Bee swarm shuts down portion of Ottawa
A portion of downtown Ottawa had to be cordoned off for a short time during the lunch hour Monday due to a bee swarm.

Quebec politician calls royal newlyweds "parasites"
An outspoken separatist politician is under fire for calling Prince William and his wife Kate "parasites".

Electrical problem caused Quebecor chopper crash: Safety board
An electrical problem caused a Quebecor news helicopter to lose power and crash near a Montreal movie studio in 2009.

Royal tour focuses on the Forces
Newlyweds William and Kate will pay special homage to Canada’s military during their whirlwind nine-day royal tour.

Postal workers prepped for Friday strike
Workers could walk off the job as soon as Friday morning.

Feds should apologize to disbanded Airborne Regiment
Before Joint Task Force 2, the Canadian Airborne Regiment was the elite rapid-response unit in the Armed Forces.

Three weeks until Quebec water levels normal: Officials
The most optimistic estimate as to when water levels of the Richelieu River in southern Quebec will return to normal.

Photo of the Day - May 30, 2011

Bus beheader could get escorted day passes
Greyhound bus killer Vincent Li could be fit enough for escorted passes in less than a year, a doctor said Monday.

Conference to discuss issue of safe-injection site for Edmonton
The possibility of bringing a supervised safe-injection site to Edmonton will be discussed at an upcoming convention.

$1.1 million in donations for Slave Lake relief: Red Cross
About $1.1 million in donations from Canadians has aided disaster relief efforts across Western Canada.

Quebec plans flood clean-up as waters rise
Even though the water continues to rise, the Quebec government is preparing for life after the flood.

Calgary area on high flood alert
As Mother Nature continues a rainy rampage across Southern Alberta, officials are keeping a close eye on rising water.

Canadian soldier dies in Afghanistan
Bombardier Karl Manning became the 156th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan and the second to be killed in 2011.

Residents slowly returning to Slave Lake
All that’s left from Linda McCann’s Slave Lake home is a few flowers, a couple small trees, and a patio chair.

Friends, family reeling from teen's death
Eric Leighton was a talented young athlete and Allen Deering was one of his biggest fans.

Missing Edmonton soldier found dead
The body of a missing soldier has been found nearly a month after he vanished during a run in the river valley.

Flooded-out farmer needs permit to remove fish
Bureaucrats have added insult to injury for a corn farmer south of Montreal whose fields have been damaged by flooding.

Top court rules against 'advanced consent'
Canada's top court ruled Friday a person cannot give advanced consent to sexual activity taking place while unconscious.

'Well-liked good kid' mourned by thousands
Friends remembered "good kid" Eric Leighton Thursday after the 18-year-old was killed in an explosion at his school.

Killer hawking artwork online
Convicted killer Mark Twitchell appears to be trying to make some cash while he is serving his life sentence in prison.

Hudak pledges to put Ontario prisoners to work
Provincial inmates in Ontario jails will work up to 40 hours of manual labour under PC Leader Tim Hudak.

Rare mosquito-borne illness kills 19-year-old
Days after returning from Australia, a 19-year-old Alberta woman died of a rare disease spread by mosquitoes.

Ottawa student dies in hospital after shop class explosion
A student has been resuscitated and several others injured after an explosion in an Ottawa high school.

Refusing DNA sample will draw attention: Varaschin investigator
Police have the genetic fingerprint of the man who killed Sonia Varaschin.

Police search for gunman in Calgary
Police were combing the city for a gunman following a shooting that left one man clinging to life in hospital.

Manitoba Hydro announces $4B in U.S. deals
Manitoba Hydro has signed agreements to sell electricity south of the border, worth an estimated total of $4 billion.

Canada among 10 most peaceful countries, report says
Canada is among the 10 most peaceful countries in the world, according to the Global Peace Index.

Alberta launches STI action plan
After becoming the unofficial STI capital of Canada, combating infection has become one of Alberta's priorities.

