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The Ottawa Senators notched their 12th win in the last 13 games with a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the visiting Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

A Regina veterinarian says a special program to provide free spaying and neutering services for animals in remote communities is crucial to controlling stray dogs, especially in light of recent tragedies in northern Saskatchewan.

An MRI on the sprained left ankle of Ryan Getzlaf shows no significant ligament damage, and the Anaheim Ducks centre is optimistic that he can still compete in the Olympics for Team Canada.

Vancouver has started a campaign to encourage Olympic tourists to drink the region's tap water instead of buying bottled water, creating a potential conflict with one of the Games' biggest sponsors.

The New Brunswick government introduces legislation to create two autonomous corporations to run the English and French community college systems.

Toronto police have arrested four teens in an attempted armed robbery of another youth near Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street in the east end.

TTC Chair Adam Giambrone will stay in the race for Toronto's mayoralty despite his admission that he has been involved in an "inappropriate relationship with a young woman."

A P.E.I. farmer who raises hens was among several people who appeared in front of an agriculture committee hearing Tuesday to express concerns about the future of their businesses.

An historic, restored grain elevator that was months away from opening as a tourist attraction in Fleming, Sask., burned to the ground early Tuesday morning in what RCMP say is a suspicious fire.

Five days after dissolving the board of governors of First Nations University of Canada, new interim appointments were announced Tuesday by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, which controls the institution.

Toronto Argonauts co-owners David Cynamon and Howard Sokolowski have completed an agreement to sell the franchise to B.C. Lions owner David Braley.

Online retailer Amazon.ca says Saskatoon is Canada's most romantic community, based on an analysis of sales data just before Valentine's Day.

Calgary police are asking for help from anyone who may have information about the city's latest homicide.

A plan to change the face of downtown Edmonton with a publicly-financed arena as its centrepiece was unveiled Tuesday by an official from the Katz Group, which owns the Edmonton Oilers.

A northern Saskatchewan man who says he fired a warning shot at a fishing boat while trying to protect traditional First Nations areas has been found guilty of careless use of a firearm.

The superintendent of the Eastern School District in P.E.I. has been named deputy minister of education and early childhood development.

A Stettler, Alberta couple is offering a $50 reward for help naming their next family member.

Millions of federal dollars being cut from First Nations University of Canada will be redirected to help First Nations students elsewhere, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Chuck Strahl says.

A New Brunswick MLA who was kicked out of cabinet for opposing the NB Power deal with Hydro-Québec says he is leaving the Liberal caucus to fight for a referendum on the issue.

A two-week investigation into prostitution on Calgary's streets has resulted in dozens of charges, say police.

Calgary may consider legal action against the province over cuts to infrastructure funding in Tuesday's budget, said the city's mayor.

The search for a missing pair of Laval friends who vanished last week after a night on the town has moved to a busy bridge that links the suburban city to Montreal.

Yarmouth MLA Richard Hurlburt has resigned in the wake of a spending controversy involving several Nova Scotia politicians.

Ottawa resident Michael Gennis was stunned when he found out his new neighbour, Col. Russell Williams, had been charged with killing two women in eastern Ontario.

An RCMP officer from P.E.I. has been charged with assault in connection with an altercation that happened in Kelowna, B.C., last summer.

A 22-year-old man is charged with mischief and uttering threats after trying to take control of a city bus, police said Tuesday.

Officials at Winnipeg's Grace Hospital said Tuesday that are changing post-surgery procedures after a patient slipped and landed on his or her head.

The cargo ship Algoma Discovery, which was stranded on the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City, is freed by high tide.