The U.S. Embassy has ended registration on its website for Doors Open Ottawa, just a day after announcing it would participate in the event for the first time.

A train struck and killed a man walking on the tracks in northwest Toronto on Thursday morning.

The B.C. government has appointed former ombudsman Stephen Owen to review the way special prosecutors are hired to handle politically sensitive cases involving government officials.

The board that regulates oil activity off Newfoundland has stepped up oversight of Canada's deepest exploration well.

A wildfire near Opal, Alta., that destroyed one home and burned 30 square kilometres was likely sparked by an all-terrain vehicle in the area on May 12, Thorhild County officials announced.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named a Canadian Football League team owner who gave thousands to his 2004 leadership campaign as the latest Conservative senator.

An African aid group in Edmonton was celebrating the news Thursday that a stolen shipping container full of donated goods had been recovered.

Opposition parties welcomed Premier Jean Charest's decision to give up his $75,000 annual bonus from the Quebec Liberal Party, in order to help fast-track the adoption of new ethics legislation.

With new copyright legislation set to hit the House of Commons, possibly next week, a fresh round of controversy over digital rights management, copying and property rights is starting to heat up.

Mining giant Vale Inco says it is resuming talks to end a lengthy strike at Voisey's Bay nickel operation in northern Labrador, while also vowing to increase production despite striking workers.