Iran has freed an Iranian-Canadian who spent five years in prison after being initially sentenced to death on charges of espionage, media reports said Tuesday.

Toronto resident Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, 44, was released Monday night from the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, the opposition website Kaleme.com reported.

Two Canadians being held in Egypt have launched a hunger strike in protest at their incarceration without charge, a family member told Agence France Presse on Wednesday.

John Greyson is a Toronto filmmaker and university professor, and Tarek Loubani is an emergency room doctor from London, Ontario.

A double-decker bus crashed into a train at a crossing in a suburban neighborhood of Canada's capital Wednesday, killing at least six people and leaving scores injured, authorities said.

Thirty people were hurt, with 10 in serious condition, officials told reporters following the morning commute collision.

Canadian Foreign Minster John Baird said Sunday on a visit to Algeria that the use of chemical weapons in the Syria conflict was a "crime against humanity".

"The use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad's government against the children of the Syrian people is a crime against humanity," he said at a news conference with his host and counterpart Ramtane Lamamra.

Thousands of mostly Muslim protesters took to the street in Montreal to express anger Saturday at a plan to ban public sector workers from wearing religious garb in Quebec.

The prohibition of headscarves, turbans and other religious garments is part of a proposed overhaul of the Canadian province's "Charter of Values."

A Muslim youth conference criticized by the Quebec government was canceled Saturday by the Montreal convention center where it had been set to take place.

The Palais des Congres said it canceled the "Entre Ciel et Terre" (Between Heaven and Earth) conference after a "security review." It had been set to take place September 7-8.

Canada reluctantly supports its allies on the need for Western military intervention in Syria but will not join in an attack, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday.

"At the present time the government of Canada has no plans... to have a Canadian military mission," Harper said after recently speaking with his American, British, and French counterparts.

This baby is going to enjoy the most beautiful lullabies.

Michael Bublé has become a father for the first time with wife Luisana Lopilato. The two welcomed their son, Noah, into the world on Aug. 27 in Canada. The "It's a Beautiful Day" singer instantly took to Instagram to reveal the first photo of Noah and his stunning wife still in their hospital bed. He captioned the photo: "Overjoyed and filled with gratitude at the arrival of our son Noah Bublè. Born this morning, August 27th at 2:26 am in Vancouver, Canada."

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agrees with the White House, that the Syrian government launched last week's devastating chemical weapons attack, his office said Tuesday.

Harper made it clear to U.S. President Barack Obama in a telephone chat that he "shares the view that the recent chemical weapons attack was carried out by the Syrian regime," said a readout of their conversation.

Toronto transit workers on Tuesday rejected a proposed new uniform, saying it looks too much like the jersey of a longtime hockey rival, the Montreal Canadiens.

Sketches of the uniforms with the similar red, white and blue colors of the Canadiens circulated in the local media, prompting the city's transit union to take a stand on behalf of its members.