A U.S. weather agency confirmed on Tuesday that the tornado that swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, killing 24 people, was an EF-5 twister, the fiercest and most destructive possible.
A report to the mayor’s inner circle is recommending the addition of five new taxi stands, including one at Health Sciences Centre where parking meters sit now.
A Mountie who was once part of the famed Musical Ride is suing the national police force, alleging she was sexually assaulted, harassed, repeatedly doused in cold water and dragged through horse manure by colleagues.
Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damaging a vehicle and prompting its troops to fire back.
Anyone who wants to use public office for their own benefit should find a new line of work, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday -- for the first time addressing a deepening scandal related to Sen. Mike Duffy's repayment of improperly filed expenses.
Conservative Sen. Jacques Demers says if any senators are caught abusing taxpayers’ dollars, they should do more than step down from caucus: “They should not be a senator.”
The U.S. Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.
Witnesses say a car traveling south on Osborne Street veered into the oncoming lane and hit a parked truck, which then hit another car before coming to rest against a parked Jeep.
Provincial forecasters are warning that strong winds could cause ice pile-ups on several Manitoba lakes, while heavy rain could cause overland flooding in the Red, Assiniboine, and Souris river valleys.