Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with mining executives and the Peruvian president this morning as he puts the new "extractive industries" focus of his aid and foreign policy into practice.

"Colleagues, there can be no business as usual. Enough is enough."

As the frantic search for a missing Canadian bushwalker continues in Australia's Snowy Mountains region, there are reports of "voices" being heard in the area.

A new report suggests nearly half of Canadian homeowners intend to buy a property in the next five years, despite a cooling off in the housing market.

Toronto police have charged three men in connection with the alleged gang sexual assault of a woman over the long weekend.

City council has voted in favour of rejecting any new gaming facilities for Toronto, effectively shutting the book on a multi-billion dollar casino and entertainment complex for the downtown core.

A huge plastics fire in Windsor, Ont., has prompted the city to close all outdoor parks and rec facilities.

The Toronto Port Authority is putting off plans to fill in an area of Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport because it's unclear if the material would be able to support a proposed runway extension.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says a Canadian is among those killed in a spate of recent sectarian violence in Iraq.

A line of severe thunderstorms is bringing damaging winds, hail and heavy rain to parts of southern Ontario on Tuesday.

Police have charged three teens in connection with a weeks-long investigation into the burning of a Scarborough elementary school playground.

Conservative senators have sent Mike Duffy's controversial improper expenses back to the same closed-door committee that initially reviewed them, rejecting a Liberal bid to have the matter referred directly to the police.

One person is dead following a multi-vehicle collision in Hamilton Tuesday afternoon, Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed.

Ontario won't be plunging into an election any time soon, as the New Democrats agreed Tuesday to pass the budget and prop up the minority Liberals.

Toronto city hall will be watched closely today to see if Mayor Rob Ford's camp responds to allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine.

Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.

A "very upset" Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to settle down a scandal-rattled Conservative caucus Tuesday with talk of accountability and Senate reform, but shed no new light on the $90,000 transaction that cost him his chief of staff.

Canada has work to do, but it is stronger than when he took over as head of the Bank of Canada five years ago, outgoing governor Mark Carney said Tuesday.

Toronto police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in a city park more than a month ago.

Canadians will have to wait until Wednesday to hear Prime Minister Stephen Harper answer questions about the Senate expenses scandal.