"I am a Muslim. I am labelled as a terrorist. I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug." And with that, Mustafa Mawla waited for someone to hug him.

Peter Beckett will be in the dock at Canada's highest court this week, when jury selection starts before he stands trial for murder, accused of killing his wife.

A Toronto man who made headlines last month by offering a free round-the-world air ticket to a woman with the same name as his ex-girlfriend has found Ms. Right.

A Canadian woman has fulfilled her Christmas wish after reconnecting with her long-lost childhood friend who moved to New Zealand.

The Football Ferns will play hosts Canada, led by former New Zealand coach John Herdman, after the draw for the 2015 Fifa Women's World Cup was announced yesterday.

This Canadian city has much for thrill-seekers and culture-lovers alike, says Celia Paul.

Air Canada propeller crashes through aircraft fuselage during emergency landing. "I’m really lucky. It could have been a million times worse," says struck passenger.

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says young people out of work should consider working for free.

Thousands of mourners have lined the streets of the Canadian city of Hamilton for the funeral of a soldier killed last week in an attack in the centre of the nation's capital.

The shooter who rampaged through Canada’s parliament took a video of himself just before the attack and was inspired by ideological and political motives, police say.

A New Zealander in Ottawa was just a block away from the gunman who murdered a soldier and attacked Parliament in shootings that traumatised Canada's capital yesterday.

Canadian politicians have praised the quick thinking of a security chief, believed to have shot the gunman who opened fire in Ottawa's Parliament today.

The New Zealand High Commission's building in Canada is in lock-down following a deadly shooting a couple of streets away in Ottawa this morning.

John Lee revisits his student daze in Canada.

Anne Farrar recharges her batteries during a week-long hiking expedition in the Selkirk Mountains.

Burger King is buying Canada's Tim Hortons coffee-and-doughnuts chain in a deal which would create the world's third-largest fast-food company.

From igloos to heli lodges in the Canadian wilderness, Jennifer Ennion looks at three of the Northern Hemisphere's top snow hotels.

Australia is forecast to be among the fastest-growing economies this year, making it harder for the central bank to convince currency investors it won't raise interest rates.

As flames engulfed the crashed car, firefighter Buddy Harwood knew an explosion was only minutes away.

Canadian porn star Nikki Benz has formally announced her plans to run against scandal-ridden Toronto mayor Rob Ford in the October mayoral elections.

Old and new set sail from opposite sides of the river, writes Carolyn Thompson.

Sometimes there's nothing like a chilly holiday to leave you feeling invigorated.

Prince Charles has compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler over Russia's actions in Ukraine.

James Ihaka enjoys fine vodka in optimum conditions.

A former Napier city councillor will stand trial in Canada on charges of murdering his wife and trying to organise the deaths of five others associated with the case.