Vatican officials defend Pope on abuse
The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called "aggressive attempts" to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading sex scandals of priests in his German homeland and contended he has long confronted abuse cases with courage.

Listeria, salmonella worries lead to recalls
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a pair of food recalls because of concerns about Listeria monocytogenes and salmonella.

[ Lifestyle ] 'Baby toting' in 1963
Mrs. Peterson, a Canadian mother, shares her research on various baby carriers found around the world.

Tim Hortons' prize RAV4s OK: Toyota
Toyota Canada wants anyone who wins a RAV4 in this year's Tim Hortons roll-up-the-rim contest not to worry about sticking accelerator models.

[ Sports ] Playing to Win: Canada at the Paralympics
Wheelchair racers speeding to victory, blind swimmers competing for gold, and disabled skiers pushing their bodies to the limit. These are today's Paralympians. They train hard. They play to win. And in recent years, Canadians have been winning big at the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics began as a postwar sporting event designed to get injured ex-soldiers moving again. But by the 1980s the Games had evolved into an elite international competition.

[ Lifestyle ] Canadian maple syrup
A look at the nation's best-known product.

New jobs push unemployment down
Canada's recovering economy continued to churn out new jobs last month, adding 60,000 full-time positions - mostly in the public sector and many filled by men aged 55 or older.

Edmonton shooting suspect a racist: co-workers
Co-workers say the alleged gunman in a fatal shooting at an Edmonton car dealership on Friday was recently suspended for making racial comments.