After announcing the largest child pornography sweep in Ontario history, police say thousands more people are still suspected. 3 February ⁽¹⁾

MONTREAL - A casual text message to work colleagues encouraging them to ''blow away'' the competition at a trade show allegedly plunged a Muslim man into a terrorism probe. 2 February ⁽²⁾

The Toronto Zoo would have no problem attracting the private sponsorship needed to help pay for a new giant panda exhibit, says the vice-chair of the zoo’s board. 3 February

STOCKHOLM - Champis the bunny doesn't only hop — he also knows how to herd a flock of sheep, possibly having picked up on the skill after watching trained dogs do the job. 3 February ⁽¹⁾

Three days before a lockout or strike becomes legal, the leader of the union representing Toronto’s outdoor municipal workers reported “significant progress toward successfully concluding an agreement.” 3 February

Ontario Provincial Police announced Thursday there are more than 8,900 IP addresses in Ontario suspected of downloading child pornography in the past three months. 2 February

Gordon Chong’s 188-page report on ways to finance a Sheppard subway extension suggests a variety of revenue-generating tools. Almost all are contradictory to Mayor Rob Ford’s low-tax, car-friendly philosophy. 3 February ⁽¹⁾

MONTREAL - An actor who played a TV mobster and was convicted of real-life drug charges appears ready to revive his career while the Crown seeks a lengthy jail sentence for him. 2 February

OTTAWA - A Conservative senator says he's been inundated with expressions of support for his unusual idea of providing rope to help murder convicts commit suicide in prison. 2 February ⁽⁵⁾

TORONTO - A three-month-old polar bear cub born prematurely at the Toronto Zoo last year was introduced to the public today. 3 February

TORONTO - Two top officials have been formally removed from their positions at Ontario's air ambulance service. 3 February

For two years, a Mississippi blogger conducted a vitriolic “nightmare” campaign against two gay Nova Scotia men who operate a wilderness getaway near Kemptville in the southwest end of the province. 3 February

HALIFAX - Police have charged an 18-year-old man after a fatal stabbing in Halifax. 3 February 17:13

KASLO, B.C. - An avalanche in British Columbia's West Kootenay region has claimed the life of a skier. 3 February 20:28

The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits on the council. 3 February 20:21

MONTREAL - The Quebec government will head to court to seek a multimillion-dollar compensation from an engineering consortium it blames for last summer's collapse in a Montreal tunnel. 3 February 20:15

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. 3 February 19:57

VANCOUVER - One of three brothers among a notorious family with reputed links to Vancouver's gang world "fabricated" a story that he was simply planning to steal drugs, instead of scheming to traffic them with his ex-girlfriend's father, a B.C. Supreme Court judge said Friday. 3 February 19:50

SALT LAKE CITY - Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous. 3 February 19:44

MONTREAL - A man who says he once attempted suicide has filed a police complaint against a Tory senator who suggested murderers be provided rope so they can hang themselves in prison. 3 February 19:40

LONDON, Ont. - The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford will visit the place where her body was found. 3 February 19:37

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it has charged man with assault with a weapon after a woman was stabbed while walking alone early Thursday. 3 February 19:18

EDMONTON - A long-awaited program from the federal and Alberta governments on how to gauge the environmental effects of the oilsands — and answer the industry's international critics — will watch for more contaminants, in more places, more often. 3 February 18:56

CHARLOTTETOWN - A fire inside an apartment building in downtown Charlottetown has forced 11 people from their home. 3 February 18:44

TALOYOAK, Nunavut - RCMP in Nunavut believe a mother and two children died in a house fire in a tiny community on the Boothia peninsula. 3 February 18:25

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Proposed legislation in the state of Ohio would ban the purchase of lions, bears, gorillas and other exotic animals, but it also would allow current owners of such animals to keep the pets if they meet strict new requirements. 3 February 18:22