Canada
Dalai Lama opens 'peace summit' in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama opened a two-day "peace summit" here Sunday, urging an audience of some 1,200 people to nurture a spirit of "warm-heartedness" to help foster world peace.
Canadian PM seeks majority government
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was revealed Thursday to be hoping for a majority government in a speech last week, after major opposition the Liberal Party threatened to defeat his minority Conservative government.
Canada appeals to overturn South African refugee ruling
The Canadian government hopes to overturn a decision granting refugee status to a white South African who says he would face persecution at home, a spokesman for Canada's immigration minister said Friday.
Canada ruling Conservatives tied with rivals-poll
Canada's governing Conservatives are tied with the main opposition Liberals in public opinion, and neither party would have a clear chance of victory if an election were held now, according to a weekly poll released on Thursday.
South Africa Objects to a White Citizen’s Refugee Status in Canada
OTTAWA — The South African government is protesting a Canadian decision granting refugee status to a white South African who said he was attacked by blacks because of his race.
Liberals Try to Topple Canadian Government
OTTAWA — Canada moved closer to its second federal election in less than a year on Tuesday, after the opposition leader Michael Ignatieff announced that his Liberal Party would no longer support Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative g...
Canadian police probe whether suspected killer Ryan Jenkins had help
Detectives are investigating whether Ryan Jenkins got help disposing of model Jasmine Fiore's body after he allegedly killed her and whether others helped him flee and hide, police said.
Reality TV contestant wanted in model's death is found hanged
Ryan Jenkins, a former reality TV contestant wanted in connection with the death of his ex-wife, model Jasmine Fiore, is found dead in a British Columbia motel room, authorities say.
Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo
Melissa Brandts and her husband were surprised to find a squirrel posing with them in a photo taken on holiday. The couple had set the timer on their camera while posing at a lakeside in a national park in Canada. Just as they were about to be cap...
At Mexico summit, Obama says immigration reform will have to wait
Guadalajara, Mexico -- Locked in a healthcare debate that is claiming much of his energy, President Obama acknowledged that a push to overhaul the nation's immigration system will have to wait until 2010 and even then will prove a major political ...