Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over Nova Scotia but brought heavy rain and intense wind, knocking out power to thousands.

Tropical storm Earl caused less havoc than feared in New Brunswick, but disrupted plane and ferry schedules.

Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.

Antiwar protesters hurled shoes and eggs at former British prime minister Tony Blair on Saturday as he held the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.

Nervous Afghans have pulled more deposits out of the nation's largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money is safe.

Thousands of people protest in Paris against new government security measures that include a crackdown on undocumented Roma migrants in France.

A 1965 painting of The Queen by Prince Philip is part of a series of images in a book, The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact, that's being released.

Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website in the U.S., two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded that it be shut down.

A teammate of three Pakistani cricketers suspended on corruption charges has reportedly claimed that players fixed "almost every match."

The Toronto Air Show was cancelled Saturday due to the weather, a spokesman for the organization said.

No. 4 seed Jelena Jankovic couldn't overcome No. 31 Kaia Kanepi at the U.S. Open, falling 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the third round.

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.

Toronto businessman Paul Maasland, whose body was found in Bracebridge, was murdered, the Ontario Provincial Police say.

It could be days before a fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel is dislodged from a sandbar in the Northwest Passage.

Awso Peshdary, an Ottawa man detained on assault charges while under surveillance during an RCMP anti-terrorism investigation, has been granted bail.