Members of Parliament will be asked this fall whether or not they wish to reopen the debate on same-sex marriage, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday. During the election campaign, Harper promised to hold a free vote in the House

A Conservative MP recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma is crediting a clinic set up in the memory of a former parliamentarian for catching the disease early. Bill Casey says he was diagnosed two weeks ago, when he stopped in at

The teenager who recorded Canada's highest-ever ranking in a prestigious international spelling bee says she's looking forward to a less wordy life when she returns to her hometown of Tofield, Alta.

The federal government has unveiled a five-year plan to clean up radioactive waste at sites managed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. INDEPTH: Nuclear The government said Friday that the $520-million plan will cover research and development activities dating back

An 80-year-old woman from Burnaby, B.C., gave a would-be thief more than he bargained for on Wednesday night, fighting the man off when he tried to steal her purse.

The mayors of Canada's largest cities will meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper today in a bid to win new funding - and new respect - for the nation's major urban centres. RELATED: Mayors want tax cash brought back to

An armed standoff continued Friday morning after an Ontario Provincial Police officer was shot and seriously injured at a home near Smith Falls, Ont., on Thursday night. OPP Const. Dana Mellon told CBC.ca that between 40 and 50 police officers