Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday.

The tsunami then hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific, putting areas on alert as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast.

A lineup at Pearson International Airport.

Pearson airport will be busy for March break getaway

Travellers heading out for March Break will face long lineups at airports and at border crossings and it is expected that 100-thousand...

Ontario launches government-wide review of the use of Agent Orange

The Ontario government has named Dr. Leonard Ritter as chairman of an independent panel that will probe Ontario's use of Agent Orange...

A view of the traffic on Highway 407, southern Ontario's toll highway, looking west from Kennedy Road in Brampton.

Province pushing ahead with Hwy. 407 east extension

The Liberal government is stepping up the schedule for extending Highway 407 to Harmony Road in Oshawa by 2015 and to link up with...

Ontario's health insurance will only cover breast cancer drug Herceptin for tumours larger than one centimetre.

NDP says breast cancer victim shouldn't have to fight bureaucracy to get drug

Ontario's health insurance program deemed the tumour in Jill Anzarut's breast was too small to qualify for the drug Herceptin, which...

Toronto city council sits on December 16, 2010.

City Hall dissolves housing board, replaces it with one director

Toronto city council has dissolved the board of directors at the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and replaced it with one interim...

Students leave Central Technical School in downtown Toronto.

Toronto school board rejects video advertising

The proposal before TDSB trustees was to expand a video screen pilot project to 70 schools, and have them run advertising one-third...

Ontario Minister of Finance, Dwight Duncan, speaks at the Empire Club of Canada on Mar. 29, 2010.

Liberal government promises no new taxes or tax hikes in Ontario budget

Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan flatly states there will not be any tax increases in the spring budget, but the opposition ...

Metro fined $350K in death of worker at Mississauga store

The fatal accident occurred in August 2009, at a Metro store on Erin Mills Parkway, when a young worker was helping the assistant ...

Riot police form a line on Toronto's Bay Street as smoke billows from police cruisers that where set fire by protesters during the G20 Summit, Saturday June 26, 2010.

SIU reopens probe into man injured during G20 protests

Ontario's police watchdog is reopening an investigation into injuries sustained by 42-year-old Canute Fernandes during G20 demonstrations...

Health minister reviewing evidence used to deny woman breast cancer drug

Deb Matthews says she's reviewing the evidence that led experts to reject Jill Anzarut's request for Herceptin, which costs about $...

Tofino tsunami advisory alert: Long Beach Radio evacuates from Tofino Pier

Geoff Johnson of Long Beach Radio has been broadcasting since the Japan earthquake from Tofino harbor Now that the District of Tofino...

Tsunami advisory issued for north and central B.C. coast

A tsunami watch that was issued for sections of the British Columbia coast following an earthquake in Japan has been elevated to a...

Tsunami kills hundreds in Japan after powerful quake

The tsunami then hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific, putting areas on alert as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska...

Province pushing ahead with Hwy. 407 east extension

The Liberal government is stepping up the schedule for extending Highway 407 to Harmony Road in Oshawa by 2015 and to link up with...

Tofino tsunami advisory alert: Long Beach Radio evacuates from Tofino Pier

Geoff Johnson of Long Beach Radio has been broadcasting since the Japan earthquake from Tofino harbor Now that the District of Tofino...

Pearson airport will be busy for March break getaway

Travellers heading out for March Break will face long lineups at airports and at border crossings and it is expected that 100-thousand...

Tofino B.C. on high alert

Marinas, beaches, and other areas that are below the normal high tide mark must be evacuated.

How to donate

Canadians wishing to help support relief efforts underway in Japan are encouraged to contribute by donating online, calling 1-800-...

8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hits Japan – hundreds killed

The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck Friday, triggering a tsunami that pounded the country's east coast and prompting...

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Travelers rest on the floor stranded at the Haneda airport Friday, March 11, 2011, in Tokyo, Japan, due to the massive 8.9 earthquake to hit off the shores of eastern Japan.

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