Slave Lake evacuees tour burnt-out town
Dozens of Slave Lake evacuees were given an escorted bus tour of their fire-ravaged town Monday.

Photo of the Day - May 24, 2011

Accused webcam killer to plead not guilty
A Toronto man accused of murdering a York University student while her boyfriend watched plans to plead not guilty.

Firebreak talk dismissed in Slave Lake tragedy
Speculation is being dismissed that a firebreak may have helped save Slave Lake from the monstrous blaze.

Quebec braces for record flooding
Flood waters in southern Quebec could reach the devastating record levels the region was hit with in early May.

Alberta fighting 44 wildfires
More than 2,000 personnel from across the country have enlisted to battle the 44 wildfires.

Escorted bus tour for Slave lake evacuees
About 20 Slave Lake evacuees left Edmonton Monday morning for an RCMP escorted bus tour of the fire-ravaged town.

Animal collection operation taking shape in Slave Lake
The Edmonton Humane Society’s job of rescuing animals in fire-ravaged Slave Lake isn’t done yet.

Edmonton under a black cloud with 23 homicides in 2011
The city’s murder rate is “horrifying,” says Liberal critic Hugh MacDonald.

Freezer body may be missing man
The body found in a Quebec woman’s freezer on Friday could be a man who’s been missing for more than a year.

Cops involved in fatal shooting once dated
A man and woman involved in a fatal shooting on Montreal’s south shore were provincial police officers who used to date.

Immigration officials let widow stay
An elderly British widow is breathing a sigh of relief after being allowed to stay in Canada.

Alta. winning wildfire war, but tempered by fatal crash
With a beefed-up firefighting presence, Alberta is winning this season's wicked wildfire war.

Photo of the Day - May 22, 2011
Dog days of spring.

Parrot, turtle, guinea pigs among animals left behind after fire
A second batch of animals rescued from the fire-ravaged Slave Lake, Alta., area has arrived in the city.

Manitoba flood workers close breached dike
Emergency officials in Manitoba sealed off Friday that was deliberately cut last week to divert flood waters.

Pilot dies in chopper crash outside Slave Lake
A helicopter pilot was killed Friday afternoon after crashing while fighting wildfires in Alberta's Slave Lake area.

Canadian boy bouncing back from stem-cell transplant
The long-awaited stem-cell transplant for Noel Young went smoothly in Maryland on Friday.

Man drives truck off B.C. ferry ramp
The RCMP is investigating after a man drove his pick-up truck off the dock at a B.C. ferry terminal.

Landmark ruling for sperm donor identity
A woman conceived through artificial insemination has won a lawsuit to allow her to identify the sperm donor.

Race-based fishing 'out of control': DFO
the race-based Native Indian “Food Social and Ceremonial” fishery is causing political waves in British Columbia.

Slave Lake tallies wildfire damage
Residents of Slave Lake will finally get some answers about how much damage was done by devastating fires.

Senator hospitalized after hitting moose
Reappointed Senator Fabian Manning is in a St. John's hospital after colliding with a moose Thursday night.

N.S. man faces more than 250 child porn charges: RCMP
A 62-year-old Nova Scotia man pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of possessing child porn, but still faces 252 more.

N.S. man faces more than 250 child porn charges: RCMP
A 62-year-old Nova Scotia man pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of possessing child porn, but still faces 252 more.

Conservatives kill carbon tax
Conservatives have kiboshed a carbon tax, Environment Minister Peter Kent confirmed Thursday.

Manitoba to loosen liquor laws
Manitoba's NDP government is about to pop the cork on some significant changes to the province's Liquor Control Act.

CBC, Quebecor end legal spat over 'punk' comment
Quebecor and Radio-Canada have ended their legal battle over comments made by CBC's vice-president of their French wing.

Nova Scotia announces financial relief for 2010 storm victims
Financial relief is on its way for Nova Scotians whose properties were damaged during intense storms in December.

