cover abortion pill

India announced Wednesday that its troops will halt counterinsurgency operations in disputed Kashmir during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first such declaration in 18 years.

British Columbia is just defending its interests on pipeline: Horgan

Helio Castroneves wasted no time getting up to speed at his favourite race track. The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner was fastest in Tuesday afternoon’s opening practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

3D-printed 'sex dolls' help Carleton biologist study turtle mating habits

Police in Las Vegas planned Wednesday to release witness statements and officer reports in the investigation of last year’s mass shooting that killed 58 people and injured hundreds in the deadliest event of its kind in modern U.S. history.

Coalition between the NDP and Liberals is a non-starter, which leaves Horwath’s party is the only viable Ford-stopper, writes Thomas Walkom

The 49-year-old actress left the long-running CBS forensic show “NCIS” after 15 seasons last week under what was originally presented as a professional decision. On Twitter, however, she told a different story.

Canada says it will cover losses in bid to get pipeline done

Morneau summons media to update talks with Kinder Morgan over disputed pipeline

Gymnastics coach arrested in Edmonton for alleged sex crimes in Montreal

Mulroney children to act as bridesmaids-page boys at royal wedding

Woman, 70, charged after allegedly allowing her horses to roam E. Ont. roads

The Davis Creek neighbourhood will be finally getting a few of their local roads repaired after a difficult winter season.Hamilton councillors May 9 approved spending over $1.33 million to repave St. Andrews Drive, Fairway Drive, Glen Manor Stree

2 men and a woman charged in Toronto human trafficking case

Peel Regional Police are investigating after ‘Kill all Republicans’ and other graffiti was spraypainted on the front wall of a Mississauga Walmart this week.