One dead after B.C. float-plane crash
VICTORIA - One person is dead following a float-plane crash off Vancouver Island.

• Harper sheds little light on Senate scandal
• Duffy issue sent to closed-door committee
• Canadian killed in Iraqi violence: Baird
• RCMP families say more help needed for PTSD

US immigration bill moves forward in Senate
WASHINGTON - The most far-reaching U.S. immigration legislation in about two decades moved forward on a solid bipartisan vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee after supporters avoided a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.

• Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections
• Search for US tornado survivors nearly complete
• Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA
• Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor

Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
BRUSSELS - Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman.

• Birth of anteater has US zoo staff baffled
• Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
• Deer smashes US bus windshield, takes short ride
• Stinky corpse flower blooms again at Ohio State

Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues.

• Union challenge of foreign workers quashed
• Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
• Boreal Forest conservation talks break down
• Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs

Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June.

• Library honours Carole King with US pop music prize
• A diversion in the air for 'Today'
• Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor
• Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

Portland, Ore., voting on water fluoridation
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oral health and politics collided Tuesday as Portlanders — proudly nonconformist and environmentally minded — decided whether their city remains the largest in the U.S. without public fluoridation.

• RCMP families say more help needed for PTSD
• Abbotsford drug users launch lawsuit
• Saudi coronavirus outbreak 'complex': McGeer
• 'Suicide contagion' a risk for teens: study

Paille's goal puts Bruins on verge of East finals
NEW YORK, N.Y. - It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs.

• Garcia, Woods take their shots at each other
• Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again
• Mooseheads pound Knights 9-2 at Memorial Cup
• Rays homer twice in 4-3 win over Blue Jays

Searchers so far unable to find Ontario man
OTTAWA - Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.

• Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum
• Museum features spooky underground train ride
• Life's a beach for lucky dogs free to run on sand
• Universal Orlando raises ticket prices

Women face unique financial challenges
(Special) - Canadian women undoubtedly are gaining more financial power and control than ever, but in spite of this they still face a unique set of financial challenges based on life expectancy, earning power, marital status, health care needs and estate planning.

• Experts urge caution when buying used cars
• Consumers bitten by higher food costs: RBC
• Home sales down 3 per cent from year ago
• To incoming BoC governor: Raise rates

Marianas Trench nominated for 6 video awards
TORONTO - Vancouver pop rockers Marianas Trench have nabbed a leading six nominations heading into next month's MuchMusic Video Awards.

• Ontario high-schoolers to join Rolling Stones
• K'naan refocused after chasing U.S. fame
• Indie-rockers National argue against sad rep
• Vampire Weekend glad focus back on music

Rare pest leads to apple orchard quarantine
KENTVILLE, N.S. - Federal food safety officials have placed an apple orchard in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley under quarantine after the detection of a destructive pest for the first time in North America.

• ICE Futures Canada prices closed mixed
• Lassonde ups stake in Clement Pappas and Co.
• ICE Futures Canada prices closed higher
• New food-safety rules coming: minister