Canada's housing market expected to cool off
Canada's housing market is expected to continue to cool off throughout this year and into 2009, a Bank of Nova Scotia report says, bringing balance to the market for the first time in a decade.
Vitamin D levels linked to breast-cancer prognosis
Women who are vitamin D deficient when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to have their disease spread and are more likely to die than those with adequate vitamin D levels, new research says.
China says earthquake may have killed 50,000
There are signs that efforts are shifting from looking for survivors to dealing with the dead in quake-ravaged areas of China. Officials estimate the death toll will reach 50,000.
Victoria teen tethered in jail awarded $60,000
A jury in B.C. has awarded a teenager $60,000 after it found Victoria Police officers violated her rights by restraining her to the door of her jail cell.
Opposition questions true cost of defence plan
The Conservative government's much-touted 20-year defence plan is raising questions about its actual cost. The Tories have given various figures for its actual costs. Critics claim they may be playing with the numbers.