Flaherty touts tax cuts as economic stimulus
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is suggesting tax cuts and measures to revive the commercial paper market may be included in the federal budget when it's tabled in three weeks.

Ron Asheton, guitarist for the Stooges, dies at age 60
Ron Asheton, a lead guitarist and later a bassist with the punk band the Stooges, was found dead Tuesday at age 60 in his home in Ann Arbour, Mich.

Rare southern sighting of ivory gull on P.E.I.
An ivory gull, normally a resident of the far north and shy of humans, has settled in on P.E.I.'s North Shore for the past week.

'3rd-hand smoke' poses risk to infants, doctors say
Crawling infants can be exposed to toxic chemicals that linger on smokers, their cars and furniture, pediatricians warn.

Khan, Binoche take new roles in Montreal dance drama
French actress Juliette Binoche and British choreographer Akram Khan were both exploring new directions in creating the new dance drama In-I, scheduled to make its North American premiere in Montreal Tuesday.

U.S. army testing Calgary video game that replicates drunk driving
A video game developed at the University of Calgary that simulates driving while drunk has attracted the attention of the U.S. army.

Calgary's 1111 art show finds new venue at 11th hour
After a two-month search, there is now a venue for an ambitious Calgary show featuring the work of 1,111 artists.

91-year-old among Costa Book Award winners
A 91-year-old author is among the winners of the Costa Book Awards in Britain and is in the running for the award's book of the year. Diana Athill captured the biography category for her frank memoir Somewhere Towards the End.

Colts' Harrison not charged, not cleared
A gun owned by Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was used in an April shooting, but investigators still can't determine who pulled the trigger, the city's chief prosecutor said Tuesday.

Cuba creates digital Hemingway archive
Cuba has digitized thousands of documents that writer Ernest Hemingway kept at his Cuban home and made them available electronically for the first time on Monday.

Cellphone messages probed in fatal collision
Police are investigating whether a Memorial University student killed in a pre-Christmas highway crash in eastern Newfoundland had sent text messages about an erratic driver.

Lionsgate to enter lucrative U.S. cable market
Lionsgate, the movie studio known for producing the Saw horror film franchise, has cut a deal to buy TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com for $255 million US from Macrovision Solutions.