ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's new Progressive Conservative leader has been sworn in as the province's 12th premier.
Paul Davis became the leader of the governing Tories at a convention two weeks ago.
Davis served in cabinet before stepping down to seek the leadership.
The 53-year-old former police officer defeated two other former cabinet ministers, Steve Kent and John Ottenheimer, for the job.
He must call an election within 12 months of taking office.
TORONTO — Four people have been arrested in a shooting in northwest Toronto that sent five people to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, police said Thursday.
WATERLOO, Ont. - BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) isn't out of the woods yet.
OTTAWA - Centre stage for Stephen Harper on the Iraq file returns to Ottawa today as the prime minister meets leaders from the European Union.
UNITED NATIONS, United States - The Conservative government is promising that the House of Commons would vote on a combat mission in northern Iraq as questions swirled about whether Canada was asked to take part or had made some of the advances.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Harper will host a summit with two top leaders from the European Union today in Ottawa.
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an Alberta court was right when it allowed statements made by an accused murderer during a police sting operation to be entered as evidence.