12:29 -

Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said. AP

12:26 -

Romanians to vote for president
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians voted for a new president Sunday, hoping to end a leadership crisis that threatens a C1.5 billion ($2 billion) IMF loan their country desperately needs to ease a painful recession. AP

11:31 -

Eye doc targeted in murder-for-hire plot
The Seattle eye surgeon accused in a shocking murder-for-hire plot had been trying to cash in his shares in an Edmonton Lasik clinic, even as he allegedly planned to kill the co-owner and collect on a life insurance policy. SUN

09:59 -

E-passports get F for privacy
The federal privacy watchdog has rejected Passport Canada's plan to embed fingerprints and iris scans in electronic passports. SUN

09:51 -

Cop helps deliver neighbour's baby
Steve and Heather Boey have always felt safe in their Vancouver-area home, having an RCMP officer living nearby. CP

09:46 -

Teen saves grandmother from fire
A 16-year-old boy rescued his grandmother and firefighters saved a third person from a burning home on a northern Manitoba reserve early yesterday. SUN

09:44 -

Chavez defends Carlos the Jackal
President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist. AP

09:21 -

Telemarketer threatens rape
When James Terry hung up on the telemarketer he thought nothing more of it, mainly because he could barely understand a word the man was saying. SUN

09:16 -

RCMP discover alleged 'chop shop'
RCMP in Alberta say after a lengthy investigation, they've busted an alleged "chop shop" on the Frog Lake First Nation, east of Edmonton. CP

09:06 -

Man finds explosives on balcony
The target of a bomb attack escaped death yesterday after he picked up explosives planted on his apartment balcony and hurled them into the parking lot below, where they exploded. SUN

09:04 -

B.C. begins flood clean up
Hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents are returning home after being forced out by floods, but not everyone is allowed to stay. CP

07:29 -

Gang-rape suspects walk free
Crown authorities must explain why slow disclosure allowed two gang-rape suspects to walk free, a sex-abuse victim's advocate said yesterday. SUN

06:18 -

Democrats clear health-care hurdle
WASHINGTON - Democrats united to push health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans who were eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. AP

05:49 -

Israel aircraft strike 3 Gaza targets
Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel. AP

05:21 -

Trial to begin for man accused of attack, car chase
After more than two long years, Shayne Berwick's family is finally hoping to see justice done.SUN

04:58 -

India bombings leave 7 dead, 52 wounded
Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said. AP

04:56 -

China mine blast kills 87, traps 21
HEGANG, China - Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. AP

21:19 -

Atlantis astronaut finishes 1st spacewalk, still waiting for birth of daughter back on Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. AP

21:17 -

Life in jail urged in sex-slaying
PERUGIA, Italy - Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game - charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy." AP

21:08 -

Fort Hood shooting suspect paralyzed
The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday. AP

19:20 -

Pope assures Vatican wants closer relations with Anglicans
After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans. AP

19:17 -

Police arrest 2 who allegedly paid for phones used in Mumbai attacks
Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India. AP

17:51 -

Canadian warship takes up anti piracy duties
OTTAWA - A Canadian warship has begun anti-piracy duties off the coast of east Africa. CP

16:37 -

Hillier says Obama's message could be key to Afghan debate
Whether Canadian troops stay or leave Afghanistan could largely depend on the eloquence of U.S. President Barack Obama and his ability to rally western nations, says former chief of defence staff Rick Hillier. CP

16:36 -

Pope appoints new bishop for troubled Nova Scotia diocese
The bishop appointed to oversee a Nova Scotia diocese tainted by sex abuse allegations and child pornography charges says he recognizes it will take time to bring people back to the embattled church. CP

16:25 -

Baby sole survivor in Alberta crash
Only a six-month-old baby found strapped in its car seat survived a horrific head-on crash that killed four women yesterday afternoon about 75 km south of Calgary.

14:19 -

Police make fourth arrest in death of Brampton man
A fourth person has been arrested in the home-invasion murder of a Brampton man earlier this month. CP

13:52 -

Canadian soldiers push deeper into insurgent territory
Canadian soldiers are pushing deeper into insurgent-controlled areas southwest of Kandahar city as their commander awaits an expected NATO request that Canada take on greater responsibilities. CP

13:10 -

Russian president scolds ruling party over regional elections
President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia chided officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party with unprecedented bluntness on Saturday, saying they should stop trying to manipulate elections and learn to win fairly. AP

12:40 -

Investigators may reveal more mails from alleged Fort Hood shooter
The government intercepted at least 18 emails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials. AP

12:06 -

Search for missing solo N.S. sailor continues
The sister of a missing Nova Scotia sailor continued to hold out hope Saturday as several planes swept a large swath of sea along the eastern seaboard in the ongoing search for the solo yachtsman. CP

07:29 -

Calgary pair die in garage fire
The arson unit is investigating after two people were killed in a garage fire in Marlborough last night. SUN

06:05 -

Judge rejects consensual rough sex claim
An Edmonton man has been convicted of kidnapping a stranger at knifepoint, tying her up in her apartment and raping her. SUN

05:47 -

Miliband: Afghanistan gov't will collapse if NATO troops pull out
Afghanistan's government would collapse within weeks if NATO troops left the country right away, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in an interview published Saturday. AP

05:39 -

Fomerly conjoined twins doing well
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The mother who gave up conjoined Bangladeshi newborn twins for adoption said Saturday she is overjoyed the toddlers have been successfully separated and wants them to grow up in Australia. AP

05:32 -

Cyclist gropes 8 women in a week
Winnipeg police believe a man who groped two women in the River Heights area earlier this week is responsible for at least six other assaults.SUN

03:44 -

Two notorious dog killed by police
Two dogs -- large, powerful mastiffs -- that terrorized an Old East London neighbourhood before being shot and killed by police had a "long history" with animal control officers. SUN

03:44 -

Son guilty of dad's stabbing death
Jason Dahr stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as the jury foreperson pronounced him guilty of murdering his father. SUN

03:44 -

$7,000 lotto win turns to $7M
Some call it luck but Brampton resident Orbiton Ollivierre is thanking God and his dead brother for a $7.1 million Lotto 6/49 win. SUN

03:44 -

Woman guilty of having HIV sex
A woman with HIV was sentenced to two years house arrest for having sex with a man and not disclosing her positive status. SUN