TORONTO – The game was billed as Kevin Glenn’s long-awaited Grey Cup coming out party, while Jon Cornish was hoping to finally find some success against a team that has had his number.
Belli kicked out of final CFL game, but still retires a Grey Cup champion
TORONTO – Adriano Belli may have been kicked out of his final career game on the CFL’s biggest stage, but he’s still retiring a Grey Cup champion.
Toronto Argos crowned 100th Grey Cup champions in sold-out hometown crowd
TORONTO – One hundred years after the first Grey Cup was played, the Toronto Argonauts brought the iconic trophy back to where it all started.
Pop's Elton John publicly dedicates Beijing show to Chinese artist, dissident Ai Weiwei
BEIJING, China – Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through audience members accustomed to tight censorship of Western pop shows.
Any given Sunday this Pacino can deliver the heat; Horne hurts Stamps in Grey Cup
TORONTO – Turnovers hurt the Calgary Stampeders early, and none were more costly than Kevin Glenn’s interception early in the second quarter of the 100th Grey Cup.
Australia apologizes for abuse in military going back to 1950s
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia's government an d defense force commander apologized to hundreds of victims of abuse within the military on Monday, clearing the way for victims to receive compensation. In an address to parliament, Defence Minister Stephen Smith acknowledged that soldiers, sailors and member of the air force had suffered abuse, often by superiors under the excuse of toughening up younger recruits, since the early 1950s. … Toronto Argos running back Chad Kackert named Grey Cup's outstanding player
TORONTO – Toronto Argonauts running back Chad Kackert has been named the outstanding player of the 100th Grey Cup.
NY Times CEO Mark Thompson in London for BBC testimony
(Reuters) – New York Times Co Chief Executive Mark Thompson was in London on Friday to answer questions at a BBC inquiry involving a shelved "Newsnight" program about the late Jimmy Savile, who is accused of sexually abusing hundreds of young people for decades. "Thompson is expected to be back in the office on Monday," said a New York Times spokesman who confirmed Thompson was at the BBC-appointed inquiry. Thompson was head of the BBC from 2004 until September during the controversy surrounding the news program that investigated the allegations about Savile. … BOJ rift surfaces over easing as political debate heats up
TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) – A split within the Bank of Japan was laid bare on Monday, with newcomers to its board pressing to strengthen commitment to an ultra-loose policy, as pressure on the central bank for bolder acti on intensified in the run up to next month's election. Shifting the debate away from the central bank, BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa repeated his view that monetary easing alone cannot beat deflation, urging the government pursue fiscal reform and deregulation to boost domestic investment. … 
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