OROMOCTO, N.B. — A military spokesman says the RCMP has informed the Canadian Forces that the death of a soldier in New Brunswick was not the result of foul play.
Capt. Jamie Donovan of CFB Gagetown says the body of Cpl. Scott Smith was found in his home off the base on Wednesday.
Smith was an infantryman with the Second Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment.
Donovan said the RCMP informed the military that Smith's death was not suspicious in nature.
He did not release any other details.
VICTORIA — A $200,000 contract has been awarded to a Colorado-based company to study the feasibility of linking Gabriola Island and Vancouver Island by bridge.
BC Ferries says its customers should have the opportunity to access an airline-style reservation system to book discounted fares online at off-peak travel times.
VANCOUVER — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says two more farms have been placed under quarantine due to avian influenza in British Columbia's Fraser Valley.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — An officer who was shot during a traffic stop in Kamloops, B.C., is in critical but stable condition and has provided Mounties with helpful information, says a senior Mountie.
TORONTO — Against a backdrop of Canada's rapidly aging population, two reports are calling for a revamping of government drug insurance plans for seniors, but the solutions they serve up are strikingly different.
Two adults and three children in Vancouver have been taken to hospital with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.