Accused in alleged human trafficking ring arrested at airport
A woman wanted by the RCMP in connection with a Hamilton-based human trafficking ring was arrested Thursday.

Not guilty verdicts in Jordan Manners shooting
Two young men were acquitted in the high-school slaying of 15-year-old Jordan Manners Thursday, in a Toronto trial.

Canada's spy agency shared names with U.S., report states
Confidential documents leaked by WikiLeaks state that CSIS secretly shared the names of 27 Canadians with the FBI.

Department name change irks some First Nations leaders
First Nations leaders are unsure why the Conservatives have changed the name of the Indian & Northern Affairs Department

G20 protester released on bail after 11 months in jail
The last person imprisoned on G20-related charges in Toronto is now out of jail.

Alberta wildfires likely caused by people: Officials
It appears all of the wildfires crews have been battling in Slave Lake, Alta., were sparked by humans.

Slave Lake mayor's husband a hero
Sherri Ching chokes back tears when talking about her Slave Lake home that was saved from fire by the mayor's husband.

Libyan diplomats get the boot
Five Libyan diplomats working in Ottawa have been booted from their jobs and have to leave the country.

Ontario parents want acclaimed book banned from classrooms
Several parents want award-winning Canadian novel 'The Wars' by Timothy Findley banned from schools in Ontario.

Top cop cleared of wrongdoing in teen's suicide
One of Chatham-Kent's top cops has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the suicide of a Blenheim, Ont., teen.

B.C. man with flesh-eating disease stranded in Calgary hospital
Alone and suffering from flesh-eating disease at a Calgary hospital, Neil Blakney says loneliness is taking its toll.

No parole for Alberta man who helped cop killer
The National Parole Board has denied day parole for one of the two men in the slayings of four Mounties in Mayerthorpe.

A town under siege
Worries far from over after disastrous wildfires.

Inmate slain at Manitoba jail
The first-ever homicide at the Milner Ridge Correctional Centre has claimed the life of a 21-year-old Manitoba man.

Strong winds would increase Manitoba flooding
Residents along the east side of Lake Manitoba worked frantically to protect property against the rising water.

Photo of the Day - May 17, 2011

Ottawa to appeal wrongful-imprisonment award
Ottawa will appeal a court ruling that could see it pay $8.6 million to a Quebec man who spent five years in prison.

Mandatory teaching of religion and culture in Quebec being revisited
The Supreme Court of Canada is hearing arguments over mandatory teaching of the Ethics, Religion and Culture in Quebec.

Rising water threatens hundreds of homes along Lake Manitoba
The rising water of Lake Manitoba is just feet away from Bill Langdon's kitchen window.

Donations flowing in for Alberta fire evacuees
Pocketbooks and hearts are opening to help displaced residents affected by the Slave Lake, Alta., wildfires.

Donations flowing in for Alberta fire evacuees
Pocketbooks and hearts are opening to help displaced residents affected by the Slave Lake, Alta., wildfires.

'I watched the whole town burn'
About 900 firefighters from across Canada are fighting the wildfires that have destroyed this Slave Lake, Alberta.

Poodle caught by bird of prey survives drop from sky
Nurses at an old folks home in B.C. were shocked last week when a tiny white toy poodle dropped from the sky.

Donations flowing in for Alberta fire evacuees
Pocketbooks and hearts are opening to help displaced residents affected by the Slave Lake, Alta., wildfires.

Weary evacuees arrive in Edmonton
"It was like it was out of a horror movie. It looked like the whole town was on fire."

Rain brings more bad news for Quebec flood victims
Flooded-out residents of southern Quebec braced for more bad news on Monday.

Manitoba flood flow could peak by Tuesday
The trickle is likely to become more of a gusher in coming days.

Quebec residents remain on flood alert
Steady rain caused water levels to rise again in southern Quebec on Monday.

