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Flood ebbs, U.S. Northeast picks up after epic storm

Flood ebbs, U.S. Northeast picks up after epic storm

New York City and the sodden U.S. Northeast began an arduous journey back to normal Wednesday after mammoth storm Sandy killed at least 64 Americans in a rampage that swamped coastal cities and cut power to millions.
Passport images lack diversity, report says

Passport images lack diversity, report says

The iconic images on Canada's new passports, unveiled with fanfare last week, short-change women and multicultural communities, says a report ordered by Passport Canada.
Iran pauses on bomb: Israel

Iran pauses on bomb: Israel

Iran has drawn back from its ambitions to build a nuclear weapon, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barack was quoted as telling Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper Tuesday, while warning that his country may still have to decide next year whether to lau
Alleged construction fraud prompts 16 arrests

Alleged construction fraud prompts 16 arrests

Quebec provincial police have arrested 16 people in a series of raids connected to an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in the construction industry.
Italian law targets corruption

Italian law targets corruption

Italian lawmakers have approved a confidence vote brought by the government to speed up passage of an anti-corruption bill.
Military weapons among pilfered federal property

Military weapons among pilfered federal property

The federal government lost $1.9 million last year in pilfered property, including vehicles, laptops, smart phones, cameras, furniture and even several dozen military weapons. Another $8.
Youths charged in 2 slayings

Youths charged in 2 slayings

Two youths appeared in a Saskatchewan courtroom Tuesday, charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two people. RCMP say the bodies of a man and woman were found Monday in a rural home near the community of Rapid View, west of Meadow Lake.
Teen guilty in three murders

Teen guilty in three murders

An Ohio jury found 17-year-old Brogan Rafferty guilty of murder on Tuesday in the deaths of three men, two of whom were lured to Ohio by a Craigslist ad promising work on a farm.
Montreal mayor knew about payments: witness

Montreal mayor knew about payments: witness

The mayor of Montreal has been personally implicated in testimony at Quebec's public inquiry, with a witness suggesting that he was not only aware of illegal financing within his political party but was indifferent to it.
Firm in meningitis crisis ignored red flags for years, FDA says

Firm in meningitis crisis ignored red flags for years, FDA says

The pharmacy company at the centre of a deadly meningitis outbreak knew of contamination at its Framingham, Massachusetts, facility as early as January but has no record of acting to safeguard the drugs prepared there, U.S.