TORONTO - For most women, there are few more terrifying words to hear than: "You have breast cancer." Unless, of course, it's being told the recommended treatment is having both breasts lopped off, followed by round after round of chemotherapy. Read more

VANCOUVER - A police psychologist who has worked with police services around the world harshly criticized Taser International on Monday and also slammed police for the way they use the weapon. Read more

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One of Canada's most respected jurists is questioning why Premier Danny Williams would criticize proceedings at a public inquiry into botched breast-cancer tests. Read more

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A helicopter has plunged to the ground and burst into flames in downtown Cranbrook, B.C., killing three on board and a pedestrian on the street, according to witness accounts. Read more

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he was unaware his former chief of staff broke government rules in handing a well-connected Tory an untendered $122,000 contract to write the 2007 budget speech. Read more

OTTAWA - Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. Read more

MONTREAL - Immigration officials have ruled that an alleged Basque terrorist should be booted out of the country after he lived illegally and in relative anonymity in Canada for nearly six years. Read more

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A helicopter has plunged to the ground and burst into flames in downtown Cranbrook, B.C., killing three on board and a pedestrian on the street, according to witness accounts. Read more

TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty is dismissing calls to change Ontario's proposed pesticide ban to allow municipalities to keep tougher laws, despite concerns that the new standard will weaken local bylaws that are protecting people's health. Read more

OTTAWA - Canada and the United States have sunk to the moral equivalent of terrorists in their handling of a young Canadian held at Guantanamo Bay, says Liberal senator and ex-general Romeo Dallaire. Read more

CRANBROOK, B.C. - Witnesses say a helicopter has plunged to the ground and burst into flame in a residential neighbourhood in Cranbrook, B.C. Read more

HAMILTON - An 11-year-old Hamilton boy who underwent chemotherapy against his wishes will be returned to his parents' custody after they agreed Tuesday to allow the Children's Aid Society to make medical decisions for the child. Read more

CALGARY - The family of the latest soldier to die in Afghanistan says it wants all Canadians to be able to share in his funeral. Read more

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A helicopter has crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Cranbrook, B.C. Read more

OTTAWA - Low income and unemployed Canadians say they are feeling the pinch from rising food prices, a new poll has found. Read more