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2nd suspect in Tim Bosma case now in court for murder charge
cbc.ca - 2013-05-23 6:29 AM
A second man arrested in the death of Tim Bosma, a Hamilton husband and father who disappeared after taking two men on a test drive of his pickup truck, has arrived in court to face a charge of first-degree murder.
Court freezes assets in widening SNC-Lavalin probe
cbc.ca - 2013-05-23 5:04 AM
The RCMP are moving to freeze millions of dollars in bank accounts and real estate holdings in Montreal and Florida in their expanding probe into Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.
Needed: New approaches to defuse 'suicide contagion' among teens
cbc.ca - 2013-05-23 5:28 AM
Mental health experts say we need to find new ways to refer to and discuss suicide, particularly now that a large medical study has confirmed that teens are more susceptible to the idea if they know a schoolmate who died that way.

Man pleads guilty in confinement case
thecanadianpress.com - 2013-05-23 6:42 AM
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A 48-year-old man accused of confining and sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a home in rural Nova Scotia has pleaded guilty to five charges in the case.
Number of people on EI down again in March
thecanadianpress.com - 2013-05-23 5:43 AM
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits continued to trend down for a fifth consecutive month in March.
Canada and Pacific Alliance eye each other
thecanadianpress.com - 2013-05-23 1:00 AM
CALI, Colombia - The leaders of Canada and the Pacific Alliance will be sizing each other up today to see if Canada might be a good fit with the nascent Latin American trade bloc.

UK mom calms man with blood-soaked knife after suspected deadly terror attack
A family photo of Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, who described how she walked into the aftermath of Wednesday's suspected terror attack in Woolwich, London.
Boy Scouts vote on gay members: What's at stake
Pack 215 Cub Scouts recite the Pledge of Allegiance at their pack meeting at Eagle Heights Baptist Church on Tuesday in Harrison, Ark. The church's pastor has said it will not stay on as sponsor if the policy is changed.
Amid the rubble, laughter and tears for one family devastated by tornado
From left to right: Amber Bowie, 37, Johnny Knight, 66, Rebecca Garland 63, Janis Knight, 62, Jana Portell, 32, Todd Portell, 31, Chase Shelton, 15, and Dan Garland, 65, pose for a portrait around the underground storm shelter that saved their lives during the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on May 20. The storm destroyed their 3000-square-foot home.
First Thoughts: Obama to scale back drone policy
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a concert honoring singer-songwriter Carole King with the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House on May 22, 2013.

U.K. attack suspects were focus of past security probes
WARNING: This story contains graphic content. Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said, as investigators tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider radical Islamic plot.
U.S. Scout leaders to vote on allowing gay youth members
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.
Tornado damage estimate tops $2B as cleanup begins
Residents in Moore, Okla., begin returning to their homes to start the cleanup process as officials say the damage estimate could reach $2 billion.

Suicide attacker takes Niger cadets hostage
NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's interior minister says that a suicide attacker, who penetrated a military garrison in the city of Agadez, has taken several cadets hostage.
Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots
STOCKHOLM - Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting.
Britain: Soldier slaying suspects had been probed
LONDON - Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instil terror on the streets of London.