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Yemen bomb timed to explode over Que.: A mail bomb that was intercepted in England last month would have been in Canadian airspace, several hundred kilometres northwest of Quebec City, when it was timed to detonate, authorities say.
Iran loses bid to join UN Women: Iran has lost its bid for a seat on the board of a new United Nations agency meant to promote equality for women.
Abductor used God as excuse: Elizabeth Smart: The man accused of abducting Elizabeth Smart was a crude, vulgar, self-serving person who used religion to justify his actions, including her kidnapping and rape, Smart told jurors at the trial of Brian David Mitchell in Salt Lake City.

2 killed by Edmonton LRT train ID'd: Family members and former classmates have identified the two teens struck and killed by an LRT train south of the Coliseum station Tuesday night as Jamie Kootenay and Delia Papastesis, both 19.
Mafia leader Nicolo Rizzuto killed: The patriarch of Montreal's powerful Mafia, Nicolo (Nick) Rizzuto, has been killed in his own home.
RCMP boss 'held back' raise rollback info: staff: RCMP Commissioner William Elliott may have minced words when he told employees he didn't know precisely how they would be affected by a government plan to rein in spending in 2008, CBC News has learned.

RCMP boss 'held back' raise rollback info: staff: RCMP Commissioner William Elliott may have minced words when he told employees he didn't know precisely how they would be affected by a government plan to rein in spending in 2008, CBC News has learned.
Harper arrives at Seoul G20: Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Asia for meetings meant to revitalize the global economy.
Guergis defends Remembrance Day pamphlets: Independent MP Helena Guergis is defending using taxpayer money to mail pamphlets that ask her constituents if they plan to vote for her in the next election.

Alta. anti-smoking activist may be in U.S. campaign: A picture of Alberta anti-smoking crusader Barb Tarbox might soon end up on cigarette packages in the United States.
Early leukemia death tied to mutant gene: Gene mutations may explain why some adults with a type of leukemia die quickly of the disease while others don't.
NDM-1 superbug cases jump to 8 in Canada: Canada now has eight recorded cases of NDM-1 highly drug-resistant superbug infections, up from three cases reported by late August, the Public Health Agency confirms.

AUDIO: Seana McKenna on Magical Thinking: One of Canada's greatest stage actors, Seana McKenna, is winning rave reviews for her performance in The Year of Magical Thinking at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre.
King Tut objects returned to Egypt: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will return 19 artifacts taken from the tomb of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun, Egypt's antiquities authority and the museum said Wednesday.
Costello, Feist to play at Gemini gala: Singers Elvis Costello and Leslie Feist are to perform as part of the Gemini Awards gala on Saturday.

Dinosaur embryos give up secrets: The oldest-known embryos of any land-dwelling animal ever found show the infancy and growth of early dinosaurs had something in common with humans, says a group of Toronto researchers.
Biggest testicles record set by bushcricket: A tiny hopping insect has the largest testicles of any species on the planet compared to its body mass, British researchers report.
Labrador caribou count plummets: The Newfoundland and Labrador government is dramatically restrict hunting in a Labrador caribou herd that is now less than one-10th of its size two decades ago.

Dollar closes at parity: The Canadian dollar closed at parity Wednesday for the first time since April 23. The dollar's official Bank of Canada close was 1.0000 US, up 0.73 of a cent.
BMO Nesbitt Burns fined $3.3M by OSC: The Ontario Securities Commission imposed a fine of $3.3 million Wednesday on investment bank BMO Nesbitt Burns for its involvement in the initial public offering of shares by FMF Capital in 2005.
GM posts $2B profit as IPO nears: The strong quarter meant that GM met projections it made a week ago that net income for the quarter would be $1.9 billion to $2.1 billion.

CRTC ponders rural phone rate hike: Canada's biggest telephone companies are calling for an end to subsidies that maintain low local phone rates in small communities.
A380 engines to undergo more tests: Europe's air safety authority has ordered airlines to conduct more tests on the type of Rolls-Royce engine that failed in a Qantas A380 last week.
Restricting booze sales saves lives: studies: Limiting the hours that bars and liquor stores can stay open and ending alcohol sales one day a week saves lives, according to two peer-reviewed studies published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Police say US man smoked marijuana at hospital to celebrate baby's birth
US Army: Nevermind guys dressed as Arabs with AK-47s, they're only part of our training
Czech transport minister banned from driving, fined for using phoney license plate

Maple Leafs leave Florida with 7th straight loss: Toronto picked up its seventh-straight loss, a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Florida Panthers, one night after a shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHL wants competitive, fun all-star game: The NHL hopes the 2011 all-star game in Carolina is an entertaining and fun event for the players, who will put the bulk of the teams together.
Olympic heroes: 9 months later: There was no shortage of Canadian heroes at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and nine months later, here's a look at what some of them are up to now.