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.
A group of Canadian neuroscientists say they have successfully used a suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock movie to record the conscious experiences of a patient who has been in a vegetative state for 16 years.
OTTAWA - Mike Duffy's lawyer says he isn't going to rule out calling anyone — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — as a witness in the suspended senator's upcoming trial.
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is reinforcing its hands-off position when it comes to influencing the Canadian dollar.
OTTAWA - The taxman wants to know if any of his own are up to no good.
RICHMOND, B.C. - A tentative deal has been reached in the British Columbia teachers' strike, a mediator confirmed Tuesday.The breakthrough in negotiations came on the fifth day of talks at a Richmond, B.C., hotel between the union and the employers' association with the help of Vince Ready.
Mai Duong recently made a desperate online plea for a compatible stem-cell donor.