• Canada PM on pipeline plan: Oil to come anyway

  NEW YORK (AP) — Canada's prime minister says a controversial oil pipeline from his country to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead" and warns that the oil will be transported through one way or the other.

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  Bail hearing set for 2 men in Canada terror plot

  TORONTO (AP) — Two men face a bail hearing Tuesday after their arrest on charges of plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran, authorities said. The case has raised questions about Shiite-led Iran's murky relationship with the predomiantly Sunni Arab terrorist network.

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  Canada terror suspect grew more radical

  TORONTO (AP) — One of two men accused of plotting with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada became radicalized to the point that his father reached out to a Muslim support group for help and advice, a local religious leader said Wednesday.

• Canada terror suspect is a Tunisian citizen

  MONTREAL (AP) — The Tunisian Embassy says one of two men accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada is a Tunisian citizen.

• Police announce 2 arrested in terror plot against Canadian passenger train

  TORONTO (AP) — Police announce 2 arrested in terror plot against Canadian passenger train .

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  Canada terror suspect makes short court appearance

  TORONTO (AP) — A man accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran made a brief court appearance and was told to appear in court again next month.

• Graham James faces sexual assault charges

  Winnipeg police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for former junior hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James, who is facing sexual assault charges.

• Mercury leaked into Columbia River by smelter

  Workers at a Teck smelter in Trail, B.C., accidentally allowed up to 15 kilograms of mercury to leak into the Columbia River last week.

• Paradis did speak about contracts at 2009 fundraiser: aide

  A spokesman for Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says the embattled politician does recall listening to a businessman lay out his gripes about the federal contracting process at a 2009 Toy fundraiser in Montreal.

• Funeral for veteran who fought for ALS benefits

  More than 500 police officers filled a church in Ottawa's Glebe neighbourhood Wednesday morning for the funeral of one of their colleagues, Canadian Forces veteran Brian Dyck, known for his fight to et benefits for vets with Lou Gehrig's disease.

• Graham James arrest warrant not confirmed

  Winnipeg police will not confirm that they have issued a Canada-wide warrant for convicted sex offender Graham James.

• Niqab may be worn during testimony: court

  The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the victim of an alleged sexual assault may not have to remove her niqab while testifying as long as the fairness of a trial is not compromised.

• N.L. soldier hurt by Afghan bomb shares story

  A soldier who was wounded in Afghanistan in August says that while his injuries are serious, they could have been worse.

• Bullied Halifax boy wants school transfer

  The parents of an eight-year-old Halifax boy who say he has been relentlessly bullied want him to be transferred to another school, but officials say that isn't necessary.

• Ont. doctor in terrorism case gets bail

  Khurram Syed Sher, the Ontario doctor arrested in August with two Ottawa men on terrorism charges related to an alleged bomb plot, has been granted bail.

• Slain Quebec girl's family speaks out

  Family members of Moussa Sidimé have spoken out in his support even as they mourn the death of his 13-year-old daughter, who died three days after he allegedly assaulted her in their Longueuil, Que.,home.

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• Winnipeg police issue warrant for ex-hockey coach Graham James

  Former WHL mainstay faces charges of sexually assaulting players between 1970s and 1990s

• Arrest warrant issued for Graham James

  New charges against former junior hockey coach said to be based on new allegations from multiple victims

• Montreal mayor raises the ramparts against corruption

  All but politically dead a year ago, the mayor vowed to crack down on graft; it appears to be working

• Niqab decision: doing justice means seeing the face

  When rights collide, the Canadian way is to seek compromise and accommodation. But sometimes a choice has to be made, as with a sexual assault trial where the victim wishes to wear a Muslim face veilwhile testifying.

• Railway spearheads effort to save grizzlies in Banff National Park

  Canadian Pacific donates $1-million to devise ways to keep the bears off its track in Banff National Park

• Parents of slain B.C. girl make emotional appeal

  Family of Laura Szendrei urge public for help

• Szendrei parents make emotional appeal

  Family of slain B.C. girl urge public for help

• Police issue new warrant for Graham James

  New charges against former junior hockey coach said to be based on new allegations from multiple victims

• Doctor arrested in alleged terror plot granted bail

  Khurram Syed Sher released on strict conditions

• The niqab's place in Canadian courts

  Sheema Khan and Farzana Hassan take your questions

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• Harper pitches close ties with China

  In his warmest endorsement of Sino-Canadian relations, Stephen Harper pitched Canada as an energy superpower capable of meeting China’s insatiable need for energy.

