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French Senate bans burka: The French Senate votes overwhelmingly in favour of a bill banning the burka-style Islamic veil everywhere from post offices to streets.
Mideast talks wrap for day without breakthrough: The latest round of talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders have ended for the day without any reported progress on the divisive issue of Israeli settlements.
NYC mid-air crash caused by series of missteps: A mid-air collision last August over the Hudson River in New York City between a sightseeing tour helicopter and a small plane resulted from a series of missteps that began minutes before the accident, investigators have told a federal safety board in Washington, D.C.

Search for N.S. fishermen called off: The Bay of Fundy search for a missing scallop dragger and the four Nova Scotia fishermen on board was called off Tuesday evening.
NDP has enough votes to save gun registry: Layton: Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton says enough members of his party will vote to defeat a Conservative backbencher's bill to repeal the long-gun registry.
Afghan deaths focus of special forces probe: Two criminal investigations launched by military police into the actions of Canadian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan probed the alleged improper killing of Afghans, CBC News has learned.

Afghan deaths focus of special forces probe: Two criminal investigations launched by military police into the actions of Canadian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan probed the alleged improper killing of Afghans, CBC News has learned.
NDP has enough votes to save gun registry: Layton: Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton says enough members of his party will vote to defeat a Conservative backbencher's bill to repeal the long-gun registry.
PM's secretary denies knowing gun adviser: Prime Minister Stephen Harper's parliamentary secretary says he has never heard of a spokesman for a Canadian gun advocacy group who boasts of ties to the U.S. National Rifle Association and is also a government adviser on the long-gun registry.

Dietary salt limits OK'd by health ministers: Canadians should cut their sodium intake as recommended by a national working group, Canada's health ministers say.
Sperm mix-up charges raise concerns about fertility clinics: The news that a doctor at an Ottawa fertility clinic has been accused of giving two of his clients sperm from different donors than the ones they chose has some health officials calling for the government to finally regulate the fertility industry,
Disputed MS theory tops health agenda: A controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis dominated two days of meetings by Canada's health ministers in St. John's.

Ottawa, Victoria museums return Nisga'a artifacts: Victoria and Ottawa-area museums are returning 276 historic and spiritual artifacts to the Nisga'a, a First Nations group in northwestern B.C.
Rhoda actor Harold Gould dies: Harold Gould, who played Rhoda's father, Martin Morgenstern, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, has died. He was 86.
Shakespearean action flick wins Pitch This!: Imagine Hamlet, Juliet, Othello and Richard III all inhabiting the same world an action-packed, quest-filled one at that and you've got the winning movie pitch of the 2010 Telefilm Pitch This! competition.

Video game subsidy battle heats up: Canadian provinces are ramping up tax credits as they compete to woo video game firms. In the end, who wins?
Walruses forced ashore by ice melt: Tens of thousands of walruses have come ashore in northwest Alaska because the sea ice they normally rest on has melted.
Respawned: How video games revitalize cities: Video games' economic impact isn't just measured in dollars; they also rejuvenate neighbourhoods by employing young, well-paid workers.

Gold hits record high: Investors pushed the price of gold to more than $1,270 US an ounce Tuesday, the highest point on record for the precious metal, and gold bugs were calling for it to top $1,300 in the not-too-distant future.
Best Buy profit rises: Growth in Best Buy Co.'s expanding cellphone business helped the electronics retailer's second-quarter net income jump 60 per cent, the company says.
Moody's reviews RBC debt rating: Moody's Investors Service says it has placed all of its long-term ratings of Royal Bank of Canada on review for a possible downgrade.

Lego loses trademark fight to Mega Brands: Danish toy giant Lego has lost a final trademark ruling in European Court against Canada's Mega Brands over the plastic building blocks they both manufacture.
Dietary salt limits OK'd by health ministers: Canadians should cut their sodium intake as recommended by a national working group, Canada's health ministers say.
Corn syrup producers aim for rebranding: The makers of high fructose corn syrup, which appears on Canadian labels as glucose-fructose, want to sweeten up its image with a new name: corn sugar.

Officer draws gun at teen waving plastic machete to advertise for Halloween store in Missouri
Lawmakers don gloves and fight in front of Parliament to promote Thai kickboxing
Boy who 'likes to make noise' wins moose calling contest at Alaska Zoo

Johnston, Preki out at TFC: General manager Mo Johnston and coach Preki were sacked Tuesday, as Toronto FC made the announcement in a press conference.
Baltimore pounds Blue Jays: Rookie Jake Arrieta allowed four hits over six shutout innings, Nick Markakis and Adam Jones homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3 on Tuesday night.
Reggie Bush forfeits Heisman Trophy: Reggie Bush is giving back his 2005 Heisman Trophy, becoming the first player in the 75-year history of the award to do so.