Mint employee guilty of smuggling $190K of gold in rectum

A former Royal Canadian Mint employee has been found guilty of smuggling $190,000 worth of gold from the building on Sussex Drive — apparently in his rectum, an Ottawa judge ruled Wednesday morning.

'Somebody knows who shot him': Toronto mother speaks out after bullets left her son paralyzed

He's been paralyzed from the neck down in hospital ever since. On Jan. 15, emergency units were called to a crash scene in Rexdale, where a car had smashed into a hydro pole. When they arrived, ...

'Promise made, promise kept'? It depends on who you ask about the PCs' first budget

In the roadmap outlined by the new PC Newfoundland and Labrador government for the fiscal year ahead, there were big ticket ...

Judge approves bid for new owner to take over Stephenville airport

The sale of the airport in Stephenville has been given the green light, ending the tumultuous ownership of an Ottawa ...

2 men shot in McKenzie Towne

Calgary Police say two men were shot in Mckenzie Towne in the early hours on Friday. The shooting occurred in the 200-block of Elgin Meadows Gardens SE. One male has been take to the hospital in ...

SIU investigates reported injury sustained by Sioux Lookout man while in OPP custody

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is probing a reported injury sustained by a Sioux Lookout man while he was in OPP custody. OPP said officers were called to a Sioux Lookout business at about 7:15 ...

Trial dates set for 2 accused of killing Ryan Sugar in Regina

More than a year after the body of 31-year-old Ryan Sugar was found in Regina, trial dates have been set for two of the three people accused of killing him. Colinda Lee Hotomani of Fort Qu'Appelle, ...

NAPE members, Botwood residents protest ER cutback

Windsor, anxious to return to her hometown of Botwood to be closer to family. A heart attack had nearly taken her life while she was driving with her husband near Bishop's Falls. After 10 days in the ...

Sentencing delayed for mint employee who smuggled gold in his rectum

A former Royal Canadian Mint employee who smuggled $190,000 worth of gold in his rectum over several months is making efforts to pay it back, court heard Monday. In November, 35-year-old Leston ...

Czech government tells NHL Russian players aren't welcome for Prague series

The Czech Foreign Ministry told two NHL teams opening their seasons in Prague that any Russian players would not be welcome because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It may not amount to an outright ...

Why a salary of $115K isn't enough to purchase a house in some parts of Canada

Thirty years ago, it was normal for a grocery store produce manager or part-time nurse to find the five per cent downpayment ...

'Extinct' monkey still lives in Borneo

A Canadian-led team of international scientists has rediscovered a rare species of monkey that was thought to be extinct in a region of Borneo where it was not known to previously live. The finding ...