They’re hardly the most glamorous parts of the human anatomy, but the big toes take the brunt of a lifetime of walking and other weight-bearing activities, often making these lowly appendages prone to painful osteoarthritis. , A New Zealand man who was told he would never walk again has proved his doctors wrong. Hayden Allen was able to walk on Thursday thanks to a set of secretly-developed robotic legs. , At least two Canadians have been killed and more than two dozen injured after a tour bus drove off the road and crashed in Switzerland. , Hundreds of police officers from across Ontario are attending ceremonies at the legislature Sunday to honour their fallen comrades. , A 69-year-old man from B.C. says he still feels safe in Mexico despite being shot in the leg while walking from his hotel to a local plaza while on vacation Monday afternoon. , A newly married groom, and a father and his young son were among the five Canadians killed in a horrific explosion at a Mexican resort. The powerful blast occurred Sunday at the 676-room Grand Riviera Princess Hotel in Playa del Carmen. , Threats over outstanding debts, ominous hints about a predicament, and idle chatter concerning prescription drugs and fast food were intercepted by police in the days and hours before eight bodies were found in rural southwestern Ontario, court heard Tuesd… , Solemn mourners crowded into a large outdoor square in L’Aquila, Italy on Good Friday to attend a funeral mass for more than 200 victims of the powerful earthquake that rocked the country this week. , A new book by veteran reporter Peter Edwards probes the forces that pushed eight Canadian Bandidos into a deadly slaughter at an Ontario farmhouse nearly four years ago. , They called it Pet Heaven, but instead several animal lovers told an Ontario court today they got `pet hell.’ An Ontario couple is on trial for practicing veterinary medicine without a licence.