IQALUIT, Nunavut — A courtroom swelled with weeping, cries and 35 years of bottled-up grief Thursday as a defrocked priest who abused dozens of Inuit children told a judge about to sentence him that he's sorry for his crimes and won't commit any more.
SASKATOON — The federal government has announced more than $35 million in research infrastructure funding for 37 Canadian universities where scientists are pushing the boundaries of knowledge in areas such as breast cancer prevention, intelligent drone technology and better pet food.
EDMONTON — An Edmonton woman has won $15 million playing the Lotto Max.
DAVOS, Switzerland — Finance Minister Joe Oliver says he will not budge from his plan to deliver a balanced budget come April, even with the recent decline in crude oil prices.
TORONTO — Several years after selling its U.S. retail banking business, the Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) is venturing south of the border again, with a US$5.4-billion deal to acquire Los Angeles-based City National Corp.
CASTLEGAR, B.C. — Two boys who made an online video titled "How to Kill Your Teacher" have told police in Castlegar, B.C., that it was intended as a joke.