BBC News The mother of a US student who died after drinking at a fraternity house is suing the group for $25m, saying her son was "hazed" and left to die. Marie Lourdes Andre claims her 19-year-old son, George Desdunes,…
CBC News Two Canadian soldiers have been charged with manslaughter in the 2010 death of a corporal during a routine training exercise on a shooting range in Afghanistan. Cpl. Joshua Baker of Edmonton was killed last February at the shooting range…
CBC News A B.C. man could be facing the death penalty in Oklahoma after his arrest Friday on a decades-old murder charge. U.S. Border Patrol officials arrested Suhail Shanti, of Burnaby, as he applied for a NEXUS pass at the…
BBC News The US Supreme Court has struck down a Californian law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to those aged under 18. The court voted 7-2 to uphold an appeals court ruling that declared the law…
BBC News New York has become the sixth and most populous US state to allow same-sex marriage. The Republican-controlled state senate voted 33-29 for a bill that had earlier been approved by the lower house, which has a Democratic majority.…
The Globe & Mail Canada’s Bear Creek Mining Corp. is threatening a legal challenge against Peru after its mining rights were revoked in a move that raises the risk for other resource companies doing business in the mineral-blessed South American…
BBC News US federal regulators are preparing to issue court orders to Google and other companies as part of a probe into practices in Google’s search engine business, US media report. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to open…
CBC News Members of parliament were debating back-to-work legislation for postal workers Thursday night as politicians stared down the possibility of an all-night debate on sending Canada Post employees back to work and ending a lockout. The NDP started speaking…
CBC News A woman who told a New Brunswick court she was abducted, held for 26 days and sexually assaulted by Romeo Cormier testified Thursday that she was too fearful to escape, even though there were opportunities. Asked during cross-examination by…
BBC News Alleged Boston gang leader James "Whitey" Bulger has been arrested near Los Angeles following 16 years on the run, FBI officials say. The 81-year-old was detained with his long-time girlfriend Catherine Greig, 60. Both are due to appear…