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.
According to a study conducted by Netflix, Canadians are characteristically polite about trying to avoid spoiling a TV show for their friends and family.
Amid diplomatic hustle and bustle expected as the UN General Assembly convenes this week, the family of a Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo is hoping the leaders of Canada and Egypt will find a quiet moment to discuss Mohamed Fahmy's case.
TORONTO - The Nortel bankruptcy trial is nearing the finish line, with lawyers for competing groups that all want a chunk of the former tech company's assets focusing on a 10-year-old agreement on patents and other intellectual property.
VANCOUVER - Snapping cameras and children buzzing with nervous excitement replaced animosity outside schools where B.C. teachers had been picketing for the first three weeks of the new school year.
SURREY, B.C. - Police are crediting residents and businesses with providing information that led to the arrest of a man suspected of killing a 17-year-old girl in Surrey, B.C., though he has yet to be identified.
VANCOUVER - When her teammates arrive for hockey training camp, Meghan Agosta will be reporting elsewhere. She'll be going to the Justice Institute of British Columbia — with her badge and gun.