One dead, two missing after Ontario boating accident

One person is dead and two are missing after their boat overturned in a stormy Ontario lake Sunday afternoon.

Belgian farmer says he prefers deportation to life as a criminal

A Belgian farmer who was arrested on immigration charges in Ottawa Saturday says he is ready to give up his battle and return to his native land.

Plans to remove Caledonia blockade put on hold

Plans to remove an aboriginal blockade of a road near Caledonia, Ont., have been delayed because area residents have set up a blockade of their own.

Ontario Provincial Police members line up to block protesters after a rally on April 24 in Caledonia, Ont. (Canadian Press)

Three people believed missing on Ontario lake

Emergency rescue crews are searching for three people who are missing after their boat overturned in stormy conditions Sunday on a lake northeast of Toronto.

Kootenay region remains on flood alert

An evacuation alert, sparked by overflowing rivers, remained in place Sunday for more than 400 homes in Passmore and Slocan Park, communities in British Columbia's West Kootenay area.

Flood waters recede in Quebec

Water levels in flooded areas of Quebec's Montérégie region and the Eastern Townships were dropping on Sunday, allowing people to return to their homes.

The scene Sunday in Notre-Dame-de-Standbridge (CBC)

Vancouver police seek missing girl

Vancouver police are searching for a 12-year-old girl who is missing on the city's Downtown Eastside. They said they are treating the matter as a missing person case because there is no evidence of abduction.

Police say Kelsey had stepped out for some air when she disappeared.

Caledonia blockade coming down on Monday, reporter says

The aboriginal blockade in the southern Ontario town of Caledonia will be lifted on Monday, Linda Powless, a reporter with the aboriginal paper Turtle Island News, told CBC Newsworld on Sunday.

Belgian man, son arrested on immigration warrant

Two members of a Belgian family that has been fighting a deportation order were arrested in Ottawa on Saturday, while a third has gone into hiding.

Ambrose undermined Kyoto, Liberals claim

Federal Environment Minister Rona Ambrose has deliberately undermined the Kyoto protocol during a world conference on global warming, the Liberals said Saturday.

Environment Minister Rona Ambrose says Canada will chart its own course on reducing air pollution, but isn't bailing out of the Kyoto protocol. (Chuck Stoody/Canadian Press)

Colin Angus returns to Vancouver, 43,000 kilometres later

So how would you describe 24 hours a day in a tiny rowboat, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with nobody but your fiancée beside you?

Colin Angus and Julie Wafaei set out from Lisbon, Portugal, to row across the Atlantic. (Canadian Press)

Cowansville, Que. on alert as rising river prompts evacuation

Flooding in Quebec's Eastern Townships on Saturday has forced at least 50 people from their homes.

Soldier's body heading to CFB Trenton

A military transport plane carrying the body of Capt. Nichola Goodard, who died in combat in Afghanistan, is expected to arrive at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont., on Saturday.

Capt. Nichola Goddard was stationed with the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Shilo, Man. (Canadian Press)

Woman found dead near Edmonton linked to sex trade

RCMP in Alberta have identified a woman whose body was found Tuesday in a rural area east of Edmonton.

Suspect charged in B.C. girl's abduction

The man arrested in connection with Tuesday's abduction of an 11-year-old British Columbia girl has been charged with kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault.

'It is a very, very serious charge,' says RCMP Corporal Henry Proce. (CBC)

Colin Thatcher granted day parole

Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher, a former Saskatchewan MLA and cabinet minister, has been granted day parole.

Harper buoyed by Australia's support for Kyoto alternative

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's encouraged that Australia wants Canada to become a member of a multinational partnership aimed at providing an alternative to the Kyoto protocol.

Police expect to lay more than 1,000 charges in Toronto raids

Court appearances began Friday for many of the 106 people arrested in a series of sweeping raids aimed at dismantling street gangs in northwest Toronto.

City of Ottawa sued over bilingualism bylaw

The City of Ottawa is violating the rights of thousands of people by denying them jobs because they can't speak French, a lawyer for a lobby group said in court Thursday.

Giant garter snake nabbed in northern Manitoba

A 1.34-metre-long red-sided garter snake slithered from the north end of Lake Winnipeg into the record books last weekend, with the help of a Manitoba snake researcher.

Jonathan Weins shows off the largest-known red-sided garter snake on record. (CBC)