MONTREAL - Montreal's St. Patrick's parade came to a tragic end Sunday when a young reveller was killed after jumping from a flatbed truck.

SAINT-ANDRE, N.B. - RCMP officers are investigating the suspicious deaths of an elderly couple whose bodies were found in their home in northwestern New Brunswick on Saturday.

OTTAWA - Projections that visible minorities will soon dominate Canada's cities are no surprise to political operators in Ottawa.

OTTAWA - Federal cash for troubled pregnancies and newborns in Canada remains in short supply even as the Conservative government leads a global campaign to improve the health of mothers and children overseas.

MONTREAL - When government funding for a foundation dedicated to climate research dries up at the end of the year, scientists say the aftershocks of its departure will be felt not only in Canada but by researchers around the globe.

SAN DIEGO - Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the U.S. government could not replicate the runaway speeding reported by a Prius owner who said his car's accelerator got stuck as he drove on a California freeway, according to a memo for a congressional panel.

BANGKOK, Thailand - As many as 100,000 people demonstrated peacefully against Thailand's government at a party-like rally Sunday, but the capital was being kept on edge by their threat to continue protesting until Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva calls new elections.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Sunday denied that its celibacy requirement for priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again defended the pope's handling of the crisis.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Taliban unleashed a wide swath of destruction across Kandahar City over the weekend in what the militants warned was a demonstration of their resolve to fight for their heartland.

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