An Ottawa family of four, including a 22-year-old son and 26-year-old daughter, is facing more than 60 drug charges in connection with alleged cocaine trafficking to Australia, Russia, India, the U.S. and several other countries.

Canada's Science and Technology Museum has raised the age limit for a controversial sex exhibit after complaints about the content.

A new unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has the daunting task of assembling a national database for finding missing people and identifying human remains.

The operating season of the Rideau Canal and other waterways across the country won't change this season, according to the minister in charge of Parks Canada.

Cyclists are entitled to the same accident coverage as motorists, though some don't know it. And with about 300 motor vehicle versus bicycle accidents occurring on average each year, a local personal injury lawyer thinks they should.

A Val-des-Monts, Que., man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the homicide of 57-year-old Richard Blanchet.

Canadians will be able to view a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, though the viewing gets better the further west in the country you are.

Quebec's legislature has voted in favour of an emergency law aimed at cooling tensions in the 14-week student strike.

A Kingston artist has painted a nude portrait of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and put a price of $5,000 on her work, "Emperor Haute Couture." Reaction on Twitter has been swift.

The head of OC Transpo wants bus drivers and mechanics to help cut down on unneccesary engine idling, which may be a factor in higher-than-expected fuel use this year.

The opposition parties are accusing the governing Liberals of trying to sweep the Ornge scandal under the rug.

Two people were charged with making unsafe turns after three crashes involving cyclists and motorists on Tuesday morning. One of the victims told CBC News Wednesday that it could happen to anyone.

Close to 42,000 people have registered for next weekend's Tamarack Homes Ottawa Race Weekend, more than 2,000 more than last year.

Ottawa cyclists rode the streets in silence Wednesday night to pay tribute to cyclists who have been injured or killed on the road.

Before work begins on the light rail tunnel, archeologists are excavating at a Lebreton Flats site in its path that was home to homes and hotels from a century earlier.