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The Australian state of Tasmania is considering a ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2000 in an attempt to create a smoking-free generation.

The case of a man accused of killing an Alberta couple two years ago has been put over until Sept. 18. Travis Vader is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann of St. Albert, a city on the northeast edge of Edmonton.

Toronto's mayor, who recently raised eye-brows when he was spotted reading behind the wheel, says he won't be getting a personal driver. Rob Ford told reporters the expense of a chauffeur would be a "waste of tax payers' money.

The number of complaints about fraudulent or misleading telephone calls in last year's federal election has almost doubled, according to court documents filed by the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

The deaths of three people from legionnaires' disease have prompted public health officials to urge a scrubbing of cooling systems in tall buildings near the provincial legislature.

Naval planners have started to lay the groundwork for the possible replacement of the country's second-hand, glitch-prone Victoria-class submarines, arguing such warships are a necessary part of Canada's arsenal.

Police are linking several body parts found in east Toronto to a woman's head, foot and two hands discovered in a river west of the city - and investigators believe they're closing in on her identity.

Canada's future lies in the development of the North, the prime minister said Monday at the start of his annual Northern tour.

The one thing John Baird has rarely done in his 15 months as Canada's top diplomat is sow doubt about where he stands on an issue.

It's a unique campaign message: A man who aspires to be premier of Quebec has compared the province's young people, unfavourably, to Asian kids.