Earthquake, magnitude 6.1, strikes off B.C. coast

An earthquake has occurred on the sea floor off B.C., the latest in a series of tremors on the coast since Monday. more...

Recall grows as victim's family prepares funeral

As an Ontario family prepared for the funeral of the 89-year-old great-grandmother they say died from listeriosis, more products were added to the growing recall list of potentially tainted foods. more...   comments(6)

• Canada AM: Karen Clark, daughter of Listeria victim 

Obama set to woo nation with historic speech

Barack Obama will stand before delegates and the nation Thursday -- the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech -- to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize. more...   comments(7)

• Canada AM: ABC's Diana Alvear with the speeches 

Economic disparities kill 'on grand scale:' WHO

A new World Health Organization report says the poor around the world are dying on a "grand scale" even as economies of developing and industrial countries have shown "enormous (increases) in global wealth." more...   comments(9)

• Canada AM: Dr. Monique Begun, WHO Commissioner 

Election part of strategy to destroy Liberals: adviser

Conventional wisdom suggests Stephen Harper must be mad to thrust the country into an election at a time when he has little hope of winning a majority. more...

• Canada AM: Party strategists debate the issues 

Merkel tops list of world's most powerful women

As more women now run corporations, nonprofits and entire countries, getting on our annual list has never been more challenging. more...