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.

• Union challenge of foreign workers quashed
• 'Speculation' in murder case unfair: lawyer
• Mulcair says cops called him about meeting
• Boreal Forest conservation talks break down

Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON - Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.

• Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA
• Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado
• Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor
• Jury to begin deliberating Jodi Arias' sentence

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

Union challenge of foreign workers quashed
VANCOUVER - Two unions may have lost a Federal Court battle disputing a mining company's plan to bring in 201 temporary foreign workers from China, but they're celebrating the spotlight they've shone on the problems associated with the employment program.

• Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
• Boreal Forest conservation talks break down
• Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs
• Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results

A diversion in the air for 'Today'
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City.

• Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor
• Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case
• 'Epic' director stacks cast with music stars
• Marianas Trench nominated for 6 video awards

Abbotsford drug users launch lawsuit
VANCOUVER - Three injection drug users filed a lawsuit Tuesday over an Abbotsford, B.C., bylaw that has banned harm-reduction services such as clean needle exchanges for the past eight years, arguing the prohibition violates their charter rights and needlessly puts them at risk.

• RCMP families say more help needed for PTSD
• Saudi coronavirus outbreak 'complex': McGeer
• 'Suicide contagion' a risk for teens: study
• New Brunswick under fire from Maritime docs

Maddon says he's OK with Escobar's celebration
TORONTO - Rays manager Joe Maddon changed course Tuesday, saying he has no problem with the way shortstop Yunel Escobar celebrates home runs.

• The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
• Montreal street renamed for Gary Carter
• Boxer Beterbiev opts to turn pro in Canada
• Romo active on field while idled over cyst removal

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