20:17 -

Migrant workers' families seeking legal help after Ont. crash
The deaths of 11 men in a horrific crash has cast a light, albeit pale and flickering, on the murky world of foreign farm workers in Ontario.

19:43 -

CPAC draws a colourful crowd
Thousands of conservatives from across the United States, and even a few from Canada, converged here to celebrate independence, personal responsibility and small government Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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Rick Perry rips Keystone rejection
Former presidential candidate Governor Rick Perry speaks with Brian Lilley about American trade with Canada and the Keystone XL pipeline from CPAC in Washington.

17:22 -

West offers words as Syria killing rages
Syrian government artillery barrages killed dozens of civilians in Homs on Thursday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad, bolstered by Russian support, ignored appeals from world leaders to halt the carnage.

17:22 -

Boyfriend drowns trying to rescue girlfriend
A Tennessee man drowned after he jumped in the swift-moving Tennessee River to save his girlfriend from her sinking car, but she had already escaped, police said.

16:16 -

Ultimate Tazer Ball coming to Toronto
The Ultimate Tazer Ball league - where players use 300,000-volt Tasers as part of the game - is coming to Toronto.

14:44 -

Que. flood victims launch suit against province, feds
Victims of last spring's record flooding in southern Quebec want to sue the provincial and federal governments for at least $200 million, according to court documents.

14:12 -

RCMP shooting suspect's parents urge him to surrender
The father of Sawyer Clarke Robison is making a public plea for his son -- who remains on the run after two Mounties were shot near Killam -- to turn himself in.

11:13 -

Eastwood 'suckered' into Super Bowl ad: Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh has finally weighed in on Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad for Chrysler, deeming it “puke city” and suggesting that the actor/director got “suckered” into narrating the spot.

10:22 -

Mills says TV host Morgan heard hacked call
Paul McCartney’s ex-wife said on Thursday she had not leaked a voicemail of the former Beatle begging her for forgiveness to CNN talk-show host Piers Morgan, saying the recording he has boasted of hearing had been illegally hacked.

10:09 -

900,000 Tassimo coffee makers recalled
Nearly two million Tassimo coffee makers are being recalled in North America after dozens of consumers received second-degree burns, including a child who had to be hospitalized.

10:08 -

Three Canadians rescued in Pacific Ocean
Three Canadians, including a nine-year-old boy, were rescued from the middle of the Pacific Ocean after their sailboat sank Wednesday.

09:39 -

Prince Harry is top gun in Apache helicopter course
Britain’s Prince Harry has won a prize for being the best co-pilot gunner out of more than 20 newly qualified Apache attack helicopter pilots, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.

09:11 -

Greece strikes bailout deal
Greek leaders clinched a long-stalled deal on reforms and austerity measures needed to secure a bailout and avoid a messy default, government sources said, hours before the country’s financial backers were to meet in Brussels on Thursday.

09:10 -

Austrian seeks to break highest free fall record
Austrian athlete Felix Baumgartner plans to try to break the world free fall record by jumping from a helium balloon nearly 37,000 metres (120,000 feet) off the ground.

08:36 -

U.S. drone kills five in Pakistan: Officials
The second U.S. drone attack in two days in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region killed five people on Thursday, including a senior militant commander with links to al Qaeda, Pakistani intelligence officials and Taliban sources said.

06:55 -

Canadians losing confidence in economy: survey
Global financial uncertainty and slowing job creation made Canadians feel less optimistic about the economy last month, according to a Royal Bank of Canada survey.

00:09 -

Judge dismisses SeaWorld lawsuit
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out an animal rights group’s lawsuit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales, ruling that orcas had no standing to seek the same constitutional rights as people.REUTERS

00:07 -

Hospital's bilingual policy irks mayor
An eastern Ontario community is withholding payments to its hospital’s redevelopment project because the hospital recently implemented a bilingual policy.

23:21 -

T.O cops investigated for fundraising efforts
Toronto Police is investigating an allegation from its own members that two 52 Division officers raised thousands of dollars for the slain Sgt. Ryan Russell trust fund that were not approved by the force.

21:16 -

Lawyer: Consensual sex a fantasy
Claims that a Calgary girl agreed to have sex with her middle-aged landlord were more sexual fantasy than reality, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

20:25 -

Shafia mother to appeal
The mother accused of killing three of her daughters and the first wife of her husband has filed paperwork to appeal her conviction.

17:35 -

Quebec to probe dead cop's Mafia links
Quebec has ordered an investigation into a dead Montreal police detective who tried to peddle secrets to the Mafia.

17:16 -

Weather delayed rescue of missing boy: Military
Poor weather and maintenance issues prevented the military from sending a search-and-rescue chopper to find a missing Labrador boy who later turned up dead, investigators say.

17:13 -

Couple have to pay after remains found on property
A local couple must do an archeological assessment of their property after a contractor unexpectedly found what turned out to be human aboriginal remains while excavating a basement for their dream home.

16:21 -

Strippers have had it with pushy swingers
Some exotic dancers in Toronto say they're being pressured into taking part in sex acts with customers because of orgies and wife-swapping taking place at local swingers clubs, their association says.

15:53 -

Santorum's surge turns GOP race on its head
Look out Newt and Mitt. Rick Santorum has emerged from the political wilderness as the main challenger to Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination.

15:21 -

Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake
Russia said on Wednesday it had pierced through Antarctica's frozen crust to a vast, subglacial lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years hiding what scientists believe may be unknown organisms and clues to life on other planets.

12:32 -

Canadian suspected in Gadhafi plot faces judge
A judge is expected to decide Wednesday whether charges are warranted against a Canadian woman accused of leading a plot to sneak members of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's family into Mexico.

12:03 -

Canadians want more child-care funding: Poll
The majority of Canadians think the feds should invest more money into making it easier for Canadians to start and raise families, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

10:20 -

Mystery surrounds SUNshine Girl's death
Katie Traverso's mantra was to "never let people bring you down. You only need determination and a straight head on your shoulders."

09:35 -

Canadians look west for opportunities
Booming economies in provinces rich in natural resources are sending a clear message to Canadians: go west.

05:20 -

Maldives leader stresses 'no coup' in paradise isles
The new president of the Maldives stressed on Wednesday that he did not take power in the Indian Ocean resort islands in a coup and said that his succession was in line with the constitution.