The image of Del Mastro, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former parliamentary secretary, shuffling out of the courthouse in Peterborough, Ont., appeared to rattle political observers who seldom witness the gritty day-to-day workings of the criminal justice system.
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a freelance journalist says former Olympics CEO John Furlong portrayed her as a heartless, cruel and callous activist who was motivated by contempt for male authority figures.
In newly released briefing notes, the Communications Security Establishment says Snowden's disclosures about CSE's intelligence capabilities and those of its allies "have a cumulative detrimental effect" on its operations.
REGINA — After just three weeks on the job, Saskatchewan's first three certified intervention dogs are already helping victims of crime. Merlot is stationed in Regina, Kane in Moose Jaw and Beaumont in Estevan and Weyburn.
KYIV, Ukraine — Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the notorious ultra-nationalist Azov regiment will "absolutely" be excluded from the training Canadian military advisers are about to deliver in Ukraine.
VICTORIA — Scientists say the discovery of glass sponge reefs once believed to be extinct in northern British Columbia's Hecate Strait is like finding a herd of dinosaurs roaming on land.