An international group of thinkers, business people and former politicians — including billionaire Richard Branson — is urging the federal government to change its omnibus crime bill, arguing stiffer sentences for “minor” marijuana crimes won’t make Canada safer.

The Elections Canada investigation prompted by misleading calls during the final days of the last election has spread from Guelph to Thunder Bay, CBC News has learned.

A Vancouver man whose parents are on a stranded cruise ship in the Seychelles is anxious for their safe return, as the number of Canadians aboard rose to 14.

More than 12,000 students have indicated they intend to walk out of school Friday afternoon to demonstrate support for teachers.

In a “violent burst of anger,” Alexander LaGlace stabbed his girlfriend to death in the tent they were living in in a West Vancouver park, a prosecutor said Wednesday. LaGlace, 45, has pleaded not guilty to the May 2009 second-degree murder of Tammy-Lynn Cordone, 43, in Lighthouse Park.

A new video game that allows players to control the actions of a man escaping slavery in the American South for freedom in Nova Scotia made its world premiere this week in Halifax.

A trio of students at West Vancouver’s Mulgrave School are putting up the Not For Sale sign when it comes to human trafficking in their own backyard. Grade 11 students Natasha Virani, Melissa Godin and Hannah Radford — along with the rest of Mulgrave’s Student Action Council — will be hosting a benefit concert March 7 to raise money and awareness for Not For Sale, a California-based non-profit organization.

Metro Vancouver officials are promising an extensive public consultation leading up to the construction of a new sewage treatment plant in North Vancouver.

Canada’s benchmark stock index dropped for the day on Wednesday, but posted a 1.5 per cent gain for the month of February as the global economic outlook seemed to improve.

The pending removal from the market of OxyContin — one of the most abused prescription drugs in Canada — could make the tragedy of under-treated pain worse and lead to other unintended consequences for which we aren’t prepared.

Google is again offering cash prizes for hackers who can find security holes in its Chrome browser during an annual conference in Vancouver this March.

A small group of protesters opposed to the installation of smart meters demonstrated outside the corporate offices of B.C. Hydro in downtown Vancouver Wednesday morning.

Greenwood, B.C, residents can now say they have the best tap water in the world, according to an international water tasting competition.

A 64-year-old Vancouver man is facing two counts of sexual assault after two women were groped on public transit.

A Vancouver lawyer making $57,000 a month recently went to court and succeeded in having his payments reduced to his ex-wife.

A majority of Canadians believe bullying should be considered a crime, according to the findings of an Angus Reid poll released Wednesday, Pink Shirt Day.

Organizations that provide shelter and services for the homeless are receiving $11 million in funding from Metro Vancouver, the regional district announced Wednesday. The funding comes from the federal government’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy, an annual $135 million program that works with communities across the country.

A Calgary man has been charged in a southeast gas station robbery, and police are investigating to see if he’s connected to three other similar cases. On Jan. 31 at around 4 a.m., a man entered the Petro Canada gas bar at 8338 18th St. S.E. in the Riverbend area.

Most people in Canada and the U.S. get enough selenium in their diet and taking supplements could be too much of a good thing, a review suggests.

A “care team” from Costa Cruises has reached stranded passengers including 13 Canadians .