Canada

A former sex worker says she got into a vehicle driven by serial killer Robert Pickton almost two years before his arrest and he admitted to her he'd killed women on his farm, but that police did not believe her when she reported the encounter.

A salmon farm site north of Tofino operated by Mainstream Canada has been quarantined by CFIA, after the discovery of IHN, a highly contagious and lethal fish virus that wrecked havoc on the industry ten years ago

Christopher Alexander Falconer, a convicted killer who was on parole when Amber Kirwan disappeared seven months ago from a New Glasgow, N.S., street, has been charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder of the 19-year-old.

A famous research facility in Ontario that pioneered investigations into acid rain is the latest victim of federal budget cuts.

The mayor of Canada's most populous city won cheers Thursday as he made an unexpected appearance at a rainbow flag-raising marking International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

Canada's Science and Technology Museum has raised the age limit for a controversial sex exhibit after complaints about the content.

The survivors and some family members of the victims in last year's First Air crash in Resolute, Nunavut are suing the airline, NAV Canada and the federal government for negligence.

A handful of senior Toronto police commanders are expected to be charged in coming weeks for a variety of misconduct offences over their leadership at the G20 summit in June 2010, CBC News has learned.

Jenna Talackova is set to make history as the first-ever transgendered contestant to compete at the Miss Universe Canada pageant.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is asking potential developers for their ideas on expanding gambling in the Greater Toronto Area and across the province.

Frank Zampino, former head of the City of Montreal's executive committee, was arrested this morning at his St-Leonard home and charged with fraud, conspiracy and breach of trust.

Reader's Digest has chosen Canada's best gourmet burgers "that are sure to put your backyard grill on the map," with the Deux Chevaux from the Windsor, Ont., eatery Motor Burger listed first.