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Brazil elects 1st woman president: Governing party candidate Dilma Rousseff has been elected Brazil's president.
Canada aware of Khadr plea deal: U.S. memo: A U.S. State Department memorandum shows the Canadian government was aware of Omar Khadr's plea deal with the U.S. government.
Omar Khadr sentenced to symbolic 40 years: A U.S. military panel in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, says Canadian-born Omar Khadr should serve 40 years in prison for war crimes, a symbolic decision because a pre-trial plea deal caps his sentence at eight years.

Ottawa-area man found dead in Mexico: An Ottawa-area man who was reported missing in Mexico has been found dead, his family and the Foreign Affairs Department say.
Via Rail train kills 3 in Montreal: Police say three young people who died after being struck by a Via Rail train in southwest Montreal may have been spray-painting graffiti and not heard the train coming.
2 new arrests in N.S. slaying: Nova Scotia RCMP have arrested two more people in the death of Dillon Blair Jewett, 18, of Dartmouth.

Sask. has 'leverage' over PotashCorp sale: Wall: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he could wield his province's "leverage" if Ottawa decides to approve the $39-billion hostile takeover of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan by BHP Billiton.
New N.S. PC leader promises fiscal restraint: Nova Scotia's new Tory leader promises to repeal a controversial sales tax hike and bring back a balanced budget law if elected premier.
Canada's embassy spending soars: Federal spending on Canadian embassy properties and diplomatic residences abroad has soared 430 per cent since Stephen Harper's Conservative government came to power on a promise to rein in the diplomatic decorators.

Stroke rate slashed at prevention clinic: A new stroke prevention clinic in Ottawa is helping patients treated for mini-strokes from developing the full-blown version, doctors report.
Scrap fall clock change to improve health: researcher: Not putting the clocks back in the fall could help encourage more physical activity outdoors, a British expert says.
Paternal side's cancer history often overlooked: A father's family history of breast and ovarian cancer may be overlooked by both patients and doctors, a study suggests.

Director George Hickenlooper dies at 47: Los Angeles director George Hickenlooper has died at age 47.
Mission: Impossible IV renamed: Mission Impossible IV, with Tom Cruise returning to the screen as secret agent Ethan Hunt, has been renamed Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.
Bieber debuts baseball-themed video: Canadian teen singing sensation Justin Bieber offered a sneak peek of his new baseball-themed Never Say Never video prior to Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday.

Donkey Kong leads Nintendo's holiday charge: With rivals Sony and Microsoft getting into motion gaming, Nintendo is looking to its iconic ape for big sales.
The battle of the e-readers: Amazon, Kobo and Sony are locked in a vicious fight for market share, with each offering different e-ink devices.
Interplanetary travel cost studied: Two leading U.S. research organizations are launching a year-long study to examine the financing of interplanetary travel.

2 Conrad Black convictions overturned: Conrad Black wins a partial victory after a U.S. appeals court overturns two of his fraud convictions.
Wall says Manitoba opposes Potash sale: Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall said Friday Manitoba's premier has joined him in opposing the hostile takeover of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan by Australian mining giant BHP Billiton.
Canada's GDP rises 0.3% in August: Canada's economy rose 0.3 per cent in August following a 0.1 per cent drop in July, helped by oil and gas extraction, wholesale trade and manufacturing.

Bell leads telecom complaints: Bell Canada had more than double the number of customer complaints than rival Telus last year, according to the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications services (CCTS).
Diabetes treatment claims are false: FTC: Claims by a California company that its dietary supplements can treat diabetes and insulin resistance are false and misleading, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Debt collectors use heavy-handed tactics: Canadians are getting deeper and deeper into debt. Since the mid 1980s, the average household debt load has climbed to 146 per cent of disposable income from 50 per cent, according to a recent TD Economics report.

Escape artist buried in coffin in Winnipeg, set to come up on Halloween
'Rent Too Damn High' NY gov candidate Jimmy McMillan inspires talking doll
Achtung, editors: US lawmaker's campaign flier supports troops, but photo shows WWII Germans

Bumgarner pitches Giants to brink of title: Giants rookie Madison Bumgarner pitched eight shutout innings as San Francisco beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 to take a three-games-to-one stranglehold on the World Series.
Lions beat Riders, keep playoff hopes alive: Yonus Davis returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown and the B.C. Lions scored on a late turnover to keep their CFL playoff hopes alive with a 23-17 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Canada embarrasses Guyana at CONCACAF qualifier: Captain Christine Sinclair scored four goals to lead Canada to an 8-0 win over Guyana at the CONCACAF Women's World Cup qualifying tournament.