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9/11 tentative deal for rescue workers reached: A $650-million US tentative deal has been reached between lawyers for the City of New York and thousands of emergency workers claiming cleanup from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks made them sick.
Suicide bombers kill 43 in Pakistan: Police in Lahore, Pakistan, say two suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing at least 43 people.
Far-right UK party ordered not to discriminate: The far-right British National Party had to change its constitution after a judge ordered it to cease accepting new members until it stopped discriminating against non-whites.

Shooting at Edmonton car dealership kills 2: Two people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at an Edmonton car dealership.
Teen arrested after 2 killed in Ont. home: Police in eastern Ontario arrested an 18-year-old man after a triple shooting in the small community of Mountain View that left a woman and her teenage daughter dead.
Chopper crash service to draw hundreds: Hundreds of people are expected to gather at a church in St. John's to mark the anniversary of a helicopter crash that killed 17 offshore oil industry workers.

White House press secretary wears Canada jersey: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has made good on a bet on the outcome of the Olympic men's hockey gold-medal game.
New jobs push unemployment down: Canada's recovering economy continued to churn out new jobs last month, adding 60,000 full-time positions — mostly in the public sector and many filled by men aged 55 or older.
Public indifferent on budget impact: poll: A majority of Canadians who heard about the recent federal budget don't believe it will have an impact on them or their families, according to a new EKOS poll.

75% of family doctors abused by patients: study: Three-quarters of Canadian family doctors say they suffered at least one incident of major abuse at the hands of a patient, according to a new study.
Blood pressure spikes could boost stroke risk: People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, according to new studies released Friday.
Mastectomy surgeon's reinstatement concerns councillor: The decision to reinstate Dr. Barbara Heartwell's operating privileges may lead to distrust in the medical system, according to Windsor, Ont., city Coun. Bill Marra.

The Pacific zeros in on human cost of war: The Pacific, the HBO miniseries that debuts this Sunday, is "largely about the human cost of war," says Jeremy Podeswa, the Canadian director who helmed three of the 10 episodes.
Canada Reads 2010 chooses a winner: A winner has been chosen in CBC Radio One's Canada Reads series, in which a celebrity jury votes for a single book it can recommend to all Canadians.
Corey Haim's name found on drug bottles: Four prescription drug bottles in Corey Haim's name have been recovered by authorities investigating the death of the Toronto-born actor, a coroner's official has revealed.

Rogers raising wireless 911 fee: Rogers Wireless is raising the emergency 911 fee cellphone customers pay to 75 cents from the current 50-cent charge.
Prompt feedback spurs better performance: Students who expect immediate feedback on their work are more likely to get a higher grade, even if they think they'll do poorly, new research suggests.
Dust likely culprit in moon mirror problems: Scientists believe lunar dust heated by the sun is degrading the performance of the Apollo reflector arrays and could explain a strange phenomenon that occurs during a full moon.

Loonie soars on jobs report: A strong employment report pushed the Canadian dollar to well above 98 cents US on Friday, its highest point in nearly two years.
Agrium still looking for takeover targets: Calgary-based Agrium Inc. will keep hunting for takeover opportunities, the fertilizer giant's CEO says.
Obama wants Yellen for Fed: official: U.S. President Barack Obama wants to nominate Janet Yellen to take over as vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, an administration official says.

Thieves skim customer data from debit terminals: Thieves are accessing consumers' credit and debit card information by stealing point-of-sale terminals used to pay for purchases and extracting the data that many merchants fail to delete from the devices' hard drives.
Breast milk cheese the topic du jour: New York City's health commission has advised the chef of a local restaurant against making any more cheese from his wife's excess breast milk.
WestJet fined for customs violation at Pearson: The Canadian Border Services Agency has fined WestJet $5,300 for sending international passengers through the domestic arrivals area at Toronto's Pearson International Airport , rather than straight through customs, CBC News has learned.

Miami man allegedly had followers drink snail mucus in rituals, causing violent illness
Centuries-old English cheese-rolling competition cancelled for overcrowding concerns
NY cashier, 91, is punched trying to fend off thief, insists on finishing her shift

White House press secretary wears Canada jersey: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has made good on a bet on the outcome of the Olympic men's hockey gold-medal game.
Canada's Ricker wins World Cup title: Canada's Maelle Ricker won a silver medal in a World Cup snowboard cross race Friday to secure the crystal globe as the overall season winner.
Paralympic torch heads to opening ceremony: Vancouver is ready for the first ever Paralympic Winter Games on Canadian soil, to open Friday night when the torch arrives at BC Place.