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The B.C. government is floating a proposal to fly people on welfare north and give them accommodation and training to fill vacant jobs in the booming oil and gas sector. More...

Government and law enforcement access to people's electronic communications is the norm in dictatorships around the world, but the same intrusion appears to be creeping into North America, say opponents of a new online surveillance bill tabled in the House Tuesday. More...

AP - North Korea announced Saturday that Kim Jong Un has been officially named supreme commander of the military, further strengthening his authority after the death of his father, longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. More...

AP - North Korea's anointed heir Kim Jong Un led a solemn procession of mourners Tuesday to the glass coffin of his father and longtime ruler — a strong indication that a smooth leadership transition was under way in the country known for secrecy and unpredictability. More...

AP - The United States is poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North Korea this week, the first concrete accomplishment after months of behind-the-scenes diplomatic contacts between the two wartime enemies. An agreement by North Korea to suspend its controversial uranium...

Quebec provincial police began carrying out several raids on Montreal's North Shore Wednesday morning. More...

Six people were killed in fighting between an armed group and security forces in the north of Egypt's Sinai region, security sources and the state news agency MENA said on Saturday. About 100 armed men rode through the town of el-Arish on Friday in cars and on motorcycles, waving flags with...

A body of a man found Thursday in a home north of downtown Edmonton has been ruled a homicide. Police were called to the home at 97th Street and 109th Avenue at 8 p.m. Thursday. His death was determined to be a homicide following an autopsy on Friday. Police are not releasing his name until...

Minot, North Dakota (CNN) -- The bloated Souris River was in the process of cresting Sunday in Minot, North Dakota, where record water levels have flooded thousands of homes. "We're going to see minor fluctuations throughout the day today," but the water levels in Minot are expected to stay...

Minot, North Dakota (CNN) -- The summer flooding in Minot, North Dakota, will enter record territory Friday morning as the Souris River surges toward a peak, days ahead of original forecasts by the National Weather Service. The river, which stood 1,556 feet above sea level early Friday, is...

CHICAGO, -- Three men were arrested for allegedly pointing a laser beam at a Chicago Police helicopter, authorities say. Alvin Kang, 25, of Northbrook, Jeremy A. Smith, 24, of Skokie, and Mark P. Lawrence, 25, of Winnetka, are facing charges of the unlawful use of a weapon, the Chicago...

South Korean marines fired rifles at a civilian jetliner as it was descending to land after mistaking it for a North Korean military aircraft, the airline said Saturday. The Asiana Airlines flight carrying 119 people from the Chinese city of Chengdu was undamaged in the incident around dawn...

The US Navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying missile technology to Myanmar and after dramatic stand-off forced it to turn back, The New York Times reported. Pyongyang was forced to recall the ship home after last month's confrontation, which involved several days of...

A fisherman hauled an extremely rare blue lobster out of the waters off P.E.I.'s North Shore Wednesday. Blair Doucette landed the lobster in North Rustico. Only about one in four million lobsters is blue. The colour is caused by a genetic mutation. Wendy Doucette, Blair's wife, told CBC News...

The death of a 70-year-old man who was found Tuesday in a north Edmonton apartment has been ruled a homicide. Police found the man's body around 6 p.m. after they were called to a high-rise apartment building at 128th Avenue and 65th Street. Neighbours alerted police after realizing they...

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea said Tuesday it regrets North Korea's announcement that it will cut all ties with its neighbor. North Korea's National Defence Commission issued a statement Monday saying it "will never deal with traitor Lee Myung-bak and his clan" referring to the South...

(CNN) -- The family of an American citizen who was detained for several months in North Korea said Saturday it was ecstatic over news of his release and thanked the U.S. and North Korean governments for the roles they played in it. A U.S. team led by envoy Robert King left North Korea Saturday...

Beijing (CNN) -- Grainy photos of the reclusive North Korean leader in China appeared on local websites but the Chinese government Tuesday declined to confirm Kim Jong Il's visit to his nation's closest ally. "We arrange visits by foreign leaders according to our usual practices and out of...

(CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was visiting China on Friday, a South Korean official said, according to state-run Yonhap news agency. The report contradicts earlier ones that Kim's son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un, was leading the visit. It was unclear whether his son was...

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