A pigeon was detained last month at a jail near Vancouver after it was discovered to be carrying a backpack that contained crystal meth, Canadian media reported over the weekend.

Former senior intelligence official Cameron Jay Ortis of Canada’s national police force has received a 14-year prison sentence for breaching the country's secrets law.

Cameron Ortis, sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating Canada’s Security of Information Act, said his actions were all part of an international mission.