National News

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - The skirl of bagpipes is filling the air as a procession of 2,000 police officers snakes its way through the streets of a city just outside Edmonton in honour of a colleague killed in the line of duty. RCMP Const.

MIAMI - Chanel Beckenlehner is hoping to take home the crown at the Miss Universe pageant, but win or lose, she's scored big buzz around the world for an outlandish hockey-themed costume.

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the John Howard Society of Canada are suing the federal government over the use of solitary confinement for prisoners.

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - RCMP say they have found a man suspected of gunning down two officers at a casino just outside Edmonton early Saturday morning, leaving one of the officers in grave condition.

EDMONTON - Premier Jim Prentice says the impact of Alberta's collapsing petro-economy will be felt not just at home but across Canada.

TORONTO - Target says it will close its stores in Canada - a market it entered only two years ago. The U.S.-based retail company has 133 Canadian locations and 17,600 employees across the country.

VICTORIA - British Columbia's jails, including Prince George Regional Correctional Centre, are overcrowded, unsafe, tension-filled facilities that fail to prevent inmates from returning to crime when released, concludes an audit by auditor general Ca

MONTREAL - Former Canadiens superstar Guy Lafleur is seeking more than $2 million from the Crown and Montreal police in legal proceedings that began Monday.

PEMBERTON, B.C. - Police say one person is dead and two others have gone missing during an ice climbing expedition near Whistler, B.C. RCMP Sgt.

TORONTO - Three new charges of sexual assault have been laid against fired CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi. During a brief court appearance this morning in Toronto, court heard three new alleged victims have come forward.