Calgary-area airport suspected to be a major drug hub
Springbank is suspected to be a major hub for drug smuggling to and from the United States.

Homeowners have no control over controlled Manitoba dike breach
It's a "controlled" dike breach that has those nearby feeling no control over what to do about it.

Gas and go crime on rise
As drivers continue to watch prices climb at the pump, police are seeing more and more people not paying up.

Flood threat not gone yet, Quebec's civil security service warns
Quebec's civil security service warned flood victims on Saturday not to throw away their sandbags just yet.

Canoe capsizes near Winnipeg
One man rescued, the other presumed drowned.

Wind project flap
Progressive Conservative MPPs are leaving Tim Hudak twisting in the wind as they quietly back renewable energy projects.

Water begins flowing through breach in Manitoba dike
Provincial officials said the breach was a necessary move.

Alberta oil spill cleanup may top $40M
The Rainbow pipeline spill is the worst in Alberta since 1975.

Wildfire season starts in Alberta
Blustery winds and dry conditions have made for a perfect breeding ground for wildfires in Alberta.

Missing soldier search tough on wife
Family, friends and even strangers were again out searching Sunday for Master Cpl. Richard Curnow.

McCain Foods co-founder Wallace McCain dies
Wallace McCain, the co-founder of McCain Foods, passed away Friday at the age of 81.

Ottawa protest turns violent
A police officer is hurt after a protest outside the Libyan Embassy in Ottawa turned violent.

Shooting galleries before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the operation of a Vancouver heroin-injection facility Thursday.

Poll shows Canadians back restrictions on abortion
The majority of Canadians believe there should be some restrictions on abortion, according to a new poll.

Levant wins national business book award
Sun News Network host and controversial free speech advocate Ezra Levant has won the 2011 National Business Book Award.

Quebec parents ordered to "socialize" kids speak out
The Quebec family being ordered to "socialize" their children in daycare say the government is on a "witch hunt."

Mounties in fatal Dziekanski Tasering now charged with perjury
The Mounties involved in Robert Dziekanski's Tasering death have been officially charged with perjury.

Tax burden for single-parent families rises in 2010
The income tax burden for single parent families rose slightly in 2010, though most other categories saw a decline.

Quebec's daycare policy doesn't lead to success: study
Quebec's $7-a-day daycare system is failing to improve children's educational outcomes, a professor from Montreal says.

Supreme Court to hear debate on heroin shooting sites
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments in Ottawa Thursday for and against Vancouver's heroin-injection site.

Flooded, evacuated Manitoba city 'surreal'
Driving down the streets of Brandon, Manitoba is a bit surreal for those who have lived here their entire lives.

Ontario revokes driver's 'WTF' license plate
Skip Eskildsen says the Ontario government is overreacting by yanking his personalized licence plate 'WTF YLA.'

Twitchell plans to appeal his conviction
Wannabe filmmaker Mark Twitchell plans to appeal his first degree-murder conviction.

Hudak vows to scrap $7-billion Samsung green energy deal
Ontario's Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is vowing to rip up a $7-billion memorandum of understanding.

Former Liberal senator to be sentenced on June 16
A disgraced former senator convicted of fraud and breach of trust is to be sentenced on June 16.

Body of missing autistic boy, 3, found
The body of three-year-old Adam Benhamama, an autistic boy missing for more than a month, was found Tuesday morning.

Warmington: Freedom should extend to Canadians too, Geert
Geert Wilders was greeted with all of the courtesy Canada’s freedom of the press offers.

Que. coroner calls for youth curfew to curb drunk driving
Lawmakers must curb drunk-driving deaths by imposing a curfew on young drivers, says a coroner.

'I need help' were survivor's first words to rescuers
The Chevy Astro van was the last thing Troy Sill, his daughter Whitnie and her husband Chad Herman expected to see.

Quebec judge orders kids to state-run daycare
A Quebec judge has ordered a family to send their two youngest children to state-run daycare for "socialization."

