About 400 people were set to leave their homes in the area of Sandy Bay, Sask., on Saturday to escape forest fires, bringing the number of evacuees in the province to about 2,800.

A Canadian soldier has been found dead at a Persian Gulf military base.

Politicians, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, will attend a banquet in Calgary on Saturday to mark the opening of the biggest mosque ever built in canada.

Wearing a cowboy hat, plaid shirt and jeans, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion strode into the Calgary Stampede, hoping to sell his Green Shift carbon tax plan in the heart of Alberta oil country.

Environment Minister John Baird urged Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion to "rein in" one of his MPs after the Liberal member wrote on his blog that Quebec separatists are selfish losers and compared them to Albertans.