Canada

A motorcyclist caught speeding 80 km/h over the speed limit has been fined $540. Police say they observed the motorcyclist travelling at 170 kilometers an hour on Valley Road as he approached Circle Drive. The speed limit in that area is 90 kilometers an hour.

A 17-year-old Toronto boy is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a student who tried to stop a hallway fight at North Albion Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke.

The Ontario Provincial Police is investigating the details surrounding the death of a young woman in a traffic accident that occurred in this province on the weekend. A 22-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene about 1:25 a.m. Sunday after her vehicle left Bay Bulls Road in St. John’s and struck a utility pole.

Brad Cooper has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in connection with the death of his wife Nancy in 2008. The Calgary man made the plea to second degree murder as he awaited a new trial in the death of his wife in North Carolina.

The man charged with second-degree murder in the death of a teen girl killed in Surrey last week is a convicted rapist. Raymond Lee Caissie, 43, was the subject of a public warning last year after he was released from prison, serving 22 years for rape, forcible confinement and robbery.

Downed trees and high winds played havoc in many areas of the province early Monday, at one point leaving almost 50,000 Nova Scotia Power customers without electricity.

An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a Surrey teen. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the identification of the accused can’t be released due to a publication ban.

An arrest has been made at Pearson International Airport in Toronto in connection with the shooting death of a 70-year-old man near Clinton.

New Brunswickers are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in an election where Progressive Conservative Leader David Alward is trying to avoid becoming the second consecutive one-term government.

Olivia Chow accused John Tory of “bashing” Toronto on Sunday, marking a campaign shift in which she is positioning herself as the only progressive candidate in the final weeks of the race to become Toronto’s mayor.

Canadians who travel overseas to join extremist groups can expect to have their passports revoked, the government is warning. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said Saturday that Ottawa has begun revoking travel documents for those who travel to places such as Iraq and Syria to fight with the Islamic State and other militants groups.