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Haitian election goes to 2nd round: Law professor Mirlande Manigat will be in a run-off against government-backed candidate Jude Celestin in a second round to determine Haiti's next president, the provisional electoral council announced Tuesday.
Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61: Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards, has died of cancer at the age of 61.
Cancun climate talks to hear Canada's message: Environment Minister John Baird is heading to international climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, bringing Canada's demands with him to the table.

2 new Ottawa lockup videos probed by OPP: Two new cellblock videos showing "questionable" behaviour by Ottawa police will be reviewed by the Ontario Provincial Police, the city's acting chief, Gilles Larochelle, announced Tuesday.
Nixed cigarette labels revamp cost millions: The federal government spent six years and nearly $4 million developing new health warnings on cigarette packages before deciding to abandon them, according to a document from Health Canada.
G20 police rule slammed by ombudsman: Ontario's ombudsman has scathing criticism for the provincial government for quietly passing a G20 security regulation that enabled police to exercise 'phenomenal powers' that 'should never have been enacted.'

Nixed cigarette labels revamp cost millions: The federal government spent six years and nearly $4 million developing new health warnings on cigarette packages before deciding to abandon them, according to a document from Health Canada.
B.C. oil tanker ban motion passes in Commons: The House of Commons has adopted a NDP motion calling for a ban on crude-oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's north coast.
G20 police rule slammed by ombudsman: Ontario's ombudsman has scathing criticism for the provincial government for quietly passing a G20 security regulation that enabled police to exercise 'phenomenal powers' that 'should never have been enacted.'

Nixed cigarette labels revamp cost millions: The federal government spent six years and nearly $4 million developing new health warnings on cigarette packages before deciding to abandon them, according to a document from Health Canada.
Federal MS therapy panel flawed: MDs: The federal panel that rejected the idea of an immediate clinical trial into an experimental vein procedure for Canadians with multiple sclerosis had several deficiencies that should be remedied in future panels, researchers say.
'Healthy' video games fall short for children: Children who played video games designed to encourage healthier eating and exercise consumed only slightly more fruits and vegetables, a U.S. study has found.

Rare Audubon book sells for $11.6M: A first edition of John James Audubon's Birds of America sold for $11.6 million Cdn at auction in London Tuesday.
AUDIO: Kenny Rogers on the road at 72: At 72, Kenny Rogers is the father of six-year-old twins and still performing 100 dates a year, mixing his new country-pop songs with the old hits in a crowd-pleasing formula.
Philip Glass Einstein opera gets revival: An international co-production of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's opera Einstein on the Beach: An Opera in Four Acts will come to Toronto in 2012 as part of the Luminato arts festival.

Hyperlink libel fears heard by top court: If a person can be found to have defamed another just by including a hyperlink to a defamatory website, freedom of expression is at risk, Canada's top court heard Tuesday.
Google unveils Chrome operating system: Google Inc. shows off the first notebooks to run its Chrome operating system in San Francisco, challenging the dominance of Microsoft's Windows.
Ottawa unprepared for major oil spill: audit: The federal government isn't ready to handle a major oil spill in Canada's waters, even though the coast guard hears of a spill a day on average, the country's environmental auditor says.

Clement looks into StatsCan's early data releases: Industry Minister Tony Clement Tuesday announced he has directed his officials to look into a report that Statistics Canada has been giving paying clients an early peek at data before it is released to the public.
Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 1%: The Bank of Canada says it is holding its key lending rate at one per cent, citing worsened economic conditions since its last forecast, and signals it could maintain that holding pattern for some time.
2011 housing sales to be flat: Re/Max: Canadian housing sales will be flat in 2011, with average prices rising three per cent to $350,000 by the end of next year, the real estate agency Re/Max predicts.

Cheese recall affects sandwich makers nationally: Two more sandwich makers have become involved in a recall following the discovery of listeria monocytogenes on a production line at Montreal's Saputo cheese plant.
Agencies warn of seasonal scams: While most Canadians are content to spread joy during the holiday season, a small number of scammers are spending the holidays looking for ways to steal from people.
Canadians to spend about $600 on Christmas: Separate surveys by two organizations have come to the conclusion that Canadians will spend about $600 on Christmas gifts this year.

Melania gets most votes by Facebook users in online vote to name Toronto baby
LA's sweet spot: Whipped cream truck crashes near home 9 years after chocolate truck crash
250 skiing Santas take to slopes in charity drive at US ski resort

Canadiens down punchless Senators: Jeff Halpern, Brian Gionta and Roman Hamrlik scored in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens stretched their winning streak to three games with a 4-1 victory over the punchless Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Graham James granted bail: Convicted sex offender and former junior hockey coach Graham James has been granted bail as he fights nine sex-related charges in Manitoba, but he won't walk out of jail until at least Dec. 17.
Morrison: Notes from the NHL meetings: The future of the Atlanta Thrashers, the upcoming U.S. television rights, and the presence of a recently retired hockey great were among the highlights Tuesday from the board of governor meetings, Scott Morrison reports.