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.

The City of Toronto and its 6,000 unionized outside workers are attempting Saturday to negotiate a new contract as a midnight deadline approaches.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Dustin Paxton entered not guilty pleas Friday to four charges, including assaulting a jail guard.

A man has been killed in an avalanche that hit a large group of skiers Friday morning in southeastern British Columbia.

A three-month-old polar bear cub born prematurely at the Toronto Zoo last year was introduced to the public on Friday.

Father's notice of appeal argues the trial judge erred in admitting evidence from an honour killings expert.

The Attawapiskat First Nation has lost its bid for an injunction to stop the federal government's appointment of a third-party manager to handle the troubled reserve's finances and housing crisis.

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

Rogers has promised to stop "throttling" internet traffic on its network by the end of this year, in response to an investigation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

Job numbers suggest Canada's economy has stalled while its American counterpart is gaining momentum.

Modular homes destined for the beleaguered First Nation settlement of Attawapiskat could start moving along an ice road next week as the vital link to communities on the James Bay coast is about to open.

A Quebec man has filed a criminal complaint against Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu for a comment he believes could incite suicide.