A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander and then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military bombardment. Continue reading
The destruction of as many as 80,000 birds at four poultry farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley has begun in the effort to stem the spread of avian flu. Continue reading
Protesters around the U.S. are rallying for a third day over a New York grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man. Continue reading
Islamic State group fighters stormed parts of a sprawling army air base Saturday in eastern Syria after days of clashes that killed dozens on both sides. Continue reading
Two more Sierra Leonean doctors have died from Ebola, further depleting the West African country’s ability to respond to the devastating outbreak. Continue reading
In an amazing story of lost and found, a diamond ring was returned to its owner after it was discovered in a Salvation Army donation kettle. Continue reading
A look back at some of the most heartwarming and feel-good news stories of 2014. Continue reading
Typhoon Hagupit has slammed into the eastern Philippines, where more than 650,000 people have fled to safety. Continue reading
“Welcome to your new spacecraft, America.” With those words, NASA’s Orion crew module, was introduced to Americans — and the world. Continue reading
Pakistani soldiers have killed a top al-Qaida operative Saturday who was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York’s subway system. Continue reading
Chinese authorities arrested the once-feared ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang and launched a criminal investigation Saturday on charges ranging from adultery and bribery to leaking state secrets, after expelling him from the Communist Party overnight. Continue reading
A pre-teen girl and a teenage boy have been charged with abduction and assault after they allegedly tried to snatch a woman’s baby from her arms in Toronto’s east-end late Thursday evening. Continue reading
More than three years after his death, Steve Jobs held a courtroom transfixed on Friday as attorneys played a video of his testimony in a lawsuit that accuses Apple of price inflation. Continue reading
A man wielding a knife stabbed four people aboard a passenger train Friday, including an Amtrak employee, police said. Continue reading
The Toronto Raptors and general manager Masai Ujiri will celebrate the late Nelson Mandela Friday in an all-star benefit. Continue reading
A giant Lego man washed up on a Japanese beach this week, baffling passersby. Continue reading
CALGARY – Fish and Wildlife officers shot and killed a moose roaming through the northeast community of Marlborough on Friday Continue reading
A pet cat got far more than she bargained for when her family moved from Virginia to Hawaii – and she spent 36 days packed inside a cardboard box. Continue reading
Microsoft’s Xbox Live network is up and running following a possible Distributed Denial of Service attack late Monday. Continue reading
Alisha Hernandez was expecting to give birth to a 7-pound baby, but was shocked to give birth to nearly 14-pound baby Mia. Continue reading
A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander and then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military bombardment. Continue reading
The destruction of as many as 80,000 birds at four poultry farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley has begun in the effort to stem the spread of avian flu. Continue reading
Islamic State group fighters stormed parts of a sprawling army air base Saturday in eastern Syria after days of clashes that killed dozens on both sides. Continue reading
Should we still commemorate the Montreal massacre 25 years later? There is so much wrong with that question, I can’t write fast enough. Continue reading
Two more Sierra Leonean doctors have died from Ebola, further depleting the West African country’s ability to respond to the devastating outbreak. Continue reading
A look back at some of the most heartwarming and feel-good news stories of 2014. Continue reading
Typhoon Hagupit has slammed into the eastern Philippines, where more than 650,000 people have fled to safety. Continue reading
Pakistani soldiers have killed a top al-Qaida operative Saturday who was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York’s subway system. Continue reading
A ban on advertising sex goes into effect today as part of the federal government’s new prostitution laws — but at least one newspaper plans to defy it. Continue reading
Chinese authorities arrested the once-feared ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang and launched a criminal investigation Saturday on charges ranging from adultery and bribery to leaking state secrets, after expelling him from the Communist Party overnight. Continue reading
An American photojournalist and a South African aid worker held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen have been killed in a failed U.S. rescue attempt. Continue reading
More than three years after his death, Steve Jobs held a courtroom transfixed on Friday as attorneys played a video of his testimony in a lawsuit that accuses Apple of price inflation. Continue reading
A man wielding a knife stabbed four people aboard a passenger train Friday, including an Amtrak employee, police said. Continue reading
Los Angeles police have opened an investigation into a woman’s claims that Bill Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old. Continue reading
Watch the Global National with Dawna Friesen for December 5, 2014. Continue reading
Protesters around the U.S. are rallying for a third day over a New York grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man. Continue reading
In an amazing story of lost and found, a diamond ring was returned to its owner after it was discovered in a Salvation Army donation kettle. Continue reading
“Welcome to your new spacecraft, America.” With those words, NASA’s Orion crew module, was introduced to Americans — and the world. Continue reading
A pre-teen girl and a teenage boy have been charged with abduction and assault after they allegedly tried to snatch a woman’s baby from her arms in Toronto’s east-end late Thursday evening. Continue reading
The Toronto Raptors and general manager Masai Ujiri will celebrate the late Nelson Mandela Friday in an all-star benefit. Continue reading
Alisha Hernandez was expecting to give birth to a 7-pound baby, but was shocked to give birth to nearly 14-pound baby Mia. Continue reading
Hundreds of people protesting Michael Brown’s death rallied after a weeklong, 209-kilometre march from the site of the police shooting in Ferguson to the Missouri Capitol. Continue reading
A man attempting to smuggle almost 3 kilos of cocaine inside the stomachs of two St. Bernards has been arrested. Continue reading
The economy shed jobs last month following notable gains in September and October. Continue reading
A huge icicle fell on the Serbian energy minister’s head Friday, cracking his hardhat. Continue reading
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