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Timing of salmonella recall raises criticism

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Thursday defended the pace at which the government is alerting consumers to recalls of food products

Obama?s White House becomes embroiled in soap opera-style backbiting

Throughout the race for the presidency, the tight-knit group of advisers around Barack Obama employed one guiding principle: ?No drama.?

Doctor responsible for unnecessary mastectomies back at work

Dr. Barbara Heartwell, whose privileges were recently suspended, can immediately return to the operating room at Windsor's Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital

Toronto anesthetist charged with sexual assault

A 61-year-old doctor accused of sexually assaulting patients while they were under anesthetic faces three charges

Alberta revamps oil and gas royalty regime

Alberta, responding to more than two years of harsh criticism, has once again revamped its conventional oil and gas royalty regime, this time returning to rates similar to those announced before the government tore up the rules in 2007.

Baby Isaiah taken off life support after legal fight by Alberta parents

A four-month-old baby at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and Alberta doctors died in the arms of his mother and father on Thursday

Rights of disabled new foreign policy focus, Cannon says

Canada?s foreign policy 'is based on the promotion of democracy, the rule of law and certainly based on human rights,' Cannon said

Telus to sell tablet computers

Canada?s third-largest wireless carrier by subscribers plans to sell tablet computers, looking beyond phones to lure customers away from larger rivals

St. Petersburg collector claims he had Crosby?s stick

Sergei Afanasiev, the owner of the world?s biggest private collection of ice hockey-related memorabilia, returned Olympic gold medallist Sidney Crosby?s 'golden' stick, local media reported Thursday

Man guilty in 2007 shooting of RCMP officer

A jury has found Pingoatuk Kolola guilty of first-degree murder in the 2007 shooting death of RCMP Const. Doug Scott in Nunavut

Chile hit by more quakes as new president inaugurated

Chile?s freshly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera said a series of aftershocks on Thursday caused ?significant damage? in Rancagua

Olympics an inspiration to Canada, Harper says

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe, in response to Harper, cited the Olympics as one more reason why Quebec must declare its independence

Police clash with protesters as Greeks fight cutbacks

Tens of thousands on Thursday protested draconian cutbacks aimed at pulling Greece out of a debt crisis shaking the euro zone

Strategic Afghan bridge rebuilt in co-ordinated allied effort

Canadian, American and Afghan military engineers repaired a bomb-damaged bridge on Thursday that the Taliban had attacked

Harper more upbeat than usual on economy

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper adopted a more upbeat tone than usual when discussing the economy on Thursday, saying the nation was recovering with a growing sense of optimism

All-American Muslim convert ?Jihad Jane? arrested

A convert to Islam, Ms. LaRose is accused of working with overseas Islamic extremists via the Internet to recruit others to wage 'violent jihad'

Flaherty's budget forecasts off by billions: watchdog

The Parliamentary Budget Office concludes that the forecasts presented by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in last week?s federal budget do not form 'a prudent basis for fiscal planning'

Helton agrees to two-year extension with Rockies

Sporting News staff reports

Rockies first baseman Todd Helton has agreed to a two-year, $9 million extension with the team, according to The Denver Post.

Cincinnati Reds 2010 preview

Cincinnati's 27-13 finish in 2009 provided some hope. But will Joey Votto have his breakout season? Can Scott Rolen stay healthy? Will Aaron Harang bounce back in a contract year?

AccuScore: Evaluating the impact of the Ravens'new receivers

Stephen Oh, AccuScore analyst

The Ravens made the AFC championship game in 2008 and won a playoff game in 2009 without a true No. 1 wide receiver.