Montreal police officers are involved in a standoff with protesters who have broken away from a larger demonstration this afternoon. Tear gas has been fired at some people in an attempt to get them to disperse.
TORONTO — Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he'll undergo surgery for his cancerous tumour on May 11. Ford met with his doctors on Thursday afternoon and says he was told his tumour has shrunk enough to operate.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The driver of a speedboat that slammed into a houseboat on a British Columbia lake in 2010 was drinking beer and smoking pot before the crash, a witness has told B.C. Supreme Court.
MONTREAL — The RCMP says it has arrested another person in its investigation into a Canada-wide prostitution ring alleged to have smuggled more than 500 Asian women into the country.
VANCOUVER — The deputy provincial health officer of British Columbia says four cases of measles have now been diagnosed and linked to a high-school trip to China.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement today in Miramichi, where he said one facility will be responsible for consolidating the public service's payroll system in an effort to save money.