Shelley Jordan

TORONTO – Deciding whether a child may have sustained a concussion while engaged in play or sport can be difficult because tell-tale symptoms may not show up right away. But a new online resource aimed at parents and coaches could help make that determination a whole lot easier.

OTTAWA – The Conference Board says Canadians are getting increasingly pessimistic about the economy and the availability of jobs — except if they are in the booming West.

TORONTO – Five First Nations leaders in Ontario say their people are prepared to lay down their lives to protect their traditional lands.

OTTAWA – Malicious hackers are "constantly probing" federal computer systems so they can break in and steal coveted information, says the head of Canada's electronic spy agency.

EDMONTON – About two dozen women pulled on bikinis in downtown Edmonton to support a mother who says she was mocked over her stretch marks.

MONCTON, N.B. – Justin Bourque admitted to murdering three RCMP officers and wounding two others Friday, a little more than two months after the shooting rampage that left New Brunswick's second largest city in a state of siege.

BRAMPTON, Ont. – A patient at a hospital near Toronto has been isolated as a precautionary measure after showing flu-like symptoms similar to those characteristic of the Ebola virus, a public health official said Friday.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – "Anybody got a match?" was Lauren Bacall's first line, in Howard Hawks "To Have and Have Not," and, ever since, captive moviegoers have been desperately fumbling for a light.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The wife of Robin Williams says he was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease and was sober at the time of his apparent suicide.

VANCOUVER – The federal government is still assessing whether to allow police to ticket people caught with small amounts of marijuana instead of pursuing charges, says Justice Minister Peter MacKay.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the murder of American journalist James Foley by Islamic State militants in Iraq is part of a "degrading and disgusting terror" campaign being carried out across the entire region.

VANCOUVER – Federal Industry Minister James Moore says trade barriers between provinces are "the perfect storm of dumb."

TORONTO – Boxing legend Mike Tyson responded with profanities on live TV Wednesday after the anchor referred to him as a "convicted rapist."