OTTAWA - The worm has turned on a second Conservative cabinet minister over an airport security impasse - this one fuelled by tequila.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Chantal Kreviazuk and Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq will be among the performers at the closing ceremonies for the 2010 Paralympic Games.

MONTREAL - Police arrested the owner of an Old Montreal boutique where deadly shootings took place as homicide detectives finished combing through the blood-spattered crime scene Friday.

WINNIPEG - Muddy ice roads that have stranded dozens of drivers in the wilderness and prompted 16 northern Manitoba First Nations to declare a state of emergency are proof that permanent all-season roads are needed, the province's grand chief said Friday.

MONCTON, N.B. - The family of Donna O'Rielly is rejecting the possibility that the missing New Brunswick woman has run off.

Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?

HALIFAX, N.S. - Is the clock ticking on "22 Minutes"?

NEW YORK - The next few months could keep Conan O'Brien very busy.

Another email scam is circulating online trying to ensnare unsuspecting Facebook users into divulging all their passwords.

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's prime minister said Thursday the government was ready to hold talks with protesters, who want him to call new elections, but only if they stop throwing blood, blocking government offices and remain peaceful.