CN is promising to improve safety procedures on its line from Prince George to Vancouver, following two recent derailments in the Cheakamus Canyon north of Squamish. Senior railway officials made the commitment in a meeting with two B.C. cabinet ministers

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien has strongly challenged the findings of Justice John Gomery, saying the error-ridden report has prompted him to seek a judicial review. INDEPTH: Sponsorship Scandal

Orlando Hudson an d Vernon Wells won Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence on Tuesday - the first Toronto teammates to do so since Roberto Alomar Jr. and Devon White in 1995. RELATED: Blue Jays page

HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 1 - Maple Leaf Foods Inc., carrying on business as Rothsay, was fined today a total of $682,500 after pleading guilty to charges under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), Ontario Regulation 347 and the Ontario Water Resources

The Gomery report, which holds former prime minister Jean Chretien responsible for the flawed sponsorship program that cost taxpayers millions, underscores the need for effective whistleblower legislation, an independent MP says. The Gomery report, released Tuesday, looked at a $332-million

NDP Premier Lorne Calvert says he's interested in selling Saskatchewan uranium to China and wouldn't rule out storing nuclear waste here. China wants to build dozens of nuclear power plants over the next 15 years to meet its soaring power

Calgary Stampeders standout Jamie Crysdale bid an emotional farewell to football Tuesday after 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League. Crysdale, who is No. 10 on the CFL's all-time list for consecutive regular-season games played, made his retirement announcement at

With the lockout a thing of the past, the NHL announced that it set an all-time attendance record for the month of October. INDEPTH: The New NHL: One Month Later

For the first time, the H5 strain of the avian flu virus has been found in B.C. But provincial health officials say the test results on wild birds in the B.C. Interior are no cause for alarm. Veterinary officials tested

Premier Gary Doer says he will clarify a law the opposition accuses his party of breaking. During question period at the legislature Tuesday, the Conservatives slammed the NDP for accepting "bundled" donations, which he says fly in the face of

Cold remedies with ingredients that can be used to make the street drug crystal meth will be kept behind pharmacy counters in future, as part of the province's "all-out assault" on the drug. Crystal meth, a type of amphetamine, is

The City of Ottawa has formally submitted its bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014. It's the third-largest international sports event, after the summer and winter Olympics.

Prime Minister Paul Martin has forwarded the Gomery Report to the RCMP for further investigation, and has moved to expel 10 people from the Liberal Party.

The trial of three people accused of firebombing an Applewood townhouse last year, killing two young siblings, has been adjourned while the court tries to find a translator for the children's father. Tahsen al-Mayahi, who is from Iraq, was to

The Nova Scotia government has decided not to ban children under 14 from driving all-terrain vehicles. The government bill tabled in the legislature Tuesday requires parents to supervise their 14- and 15-year olds operating ATVs. Children under 14 can drive

The provincial government has started to remove video lottery terminals from bars in Nova Scotia. Among the first to go were two machines at the Schooner Pub on Grafton Street in downtown Halifax. "I think it's a good, positive thing