VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have rescued an elderly driver and his dog from the waters of a park after the man visiting from Germany drove down a boat launch ramp.
TORONTO - The Canadian Cancer Society says plain packaging for tobacco products is a ‘‘logical next step‘‘ to curb tobacco marketing and save lives.
SEPT-ILES, Que. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Ottawa and Quebec are both expected to table legislation by the end of the year to jointly manage the petroleum resources in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
TORONTO - The majority of Canadian business owners recently polled say they are optimistic about the future, but have no plans on growing their businesses.
MONTREAL - The jury in Luka Rocco Magnotta's first-degree murder trial is hearing from a forensic biologist who examined stains found inside the accused's apartment and other exhibits gathered at the crime scene.
OTTAWA - A lawyer set to argue at the Supreme Court of Canada this week for the right to assisted suicide says it would be a travesty if politicians simply ignore the issue.