ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health board has fired three staff and launched an investigation after the unexpected death of a patient at a mental health hospital in St. John's earlier this month.
OTTAWA — The Harper government has built a military that it cannot afford and will be forced to make tough choices in the future, if it sticks with the current funding envelope, the country's budget watchdog said Thursday.
Quebec will post a balanced budget this year and tightly control government spending as the province aims to slice its massive debt over the next decade, says Finance Minister Carlos Leitao.
VANCOUVER — The chief aviation investigator for the federal transport watchdog says he's absolutely confident in the safety records of Canadian airlines and the psychological testing administered to their pilots.
This could be the ultimate cat video. A northern Ontario woman who came upon a wild lynx outside her shop captured the encounter on video and posted it to YouTube, drawing both awe and ridicule from online commentators.
TORONTO — A woman who injected industrial silicone into the buttocks of customers as an illegal cosmetic procedure has been sentenced to eight years in prison.