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.
TORONTO - A man accused of plotting to attack a Via Rail train is arguing it is unfair to expect him to explain himself before his trial.
MONTREAL - Jury selection begins today in the first-degree murder trial of Luka Rocco Magnotta.
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is hosting his European Union counterpart, Catherine Ashton, for high-level talks today.
The mother of a nine-year-old girl found dead in a vehicle on a rural road in west-central Alberta has been charged with first-degree murder.
EDMONTON - Alberta's incoming premier is already getting down to work as he prepares to take over the scandal plagued Progressive Conservative government.
OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair predicts the next federal election will be an historic first: a three-way battle for power among Conservatives, New Democrats and Liberals.