EDMONTON – Two aboriginal groups have lost their bid to block a ruling on Shell’s Jackpine oilsands mine expansion in northern Alberta.
US 'cleaning fairy' who broke into home, cleaned it and left $75 bill gets year of probation
CLEVELAND – A woman dubbed the “cleaning fairy” after she broke into a home, cleaned it and left a $75 bill has been put on probation for one year.
Teen actor condemns CBS comedy 'Two and a Half Men' as 'filth,' urges viewers to stay away
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The teenage actor who plays the half in the hit CBS comedy “Two and a Half Men” says it’s “filth” and through a video posted by a Christian church has urged viewers not to watch it.
Lehman to sell Archstone to Equity Residential, AvalonBay for $6.5 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lehman Brothers Holding Inc has agreed to sell apartment owner Archstone to rivals Equity Residential and AvlanonBay Communities Inc for $6.5 billion in cash and stock, Lehman said on Monday. Lehman and its affiliate, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc, will receive $2.685 billion in cash, as well as about 34.5 million shares of Equity Residential stock and 14.9 million shares of AvalonBay. Based on Friday’s closing price, the shares have a value of $3.8 billion. Lehman Brothers will own 9.8 percent of Equity Residential and 13.2 percent of AvalonBay. …
Oakland Athletics sell infielder Brandon Hicks to New York Mets
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Oakland Athletics have sold infielder Brandon Hicks to the New York Mets.
US rescinds offer to send performer Andrew W.K. to Bahrain as cultural envoy
WASHINGTON – Andrew W.K. won’t be taking his party to Bahrain after all.
Average age of Rolling Stones members is older than average age of US Supreme Court justices
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The U.S. Supreme Court used to be called Nine Old Men. That’s nothing compared to the ageless Rolling Stones. The justices on average are the kid brothers and sisters of the forever young rock n’ rollers.
Death toll in Nigeria bombing rises to 15: army
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – - The death toll from a double suicide bomb attack on a church inside a military barracks in northern Nigeria stood at 15 on Monday, the state governor said. Two bombers struck a church on Sunday in the Jaji barracks in Kaduna state, one of many in the north where the Islamist sect Boko Haram is waging an insurgency to try to impose Sharia law on Nigeria. The previous death toll was announced as 11. Kaduna State Governor Ibrahim Yakowa gave the new figure while on a visit to Jaji late on Monday, but did not say why the toll had gone up. …
Elite cross-country skiers coming to Quebec City for World Cup event
QUEBEC – Elite cross-country skiers from around the world will be in Quebec City for World Cup races slated for Dec. 7-8.
NDP calls for digitized payment systems, business says tread carefully
OTTAWA – Small businesses are worried that so-called mobile wallets will give banks and credit card companies a new way to gouge them and consumers both.
Congo rebels dig in as leader heads for talks
GOMA/MINOVA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo strengthened their positions around the eastern city of Goma, defying regional calls for them to leave by Monday even as their leader flew to Uganda for talks. Ugandan officials said they were hoping to persuade Colonel Sultani Makenga to withdraw and prevent a descent into all-out war in a region dogged by nearly two decades of conflict fuelled by competition over vast minerals resources. …
Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of youths who tried to march towards the centre of the c apital on Monday after annual Ashura services marking one of the holiest days in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar. Bahrain, an important U.S. ally and base for U.S. warships, last year used martial law and help from Gulf neighbors to crush an uprising mainly by its Shi'ite majority against alleged discrimination. But unrest has since resumed with frequent clashes between demonstrators and police. … 
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