North America News

Canadian Blood Services says men who have not had sex with other men within the last five years will be allowed to donate blood when the new policy comes into effect this summer.

Canada's housing market is slowing dramatically in terms of both sales and construction, dragging down economic growth and putting some 150,000 jobs at risk in coming years, a mortgage industry association warns in its spring report.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's woes over crack cocaine allegations are providing plenty of late-night television fodder for Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart and other comedians south of the border.

The chief justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court is demanding to know why 95 people, or 40 per cent of prospective jurors, were not in court Tuesday for the start of a five-day trial.

The Senate is debating reports about the living and travel claims of three senators who have all been ordered to repay inappropriately claimed money.

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson is poised to join one of Canada's largest banks when he steps down from his diplomatic role in July.

HD Mining International says it hired workers from China because the Canadians who applied for the jobs weren't qualified.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was to leave Tuesday afternoon for a trade mission to South America, still under a cloud of questions swirling about his office's involvement in the Senate expenses affair.

Yifan Wang died two days after being pulled from the pool unresponsive. A coroner's inquest is starting into his death.

Dozens of people appointed to plum patronage jobs have been donating to the Conservative party, despite government rules that forbid it.

Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.

Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper, a former Manitoba MLA and MP who played a key role in defeating the Meech Lake accord, died on Friday at the age of 64.

The NDP is calling on the RCMP to investigate the actions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, who resigned recently after news emerged of a secret $90,000 payment he made to Senator Mike Duffy in relation to the Senate expense scandal.

As he grapples with a growing scandal over Senate expenses, Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces another potential flashpoint as the House of Commons resumes sitting: The political debate over abortion is far from over.

Kyle Lynch and friend Alex Durocher splash each other as they enjoy the mild weather on the beach, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Port Dover, Ont.

An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion.

Samantha Silliphant's video about residential schools in Canada is among 30 short films that Canadians can vote on as part of the Young Citizen's program organized by Canada's History.

Brad Deering, 42, was shot outside his home in Escazu, near the capital San Jose, Costa Rican police said in a statement on their Facebook page.

The heads of Alberta's ruling Tory party and opposition parties weighed in on British Columbia's election results, offering kudos to the re-elected Liberals and opening the door for renewed talks on proposed pipeline projects.

Prime-time ads began airing this week during NHL playoff games - currently the priciest advertising real estate on the dial - that tout a new federal Canada Jobs Grant for training workers.