Howard Alexander

OTTAWA – The Harper government may be ready to improve access to a federal fund that gives impoverished ex-soldiers a dignified burial, says a veterans group.

TORONTO – A dating website for married people seeking affairs is dismissing a $20-million lawsuit as nothing but a "frivolous" claim by an "opportunistic" ex-employee.

TACLOBAN, Philippines – Bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and desperate survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine as rescue workers took on a daunting task Monday in the typhoon-battered islands of the Philippines. Thousands were feared dead.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Justin Bieber is blaming food poisoning for forcing him to quit the stage for the second time during his South America tour. This time he drew boos from a huge crowd in Buenos Aires' River Plate stadium who paid up to $320 to see their idol perform up close.

MANILA, Philippines – Hours before Typhoon Haiyan hit, Philippine authorities moved 800,000 people to sturdy evacuation centres — churches, schools and public buildings. But the brick-and-mortar structures were simply no match for the jet-force winds and massive walls of waves that swept ashore Friday, devastating cities, towns and villages and killing thousands, including many of those who had huddled in government shelters.

VANCOUVER – Does clicking on the ‘Like’ button for a charity on Facebook make it less likely that you will actually donate to that cause? That’s the question PhD student Kirk Kristofferson and his co-author asked when they embarked on a study at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. The study found would-be donors skip giving cash...

OTTAWA – In wet snow under grey skies, the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies played out Monday with all their sombre dignity.

TORONTO – Exercising during pregnancy for as little as 20 minutes a day, three times a week, appears to enhance a newborn's brain development, a study suggests.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — She couldn't resist. Singer Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with a dwarf during the MTV EMAs on Sunday.