Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the United States and Canada share political and environmental values and must work together to become energy independent of those who do not. 2

Canada is sending 34 troops to Haiti to serve as a peacekeepers with a Brazilian battalion, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Wednesday. 35 2

A Vancouver high-school teacher has been reprimanded for placing duct-tape on the mouths of her students during class. 22

After a spring of sleaze, Quebec's Charbonneau inquiry is taking a break for the summer. While the inquiry will continue to conduct investigations and prepare for the fall session, the public testimony is done until after Labour Day. 2

The trial of an RCMP officer charged with perjury for his testimony at the public inquiry into the Robert Dziekanski case is hearing from witnesses who saw the Polish immigrant's fatal confrontation with police at Vancouver's airport.

Senior managers agreed that intervening every time a teen inmate tied a ligature around her neck was unnecessary because she was not always in immediate danger, an inquest into her death heard Wednesday.

Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating the sexual assault of a teenager at a bush party last night involving as many as 1,000 high schools graduates. 1

Montreal will have its next interim mayor -- the third mayor in less than a year -- early next week. The city clerk's office has announced a vote will be held during a special meeting of council next Tuesday. 2 4

Political veteran Bob Rae announced Wednesday he is giving up his seat as a Liberal MP in the House of Commons to focus on his work as a lawyer and mediator on First Nations issues. 71 6

Manitoba is abuzz about the possible return of a significant Metis artifact. The bell of Batoche was taken by federal troops when the Metis were defeated during the Northwest Rebellion in 1885. It was eventually displayed as a trophy in an Ontario legion hall until it mysteriously disappeared in 1991. 2

Half of Canada's First Nations children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census statistics that pegs the cost of easing the problem at $580-million a year. 25 1

The Canada Border Services Agency is warning of a possible telephone scam. 4

An Alberta collector who decided to start selling off his Wayne Gretzky memorabilia netted nearly $550,000 at an auction this week, including $356,000 for a jersey the Great One wore during the 1987 Stanley Cup finals. 4 2

There are promising signs for those hoping that a proposed west-east pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick becomes a reality. 7

A campaign that raised $200,000 to purchase an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack was a "beautiful example" of the fundraising power of the Internet, says the website that hosted the controversial crusade.