All charges against a Nova Scotia woman in the Royal Canadian Navy who is fighting cancer, and who was charged with being absent without leave and facing a court martial have been dropped, the woman and her lawyer say.

A lawyer representing 300 women who worked for the RCMP alleging harassment and gender-based discrimination in a lawsuit says the national police force is declining an offer to mediate.

Senator Mike Duffy's expenses may get a second review by independent auditors following media reports regarding expenses he claimed while campaigning for Conservative candidates during the last election.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says allegations he was caught on tape smoking crack are "ridiculous," following reports that someone had been trying to sell a purported recording of such an event to U.S. and Canadian media outlets.

Elijah Harper, a former Manitoba MLA and MP who was a key player in defeating the Meech Lake accord, has died at age 64.

Dennis Oland is considered the prime suspect in the killing of his father, Richard Oland, according to search warrants.

Canada's annual inflation rate fell sharply in April, from 1.0 per cent the previous month to 0.4 per cent, largely on the back of lower gasoline prices

As plans to honour Tim Bosma take shape for next week in Hamilton, Ont., CBC News has learned the man accused in his slaying purchased a Toronto condo less than 24 hours after Bosma went missing.

Gros Morne National Park's status as a world heritage site may be in jeopardy due to plans for controversial oil exploration on Newfoundland's west coast, CBC News has learned. UNESCO is looking for answers about the proposed fracking near the site.

A $90,000 'gift' from Stephen Harper's chief of staff to Mike Duffy didn't fix the political problem over the senator's questionable expenses, Chris Hall writes. It just made matters worse and opens the door to questions about prime ministerial accountability.

Getting your garden started for the summer? CBC Calgary's gardening expert Lyndon Penner answered questions and offered tips and tricks in a live chat that happened over the noon hour. You can replay it here.

Hamilton wants to be the first city in Canada to have auto-injectors or Epipens for children with allergies at every food outlet.

Two earthquakes near the Ontario-Quebec border could be felt across both provinces this morning.

Federally registered meat plants will be required to put new labels on tenderized beef in order to make it safer for consumers, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says.

The Supreme Court of Canada today upheld the acquittal of a Saskatchewan woman who was charged with abandoning a child after giving birth in a Wal-Mart bathroom.