KHARTOUM, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Abousfian Abdelrazik is angry, broke and wants to go home. But the father-of-four is holed up inside Canada's embassy in Sudan and cannot, banned from flying as an alleged Al-Qaeda affiliate.

'I'm not violent. I'm an ordinary decent guy who wants to go home,' said the 46-year-old Sudanese-Canadian by telephone. 'I just want to be free.'

VANCOUVER, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Five people were dead after a small plane with seven people aboard crashed Sunday in western Canada, public television reported. But two others survived the accident.

The Grumman Goose aircraft disappeared Sunday morning shortly after taking off north of Vancouver, British Columbia.

MEXICO CITY, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - A pair of Indian brothers arrived in Mexico City Sunday after cycling across North America from Toronto, Canada, to bridge the gap between two International AIDS Conferences and raise awareness.

VANCOUVER, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - Rescuers were searching on Sunday for at least one survivor who sent a text message to authorities after a small plane crashed in western Canada with seven people aboard, officials said.

The Grumman Goose aircraft disappeared Sunday morning shortly after taking off, north of Vancouver, British Colombia.

MONTREAL, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - Torrential rains in eastern Canada left two dead over the weekend in Quebec province and led to evacuations in New Brunswick, according to reports Sunday.

Environment Canada issued alerts for more heavy rainfall in the eastern region, with the ministry forecasting up to 10 centimeters (four inches) between Sunday and Monday in southern Quebec.

MONTREAL, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - The family of a 22-year-old Canadian man who was beheaded by a fellow passenger inside a bus spoke for the first time on Saturday, urging the media and public to let them grieve in private.

'We are requesting the media and the public for privacy,' said the victim's uncle, Alex McLean. 'We'd like to have time to grieve.'

MONTREAL, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - Canada's Conservative Party holds only a four-point lead over the rival Liberals despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper's efforts to widen its lead ahead of possible elections later in the year, a new poll showed Saturday.

OTTAWA, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - The world's oldest polar bear, orphaned as a cub in the cold Russian north and raised in captivity, is dying, after thrilling more than 18 million visitors to a Canadian zoo, officials said Friday.

OTTAWA, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Police charged a suspect Friday with unpremeditated murder in the horrific stabbing, beheading and gutting of a fellow bus passenger returning home from a carnival in Western Canada.

Vince Weiguang Li, 40, of Edmonton faces a charge of second-degree murder, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced.

OTTAWA, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Decades of messages against drinking and driving seem to have positively influenced the road habits of Canadian drivers, but impaired boating continues to claim dozens of lives each year, officials said Friday.