B.C. mayors meet to talk money matters

Mayors from 86 municipalities across the province have come together in Penticton, B.C., this week for the first-ever Mayors' Caucus.

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Measha Brueggergosman Feist feted by Royal Conservatory

Soprano Measha Brueggergosman and singer-songwriter Feist, two Canadian artists who have achieved international success, are the latest honorary fellows of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

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G20 mass arrests blamed on 'excessive' police force

Poor planning by various levels of police, along with orders by a Toronto deputy police chief to "take back the streets," are to blame for the more than 1,100 arrests during the 2010 summit, says the province's top civilian police watchdog.

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New loonies still gobbled up by Vancouver parking meters

Thousands of Vancouver parking meters are still gobbling up the loonies and toonies of unsuspecting customers because they have not been recalibrated to accept the new coins.

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Occupy NL removes camp before St. John's deadline

Occupy movement members have taken down their tents in Harbourside Park, St. John's.

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Bomb blasts aim to protect government buildings

An Ottawa university research lab is exploding concrete columns as part of tests to better protect government buildings from future bomb blasts.

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Blair to hold officers accountable for G20

Bill Blair, the Toronto police chief addresses the scathing G20 report and says there are lessons to be learned from an event that was quite challenging.

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Transit police overtime costs criticized in report

A review of Metro Vancouver's Transit Police says officers are making double the overtime of their colleagues at the Vancouver Police Department, but there is little TransLink can do to lower the cost.

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DND tapes question N.L. role in search for lost boy on ice

Audio recordings obtained by CBC News raise new questions about the province's role in the search for a 14-year-old who died on the sea ice off the north coast of Labrador last winter.

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Searchers never recruited to look for Labrador teen on ice

An organization of trained volunteers says its members would have searched for a teenager lost off coastal Labrador, but it was not asked.

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Yellowknife mini-golf building burns down

Fire destroyed the office of Yellowknife's mini-golf course Monday afternoon.

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Mount Sima to get zip lines mountain bike routes

The Yukon Tourism Industry Association says upgrades to Whitehorse's Mount Sima will give visitors more to do during the summer months, with zip lines, mountain bike trails and a panoramic platform at the top of the chairlift.

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Manitoba MDs warned about limiting patient complaints

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba says it's concerned a growing number of doctors are asking patients to book separate appointments for each medical complaint.

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Student protest at Quebec Liberal meeting turns violent

Riot police fire chemical irritants at hundreds of students demonstrators outside the provincial Liberal party's general council meeting in Victoriaville, a small town about 150 kilometres northeast of Montreal, Friday evening.

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Disabled parents treated same as others Peel CAS says

A senior manager with a Children's Aid Society in Ontario is defending the way it assesses client families after a disabled couple revealed the organization forced them to pay for a round-the-clock "able-bodied attendant" to care for their child.

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Tori Stafford trial to hear defence's closing arguments

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. Jurors at the trial for the man accused of killing and raping eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford are expected to hear closing arguments from the defence today.

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G20 mass arrests blamed on 'excessive' police force

Poor planning by various levels of police, along with orders by a Toronto deputy police chief to "take back the streets," are to blame for the more than 1,100 arrests during the 2010 summit, says the province's top civilian police watchdog.

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