"I think it's normal to have high expectations. We always say no one expects more of themselves than the athletes themselves. But I think that's the cool thing of this campaign is that it shows a little bit like 'Hey if someone goes and they don't perform

Now it's time to focus on Canada's other coast, and on ships that will be home-porting in cities like Boston, New York, Baltimore, Montreal and Quebec City. For the most part, all these ships will be sailing to cities in the Maritimes and Quebec, as well

I had prepared for this two-week geography lesson by borrowing from the library and reading The Key study guide: Geography of Canada 9 Academic. From the study guide, I knew that I had to teach my son about Canada's natural resources. On this trip, that w

Now it's time to focus on Canada's other coast, and on ships that will be home-porting in cities like Boston, New York, Baltimore, Montreal and Quebec City. For the most part, all these ships will be sailing to cities in the Maritimes and Quebec, as well

We had been travelling near the mouth of the river for about 30 minutes on our scheduled whale-watching tour and had seen several close-up views of belugas when Captain Mike suddenly stopped the boat and asked if any of us would mind getting back a little

"Playing for Canada at the Olympics was the greatest experience of my career, bar-none," he said. "It's no secret what this country means to me and to be a part of Canada Basketball again is a huge honour and pleasure.

The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury trial said jurors were getting bored with the pace of the case and told both sides Tuesday to stop wasting time with unnecessary questions. More »Clemens trial judge chides lawyers over slow pace

(Reuters) - Greece sank deeper into crisis on Tuesday when the Leftist candidate for prime minister set conditions for a new coalition which the biggest party said would destroy the country. Antonis Samaras, leader of the conservative New Democracy party

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party is seriously considering a delay in its upcoming five-yearly congress by a few months amid internal debate over the size and makeup of its top decision-making body, sources said, as the party struggles to

To simply maintain our population and keep our standard of living, we will need to welcome hundreds of thousands of immigrants each year. To compete with global cities such as New York, London and Hong Kong, our cities must grow substantially and sustain

To simply maintain our population and keep our standard of living, we will need to welcome hundreds of thousands of immigrants each year. To compete with global cities such as New York, London and Hong Kong, our cities must grow substantially and sustain

LONDON (Reuters) - A Saudi bombmaker believed behind several failed but ingenious attempted attacks on the West is the most likely creator of an improved "underwear bomb" discovered in a plot foiled by U.S. and allied authorities, security experts and off

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party is seriously considering a delay in its upcoming five-yearly congress by a few months amid internal debate over the size and makeup of its top decision-making body, sources said, as the party struggles to

KREFELD, Germany (Reuters) - - Werner Schmidtke has a recurring nightmare: he is in a room full of boys strapped to metal beds, naked and blindfolded with wax plugs in their ears, being tortured by a man with an electric prod. Any boy who screams is plung

"What people had created was essentially a back-door way of accomplishing immigration or resident status by giving a lump sum of money to someone, somewhere, and telling other people in officialdom that they were meeting the criteria. The people in offici

Industry Minister Christian Paradis says Canada is committed to a project that would see the construction of new satellites, but the company contracted to design the Radarsat Constellation says it's losing engineers and scientists because the government i

Golf's world ranking has been more like a game of musical chairs with the most turnover at the top in the 26-year history of the ranking. Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald would like the music to stop playing for good sometime this year, the sooner the better

New York Knicks star Amare Stoudemire scored 20 points in an NBA playoff win Sunday, but the bandage on his left hand reminded fans that he'd recently made headlines in quite a different way: smashing … More »Athletes and anger: When th

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers killed 55 people and wounded 372 in Damascus on Thursday, state media said, in the deadliest attacks in the Syrian capital since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began 14 months ago. The blasts furth

Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano stepped toward third base and bluffed a pickoff throw, then twirled and made a soft toss to first. No dice, the Tampa Bay runners didn't fall for that ol' trick — they'd … More »MLB poised to pick off 1

