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Human rights groups react with disgust to David Cameron’s decision to attend the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka this November, as our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller reports.

The Canadian foreign minister tells Channel 4 News he is “appalled” the Commonwealth heads of government meeting will still take place in Sri Lanka despite concerns over human rights in the country.

Canadian police charge two residents with an al Qaeda-linked plot to “carry out a terrorist attack” against a passenger train on a line from New York to Toronto.

Blackberry’s Canadian manufacturer RIM hopes its BB10 smartphone can carve out a profitable chunk of the mobile market, but it will be a hard fight in one of technology’s toughest battlegrounds.

Customers at a Canadian Ikea store were stunned to discover a tiny monkey – complete with fur-lined winter coat – roaming around the entrance.

The German drug-makers that developed thalidomide 50 years ago should “put their money where their mouth is” rather than just express regret to thousands of victims, says a British charity head.

With the 1976 games only months away, ITN’s Michael Brunson was dispatched to Montreal, where a flight over the Olympic Stadium revealed huge gaps between sections of the building.

Acrobat Nik Wallenda crosses Niagara Falls on an undulating, two-inch thick wire strung 46 metres above the roar of cascading water, continuing a family tradition dating back seven centuries.

Amazing photos of Nik Wallenda’s history tightrope crossing over Niagara Falls

Transport Minister Norman Baker rejects allegations by environmentalists that he is “doing the dirty work” of the Canadian government and promoting oil industry interests ahead of a crucial EU vote.

It is an impressive feat at any age, but for 100-year-old Fauja Singh, completing a marathon in Toronto has earned him a place in the record books. What is the secret to his success?

At least 40 people have died after Hurricane Irene lashed the east coast of the US. Around five million people are without power while the total cost to country’s the economy could reach $20bn.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Canada to begin their first overseas tour as a married couple, as one poll suggests young Canadians are indifferent about the trip.

Hundreds of women have taken part in Britain’s first Slutwalks, protesting against the comments of a Canadian policeman who said women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised.

Brian Dickson has appeared in a Toronto court charged with the murder of Chinese student Liu Qian. She was talking to her boyfriend on Skype when a man knocked on the door and a struggle broke out.