Police say a woman wearing a hijab was shopping when an angry assailant suddenly spat on her, punched her repeatedly and tried to pull off her headscarf. Continue reading →

A Michigan woman’s amusement at finding her daughter perched on top of the toilet in their home’s washroom quickly turned to horror — her three-year-old was practising her preschool’s lockdown drill. Continue reading →

A Victoria mom who says her baby is in hospital with whooping cough has written a Facebook post urging parents to vaccinate their children. Continue reading →

Ontario Province Police and military police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in eastern Ontario. Continue reading →

Thursday’s high-stakes Brexit referendum is too close to call. Here’s what you need to know about the morning after, whichever way the vote goes. Continue reading →

A Kansas dad’s touching gesture of getting a tattoo to match a scar his young son was left with following brain cancer surgery is winning kudos on the internet. Continue reading →

North Korea took a significant step Wednesday in the development of a powerful ballistic missile intended to reach U.S. bases in the Pacific. Continue reading →

Heightening French political tensions, Paris police banned an upcoming union protest because they fear they cannot ensure security after exceptional violence at a recent march that injured dozens and damaged a renowned children’s hospital. Continue reading →

Rory McIlroy says he will not be competing in the golf tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns over the Zika virus. Continue reading →

Ontario Province Police and military police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in eastern Ontario. Continue reading →

Campaigners on both sides of the crucial vote on whether or not Britain should remain in the European Union began the final frantic day of campaigning on Wednesday. Continue reading →

The federal government is going to be asked today to trade its so-called “point-in-time” counts of the country’s homeless in favour of real-time lists of people who are homeless or living in poverty. Continue reading →

The NHL board of governors is meeting today to vote on whether to expand the league to 31 teams. Continue reading →

It’s a little early to tell if the idea will fly, but Canada Post is starting to look at the role of drones in making deliveries. Continue reading →

Toronto’s police chief is set to apologize this afternoon for raids that explicitly targeted the city’s gay community more than 30 years ago. Continue reading →

The American Kennel Club is set to recognize the pumi, the 190th breed to join the roster of the nation’s oldest purebred dog registry. Continue reading →

FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old from suburban Indianapolis as he tried to board a bus to New York and join the Islamic State terror group overseas. Continue reading →

Peru’s President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has joked that his country will sever ties with the United States if Donald Trump wins the presidency. Continue reading →

The Alberta Federation of Labour is urging the RCMP to look into the “ugly and dangerous rhetoric” being directed at women in politics. Continue reading →

A new report from London’s integrity commissioner finds the “inappropriate relationship” between the mayor and former deputy mayor violated the city’s code of conduct. Continue reading →

An official says a flight was diverted to the Seattle area after a man tried to kiss a sleeping girl next to him on the airplane. Continue reading →

A 12-pound guenon monkey named Dizzy escaped from its enclosure at The Zoo in Forest Park, in Springfield, on Tuesday. Continue reading →

As our neighbours to the south head for an election, stern proposals from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on jobs, trade and the economy are unlikely to have great impact on Canada, experts say. Continue reading →

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A Victoria mom who says her baby is in hospital with whooping cough has written a Facebook post urging parents to vaccinate their children. Continue reading →

Surging wildfires on Tuesday forced new evacuations of hundreds of homes across the Western United States. Continue reading →

A Pennsylvania jury has acquitted a man in the death of his girlfriend’s toddler, which he said occurred as he was mimicking a professional wrestling move. Continue reading →

A 61-year-old Edmonton man has been arrested in Victoria, B.C. after police said a weeks-long investigation concluded he was intending to sexually abuse a five-year-old child. Continue reading →