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WikiLeaks's Assange to meet police: lawyer: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyer in the U.K. says Assange is arranging to meet with police voluntarily.
Canada among top climate-change culprits: report: Canada is the fourth worst out of 57 countries evaluated for their performances in helping halt climate change, according to a report released Monday.
Obama urges 'Sputnik moment' for U.S.: U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for more spending on education, innovation and infrastructure to ensure that America doesn't lag behind other countries.

PM's gifts pile up without clear rules: The Prime Minister's Office is trying to find homes for hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of gifts to Stephen Harper because the government has never enacted clear regulations on what should happen to such items destined to be Crown property, CBC News has learned.
Gun tracing delay slammed by Ignatieff: The federal government is defending its decision to delay key gun tracing regulations, saying it "is committed to making our communities safer."
Honduran boat attack victim back in Canada: A Canadian woman who says she used a flare gun to scare off attackers who shot and killed her father on his boat in Honduras is back in Ontario, her relatives say.

Gun tracing delay slammed by Ignatieff: The federal government is defending its decision to delay key gun tracing regulations, saying it "is committed to making our communities safer."
Montreal firms charged with $4M in tax evasion: The Canada Revenue Agency has laid charges of more than $4 million in tax evasion against two Quebec construction firms associated with Montreal businessman Tony Accurso.
James resigns as B.C. NDP leader: Carole James is stepping down as leader of British Columbia's New Democratic Party after seven years at the helm.

Early daycare tied to school-age health: Children who start attending large child-care centres before age 2 seem to develop more respiratory and ear infections at that age, but fewer of the illnesses when they reach elementary school, a Canadian study finds.
Kids not getting enough exercise at sports practice: More than 75 per cent of children in organized sports such as baseball or soccer do not reach the U.S. government's recommended amount of physical activity during their practices, a study suggests.
Ont. hospitals have patient backlog: auditor: Ontario's auditor general says hospitals aren't discharging patients on time and still face overcrowding and delays in their emergency departments.

Sound artist wins Britain's Turner Prize: Glasgow-born Susan Philipsz wins Britain's Turner Prize for contemporary art, the first sound artist to grab the often-controversial prize.
Mark Dailey of Citytv dies of cancer: Mark Dailey, the veteran news anchorman recognized as the voice of Toronto's Citytv, has died of cancer, the station has announced.
WSO's Russell to conduct Cincinnati Pops: The Windsor Symphony's John Morris Russell is leaving Windsor to conduct the Cincinnati Pops.

NASA's arsenic microbe science slammed: A recent high-profile astrobiology discovery led by a NASA scientist is being called into question by a B.C. microbiologist, who says the science was sloppy.
Titanic being dissolved by newly ID'd bacteria: A newly discovered bacteria is eating away at the wreck of the Titanic, which will likely soon be nothing more than a "rust stain" on the ocean floor, says a Dalhousie University engineer.
Canada among top climate-change culprits: report: Canada is the fourth worst out of 57 countries evaluated for their performances in helping halt climate change, according to a report released Monday.

Bank of Canada expected to hold rates: Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to stand pat on interest rates when the central bank makes its decision known Tuesday.
Gold has record close: Gold futures settled at a record high close Monday as investors bought into the metal as a safe haven amid concerns that the U.S. economy may require more stimulus and that Europe's debt crisis may spread.
WestJet's load factor sets November record: Calgary-based WestJet reported Monday its planes flew 77.7 per cent full in November, a record for that month.

Kinder more generous world forecast for 2011: Big, monolithic, faceless and selfish companies are going to grow big hearts and show kindness to consumers in unexpected and random ways, according to the 2011 list of crucial consumer trends compiled by trendwatching.com.
More U.S. debt relief scammers shut down: A California company that advertised debt relief services it did not provide has been ordered to pay a judgment of $28.2 million US to repay the impoverished consumers it ripped off.
Cheese recall affects sandwich businesses: Health authorities are trying to round up sandwiches prepared under nearly two-dozen brand names as a result of a listeria outbreak at Montreal's Saputo Cheese.

Minister won't sugar coat tale of missing garment
Contest hopes to find Canada's most outrageous home decorators for the holidays
Panda paramour: Edmonton zoo ships red panda to U.S. to check out potential mate

Ex-Jays GM Gillick voted into Hall of Fame: Pat Gillick, the architect of the Toronto Blue Jays' back-to-back World Series championship teams in the early 1990s, has been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame by the veterans committee.
Patriots humiliate Jets: Tom Brady threw touchdown passes to four different receivers as the New England Patriots romped to a 42-point win over the New York Jets in a battle of the AFC's top teams on Monday night.
Leafs storm back to beat Caps: Clarke MacArthur scored a pair of goals and Mikhail Grabovski had the only goal of the shootout as Toronto came back to beat Washington 5-4.