LaFortune torture suspect to get psychiatric tests
Dustin Paxton must undergo a psychiatric evaluation as he awaits trial on charges of forcible confinement and assault in two separate cases, a Calgary judge says.

Hurricane Earl heads for Massachusetts
Hurricane Earl is still powerful but slowly weakening as it heads toward southeastern New England, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday evening.

[ War & Conflict ] Canada at the side of Britain
Prime Minister Mackenzie King addresses the country on the eve of the outbreak of the Second World War.

Kovalchuk deal OK'd by NHL, NHLPA
The NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement to revise rules that regulate long-term contracts as part of a global settlement, allowing Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the New Jersey Devils to pass.