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Guilty verdict in N.S. native activist's death: A South Dakota jury has found John Graham guilty of felony murder in the 1975 slaying of a native woman originally from Nova Scotia.
Haiti recount fails to calm threat of violence: Haitians prepared for further violence even after the country's electoral council promised to order a recount of ballots over disputed presidential election results.
Mexican hotel in fatal blast fined: The Mexican hotel involved in the Nov. 14 deadly explosion that killed seven people, including five Canadians, has been fined by local building authorities for construction violations.

Russell Williams expelled from military: Former colonel and convicted murderer Russell Williams has been officially expelled from the Canadian Forces, the Department of National Defence says.
Honduran pirate victim: 'What have you done?': A Canadian woman who watched a pirate gun down her father on his boat off the coast of Honduras said she yelled at the attackers as she waved a flare gun at them, asking them why they had shot her dad.
Montreal road rage victim dies: A Montreal man has died in hospital after he was hit by a car during a hit and run apparently motivated by road rage.

Canada would honour climate deal: Harper: Prime Minister Harper says Canada would support any binding intermational agreement on greenhouse gases that emerges from the Cancun climate talks.
Sydney Harbour dredging to get federal funds: The federal government will help fund the dredging of the harbour in Sydney, N.S., opening it to private container business, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.
Harkat to fight security certificate ruling: Mohamed Harkat and his family say they will fight "to the end" a Federal Court ruling that there are reasonable grounds to believe he remains a threat to national security.

Breast cancer drug combo shows promise: study: Women with early-stage breast cancer were more likely to see their tumours shrink before surgery if they took two particular drugs in combination rather than one of them alone, doctors report.
Rolaids SoftChews recalled over contamination: Wood and metal particles found in some Rolaids SoftChews have led to a recall of the popular antacid.
Pfizer pulls blood pressure drug Thelin: Pfizer Inc.'s decision to withdraw the blood pressure medication Thelin from the market because of potential liver problems associated with the drug will be formally communicated to Canadians soon, Health Canada says.

Jazz saxophonist James Moody dies at 85: American jazz icon James Moody, who collaborated with legendary musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones, has died at the age of 85.
Coronation Street live episode applauded: Coronation Street's 50th-anniversary episode is earning kudos from British TV critics, after the ambitious live TV broadcast drew nearly 15 million U.K. viewers.
Michael Jackson collaborators defend new album: King of Pop Michael Jackson spent the last two years of his life plotting his musical comeback, and nearly a year and a half after his death at age 50, the posthumous album Michael is set for release.

Canada would honour climate deal: Harper: Prime Minister Harper says Canada would support any binding intermational agreement on greenhouse gases that emerges from the Cancun climate talks.
Climate change, wildfires in vicious cycle: Northern wildfires and climate change are fuelling each other, a new study shows.
WikiLeaks cyberwar ramps up: Apparent WikiLeaks-related cyberattacks ramped up as thousands of people around the world volunteered their computers for use in the attacks.

Trade deficit narrows as exports grow: Canada's trade deficit with the rest of the world shrank to $1.7 billion in October as exports of copper and precious metals hit record highs.
AbitibiBowater fires CEO: report: Montreal-based AbitibiBowater has fired CEO David Paterson a day after it emerged from creditor protection, The Canadian Press reports.
GM salary caps slow revival: CEO: General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says government limits on executive salaries at the automaker are hindering its attempt to rebound.

Naismith's basketball rules sell for $4.3M US: A historic document that details the original rules of basketball was auctioned off for more than $4 million US on Friday at Sotheby's in New York.
George Custer's last flag sells for $2.2M: The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana sold at auction Friday for $2.2 million.
War-zone vacations pitched to tourists: A Swiss-based travel agency is offering organized tours of war-torn and isolated locations not on the average traveller's destination list, such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan.

Toronto bicycle shop offers Don Cherry pink bike over hockey legend's pinko rant
Toddler rescued after she crawls inside crane machine in US mall, frolics with toys
Cowboy on horseback lassoes reindeer that ran away from California Christmas tree lot

Wings cool off Canadiens: The Red Wings ended the Montreal Canadiens' three-game winning streak Friday night, skating to a 4-2 victory at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
MLB winter meetings: What we learned: This week's baseball winter meetings in Florida had a little of everything: outlandish free-agent contracts, big trades, moves by teams generally idle in the off-season and tons of rumours and chatter.
Senators spoil Brodeur's return: Pascal Leclaire made 29 saves and Jarkko Ruutu scored the winner as the Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 3-2.