A group of Canadian women are filing a lawsuit against the makers of Bayer's popular oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin, alleging they were not adequately warned about higher than usual risks for stroke and other health problems.

A Canadian man in a wheelchair, reportedly from Winnipeg, is recovering in hospital after a vicious beating at the hands of two teenagers in Sydney, Australia.

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose has ordered a review of the amount of money Ottawa is paying a private company to maintain government buildings, after a Montreal newspaper questioned the costs being billed to taxpayers.

Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean is set to return home to Canada after an emotional tour of her quake-ravaged homeland in Haiti. Jean capped off her trip with a visit to the Dominican Republic Wednesday to thank that country for their help in the aftermath of January's earthquake.

Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu told a Vancouver business gathering Wednesday that one of his company's scheduled flights sat on the tarmac as passengers finished watching the men's gold medal match between Canada and the U.S. on the final day of the Olympic Games.