National News

HALIFAX — The body of a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6. during the earthquake that has devastated that country.

WASHINGTON — Whether because of high-tech foreign spies, weather researchers or interplanetary visitors, Canada and the United States are keeping a wary eye on the sky — as well as the shared continental defence system that's supposed to be watching

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia non-profit organization fighting invasive species is reminding people on Valentine's Day to spread the love, not the baby's breath. The Invasive Species Council of B.C.

MONTREAL — The parents of one of the two children killed when a bus smashed into a Laval, Que., daycare last week are remembering their daughter as a "ray of sunshine" in a letter published by several Quebec media outlets.

OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she wants Canada to consider expanding access to psychedelic drugs as medical treatments.

OTTAWA — Canadians have been inundated with reports of unidentified objects being shot down by American fighter jets over the U.S. and Canada.

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have summoned the heads of Canada's largest grocery store chains to answer for rising food prices.

OTTAWA — A cross-section of members of Parliament, including at least one Liberal MP, say Ottawa should match donations to more organizations that are responding to devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Two backcountry skiers are dead after being caught in an avalanche in south central British Columbia.

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — A First Nation on Vancouver Island says it is ready to release the results of its preliminary investigation into possible unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school near Port Alberni, B.C.