Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's been hearing in his pre-budget consultations the need for additional tax reductions, investment in infrastructure and better access to credit to help stimulate the economy.

At least 30 people were killed Tuesday when an Israeli bombardment struck near a United Nations school where hundreds of Palestinians had taken shelter, according to hospital officials.

A Canadian Forces officer charged with second-degree murder in Afghanistan was seen near a severely wounded insurgent before two shots were fired, a court heard Tuesday.

An eastern Ontario woman said her son Jessie Barrie was one of the two men killed in a plane crash southeast of Quebec City Tuesday morning, The Canadian Press reported.

Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama's Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds as lawmakers awaited the gavelling of the 111th Congress into session.