CBC | Canadian News

Shafia accused could be convicted on lesser charge - 1 hour ago

Jurors can deliver a verdict of second-degree murder against some or all of the three Montrealers accused of killing four family members, the trial judge told jury members on Friday.

Mexico beating victim Sheila Nabb back in Calgary - 54 minutes ago

A Canadian woman who was badly beaten while on vacation at a resort in Mexico has returned to Calgary, where she is in hospital.

Costly federal appointments office has nothing much to do - 7 hours ago

Canadian taxpayers have spent millions of dollars on supporting a federal appointments commission that doesn't exist, in the six years since the Harper government came to power.

Harper eyes changes to retirement income - 2 hours ago

Ottawa will transform the country's retirement income system to curtail government costs, but details won't come until the budget, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in Davos.

RCMP apologize for not catching Pickton earlier - 1 hour ago

The RCMP has issued an apology for not catching B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton earlier.

Federal deficit $17B and falling - 2 hours ago

The federal budget deficit now stands at $17.3 billion, eight months into the fiscal year, the Finance Department reports.

Condo owner must pay for meter or unplug electric car - 2 hours ago

An Ottawa man is fighting the board of the condominium complex where he lives because it does not want him charging his electric car on other residents' dimes.

Maritimes battle snow, freezing rain - 3 hours ago

A winter storm is expected to blanket parts of New Brunswick with up to 30 centimetres of snow Friday afternoon, followed by freezing rain in the evening.

Neilson recalls Trutaste milk over contamination - 2 hours ago

People should not drink certain Neilson microfiltered partly skimmed milk because it may be contaminated with a cleaning solution, federal food officials say.

'Radical' group support rises since Oliver's attack - 2 hours ago

Tough talk from the Harper government about radical environmentalists and foreign-funded adversaries seems to be generating support for the groups targeted by the attacks.

Heritage minister says his ministry will face cuts first - 56 minutes ago

Canada's heritage minister says his own department will be cut first and perhaps deepest in order to give more money to arts groups during the next budget.

Hockey helmet adds anti-concussion liner - 1 hour ago

A sports equipment maker is trying to reduce head injuries with a new type of helmet.

BBC News - Technology

Facebook sues 'spam clickjacker' - 3 hours ago
The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons.

Top Euro MP quits in piracy row - 6 hours ago
A European Parliament rapporteur stands down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries.

Botnet suspect denies involvement - 1 hour ago
The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty".

FBI social network scraping app - 1 day 6 hours ago
The FBI asks contractors to suggest a system that can "scrape" information from social networks to build alert maps.

Twitter 'can censor by country' - 3 hours ago
Twitter says it now has the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis, a move which is criticised by freedom of information campaigners.

Intel buys RealNetworks patents - 1 day 1 hour ago
Intel is paying $120m (£76m) for RealNetwork's video patents. Experts say it undermines claims that a "patent bubble" has burst.

Call for illegal site demotion - 1 day 1 hour ago
Rights campaigners have criticised plans to ask search engines to demote illegal sites in order to fight piracy.

Web economy 'to double by 2016' - 14 hours ago
With half the world online by 2016, the web economy in the G20 countries is set to nearly double in size to $4.2tn (£2.7tn), research suggests.

Samsung in year end sales boost - 18 hours ago
South Korea's Samsung Electronics announces a 17% rise in profits in the last three months of 2011, as smartphone sales boosted earnings.

Disable software, warns Symantec - 1 day 7 hours ago
Symantec advises customers to stop using its pcAnywhere program after stolen source code exposes serious vulnerabilities.

Call for cyberwar 'peacekeepers' - 1 day 3 hours ago
Cyber-attack on our digital lives is a growing problem according to the US Army's Cyber Command, which is recruiting "world class cyber warriors".

Ubuntu swaps action menus for HUD - 2 days 1 hour ago
Ubuntu's lead developer outlines plans to replace menu controls with a "head-up display" box into which users type commands.

O2 apology for mobile disclosure - 2 days 2 hours ago
O2 apologises for a problem that could have exposed users' mobile phone numbers to websites.

Nokia hit by falling mobile sales - 1 day 5 hours ago
Mobile phone giant Nokia reports a loss for the final three months of last year, as sales of mobile devices fell sharply.

Backlash over Google privacy move - 2 days 7 hours ago
Critics question whether Google's privacy changes will simplify settings or give users less control.

'Invisibility cloak' breakthrough - 1 day 17 hours ago
For the first time researchers achieve the "cloaking" of a three-dimensional object to make it invisible as viewed from any angle.

EU confirms data penalty proposal - 2 days 8 hours ago
The European Commission proposes an overhaul of data protection laws, including large fines for firms that breach the rules.

Megaupload boss denied bail in NZ - 2 days 17 hours ago
A New Zealand court denies bail to the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, sought by the US for internet piracy, saying he poses a flight risk.