Two people are missing after the landmark Columbus Hotel in Prince George, B.C., went up in flames early Tuesday morning. Officials say one person was left seriously injured in the fire.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion said he disagrees with the prime minister's suggestion that Parliament is broken, but he is nevertheless considering forcing a fall federal election.

It's a sombre atmosphere at a church in Saskatoon where friends and family have gathered to pay their final respects to Master Cpl. Josh Roberts.

Montreal and the capital of Latvia have been voted as the most expensive properties to buy in a new international version of Monopoly, edging out major tourist destinations like London, Paris and New York.

Someone claiming to be a sister of the young man stabbed and beheaded on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba last month has been trying to use the horrific killing to collect money.

Canadian athletes turned up the heat at the Beijing Olympics Tuesday pushing Canada's medal count to 13 -- more than the 12 won at the 2004 Games.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams says a final agreement has been signed with a consortium of oil companies to proceed with the $5-billion Hebron oil project.

Momin Khawaja undoubtedly wanted to fight for the Islamic cause in Afghanistan, but he never intended to bomb civilians in Britain, says his defence lawyer.

An expert in infectious diseases will attempt to get to the bottom of the mysterious skin infection that made two newborn babies from Lethbridge, Alta. seriously ill.

The restructuring plan for $32 billion in asset-backed commercial paper hit another snag on Tuesday as a lawyer for Ivanhoe Mines says he plans to take his case to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is firing back at Jean Chretien, saying it was hypocritical for the former Liberal PM to criticize Harper's decision to skip the Olympics in Beijing.

The federal government will contribute nearly $35 million to a new cardiovascular disease research institute based in Hamilton, Ont.

Wholesale sales rose two per cent to $45.2 billion in June, their fifth increase in six months. After removing the effect of price changes, sales in constant dollars increased one per cent during the month.

Most people who have contracted West Nile virus from infected mosquitoes -- even those with some serious neurological complications -- can take heart that they will fully recover over time, Canadian researchers say.

Heavyweight movie stars Brad Pitt, John Malkovich and Edward Norton are among the celebrities slated to attend the Toronto International Film Festival next month, organizers said Tuesday.

The high-speed BlackBerry Bold that's aimed at global business users who want features such as fast Internet access, GPS and video will be launched in Canada this Thursday.

Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep has captured bronze in the women's 100-metre hurdles at the Beijing Olympics.

The medal hanging around his neck showed he had finished second in the three-metre springboard at the Olympic Games, but in Alexandre Despatie's heart he knew he had won a much bigger battle.

Jason Burnett decided to go big or go home and it paid off. The Toronto native won a silver medal in men's trampoline at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday after nailing a routine that had the highest degree of difficulty in the competition.

Canadian kayaker Adam van Koeverden broke his own world record in the opening heat of the K-1 500 metres at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.