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The Vancouver Park Board has decided to study options to keep Stanley Park's famous hollow tree instead of axing it this week as planned.

There will be no bylaw changes to control noise levels at outdoor concerts in Charlottetown, despite a promise two years ago from Mayor Clifford Lee.

Lynne Harper's brother said the $6.5 million being paid to Steven Truscott, the man wrongfully convicted of killing his 12-year-old sister, is "a real travesty," according to a media report.

Police have apprehended two men who allegedly crossed into canada illegally at the Quebec-Vermont border on Monday after a U.S. border patrol agent was attacked and fired shots at his assailants.

Police now suspect an incident of road rage may be the underlying cause of an accident that killed one man and closed a section of canada's busiest highway on Tuesday morning.

Nova Scotia's Joggins fossil cliffs, regarded as the best record of life in the Coal Age 300 million years ago, have been added to the exclusive ranks of world heritage sites designated by UNESCO.

New Brunswick will be moving ahead with the restoration of the Petitcodiac River, though the federal government has yet to say it will provide funding for the project.

An Ontario Catholic organization is returning an Order of canada medal to the Governor General on Tuesday to protest the decision to award abortion crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler with the same honour.

Public health officials are cautioning people about high heat and humidity expected in the greater Montreal area Tuesday.

People living near Lake Metigoshe in Manitoba are cleaning up after a tornado touched down Monday afternoon, damaging trees, boats and buildings in the area.