Thousands of barrels leak at Newfoundland oil refinery, spill contained

COME BY CHANCE, N.L. - Cleanup is underway at a Newfoundland and Labrador oil refinery after thousands of barrels of oil leaked from a holding tank.

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Nova Scotia man charged with attempted murder

ANTIGONISH, N.S. - RCMP in Nova Scotia have a charged a 25-year-old man with attempted murder after ...

Occupy protesters in Nova Scotia to explore possible legal action

HALIFAX - Occupy Nova Scotia has decided to explore all possible legal options after arrests made mo...

Nova Scotia man arrested after methadone stolen from local drug store

SYDNEY MINES, N.S. - A Cape Breton man is facing several charges in connection with a drug store rob...

Fire guts New Brunswick apartment buildings, displaces 7 people

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Seven people are temporarily homeless but no one is hurt after a fire gutted two ...

Jason Kenney;Minister of Citizenship and Immigration;appears at the Senate social affairs committee hearing witnesses on Bill C-38;budget bill in Ottawa;Thursday May 17;2012.

Kenney says Canada not tossing would-be immigrants aside

REGINA - Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the federal government is not tossing aside anyone w...

Prince Charles and Camilla;Duchess of Cornwall;known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay;are undertaking various engagements in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of Their Royal Highnesses' annual Holyrood Week.

How Global News is covering the royal visit to Canada

TORONTO – As part of events that mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Prince Charles and his wife Camil...

Charges laid against Nova Scotia man in home invasion

An 18-year-old man in Nova Scotia faces several charges in connection with a home invasion that led ...

After nearly a decade of topping livability studies;the city has slipped to number three behind Melbourne and Vienna according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Livability Survey.

Quality of life across Canada depends on where you live, says study

Canadians are used to hearing their country ranks among the world's best places to live, but new res...

In this Oct. 10;2011 file photo;a magnifying glass is posed over a monitor displaying a Facebook page in Munich. Taking a company public isn't as simple as collecting Facebook friends. Even if the company is Facebook.

Facebook debut as a public company fails to pop as stock closes nearly flat

NEW YORK - In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the fir...

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Trayvon Martin case

More court documents have been released in the case of the Florida Neighbourhood Watch captain who shot and killed an unarmed teenager.

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Quality of life

The first-ever quality-of-life comparison of provinces and territories to other countries suggests that while most Canadians live as well as anyone in the world, others are well down the list.

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Kirwan homicide

Amber Kirwan's body was found four weeks after she was last seen outside a New Glasgow pool hall. This is a timeline events leading up the most recent police updates.

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The Royals

As Britain looks to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Royals tour the world, the popularity of the Royal Family has never been higher.

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Food fight

The Conservative government sparred with the UN right-to-food envoy after he found unacceptable levels of hunger in Canada.

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Canadians at Cannes

The star-studded Cannes Film Festival begins May 16 on the French Riviera and several Canadians are featured in this year's lineup.

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New sexy, safety campaign

Can sex sell safety? Ross Lord introduces you to Bridget, a saucy brunette with provocative messages for drivers to take it easy.

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Need more planets

A new report says humanity's demands exceed Earth's capacity to sustain us. A psychology expert tells us about the motivation behind pro-environmental activities and why they are so hard to do.

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Shaw Africa Project

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