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.
OTTAWA - A former Canadian soldier who received one of the country's highest decorations for bravery faces a two-day bail hearing in Cornwall, Ont., in an unfolding legal nightmare that has ensnared his parents.
TORONTO - Ukraine's new president, Petro Poroshenko, will visit Canada next week and address Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Thursday night.
Canada is to host its final meeting as head of the circumpolar world next spring after a term in which some say this country's greatest achievement has been simply holding the Arctic Council together.
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A former Quebec doctor who is awaiting a new trial on charges he killed his two children has been granted bail.
TORONTO - A new landmark complex opens today in Toronto — the $300-million Aga Khan museum and Ismaili centre.
TORONTO - Rob Ford's bid for re-election came to an abrupt end Friday as the mayor withdrew his name off the ballot following the discovery of a "fair sized" tumour in his abdomen.