HALIFAX, N.S. - Nova Scotia's spending allowance scandal has claimed the political career of one of its central figures with the resignation of veteran Tory Richard Hurlburt, who admitted buying a generator and big-screen television at public expense.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There will be a next time: that's the fear of many Newfoundland offshore workers haunted by the crash of Cougar Flight 491, a union spokesman told an inquiry Tuesday.

HALIFAX, N.S. - Police in Halifax say they had to subdue a man with a stun gun after an attack on several officers.

Friends and family, fellow RCMP officers, and colleagues from the media gathered at St. Agnes Church yesterday to remember Sgt. Mark Gallagher, who was killed in last month’s earthquake in Haiti.

On Feb. 1, Nova Scotia became the latest province to ban expiry dates and extra fees on all gift cards — a move the government said would ensure consumers get the full value of the certificates, no matter when they purchased them.

LOS ANGELES - There's no bloody glove this time, no smoking gun, no faded music icon showing up in court wearing a wig that made it look like he plugged his finger into an electrical socket.

OTTAWA - Toyota's iron-clad reputation for reliability has been dented although the damage is not yet beyond repair, a new poll suggests.

WASHINGTON - Even the White House's top spokesman is getting in on the act of mocking former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin for looking to talking points written on her palm during a political speech.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. The 15 people inside were trapped for 45 frightening minutes until rescuers managed to pry open the doors.

CANTON, Mass. - Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage, four days after his death in a car crash on a snowy Indiana road.