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Megabus driver was lost, police say: While the investigation continues into Saturday's deadly double-decker bus crash, an executive with the company says the bus driver made a wrong turn.
Turks OK constitutional changes: Turks have approved a package of 26 changes to the constitution, which the government says will help the country's bid to join the European Union.
Qur'an burning threat sparks more protests: Tensions remain over a U.S. pastor's threat to burn copies of the Qur'an, even though he has cancelled those plans.

Tamil migrant data reported stolen: A group helping Tamil migrants who arrived in Canada last month says "sensitive information" has been stolen from its Toronto office.
Olympic chief backs Quebec arena funding: The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee is calling on Western Canada to rally behind the idea of building a new hockey rink in Quebec City with federal tax money.
Hundreds flee Calgary apartment fire: Several hundred people were forced out of their homes early Sunday morning after several fires started in an apartment complex in southwest Calgary.

Pakistani PM calls for more flood aid: Pakistan's prime minister is hoping for more aid from other countries to address the humanitarian disaster resulting from summer floods.
Olympic chief backs Quebec arena funding: The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee is calling on Western Canada to rally behind the idea of building a new hockey rink in Quebec City with federal tax money.
Ont. opposition eager as legislature resumes: Ontario opposition parties are determined to capitalize on missteps and policy reversals by the Liberal government as politicians return to the legislature.

50-year cancer study launched in Alberta: A long-term study aims to answer the troubling question of how people develop cancer.
Genetically modified salmon safe, FDA says: Documents released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say genetically modified salmon being reared on P.E.I. is safe, to the concern of groups on both sides of the border.
Leadbetter burgers linked to more E. coli cases: The number of cases of E. coli associated with eating Leadbetter Cowboy Beef Burgers has risen to five with at least one more suspected case being investigated.

TIFF's new HQ opens with public party: Throngs of film fans gathered in downtown Toronto midday Sunday to witness the opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox, the long-awaited new home of the Toronto International Film Festival.
British Museum lands $39.7M donation: John Sainsbury, former head of U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury, has given $39.7 million to the British Museum.
French filmmaker Claude Chabrol dies: French director Claude Chabrol, a member of the Nouvelle Vague movement in cinema, has died at age 80.

Canadian tapped to head Nokia: Nokia replaces CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Canadian Stephen Elop of Microsoft, as the world's top maker of mobile phones aims to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive smart phone market.
New internet map could help save it: A geometric 'atlas' of the internet has been created in an effort to preserve it in the coming decades.
Genetic find may curb parasitic plant: Chemical and genetic innovations may help combat a parasitic plant destroying African crops, say Canadian researchers.

BCE to buy CTV for $1.3B: BCE Inc. says it will spend $1.3 billion to buy the CTV television network, which would make it one of North America's biggest communications conglomerates.
Oilsands campaign hits Times Square: The Alberta government is hoping to change negative perceptions of the oilsands by running brief ads in New York's Times Square.
CAW head decries end of EI extension: Ken Lewenza, the president of the Canadian Auto Workers Union, says the federal government's decision to end stimulus measures on employment insurance is premature.

Farm practices in spotlight in salmonella cases: High intensity farming practices are in the spotlight after an outbreak of salmonella in the U.S. that was linked with two Iowa farms involved in egg production on a massive scale.
Hike water prices to stop waste: expert: The former UN climate chief who has advocated putting a price on carbon emissions says water also should carry an appropriate cost.
Leadbetter burgers linked to more E. coli cases: The number of cases of E. coli associated with eating Leadbetter Cowboy Beef Burgers has risen to five with at least one more suspected case being investigated.

Fed up Norwegian radio reporter quits on air instead of reading bulletin
Free chocolate in Armenia! Candy factory to hand out chunks from world's largest bar
Mistaken alert from US school tells all parents their kids are absent; school apologizes

Bombers blast Riders in Banjo Bowl: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the seventh renewal of the Banjo Bowl by blasting the Saskatchewan Roughriders 31-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Jays' Lind wins game with 9th-inning blast: Blue Jays designated hitter Adam Lind hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give Toronto a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
Tillman set to become Eskimos GM: report: Eric Tillman will be the new general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos, according to the Edmonton Journal's website.