Canada is off to women’s curling final
Jennifer Jones stole one in the 11th to complete a comeback from three down and win the semifinal at the women’s world curling championships in Vernon, B.C.
The End: Canada’s oldest bookstore shut down
Canada’s oldest bookstore, located in Halifax, has come to the end of its final chapter and closed its doors on Saturday.
3 dead, 3 injured in Winnipeg shooting
Three people are dead and three injured after a shooting at a home in Winnipeg early Saturday.
Fresh protests reported in Tibetan capital
There are reports of new protests breaking out in the Tibetan capital on Saturday to coincide with a visit by foreign diplomats following China’s crackdown on pro-independence demonstrations.
MADD denounces pub crawl’s world record bid
About 4,800 revellers in various Canadian cities will try to set a record Saturday night for the world’s largest pub crawl.
Shia cleric urges defiance as Baghdad curfew extended
An around-the-clock curfew in Baghdad is being extended until further notice, Iraqi government television said late Saturday, amid fighting between government forces and Shia militias.
Opposition claims win in Zimbabwean election
Polls closed late Saturday in Zimbabwe amid allegations of fraud in elections that are seen as the most serious challenge yet to the 28-year rule of President Robert Mugabe.
‘I have never been questioned by the RCMP,’ says B.C. solicitor general Les
After stepping down as B.C.’s solicitor general, John Les said he did not know he was the subject of an RCMP investigation involving allegations of improper conduct during his time as mayor of Chilliwack.
Outspoken Russian artist goes missing in Berlin
Police in Berlin are searching a lake and its surroundings for a Russian artist who disappeared more than a week ago from her home.
Divers recover 3 bodies after sealing boat capsizes
Divers recovered the bodies of three seal hunters Saturday from a disabled fishing vessel that capsized in the frigid waters off Cape Breton while being towed by a coast guard icebreaker.

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