Hepatitis C blood tests suggested for baby boomers

All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, U.S. health officials recommend.

Vitamin D non-skeletal health benefits unclear

Taking vitamin D supplements for bone health is fine but using it to prevent and treat other diseases doesn't have clear evidence, a panel of medical experts says.

Inflation inches higher to 2%

Inflation in Canada appears to have entered a period of stability near the Bank of Canada's two per cent sweet spot, providing little impetus for interest rate hikes any time soon.

Kamloops hostage-taker killed in fiery explosion

One man is dead following a hostage taking in Kamloops, B.C. on Thursday night that ended with an explosion destroying a family home.

Mark Zuckerberg opens NYSE

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the bell to open the NYSE on Friday as his company made its stock market debut.

UN nuclear chief to fly to Iran for inspections deal

The UN nuclear agency chief will fly to Tehran over the weekend to sign a deal meant to allow his organization to resume a long-stalled search for evidence that Iran worked on developing nuclear arms, the agency and diplomats say.

Obama hosts Harper and other leaders at G8 summit

U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Canada's prime minister and five other world leaders today to a bucolic presidential retreat as he kicks off two international summits.

800-year-old cedar taken from B.C. park

A giant 800-year-old red cedar tree has been poached from a provincial park on southern Vancouver Island, but the culprits who repeatedly returned to the site to hack it down may never be brought to justice.

Inside Camp David, the secretive presidential retreat

G8 leaders, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, are convening at Camp David in Maryland. Take a virtual tour of the highly secretive facilities.

Honda recalls Fit subcompacts
Honda Canada says it will recall 14,640 of its 2009 and 2010 Fit subcompact cars to replace lost motion springs.

Facebook closes just above $38 IPO price

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg took the company public on Friday but the stock price closed just barely above its IPO price as stock markets closed.

Quebec adopts emergency law to end tuition crisis

Quebec's legislature has voted in favour of an emergency law aimed at cooling tensions in the 14-week student strike.