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A girl is in hospital and a boy is in custody after an alleged sexual assault Monday afternoon in northeast Calgary that was witnessed and possibly filmed by eight other young people.

NDP MP Glenn Thibeault says he will switch his vote to oppose a Tory backbencher's bill to repeal the federal long-gun registry.

A newly released study says one in five Canadian teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 was no longer pursuing a formal education in 2008, a higher percentage than a global average of 31 countries.

Police in southwestern Ontario made a daring and dramatic takedown of a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction at 200 km/h on Highway 401 near Windsor.

The famous captain of a U.S. swordfishing boat who's been portrayed in a Hollywood film and is a regular on the Discovery Channel is back in Newfoundland fishing and shooting a television series.

TORONTO - A new Canadian study suggests the decline in bee pollination may be due to climate change instead of a dwindling number of bees.

EDMONTON - A new study says birds are likely dying in oilsands tailings ponds at at least 30 times the rate suggested by industry and government.

QUEBEC - A cancer-stricken Quebec cabinet minister announced Tuesday he was leaving politics, marking the end of a once-promising career that was swiftly savaged by illness.

OTTAWA - A navy planner officer says the Canadian Forces must be ready to be called to the front lines in the battle against the effects of climate change.