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.
Tom Mulcair says an NDP government would establish a full public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women within 100 days of taking office.
Fire crews are hoping to finally start pumping water on a dump fire in Iqaluit that has been smouldering since May.
Canadians are probably paying more than half a billion dollars a year to receive printed bills and bank statements by mail, according to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.
All signs are pointing to a crowded race for the Parti Quebecois leadership.
The Toronto Zoo has announced what it says is the first hatching of a Burmese star tortoise in Canada.
A consensus appears to be building among Canada's premiers and native leaders for devising a new way of taking action on the issue of murdered and missing aboriginal women.