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Britain to cut troops, military bases: Britain will lose thousands of troops, reduce its ability to fight complex missions like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and delay a program to upgrade its nuclear defences, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.
Dallas bomb plotter sentenced to 24 years: A Jordanian man caught trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison.
Judge denies delay on gay troops order: A federal judge in Riverside, Calif., has denied a government request to delay her order halting the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay troops.

Baby found in Calgary dumpster: Police said a baby was found Tuesday afternoon in a garbage bag in a trash container behind Queen's Park Village.
BHP offer on PotashCorp too little: Sask.: A proposal for Saskatchewan to receive a one-time payment of $370 million to support a takeover bid of PotashCorp by BHP Billiton is not good enough for the province, says a government official.
Williams's murder victims pleaded for their lives: Both of Col. Russell Williams's murder victims Jessica Lloyd and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau desperately pleaded for their lives before he killed them, a court hearing has heard.

Tories to present refugee bill: The federal government will present new legislation on Thursday aiming to curb the number of refugee claimants arriving on Canada's shores, CBC News has learned.
Government charged in fatal boiler blast: Federal health and safety inspectors have laid eight charges against Public Works and Government Services Canada over a boiler explosion that killed an engineer working near Parliament Hill.
Doer in battle over border comments: U.S. conservatives are fighting back against Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador to the United States, insisting that terrorists have indeed entered the United States through Canada after Manitoba's ex-premier denounced recent remarks by a Tea Party candidate.

Online health searches going mobile: The search for health information is going mobile for younger American adults, a new report suggests.
Air Canada must create nut-free zones: Air Canada has been ordered to accommodate people with severe nut allergies by creating nut-free buffer zones around allergic travellers.
Hormone therapy linked to deadlier breast cancer: Women who received hormone replacement therapy are more likely to have an advanced type of breast cancer and more likely to die from the disease, a study reports.

Happy Days actor Tom Bosley dies: Tom Bosley, the American actor best known for playing the patient, understanding father on Happy Days, has died. He was 83.
Comatose Sharon sculpture riles Israelis: A lifelike sculpture of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon lying comatose in bed is stirring high emotions.
Soulpepper unveils 2011 season: Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company plans to continue its practice of reviving great Canadian plays in 2011 with Judith Thompson's White Biting Dog and Guillermo Verdecchia's Fronteras Americanas.

Google breached Canada's privacy laws: Google Street View cars breached Canadian privacy laws by inappropriately collecting personal information through a "careless error," the federal privacy commissioner has found.
Green energy subsidies need changes: panel: Canada needs to adjust its strategy for subsidizing the energy industry if it wants a successful transition from fossil fuels to cleaner technologies, say panellists from the clean technology industry.
Carleton team wins Dance Their PhD contest: Ottawa chemistry students boogie their way to the top in a Science Magazine competition called Dance Their PhD.

Dollar falls almost 2 cents as markets sell off: The Canadian dollar closed almost two cents lower, and the major stock markets dropped Tuesday amid a stronger greenback and falling commodity prices.
Bank of Canada key interest rate unchanged: The Bank of Canada is leaving its key interest rate unchanged at one per cent as it monitors the slowing economy and fears of a feeble recovery in the United States.
Economic growth slowing: Conference Board: The Conference Board of Canada has cut its growth forecast for the economy next year.

Air Canada must create nut-free zones: Air Canada has been ordered to accommodate people with severe nut allergies by creating nut-free buffer zones around allergic travellers.
Aglukkaq calls for voluntary cadmium ban: The federal government is calling on manufacturers and distributors to stop selling children's jewelry containing the toxic chemical cadmium.
WestJet links with American Airlines: WestJet Airlines Ltd. of Calgary said Tuesday it has inked its first interline deal with a U.S. carrier -- American Airlines of Fort Worth, Texas.

300-pound chimpanzee captured in Kansas City after breaking out window of police patrol car
Police: Thief made off with new pair of jeans and left behind his old denim - and his wallet
Against the odds: Israel's national lottery pops out same numbers twice within a month

Canucks shelled by Wild: Marek Zidlicky had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild scored three times on the power play to beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 Tuesday night.
Flames' Bourque returns with OT winner: Rene Bourque scored at 2:10 of overtime and Miikka Kiprusoff registered the shutout to give the Calgary Flames a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena.
Honeymoon over for Toronto FC: The proverbial chickens have come home to roost for Toronto FC, as evidenced by the Reds' 1-0 victory over Panamanian side Arabe Unido Tuesday night before an announced home crowd of 10,385 spectators.