Stampeders receive warm reception in Calgary
The Calgary Stampeders kicked off their Grey Cup celebration party with about 400 people turning up at McMahon Stadium for the team's arrival Monday.
In the news
Jobless rate rises to 6.3 per cent as economy sheds 70,600 jobs in November
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Canada's economy shed 70,600 jobs in November, the biggest monthly loss since the deep recession of 1982.
- 1975 AIM slaying defendants wants separate trials
- Dumont ramps up events in home stretch of Quebec election campaign
- GM suspends shift at Oshawa, about 700 workers to be laid off, CAW says
- Judge tells jury it must decide if Alberta man meant to kill girlfriend's family
- Canadians demonstrate feelings on Ottawa crisis at gatherings across the country
- Political analysts agree Harper's Quebec-bashing will push some voters to PQ
- Mother of autistic boy looking at options after top court refuses appeal
- Wounded Conservative minority extinguishes session to sidestep defeat
- Federal government uncovers foreign spy ring in Canada, report says
US foundations giving record amounts globally
SEATTLE - U.S. charitable foundations gave money to international causes at record levels in 2007 and their contributions are likely to increase again this year, says a report by an organization that monitors philanthropy.
- Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast
- Robbers in drag get millions in Paris jewelry theft
- U.S. auto bailout could be tied to government-run overhaul
- 14 insurgents killed in southern Afghanistan: U.S.
- India, Russia ink nuclear deal
- Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II dies
- 'Well past time' for Mugabe to leave: Rice
- Suicide car bomb kills six in northwest Pakistan
- Families can't forgive Nebraska mall shooter
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18-year-old Chen Jun sits behind bars in a public security office in Shanghai after his arrest in July. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eastday.com
News Feature
Serbia bids farewell to the Yugo
The last Yugo, once the pride of communist Yugoslavia's automobile industry, will roll off its Serbian production line Thursday in the central town of Kragujevac. It will be missed here in Serbia - but probably not in America.
Life & Tech
YouTube queen rules
Jordan's Queen Rania has received YouTube's first Visionary Award for a daily video webcast and blog in which she sought to challenge stereotypes of the Arab and Muslim world.Full story »
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Arts & Celebrities
A new 'accolade'
Novelist John Updike, who has a long and graphic history of detailing coupling on the page, won a lifetime achievement award Tuesday from judges of Britain's Bad Sex in Fiction Prize.Full story »
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Travel
- Delta lays out new frequent flyer rules, plans to adopt Northwest feature
- Sculptor Mark di Suvero's weighty work on display in Florida garden
Sports
- Cammalleri's first career hat trick leads Flames over Canucks
- McNabb, Westbrook have huge games to lead Eagles to 48-20 rout over Cardinals
