OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is on his way to Egypt, where he is expected to push for the release of imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy.
MONTREAL — Several politicians are calling on Ottawa and Quebec to help secure the freedom of a Saudi blogger who was flogged 50 times last week after being convicted of insulting Islam.
The CBC, still dealing with fallout from the Jian Ghomeshi scandal, is defending one of its highest-profile personalities against a report that she attempted to "sabotage" a 2013 story about a bank that had sponsored some speeches or events at which she spoke.
HALIFAX — Members of Dalhousie University's senate argued Monday that the disciplinary process facing male dentistry students alleged to have posted sexually violent comments on Facebook about their female classmates should be conducted outside the faculty of dentistry.
EDMONTON — A historic entertainment venue in Edmonton that traced its roots back to the late 1930s has been destroyed by fire.
SASKATOON — A passenger on a WestJet flight to Saskatoon says police boarded the plane looking for someone who had snatched the aircraft's megaphone.