The aliens have landed
Ontario is under alien attack.

Environment minister addresses ruptured pipeline concerns
Ruptured pipeline spewing thousands of barrels of oil into a wetland near Peace River.

UBC demands Syria release B.C. journalist
UBC has issued a statement calling for the immediate release of Dorothy Parvaz, a Canadian journalist detained in Syria.

Keep Islamic ideology out of Canada: Wilders
Canada should ban Islamic schools, burkas and stop the building of mosques, a visiting Dutch politician said on Monday.

Mass evacuations in Manitoba
Hundreds of Brandon residents are being evacuated as the army heads in town to help battle the rising Assiniboine River.

Missing soldier remains unaccounted for
Family, friends and even strangers were again out searching Sunday for Master Cpl. Richard Curnow.

Feel something 'terrible' happened: Wife of missing soldier
Justine MacKenzie-Curnow had a gut feeling to go to the park, with hopes that there would be some sign of her husband.

Manitoba to open dikes to control flood
The Assiniboine River cannot be contained, so provincial officials made a difficult call Monday.

Survivor prayed for death or rescue
Either by death or rescue, Rita Chretien was praying for any way out of the remote Nevada wilderness.

Canadian Forces to assist Manitoba flood fight
Canadian Forces could be raising dikes east of Brandon, Man., as soon as Monday.

CN Tower to offer outside pod walk
Even for thrill seekers, CN Tower's newest attraction will offer a walk on the wild side.

Quebec flood waters receding
There are some encouraging signs for the thousands of people affected by flooding in southern Quebec.

Nova Scotian Nobel laureate dies
A Nova Scotia man who won a Nobel Prize for his role in revolutionizing digital photography died Saturday at age 86.

Family of missing soldier hold out hope
The official search has been suspended — but the wife of a missing Edmonton soldier isn’t giving up.

Woman survived on water, nuts, mints, fish oil
A B.C. woman has beaten the odds and emerged from a harrowing 49 days spent awaiting rescue in remote Nevada wilderness.

Afghan Taliban release video of captured Canadian
A Canadian man says he has been treated humanely while being held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Environmentalists watching for bears who guarded pot
The fate of a group of black bears is still up in the air.

Suddenly a mom of five
Like many new mothers, Karla Green knows first hand how the arrival of children can turn your life upside down.

'Every day is Mother's Day'
For the Wirtz family, Mother’s Day has a whole new meaning after nearly losing their mom to a brutal stabbing.

Cops identify murdered woman
Police have identified a woman found murdered in Olds as Jenna Cartwright, 21 of Red Deer, Alberta.

Flood waters recede slightly in southern Quebec
Water levels receded slightly Friday night along the swollen Richelieu River and Lake Champlain in southern Quebec.

Perjury charges recommended against Mounties involved in taser death
Mounties could face perjury charges in taser death of Robert Dziekanski.

Photo of the Day - May 7, 2011

Response to oil spill generating criticism
Community leaders and environmental groups say they want more answers.

Wife of missing Edmonton soldier fears the worst
Justine MacKenzie-Curnow fears the worst.

Soldier goes missing during run in Edmonton
Members of the Edmonton Garrison are puzzled by the disappearance of a soldier who went missing during a run.

McGuinty defends secret pay hike
Under attack for a deal that gave provincial workers a raise, Premier McGuinty says he cuts better deals than Tories.

Police make arrest in 1999 child murder
Montreal police have arrested a man in connection with death of Jolène Riendeau, the 10-year-old girl murdered in 1999.

MP Mulcair backpedals on bin Laden photo skepticism
New Democrat Thomas Mulcair is trying to put the genie back in the bottle.

Ponzi-scheme suspect convicted of trying to cash $34,000 forged cheque
Calling him "untruthful", a Calgary judge has convicted a suspect in a Ponzi scheme of trying to pass a forged cheque.

