Nunavut Mountie's killer guilty of murder
An Iqaluit jury has found Pingoatuk Kolola guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an RCMP officer in a remote Nunavut community more than two years ago.

[ Health ] Saccharin banned as a food additive
Health and Welfare Canada bans saccharin in 1977 when studies link the artificial sweetener to cancer in lab rats.

Chile hit by powerful aftershocks
A series of powerful aftershocks hit Chile on Thursday just 12 days after February's massive earthquake and minutes before the new president, Sebastian Pinera, was sworn in.

NFL great, actor Merlin Olsen dies
Merlin Olsen, an inductee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a former television actor, has died at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer.

[ Arts & Entertainment ] Nicolas Dickner, Canada Reads author
In 2008 the author of Nikolski talks about the process of writing his novel.

[ Society ] The 'Boyd Gang' becomes infamous
To many Torontonians, the Boyd Gang are local heroes, robbing from the rich banks and living on the lam. But everything suddenly changes.