The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canadian cattle in May of 2003 resulted in many export markets closing their doors to Canadian cattle and beef.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers killed 55 people and wounded 372 in Damascus on Thursday, state media said, the deadliest attacks in the Syrian capital since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began 14 months ago. The blasts further

Annual filings to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service from tax-exempt and non-profit organizations show the Tides Canada Foundation has received more than $63 million from wealthy American foundations. That would put it third on the list of Canadian chariti

An Arctic military expert, Rob Huebert of the University of Calgary, says the shortage of such basic equipment is "outrageous" given the number of years exercises have been conducted.

Reports say her husband, Jeffrey Boots, a former investment banker with the Bank of Montreal, discovered the bodies of the children on Wednesday night.

A second-degree murder conviction would also be in order if jurors believe McClintic killed Tori, and Rafferty meant to help or encourage her, but didn't know the murder was planned. If the jury believes McClintic killed Tori, and Rafferty meant to

Court heard that he had described himself as "self-employed" on his Facebook page but he claimed he had lied about his status to protect his privacy. He later admitted that everything else about himself on his profile page, including his age, likes, prefe

“It was as of Oct. 13 … figures that I’ve received from the department were under $50-million,” he said. “Of course, the mission went on. There were extensions, Mr. Speaker. There was in fact then the costs associated with br

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's shock trading loss of at least $2 billion from a failed hedging strategy knocked shares of the largest U.S. bank by assets down over 9 percent on Friday, along with the reputation of Chief Executive Jamie

Vance told a hastily assembled news conference at National Defence headquarters that the total cost of the Libya campaign has not been hidden from Canadians, and pointed out senior military leaders referred to the figures publicly during Senate committee

The BBC reported on Friday that Canada's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka said Antonipillai was murdered by men outside of Kilinochchi. The BBC report added the commissioner formally asked the Sri Lankan government for a full investigation into Antonipillai

Jewelry designer Felicia Boots was charged with the murder of her children, 10-week-old son Mason and his 14-month-old sister Lily, at their home in southwest London earlier this week.

Jewelry designer Felicia Boots was charged with the murder of her children, 10-week-old son Mason and his 14-month-old sister Lily, at their home in soLondon earlier this week.

PARIS (Reuters) - Francois Hollande will arrive at his first appearance as French president in one of Citroen's flagship cars, handing the struggling company some welcome television exposure. Hollande has picked out a hybrid from PSA Peugeot Citroen's ups

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog signaled on Monday it would press Tehran for access to a military facility where it suspects Iran has built a chamber for high-explosive tests that could serve to develop nuclear weapons. Iran, which rejects Wes

Thousands of Canadian retailers already have the necessary equipment for mobile payments in place, and the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA), a trade body, introduced the voluntary guidelines as a way of setting open standards for secure tr

During the bitumen upgrading process at the company’s Horizon Oil Sands facility located approximately 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, AB, Canada’s largest independent energy company allegedly released an unknown amount of hydrogen sulphide gas

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Five years ago, Nicolas Sarkozy flew straight to Berlin after his inauguration and shocked his hosts with some blunt talk on planemaker Airbus, one of the most sensitive of Franco-German issues. That first visit set the tone for t

LONDON (Reuters) - Rebekah Brooks, a former top lieutenant in Rupert Murdoch's media empire, will learn on Tuesday whether she will be charged as part of a phone-hacking scandal at one of his British newspapers. Police launched an investigation in January

The company was fined $22,500 in August 2011 and $12,500 in December 2010 for exceeding sulphur dioxide limits at Horizon and at its Primrose thermal oilsands and heavy oil operation, and for failing to immediately report the incidents.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has increased the price range in Silicon Valley's biggest-ever initial public offering to raise more than $12 billion, giving the No.1 social network a valuation potentially exceeding $100 billion. The compa

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran gave an upbeat assessment on Tuesday of talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog about its atomic activity but diplomats voiced doubt inspectors would gain access to a military site where they believe tests of use in making atomic bomb

Prices in the Greater Vancouver area came in 9.8 per cent below the level of a year ago, a fourth contraction in home prices in five months and the largest drop the region has seen since the recession, TD Bank economist Diana Petramala noted.