Stelmach warns oil won't always drive Alberta's economy
Oil won't always be the main factor driving the provincial economy, Alberta's premier warned.

Man accused of sexually assaulting women responding to job ad granted bail
An Edmonton man accused of sexually assaulting women who responded to an advertised job posting has been granted bail.

Man wanted for nearly a decade caught in Winnipeg
A man wanted by Ontario cops for nearly a decade after he skipped out on sentencing has been collared in Winnipeg.

Shut down N.S. schools, report urges
Just as school boards in Nova Scotia are brace for mass teacher layoffs, a new report recommends even more drastic cuts.

Beaten bus driver faces new battle
Edmonton bus driver Tom Bregg - brutally beaten and left partially blind by a passenger attack - faces a new ordeal.

Manitoba gov't slammed over early inmate releases
The opposition Tories are calling on the NDP government to get a handle on accidentally released inmates.

Man exonerated in infant son's death
Richard Brant never lost faith that justice would come out, despite the testimony of a now-notorious "God" of pathology.

Military convoy joins Quebec flood effort
A convoy of 12 light-armoured vehicles from CFB Valcartier arrived Thursday.

Call for second opinion in pipeline spill
A plea for a second medical opinion issued by a northern town down wind from Alberta’s worst oil spill since 1975.

Canadians have faith in RCMP: Survey
Most Canadians trust their national police force, but Newfoundlanders and Labradorians like their cops the best.

Suicide nurse gets 360-day sentence
Nadia Kajouji's mother went to Minnesota to get justice. She didn't find it.

Nova Scotia teachers get the axe
Teachers are becoming a casualty in Nova Scotia's battle for a balanced budget.

Scrapping long-gun registry a 'priority' for Tory majority
After a decade of promises, scrapping the long-gun registry is a "priority" for the Conservative majority government.

Body of missing Montreal girl found
Police in Montreal have found the body of Jolene Riendeau, a 10-year-old girl who'd been missing for more than 12 years

Toddler's death ruled a homicide
Sarvia 'Elizabeth' Velasquez's grandparents are arguing the system designed to protect children has failed.

Father acquitted in disgraced pathologist case
Another victim of disgraced pathologist Charles Smith

Canada's Arctic glaciers melting fast: Study
Canada's Arctic glaciers have lost almost a Great Lake's worth of water in recent years, a new study has found

Former N.S. bishop pleads guilty to child porn charge
A former Nova Scotia bishop pleaded guilty Wednesday to importing child pornography.

AG's report on G8 spending due next month
Auditor General Sheila Fraser will table her long-awaited report into the government's G8 spending on June 7.

Get Sun News back on Bell
As a free and democratic country we are strengthened by more news media voices, not less.

Teacher arrested on sexual exploitation warrant
A former Manitoba teacher suspected to have run off with an ex-student half his age was arrested early Tuesday.

No need to fear Conservative majority: Harper
A beaming Stephen Harper said there are no surprises hiding behind the curtain of his historic majority government.

Ignatieff steps down, will return to teaching
After bringing his party to record lows, Michael Ignatieff announced Tuesday that he will step aside as leader.

Third soldier dead in Manitoba crash
A third soldier has died after being injured in a single-vehicle crash outside Brandon, Man., early Sunday.

Teacher on lam with former student
A former Manitoba teacher is believed to have run off with a former student half his age and is now wanted by police.

Armed man holds up church service
It wasn't your average Sunday service for parishioners at a London, Ont., church.

Victim's friend caught in webcam killing probe
On the day after Qian Liu was killed, her friend was getting ready for a night out when his day descended into "hell."

SUV rollover kills two military members
Two members of the Canadian military are dead and two more are injured after an early morning accident in Manitoba.

Alberta dog poisonings a 'brutal massacre'
Dog owners in Mirror, Alberta are heartbroken and scared after at least nine dogs were fatally poisoned.