Earl thumps Nova Scotia
Hurricane Earl has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but its strong winds and heavy rain continue to lash Nova Scotia, knocking out power to thousands of people.

Earl causes N.B. travel cancellations
Tropical storm Earl causes less havoc than feared in New Brunswick, but disrupts plane and ferry schedules.

Toronto businessman murdered, police say
Toronto businessman Paul Maasland, whose body was found in Bracebridge, was murdered, the Ontario Provincial Police say.

LaFortune torture suspect to get psychiatric tests
Dustin Paxton must undergo a psychiatric evaluation as he awaits trial on charges of forcible confinement and assault in two separate cases, a Calgary judge says.

Earl packs less force than feared in U.S.
Earl swooped into New England waters Friday night as a tropical storm after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it caused flooding but no injuries and little damage.

Northwest Passage tanker could be stuck for days
It could be days before a fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel is dislodged from a sandbar in the Northwest Passage.

Sex charges linked to Facebook photos
Police allege a 24-year-old man had illicit sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C., and posted photos of her on her Facebook site.

Order of Canada honours conferred
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean presides over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony in Ottawa, bestowing the honour on four companions, 19 officers and 30 members.

Shotgun threat over mine intolerable: Hawes
The B.C. government says it won't tolerate threats of violence from a First Nation community over a proposed copper and gold mine near Williams Lake.

B.C. sues balloon-crash pilot for medical costs
The B.C. government is using a new piece of legislation that allows it to recover medical expenses to sue the pilot and others involved in a fiery balloon crash that killed two people and injured several others.

Quebec package bomb injures man
A Quebec man is in hospital with injuries to his hands and face after a package left on his doorstep exploded Friday morning.

Peshdary gets bail as RCMP probe alleged plot
Awso Peshdary, an Ottawa man detained on assault charges while under surveillance during an RCMP anti-terrorism investigation, has been granted bail.

Expelled student wins suit against Calgary school
A Calgary family has won a lawsuit against a prestigious high school that expelled a student for allegedly having sex at a dance.

Man escapes captors at Vancouver high-rise
Two men and one woman are facing charges for allegedly holding another man captive in a downtown Vancouver luxury high-rise on Thursday evening, say police.

Calgary teen's hate crime conviction a 1st
A teen who admitted spraying anti-Jewish slogans in southwest Calgary is the first person in the city to be convicted of a hate crime.