Body scanners will be introduced at all major Canadian airports in a bid to tighten up security following a failed plot to bomb a US airplane, the government said Tuesday. The controversial scanners, capable of peering through clothes to create three-dimensional images of passengers to reveal any concealed weapons or explosives, are to be installed at 11 airports over the ...

There was no fire, engine woe or medical emergency when an Air Canada Jazz flight made an unscheduled stop in western Canada late Tuesday: the pilot diverted the jet over a beer theft, police said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Steve Holmes told AFP that a passenger had stolen beer from a beverage cart and tried to flush the empty ...

Police allowed 6,000 people to return to their homes Tuesday in western Canada, as firefighters gained partial control of a wildfire threatening the town of West Kelowna. Emergency spokeswoman Jenelle Turpin said an evacuation order remained in place for 6,000 town residents forced to flee without notice Saturday, while another 13,000 "must be ready to leave at ...