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No confirmed deaths in Mexico landslide: officials: Mexican authorities have backed off earlier estimates that hundreds of people may have been killed in a mudslide in a town in the state of Oaxaca, saying now that no one has been confirmed dead.
Blogger sentenced in Iran to 19 years: A Canadian-Iranian blogger has been sentenced in Tehran to 19 years in prison after being convicted of creating anti-government propaganda.
N. Korean leader's son promoted: North Korea's Kim Jong-il makes his elusive youngest son a four-star general and a central committee member amid speculation he is to become the country's next leader.

Prostitution laws struck down by Ont. court: An Ontario court has thrown out key provisions of Canada's anti-prostitution laws in response to a constitutional challenge by a Toronto dominatrix and two prostitutes in 2009.
Evacuation orders lifted in B.C. flood area: Residents of a flood-ravaged community on B.C.'s central coast were allowed to return to their homes as evacuation orders were rescinded late Tuesday.
Great Lakes nuclear shipment plan slammed: Environmental groups accuse the federal government of failing to protect Canadians by not acting against an Ontario nuclear utility's plan to ship radioactive waste through the Great Lakes.

Liberals move to reinstate long-form census: Liberal MP Marc Garneau is calling on the federal government to reinstate the mandatory long-form census, despite continuing insistence by the Conservatives that it is intrusive and unnecessary.
Prostitution laws struck down by Ont. court: An Ontario court has thrown out key provisions of Canada's anti-prostitution laws in response to a constitutional challenge by a Toronto dominatrix and two prostitutes in 2009.
More crimes going unreported: survey: Canadians reported fewer crimes to police in 2009 than they did five years earlier while the proportion of the population who were victims of crime remained unchanged, survey results suggest.

Anti-smoking groups want new warning labels: Anti-smoking groups are urging the government to move forward with a plan to introduce larger and more graphic warning labels on cigarette packages.
1 in 4 HIV patients has brain disease: study: A study tracking 1,651 people with HIV being treated at the Southern Alberta Clinic in Calgary between 1998 and 2008 finds 404 suffered from neurological disease.
Beware kitchen towel: hygiene group: The dirtiest item in Canadian homes is the kitchen towel, according to a global study on hygiene released on Tuesday.

Tarantino collaborator Menke dies at 56: Celebrated film editor Sally Menke, best known for her long-standing collaboration with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, has died while hiking during a record-setting heat wave in Southern California.
Canadian musicals going to NYC: My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding and Fingers and Toes have both had successful runs on home soil, but will make their American debuts at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) Oct. 5 and 7, respectively.
BLOG: Barbra Streisand inspires a killer dance song: Featuring a thumping house beat and a whole lot of "ooh-woos," the tune Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce is destined to be your new favourite song.

Parents unaware of kids' online gaming: survey: More and more children are playing video games online, and parents don't seem to be noticing, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.
Box found in Arctic has no Franklin, Amundsen items: A box unearthed in a Nunavut community along the Northwest Passage earlier this month contains nothing related to Arctic explorers Sir John Franklin or Roald Amundsen, government officials have announced.
Great Lakes nuclear shipments topic of hearing: A Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission hearing begins Tuesday into an Ontario nuclear power plant's plan to ship radioactive waste through the Great Lakes and across the Atlantic to Sweden.

Nexen eyes return to Gulf of Mexico: Calgary-based Nexen says it expects to meet tougher regulatory hurdles in its plans to develop a promising oil find in the deep offshore Gulf of Mexico.
Director to help with oilsands litigation: Film director James Cameron plans to help people in Fort Chipewyan fund possible litigation against the government over oilsands development in northern Alberta, according to the local chief.
Oilsands poll shows Canadians evenly split: Canadians seem to be evenly split on the issue of oilsands development in Alberta, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll released to CBC News.

Parents unaware of kids' online gaming: survey: More and more children are playing video games online, and parents don't seem to be noticing, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.
OLG faces new insider win scandal: Police are expected to announce new charges Wednesday stemming from an insider win scandal at the troubled Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Anti-smoking groups want new warning labels: Anti-smoking groups are urging the government to move forward with a plan to introduce larger and more graphic warning labels on cigarette packages.

'Lucky guy': 3 months after winning $1 million in US Lottery, man wins $2 million more
200-kg bear no match for teenaged Michigan girl armed with bow and arrow
Suburban Chicago man gets 90 days in jail for tossing egg in courtroom, narrowly missing judge

Toronto FC reaches crisis stage: Toronto FC was eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday night after a 1-1 draw at home against Real Salt Lake.
Yankees beat Jays, clinch playoff berth: CC Sabathia settled down a team that had lost five of its past six games with 8 1-3 dominant innings, and the Bronx Bombers scratched out three runs off Toronto Blue Jays phenom Kyle Drabek before breaking things open in a 6-1 victory Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre.
2 more Canadians pull out of Delhi Games: Canada lost two more athletes for the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday as diver Meaghan Benfeito withdrew because of an injury and badminton player Alvin Lau bowed out because of school commitments.