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The powerful Laval Rouge et Or could not handle the heat in the Kingston kitchen, falling 33-30 in the Mitchell Bowl to Queen's despite a late rally.

Two 16-year-old students from the Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School in Selkirk are facing drug charges after being arrested Saturday morning at the school.

The Olympic torch hit P.E.I.'s famous red soil Saturday afternoon, where it was greeted by large crowds of people, many of them sporting red attire.

Two explosive devices were detonated in a parking lot between two apartment buildings in northeast Calgary early Saturday morning in an attack police say was targeted.

The Edmonton Oilers established some momentum their last time out, but will be challenged to continue it on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, winners of five straight (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. MT).

The woman killed Friday morning in a fiery head-on collision between a sport utility vehicle and a military bus outside Dartmouth has been identified as Carmel Payne.

An incident in Winnipeg's Transcona neighbourhood early Saturday has left one man dead and several people in police custody.

Hundreds of knock-off hairstyling irons were seized Friday morning by RCMP acting on a hot tip.

The Calgary Flames begin a stretch Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles where eight of nine are played on the road.

Work has begun to restore Fredericton's historic railway station for its new tenant, NB Liquor Corporation.

Officials in Winnipeg report unusually low numbers of people are attending clinics to be vaccinated against the swine flu.

A man is recovering in hospital following a brawl outside a bar in Winnipeg.

A Saskatoon concrete business was left a smouldering ruin Saturday after an overnight fire consumed most of the premises.

Getting over the .500 mark has been a struggle for the Montreal Canadiens, but they're certainly giving it the old collège try.

A 25-year-old man is in stable condition in a Winnipeg hospital after being rescued from a burning home in Norway House, a community just north of Lake Winnipeg.

Police in a Metro Vancouver suburb are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted early Saturday morning.

The Ottawa Senators appear much improved from last season, but one thing they'll want to replicate from the disappointing 2008-09 campaign is success against the Buffalo Sabres.

A New Brunswick man is recovering in hospital after his car plunged into a washed-out culvert near Chipman.

The Vancouver Canucks chased Colorado goalie Craig Anderson after two periods on Nov. 14 and followed up with five goals Friday night for their third win in a row over the Avalanche, 5-2 at General Motors Place.

After a successful late-night bargaining session, the Canadian Auto Workers Union and management at Johnson Controls have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labour deal.

The Montreal Canadiens notched a rare regulation win with a 3-2 victory over the Capitals in Washington on Friday.

Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette achieved a personal best in the short program on Friday to take the lead at the HomeSense Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ont.

Homicide investigators have identified a Kelowna, B.C., mother who was gunned down at a Halloween party in Surrey and are asking for the public's help in solving the case.

Calgary police are prepared to combat the rising number of drunk drivers this holiday season with an instensified Check Stop campaign.

Canada will compete for the gold medal on Saturday at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown.

The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.

Calgary police are fighting for proposed bill that would allow for full disclosure between emergency responders and authorities, but the province's privacy commissioner says the legislation is not necessary.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown postponed a large fundraiser for its annual Friends for Life campaign on Thursday because of swine flu conerns.