A hitchhiking robot is set to start off on a whirlwind adventure, attempting to hitchhike from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, and relying on the kindness of strangers to get to its final destination.

Front-line police officers who carry stun guns and deal with people in crisis should also be equipped with body-mounted cameras, according to a report into police use of force that was undertaken after the shooting death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim.

Militant group Islamic State has ordered all girls and women in and around Iraq's northern city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation, the United Nations says.

A WestJet plane with engine problems that was scheduled to travel from Hamilton to Calgary landed safely at Toronto's Pearson airport this morning, police have confirmed to CBC News.

An Air Algerie passenger plane has crashed with 116 people, including five Canadians, on board after losing radio contact on its route from Burkina Faso to Algiers in northern Africa.

A young suspect was told in bail court he could be thrown in jail for refusing to make his bed at home — one example of how unnecessary bail conditions are helping to clog up the provincial jail system with legally innocent people, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association says.

Why did Roots, the iconic Canadian company that’s synonymous with stylish, quality casual wear for nature lovers, drop out of a plan to collaborate with Parks Canada on a new fashion line?

The RCMP is getting far less than its asking price after the online auction of a controversial plane ordered by former commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli. The luxury turboprop was listed on the government of Canada's surplus website last spring at $2.5 million. Last week it sold for $1.3 million.

The tragedy in Eastern Ukraine where rebels seem to have shot down a passenger plane with 298 people on board is the latest disaster to affect the global airline industry, which had only recently recovered after several years of uncertainty.

Most Russians look to be backing the Kremlin's view of who shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber reports from Moscow. That's perhaps no surprise given what the state-controlled media is saying.

Dignitaries in the Netherlands gathered for another solemn moment of silence at Eindhoven airfield on Thursday as the remains of 51 more Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 victims were returned to Dutch soil.

Israeli tank shells hit a compound housing a UN school in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens who were seeking shelter from fierce clashes on the streets outside.

A condemned U.S. inmate gasped and snorted during his almost two-hour execution Wednesday in an episode sure to heighten the national scrutiny surrounding the death penalty.

A man lured into what has been called the largest human trafficking ring in Canadian history says he’s thrilled the individuals who forced him to work in deplorable conditions have been deported — because he was afraid they would come after him again.

Watch live action from Glasgow, Scotland as Canadian swimming stars Ryan Cochrane and Brittany MacLean highlight the opening-day day slate, along with the men's and women's triathlon, track cycling and weightlifting.