The U.S. Navy may hurt more dolphins and whales by using sonar and explosives in Hawaii and California under a more thorough analysis that reflects new research and covers naval activities in a wider … More »Navy study: Sonar, blasts mi

"We needed a victory and the victory against Montreal was very important," said Toronto coach Aron Winter. "Also the way we reached it. After 15 minutes you get a red card, then you have to continue 75 minutes with a man less. Even then we dominated. We p

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Italian fashion firm Benetton has agreed to make a donation to a Catholic charity to end a legal dispute with the Vatican over an advertisement that showed Pope Benedict kissing an imam on the lips, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Sp

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande is to unveil his government on Wednesday, likely to opt for moderate social democrats in the key posts of finance and foreign affairs and put a more old school Socialist in charge of a new super ministr

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages surged last week, driven by increased demand for refinancing as interest rates hit fresh lows, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted ind

Entitled Canada's Opportunity: Adopting Life Cycle Approaches for Sustainable Development, the report noted that foreign governments have already started to introduce regulations that set minimum environmental standards on products — such as requiring f

Entitled Canada’s Opportunity: Adopting Life Cycle Approaches for Sustainable Development, the report noted that foreign governments have already started to introduce regulations that set minimum environmental standards on products — such as requiring

His solution is to increase social assistance and minimum wage in line with the cost of living. Taxes would be imposed on fatty foods and soft drinks; land zone policy would be amended to bring fresh food outlets to “food deserts”; food subsidization

It is the latest in a string of recent decisions on whether HIV, multiple sclerosis or other illness requiring expensive treatment should be a barrier to entry, including one earlier this month that found an elderly American couple — one of whom has adv

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has summoned Ankara's ambassador in Baghdad to protest the behavior of two Turkish diplomats, the latest episode in a drawn-out public row between the neighbors. An official from Iraq's foreign ministry met Turkey's ambassador, Yo

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has summoned Ankara's ambassador in Baghdad to protest the behavior of two Turkish diplomats, the latest episode in a drawn-out public row between the neighbors. An official from Iraq's foreign ministry met Turkey's ambassador, Yo

When an alarmist International Monetary Fund and Wall Street Journal declared in the mid-1990s that Canada was flirting with fiscal ruin, the Chretien government eradicated the federal deficit lickety-split. It did so largely on the backs of the poor and

Spencer's absence would be a big blow to the Canadian Olympic team. She's considered one of Canada's top hopes for a medal in London, and is a rising star on the squad. In addition to being the new face of CoverGirl, Spencer is featured prominently in a n

The Coast Guard was particularly hard hit. But the government is also closing a research station scientists have used for decades to study how pollutants like acid rain and phosphates affect lakes. The Experimental Lakes Area is in Northwestern Ontario, a

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on Thursday, offering potential salvation for European leaders who say a snap Greek election next month will decide whether it must quit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has agreed to testify before Congress over the bank's recent trading losses, which have ignited a political debate over whether large U.S. banks need to be reined in by regulators or n

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shot two protesters in the capital Damascus on Friday and fired in the air to break up thousands of anti-government demonstrators in the commercial hub of Aleppo, activists said. It was t

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria, a U.S. offic

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case next week, even after the market posted its worst weekly loss for the year and the S&P fell for six straight sessions. With the corp

"This would ensure the continued operations of freight and commuter trains on CP's Canadian Network for the benefit of our customers, communities we serve and the economy at large."

There, Prince Charles and Governor-General David Johnston will deliver speeches. The royal couple will also visit the Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur program, which helps military personnel transition to civilian life by starting and growing their