Paralympic sponsorship up, but not enough
While sponsorships for the Paralympics have been pouring in as the Games are held on Canadian soil for the first time, organizers say athletes still need more funding to rise to the top.

Thai protesters want new elections
Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Bangkok on Sunday, demanding the Thai government dissolve parliament and call new elections.

[ 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.

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.

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