The magic didn’t last long, but Nova Scotia finally turned heads — for the right reasons — at the Tim Hortons Brier.

A 46-year-old rookie is keeping pace with the heavy hitters at the Tim Hortons Brier.

The red-hot stick of Colby Pridham has the Saint Mary’s Huskies a win away from their second straight Atlantic University Sport men’s hockey title.

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - A pair of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players were handed six-game suspensions Tuesday.

DALLAS - Take the best fighter going and put him in the fanciest new stadium.

EL CAJON, Calif. - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.

JACMEL, Haiti - The bustling streets of a colourful Haitian coastal city ground to a standstill Tuesday as native daughter Michaelle Jean returned for a visit to her ancestral hometown.

OKCULAR, Turkey - Turkey's leaders pledged Tuesday to build quake-proof homes after a magnitude 6 temblor shattered mud-brick homes in the eastern part of the country, killing 51 people. Still, similar promises after devastating earthquakes in the west in 1999 have had limited impact.

ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - Cocaine possession and drunk driving charges against former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer were withdrawn Tuesday after the one-time anti-drug activist pleaded guilty to careless driving.

NEW DELHI - India's upper house of parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a historic bill that would reserve one-third of legislative seats for women, despite a boycott by socialist members.