• Van Loan opts to avoid UAE on trade mission to Middle East

  Trade Minister Peter Van Loan is taking no chances in his trip to the Middle East — he is avoiding the United Arab Emirates.

• Tory minister admits to discussing government business at fundraiser

  A federal Conservative cabinet minister now says he did discuss government business with a construction contractor at a party fundraiser.

• Doctor arrested in terror plot gets bail under strict conditions

  A London, Ont., doctor charged with conspiracy to facilitate terrorism has been granted bail.

• Walkom: UN vote a rebuff to Harper’s I’m right-you’re-wrong approach to the world

  By denying Canada a security council seat, the world has delivered its verdict on Stephen Harper's approach to foreign affairs.

• Ontario’s special drug program mired in backlog

  Patients waiting up to five months to get prescriptions okayed by the Exceptional Access Program, which covers expensive drugs for those in unusual circumstances.

• Canadian Tamils fear Ottawa had a hand in Thai raids

  On the weekend 155 Tamil were arrested in Bangkok, and the Canadian Tamil Congress fear Ottawa may have played a role to prevent the migrants from setting sail for Canada.

• Feds spent $1 million plus testing scrapped census

  A million-dollar test run, privacy checks and extensive consultations on the 2011 census were all in place only a month before the Conservative government decided to scrap the long questionnaire thisspring.

• Info watchdog widens probe into Tory interference

  Canada’s information watchdog has ordered a fresh probe into alleged political interference by a close aide to Conservative cabinet minister Christian Paradis.

• Father of dead 13-year-old to stay in jail pending autopsy

  The father of a teenage girl who died under mysterious circumstances will remain behind bars for now as authorities attempt to confirm just how she died.

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• Royal LePage says housing market at near-term peak

  Royal LePage says Canada's housing market is at its near-term peak, with current high prices concealing early signs of a moderating market.

• 34 Stanley Cup rioters have turned themselves in

  Police investigating the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver say the number of people who've turned themselves in has risen to 34 while officers continue to pore over thousands of photos and videos in an atempt to identify more rioters.

• Scottish jury clears Canadian in 'zombie' attack killing

  A teenager from Canada who allegedly stabbed to death a 21-year-old man in Glasgow, Scotland after hearing voices saying the man was a zombie, has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanit.

• Court hearing for boy accused of killing York officer

  A seriously injured teen charged with killing a York region police officer is slated for his first court hearing in Newmarket, Ont., today but police say he won't be attending.

• Loblaw gets top marks in seafood sustainability report

  Greenpeace says Canadian supermarket chains have made "great gains" when it comes to adopting policies geared to seafood sustainability.

• Court hearing for boy accused of killing cop expected by phone

  A seriously injured teen charged with killing a York region police officer is slated for his first court hearing in Newmarket, Ont., today but police say he won't be attending.

• Quiet end to Canadian aid work reflects challenges

  Canada's soldiers leave the battlefields of Afghanistan with drumbeats of war still ringing in their ears, but when the official presence of the Canadian aid team in Kandahar ended, it barely made a ound.

• Anger over C. difficile outbreak in Ontario hospitals

  A deadly outbreak of C. difficile in southern Ontario is raising the ire of frustrated locals who say that the province's health system isn't doing enough to halt the bacteria's spread.

• Canada Post struggles with 40M letter backlog

  Canada Post says it is doing its best to cope with a 40-million-letter backlog in the wake of the recent labour disruption, but the postal workers' union says it is being denied the overtime hours neded to get that mail delivered quickly.

• Memorial for Canada's Afghan mission dead unveiled

  A memorial honouring Canadians who died during the Afghan mission has a new home. The monument was originally located at Camp Mirage, a key base in Dubai used to support the Afghan war.

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