A camouflaged gunman was killed and a 6-year-old hostage was shot in the leg during a two-hour standoff with police Tuesday that began when the man snatched the child off a sidewalk and barricaded himself in a restaurant east of

Brett Sutter's first NHL goal started a run of three straight third-period tallies that powered the Calgary Flames to a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night at the Saddledome.

Several reports due Wednesday are expected to provide more evidence that consumers are cutting back on spending and companies are eliminating jobs in the face of a deepening recession.

Vancouver Canucks gave up three goals in the first period and two in the opening minute of the second on the way to account for a 5-0 loss to the host San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night in California.

RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are warning women whose cars are stuck in the snow to be careful when strangers offer to help.

A New Westminster, B.C., police officer has been fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to impaired driving.

Brett Sutter's first NHL goal started a run of three straight third-period tallies that gave the Calgary Flames a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night at the Saddledome.

A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an unidentified private collector for $100,000.

From a series of street bashings in Seattle to the baseball bat murder of an Ecuadorean immigrant in New York, episodes of anti-gay violence punctuated a year now ending with police investigating the alleged gang rape of a lesbian near

It was a surprise that took a lot of work to pull off, but when Gus Francis e-mailed CBS 2 to help with his wedding proposal - we said yes! The rest is matrimonial history.

James Neal had the hat trick to lead the Dallas Stars to an 8-2 whacking of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

A popular but addictive preparation made from parts of the poppy flower has been found to contain enough illegal ingredients to sustain criminal charges against some of those accused of selling it.

Simon Gagne's fluky go-ahead goal off a skate late in the third period quashed an inspired rally by visiting Ottawa and propelled the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-4 win on Tuesday night.

Workers at a Petro-Canada refinery in Montreal have voted to accept a new collective agreement, a move that will put an end to a 13-month lockout.

Dozens of volunteers have been digging through deep snow in the remote area of Robson Valley, B.C., trying to rescue two horses that were found trapped by snowdrifts last week.

Post offices and branches in Chicago will be open for business on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, but will close early.

Santa and Mrs. Claus paid visits Tuesday to the homes of 32 children whose parents were killed or injured in the line of duty.