VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A man died and was buried at sea last month as hundreds of ethnic Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka spent a grueling several months at sea in a cramped, rusting cargo ship, officials said Sunday.

Canada says Tamil migrants in fairly good condition after arriving in renovated ship

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from war-ravaged Sri Lanka spent a grueling three months at sea in a cramped, ramshackle cargo ship but arrived in fairly good condition, Canadian officials said Saturday.

Lawyer fears hundreds of Tamils from Sri Lanka seeking asylum in Canada may be traumatized

Hundreds of Tamils from Sri Lanka seek asylum in Canada; government fears some are terrorists

Tamil migrant ship docks off Canada’s West coast

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A rusting cargo ship crammed with hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka docked at a Canadian navy base on Friday after a grueling three-month journey.

Migrant ship that could be carrying Tamil Tigers nears Canada, will be intercepted

TORONTO — Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they will intercept a ship of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka before it reaches the coast because the passengers may include people Canada considers terrorists.

Canada briefed on migrant ship headed its way that could be carrying Tamil Tigers

TORONTO — Canada’s top security official said Monday he was getting regular briefings on a ship of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka that could be carrying terrorists.

New Russian Olympic committee chief says Russia must win most medals at Sochi 2014

3 Indian Canadians charged with poll fraud

VANCOUVER - Three Indian-Canadian men here have been charged with poll malpractices in the last year’s election campaign of Indian-origin British Columbia’s former solicitor-general Kash Heed.

Indo-Canadian minister under scanner quits post

VANCOUVER - Kash Heed, the Indian-origin solicitor general of British Columbia province in Canada who is under scanner for alleged election malpractices, resigned Friday.

Do svidanya Vancouver: It’s time to move on to Sochi for the 2014 Winter Games

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Congress passes bill to promote US as a destination for international tourists

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Rap star Sky Blu says Mitt Romney first touched him aboard plane during a confrontation

Rap star says Romney first touched him on plane

Rap star Sky Blu says he was other player in airline confrontation with Romney in Canada

Rap star says he was one in Romney confrontation

A crash, a glitch and a protest: Day 1 of Olympics is nothing close to what Canada envisioned

Olympics’ opening day: Not what Canada envisioned

Torch relay detoured twice on final day to avoid protesters in troubled part of Vancouver

Olympic torch rerouted twice to avoid protesters

Torch relay detoured on final day of journey to avoid protest in troubled part of Vancouver

Torch relay changed to avoid protest in Vancouver

IOC says agreement to be finalized in weeks on moving 2 London sports venues

IOC says final agreement certain on London venues

IOC urges Russians to crack down on doping in wake of positive cases

Rogge expresses concern about Russian doping cases

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sebastian Coe to run on final day of Vancouver Olympic torch relay

Schwarzenegger, Coe to run Vancouver torch relay

Olympic protesters promise to be loud but peaceful, hoping thousands will join demonstrations

Olympic protesters promise to be loud but peaceful

Despite meltdown and thaw, Vancouver is poised for a potentially dazzling Olympics

Hurdles cleared, Vancouver is ready for Olympics

Canadian government loses appeal to shut down British Columbia’s safe-injection site

Canadian safe-injection site to remain open

Female ski jumpers lose final bid to compete when Canada’s top court refuses to hear appeal

Female ski jumpers lose final bid to compete

Canada’s top court refuses to hear case of female ski jumpers who want to compete in Vancouver

Top court refuses to hear appeal ski jump appeal

Tamil organization says migrant boat had burial at sea