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Obama did not mean to malign police: U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters in Washington on Friday he should have chosen his words more carefully when he said police "acted stupidly" in arresting a black Harvard scholar, who is also his friend.
Afghan girl's death by stray Canadian bullet angers family: The family of an Afghan girl killed by a warning shot apparently fired by a Canadian soldier has expressed anger and confusion over her death.
Bush mulled sending troops to Buffalo in 2002: report: The U.S. administration of George W. Bush considered sending U.S. troops into a Buffalo, N.Y., suburb in 2002 to arrest a group of terrorism suspects in what would have been a nearly unprecedented use of military power within the United States, The New York Times reported.

Via Rail engineers on strike: Via Rail locomotive engineers went on strike Friday after a noon ET deadline passed without a settlement, a move that has shut down most passenger rail service across Canada.
Ericsson wins Nortel wireless bid: Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has emerged as the winner in the bidding war for Nortel Networks Corp.'s wireless division with a purchase price of $1.13 billion US, Nortel said in a statement early Saturday.
Soldier charged with manslaughter claims self-defence: A Nova Scotia reservist charged with killing a fellow soldier in Afghanistan says he heard a gun being cocked and fired out of fear he would be shot.

Ericsson wins Nortel wireless bid: Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has emerged as the winner in the bidding war for Nortel Networks Corp.'s wireless division with a purchase price of $1.13 billion US, Nortel said in a statement early Saturday.
Astronauts take time on extra-long spacewalk: Astronauts outfitted the international space station with fresh batteries in an extra-long spacewalk Friday, moving slowly to avoid a repeat of the suit trouble that cut short the previous outing.
MDA wins polar satellite contract: The Canadian Space Agency has asked space robotics firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to come up with a plan to put two satellites in space over the North to improve communications and weather observation in the region.

Human rights museum needs more money: Governments are being asked to put up more money for Canada's next national museum.
Amy Winehouse acquitted of assault: A judge in London, England, has acquitted Amy Winehouse of assaulting a fan who asked to take her picture.
Cameron's Avatar premieres at convention: Director James Cameron premiered footage of his highly anticipated film Avatar Thursday at Comic-Con in San Diego.

Swine flu pandemic in early days: WHO: The global swine flu epidemic is still in its early stages, even though reports of over 100,000 infections in England alone last week are plausible, the World Health Organization's flu chief said Friday.
Swine flu death a 1st in Nova Scotia: Staff at a Cape Breton nursing home are mourning the loss of a colleague — Atlantic Canada's first death linked to the swine flu virus.
Swine flu spreading within Yukon: Two more cases of swine flu were confirmed in the Yukon on Thursday, with the territorial medical health officer noting that Yukoners don't have to be travelling to get the virus now.

Ericsson wins Nortel wireless bid: Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has emerged as the winner in the bidding war for Nortel Networks Corp.'s wireless division with a purchase price of $1.13 billion US, Nortel said in a statement early Saturday.
Loblaw buying T&T Asian food chain: Grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. said Friday it is buying T&T Supermarket Inc., Canada's largest Asian food retailer, for about $225 million.
Carbon capture to cost billions: Alberta report: Capturing and storing carbon in the ground to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will cost the federal and provincial governments between $1 billion and $3 billion a year, according to a new Alberta report.

Via strike spurs rivals to respond: Canadians stranded by the Via Rail strike have a few options as other transportation companies take steps to accommodate an anticipated increase in demand.
Tour operator rules to be beefed up: Ontario: Ontario travellers have at least as much protection against failing tour operators as people in other provinces, but rules should be tightened to make sure they are treated fairly and compensated when necessary, the Consumer Services Ministry says.
Home-based businesses demand adjustments: People who have lost their jobs and decided to start businesses in their homes learn to juggle their work and their personal lives.

Dig in: US Army colonel pops open 40-year-old pound cake
US state's liquor agency says no to nude nymph on widely distributed wine
Video of Minnesota couple boogying down a church aisle at their wedding is a hit on YouTube

Longoria spoils Halladay's big night: Evan Longoria's two-run bloop double in the 10th inning off reliever Scott Downs gave Tampa Bay a 4-2 win Friday, ruining a stellar nine-inning effort by Roy Halladay in what may have been his final home start as a Toronto Blue Jay.
Stampeders run away from Lions: The Calgary Stampeders left BC Place quiet as a mausoleum on Friday night, drubbing the Lions all night long in a 48-10 rout
Argos leave Bombers searching for answers: The Toronto Argonauts didn't exactly look great without Arland Bruce on Friday night, but they didn't have to be the way the Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in a 19-5 result.