[ Politics ] The Winnipeg Floodway
CBC Winnipeg looks back at how the Red River floodway came to be.

Canadians split on pot, death penalty: poll
Canadian opinion tends to be split on the issues of legalizing marijuana and reintroducing capital punishment, an EKOS poll released Thursday suggests.

[ Politics ] Breaking the Ice: Canada and the Northwest Passage
It's been called "the Arctic Grail." For centuries, European explorers were obsessed with the quest for a route around North America to the Orient. Norway's Roald Amundsen finally conquered the Northwest Passage in 1906. But long Arctic winters meant the route couldn't be exploited commercially. Global warming could change all that by melting the ice and making the passage a key shipping route. But as this happens, the controversial question of sovereignty becomes increasingly important. Does the Northwest Passage belong to Canada or the world?

Arrests end UN talks with Taliban
Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nation's secret talks with the insurgency, the former UN envoy to Afghanistan says.

Accused gangster Bacon gets new trial
One of B.C.'s most notorious gang members, Jonathan Bacon, 27, and two associates will face a new trial for weapons and drug charges that were previously tossed out by a lower court.

Isotope shortage puts patients at risk
The health of thousands of Canadian and U.S. patients could be put in jeopardy by a critical shortage of radioactive isotopes over the next few weeks, nuclear medicine experts say.