The commander of Canada's Air Force expressed his sympathies to the families of two women recently murdered near Belleville, Ont., and said he was 'shocked' that a colonel under his authority has been charged with their murders.

Drinking two or more soft drinks per week nearly doubles a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer, says a new study released Monday from the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday in connection with the singer's death last June.

There was no lasting help for a man who twice risked his life last year to save drowning people, his stepdaughter said after a vicious weekend attack left the "Homeless Hero" unrecognizable in hospital.

Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey is resigning as the club's general manager after five seasons at the helm, but will stay on as a consultant to new GM and executive vice-president Pierre Gauthier.