Four RCMP officers were killed Wednesday at the scene of a marijuana grow op -- carnage not seen by the force since the 1885 Northwest Rebellion.

Politicians are already talking tougher penalties. But is that really going to solve the problem?

Here's something I did for CTV.ca on the Liberals' convention and PM PM's upcoming speech to it on Friday evening.

It basically says while Martin has had some bad luck, some of the wounds on his government are self-inflicted.

I was riding the College St. streetcar the other day. Its forward progress was stalled by a double-parked cab. The streetcar operator honked his annoyance.

"Why not just hit him (with the street car)?" I asked innocently.

The NYT's Maureen Dowd -- who's been hitting the female appearance ball pretty hard lately -- watched the Oscars and was appalled by the Stepford Celebrity Women.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says arrests have been made in the 2000 abduction and murder of investigative reporter Georgiy Gongadze.

Central Asia is one of many places in this world where challenging power as a journalist can get you shot to death in the lobby of your own apartment building.

A new CBS/NYT poll says Dubya is out of step with most of the country when it comes to priorities, both foreign and domestic. And people are really getting antsy about his Social Security "reforms."