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Flu vaccine is not as effective as public health messaging traditionally has claimed, says a new report that suggests overselling of flu shots is getting in the way of developing more effective and longer lasting vaccines.

Two law enforcement officers in Michelle Obama's motorcade were injured on Monday when their motorcycles hit each other as they were escorting the first lady in Delaware, Ohio.

A British Columbia salmon farming company is appealing a judge's decision to dismiss a defamation case against an industry critic.

A man has pleaded guilty at the start of his trial in Abbotsford, for the death of a traffic flagger. Thor Michael Shay has admitted to a single count of driving without due care and attention in connection with the July 15, 2010, death of Don Cain.

A Surrey man has been arrested after a standoff with police in a downtown Vancouver hotel for almost 10 hours Monday morning. Officers were called to the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel at about 2: 30 a.m.

The Conservative government that earlier this year killed the long-gun registry now says placing serial numbers on rifles and shotguns contributes to public safety by allowing police to trace them to their legal owners. Starting Dec.

Air India bomber asks Supreme Court to review 2010 conviction

Their future meetings risk being a lot frostier, but Quebec Premier Pauline Marois said her first encounter with Stephen Harper was "excellent.

Long before there was Facebook or Twitter, the closest thing MPs had to a "status update" was Hansard - the official transcripts of the debates in the House of Commons.

The Ontario government vowed Wednesday to strengthen its animal-welfare laws following allegations of mistreatment of animals at Marineland, an amusement park in Niagara Falls.