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.
Northern Iraq's Kurdish government used a visit by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to make an urgent plea for heavy weapons to fight the rampaging terrorist insurgency in the country.
A meeting of NATO leaders convened in Britain today facing no shortage of crises and a challenge from two of its dominant partners to confront a virulent new form of Islamic extremism in the Middle East.
Health officials say two people remain in critical condition following a tour bus crash along a mountain highway in British Columbia.
The president of the Northern Gateway pipeline says the possibility of a 2018 start-up date is "quickly evaporating."
The preliminary hearing for two men accused of killing a homeless man in a rural Nova Scotia community has been set for February.
New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health is preparing to leave for Nigeria where she will be among those trying to stop the spread of Ebola.