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Aung San Suu Kyi released: Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is freed after more than seven years of house arrest and is greeted by thousands of supporters.
APEC leaders make free-trade pledge: Asian-Pacific leaders meeting in Yokohama, Japan endorsed a blueprint for future growth Sunday that calls for pushing ahead with free trade agreements
Israel offered settlement freeze incentives: The U.S. has offered Israel an incentive package to reinstate a moratorium on West Bank settlement building in an effort to revive stalled peace talks with the Palestinians, diplomatic sources said late Saturday.

Southwestern N.S. recovers from flood: People in southwestern Nova Scotia continued to enjoy relief from the weather Saturday as water levels receded after last week's record rainfall and, in some areas, the state of emergency was lifted.
PotashCorp 'tit for tat' unlikely: Australia: Canada's rejection of a hostile takeover of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan by an Anglo-Australian company won't provoke retaliation, Australia's high commissioner says.
Rizzuto visitation draws crowd: Mourners gathered at an east-end Montreal funeral home on Saturday evening where visitation was held for murdered Mafia don Nicolo Rizzuto.

MacKay on rumours: 'I have no plans to leave': Defence Minister Peter MacKay says there is no truth to rumours he will leave his post for a position at a law firm in Toronto.
Afghan training mission doesn't need vote: PM: Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he sees no need to put the extension of the Afghanistan mission before Parliament.
Wineries in N.S. get new federal funding: The federal government said Saturday that it is pumping money into Nova Scotia's wineries and the farmers' market in Wolfville.

Bacteria outbreak closes Ont. hospital unit: A hospital in Peterborough, Ont., stopped admitting patients to one of its units as of Friday because of an "uncommon" outbreak of three different bacteria, including two superbugs.
Consider anxiety in ordering heart tests: study: Doctors diagnosing potential cardiac problems should take the patient's anxiety and depression into account when ordering heart tests, a new Canadian study suggests.
Breastlight recalled as screening device: A device marketed to women who want to check their breasts for changes that might indicate early signs of breast cancer is under recall, Health Canada said Friday.

Less Than Kind wins 3 Geminis: The 25th annual Gemini Awards gala was a big night for Less Than Kind, the Winnipeg-set drama about a driving school run by a dysfunctional family.
Degrassi tops list of Canadian shows: Canadian voters named Degrassi as their favourite television show in a list of 25 of the best shows of the last 25 years released during the Gemini Awards gala Saturday.
Classical composer Henryk Gorecki dies: Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, whose sombre Symphony of Sorrowful Songs became a modern classical hit, has died at age 76.

Canadian space flight dreams live on: A new, Canadian commercial spacecraft prototype could launch as soon as next year, a former contender for the Ansari X Prize hopes.
Arctic waters vulnerable to oil spill: report: An oil spill in the Arctic Ocean would be so hard to clean up that offshore development should be put on hold, a U.S. environmental group said Friday.
Federal info leak shows rules ignored: expert: A government website glitch that exposed the personal information of several dozen people has prompted calls for stricter adherence to federal privacy guidelines.

PotashCorp 'tit for tat' unlikely: Australia: Canada's rejection of a hostile takeover of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan by an Anglo-Australian company won't provoke retaliation, Australia's high commissioner says.
APEC leaders make free-trade pledge: Asian-Pacific leaders meeting in Yokohama, Japan endorsed a blueprint for future growth Sunday that calls for pushing ahead with free trade agreements
Bombardier makes $120M jet sale to China: Bombardier has sold five Challenger 300 business jets worth $120 million to Chinese charter operator Donghai Jet.

CREA launches listings app for hand-helds: The Canadian Real Estate Association is launching an app to enable users to search for homes on hand-held devices.
Mobilicity to sell phones at 7-Eleven stores: Cell phone carrier Mobilicity has announced it will soon begin selling its products at 7-Eleven stores in select cities in Canada.
Inherited Chinese vase nabs $84M at auction: An 18th-century Chinese vase, discovered while cleaning out an inherited bungalow, has fetched a record-setting $84 million at an auction in London.

Small dog vs. big cat: US farmer shoots mountain lion after terrier trees animal
When the bars close, Pittsburgh church tells parishioners to come on in for 2:30 a.m. service
Police: Man who was shot after buying sandwich went home, ate before going to hospital

Canucks hand Leafs 8th loss in a row: Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed a stinker of a goal to hand the visiting Vancouver Canucks a 5-3 victory.
Habs send Hurricanes spinning: The Montreal Canadiens used a big second period to power past the Carolina Hurricanes 7-2 at the Bell Centre.
Senators' Elliott shuts out Boston: Brian Elliott made 31 saves to earn his first shutout of the season and secure a 2-0 win for Ottawa over Boston.