It's one of the problems caused by the severe shortage of family doctors in central Newfoundland, a symptom of what Dr. Lynette Powell calls an ongoing health care crisis. Powell says many women are waiting too long for cervical cancer screening and it's having dire consequences in some cases.

Russian acrobats who defected to Canada in 1992 have returned to St. John's to celebrate a Newfoundland woman who helped them restart their lives. The former members of the world-famous Moscow Circus and their growing families continue to perform across North America.

After more than two years of evading the Talibanand a dogged campaign led by retired Canadian military members urging the federal governmentto keep its promise, Afghan interpreter Mohammad Arif Yousafiissafe in Alberta.