NHL owners, players set to meet without leaders
Traditional labor talks have made little progress in the ongoing NHL lockout, so the league and the players' association are going to try something ...

Canada recalls diplomats from Israel, West Bank
Canada's foreign affairs minister said Friday he is reviewing the country's relationship with the Palestinian Authority and temporarily recalling ...
FBI told Canada about spy in their midst
Canadian police were tipped off by the FBI to a possible security breach by a Canadian navy intelligence officer who later pleaded guilty to ...
Nine nations vote against Palestinian UN upgrade
Just nine nations voted against the Palestinian Authority's upgrade to nonvoting observer state status, which passed the General Assembly 138-9, with ...

Key players, positions on Palestinian statehood
The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key ...

Egypt court sentences 8 to death over prophet film
An Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on ...
Bombardier in deal with VistaJet for $7.8 billion
Bombardier Inc., the world's third-largest maker of civilian commercial aircraft, said Monday it has made the biggest sale of business aircraft in its ...

From Canada, a tough economist for Bank of England
Naming the first foreigner to serve as governor of the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 might have been expected to cause a fuss. Yet the ...
Yemeni man sets himself on fire outside Cabinet
Medical officials say a Yemeni man set himself on fire outside the Cabinet building in the capital Sanaa. The officials say Abdel-Hakim Hamoud Qasim ...
Garber says Beckham 'overdelivered' to MLS
David Beckham did everything Major League Soccer asked of him to grow football in the United States during his 5½ seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy, ...

Tourists trickle into violence-hit western Myanmar
It was dusk in a corner of Myanmar recently shaken by some of the bloodiest sectarian violence in a generation, and a dozen Canadian tourists climbed ...

UK picks Canadian to lead Bank of England
The British government has chosen Mark Carney, a Canadian, to become governor of the Bank of England, the first time a foreigner has been tapped for ...