A 13-year veteran with the Ontario Provincial Police has been charged with several drug-related offences, the OPP says.

Const. Peter Williamson, 39, of Thunder Bay was arrested Saturday and charged with breach of trust, extortion and counselling to traffic in cocaine.

He will be held in custody until a bail hearing scheduled for Monday.

Provincial police said they expect to disclose more details over the next few days.

The OPP's professional standards bureau is conducting the investigation.

 

Navy technicians blew submarine's electrical system, newspaper reports

Navy technicians caused "catastrophic damage" to one of the Canada's trouble-plagued submarines two years ago, a Halifax newspaper says.

HMCS Victoria, seen here in 2003, must be refitted with older electrical equipment at a cost of $200,000. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Hockey fans stabbed in Edmonton riot

Jubilant hockey fans turned violent in Edmonton on Saturday, leaving two people with stab wounds and 49 others arrested following a playoff victory by the Oilers.

Ottawa, provinces prepare for pandemic

Every Canadian who falls sick during a pandemic will have access to anti-viral medication, federal Health Minister Tony Clement said Saturday.

Federal Health Minister Tony Clement and New Brunswick Health Minister Brad Green meet media at Saturday's health conference on pandemic planning. (PR Direct/Canadian Press)

Bear mauls mountain biker

A 41-year-old man has undergone surgery after being attacked by a black bear while mountain biking in the Rockies near the town of Banff.

Ian Syme, chief warden of Banff National Park, said the bear didn't leave the area after the attack and was shot. (CBC)

Governor General visits Haiti

Michäelle Jean left Canada on Saturday to visit the country of her birth, returning to Haiti for the first time since she became Governor General last fall.

Michäelle Jean, shown attending a ceremony in February 2006, fled Haiti with her family when she was 11. (CP)