A North Korean boat hijacked three boats with 29 Chinese fishermen on board and demanded 1.2 million yuan, or $190,000, for their release, Chinese media reports.

Some federal Liberals fear single-issue pro-lifers are trying to hijack their weakened party in the nomination fight for the Toronto-Danforth byelection.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government will look into measures to prevent the approval process for energy projects from being "hijacked" by opponents of the developments.