Canada - AFP

OTTAWA (AFP) - An outbreak believed linked to contaminated deli meats in Canada has killed one person and made several others sick, health officials said Thursday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadian consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in July compared with a year earlier on surging gasoline prices, in the biggest rise in inflation since 2003, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

HONG KONG (AFP) - Canada's Eric Lamaze, riding Hickstead, won the individual jumping gold medal Thursday in a dramatic jump-off in searing heat and humidity as Hong Kong waited for Typhoon Nuri to make a direct hit.

OTTAWA (AFP) - An Oklahoma man was awarded the right to keep his Canadian family farm, first ploughed by his grandfather in 1909, prompting calls Thursday to amend rules limiting foreign ownership of local farmlands.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Twelve Algerian employees of the Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin were killed and 15 others were wounded in a car bombing Wednesday in Algeria, the company announced.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Accused Italian crime boss Giuseppe Coluccio has been extradited to his homeland to face charges of cocaine trafficking, extortion and links to the Mafia, a Canadian minister announced Wednesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - An older brother of the only Canadian held at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was denied bail in Canada, where he has been jailed since 2005 for alleged arms sales to Al-Qaeda, a court said Wednesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - The Canadian city of London, Ontario on Wednesday halted sales of bottled water at all of its municipal facilities, heralding the return of water fountains, despite beverage industry protests.

PARIS (AFP) - Thanks to a popular vote, Canada and China are the most heavily represented nations in a new global edition of Monopoly being released next week that sees 22 cities up for grabs and offers green-friendly utilities and new forms of transport.

BEIJING (AFP) - Hugh MacDonald, Canadian's reserve archer for the Olympics, was not a happy blogger.

BEIJING (AFP) - Taekwondo kicked up a storm of complaints against referees and judges at the Olympic Games on Wednesday as Canadian Ivett Gonda claimed she was robbed after losing her opening match.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the body's ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective, said a Canadian study released Tuesday in the United States.

OTTAWA (AFP) - All Canadians felt the loss of 10 French troopers killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday, offering his condolences.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada's Newfoundland province will sign a final deal Wednesday with a consortium led by US giant Chevron to develop its fourth offshore oil field, worth billions of dollars, the government said Tuesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - An Oklahoma man fighting to keep his Canadian family farm, first ploughed by his grandfather in 1909, has prompted calls to amend rules limiting foreign ownership of local farmlands, reports said Thursday.

HONG KONG (AFP) - Canada's Eric Lamaze, riding Hickstead, won the individual show jumping competition here Thursday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadian consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in July compared with a year earlier, on surging gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - The first person to be tried in Canada for terrorism undeniably wanted to wage jihad in Afghanistan, but never aimed to bomb civilians in Britain as prosecutors allege, his lawyer said Tuesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Actors Ben Kingsley, George Clooney, Peter O'Toole, directors Ethan and Joel Coen, and more star power than ever will be on hand for the upcoming 33rd Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadian dealings with Russia, including a pact giving gas giant Gazprom access to North America's marketplace, are being reconsidered in light of Russia's foray into Georgia, Canada's prime minister said Tuesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's ruling Conservatives widened their lead over Canada's main opposition, but remain shy of a majority as possible elections loom, said a poll published Tuesday.

BEIJING (AFP) - China's He Chong clinched the men's 3m springboard title Tuesday, maintaining the host nation's perfect gold medal record in diving at these Olympics.

BEIJING (AFP) - Germany's Jan Frodeno sprinted down the final straight to claim a shock win after a thrilling Olympic Games men's triathlon on Tuesday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian group accused of bankrolling Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers wired more than three million dollars overseas before being shut down, local media reported Tuesday, citing police documents.

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese world number one He Chong stormed into the final of the men's 3m springboard Tuesday, as the hosts look to keep their perfect gold medal record in diving at these Olympics intact.

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese world number one He Chong kept his gold medal chances on track Tuesday, taking a comfortable lead into the final of the men's 3m springboard.

BEIJING (AFP) - Germany's Jan Frodeno sprinted down the final straight to claim a shock win after a thrilling Olympic Games men's triathlon on Tuesday.

BEIJING (AFP) - Mark Rowswell, Team Canada's cultural attache, is virtually unknown outside China, but a mastery of Mandarin street talk has made him China's best-known foreigner and a valuable asset for his native country.