OTTAWA – The Toronto Argonauts’ stunning loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the 1971 Grey Cup prompted tears in front of the television from the boy who would eventually become Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approves Blue Jays-Marlins' 12-player trade
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says he will not stand in the way of the mammoth 12-player deal between the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins.
Turbulence on Milan-bound plane over Atlantic causes '10 seconds of terror,' injuries aboard
ROME – An airliner flying from Havana to Milan abruptly plunged some 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) when it hit unusually strong turbulence over the Atlantic on Monday, terrifying passengers and leaving some 30 people aboard with bruises and scrapes, airline officials said.
Colombian rebels announce cease-fire in Cuba talks
The top negotiator for Colombia's main rebel group announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday, before heading into much-anticipated peace talks with government counterparts in the Cuban capital of Havana. Tuareg rebels battle Islamists for north Mali town
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Islamist gunmen fought Tuareg separatist rebels on Monday in a battle for control of the town of Menaka in Mali’s northern desert, close to the border with Niger, both sides said. The renewed fighting came as African leaders put the finishing touches to an international intervention plan to retake Mali’s north from a patchwork of armed groups who the West suspects of providing a platform for militant attacks. “The fighting started early this morning and it is ongoing,” said Moussa Ag Acharatoumane, a France-based spokesman for the independence-seeking MNLA Tuareg group. …
Military examined dramatic increase in enhanced illegal drug testing
OTTAWA – National Defence quietly examined the idea of designating more positions within the military as “safety sensitive” in order to catch and punish soldiers for illegal drug use.
Bankruptcy court judge says Hostess should try mediation with 2nd largest union
Twinkies won’t die that easily after all.
Turbulence on Cuba-Italy flight leaves 30 bruised
An airliner flying from Havana to Milan abruptly plunged some 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) when it hit unusually strong turbulence over the Atlantic on Monday, terrifying passengers and leaving some 30 people aboard with bruises and scrapes, airline officials said.
'Mount Doom' Likely to Blow Soon
Mount Ruapehu, a New Zealand volcano that stood in for Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" movies, seems to be heading for an eruption. Marlins' salary dumping trade sending Reyes, Buehrle to Toronto is finalized
MIAMI – The Miami Marlins have finalized their big salary dumping trade that sends All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes to the Toronto Blue Jays with pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson, catcher John Buck and outfielder Emilio Bonifacio for seven relatively low-priced players.
Lessons must be learned from failures of missing women's inquiry: rights groups
VANCOUVER – Three B.C. human rights organizations are jointly panning the Missing Women’s Inquiry as a failure even before the inquiry’s report and recommendations are handed to the province.
As Hamas confronts Israel, its Arab support swells
The last time Israel launched a major military operation in Gaza, it could count on neighboring Egypt not to pose any significant opposition. Its then-ruler, Hosni Mubarak, was hostile to Hamas, the ideological cousin of the internal Egyptian opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood, and he kept Egypt’s border with Gaza mostly shut as Israel waged a war that killed more than 1,000 Palestinians.
U.S. fiscal impact of great concern to Canada: Canada's Harper
TORONTO (Reuters) – Any fiscal problems that would significantly slow the U.S. economy would be of great concern to Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday. The United States needed a credible medium-term fiscal plan, Harper said at a business forum in Ottawa, adding that he was following the U.S. fiscal debate with "great interest." (Reporting by Solarina Ho) Gazans apply lessons learned from last battle
Sleep away from windows, stock up on food, get the family car off the street -- these are the lessons Gazans have learned in previous rounds of fighting between Israel and the territory's Hamas rulers. Israeli offensive in Gaza was years in the making
With little notice, Israel has launch ed a blistering air offensive against the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group. Here's a look at why the violence erupted, the goals of the warring sides and how it may end: Rob Ford alleged business deal was corrupt to get votes, lawyer suggests
TORONTO – The lawyer for a businessman suing Toronto’s mayor for defamation is suggesting in court that Rob Ford alleged corruption to help himself get elected.
Obama makes history with Myanmar, Cambodia visits
On a history-making trip, President Barack Obama on Monday paid the first visit by an American leader to Myanmar and Cambodia, two Asian countries with troubled histories, one on the mend and the other still a cause of concern. 
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