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 The Canadian Press - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Family members of eight Canadian soldiers who died in Afghanistan gathered Saturday to say their goodbyes at the main NATO base in Kandahar.
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The Canadian Press - TORONTO - Call it Facebook 101.
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 The Canadian Press - HALIFAX - The remnants of hurricane Earl made landfall down the coast from Halifax on Saturday, toppling trees and bringing down power lines as the storm barrelled through the Maritimes.
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CBC - Toronto businessman Paul Maasland, whose body was found in Bracebridge, was murdered, the Ontario Provincial Police say.
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 AFP - MONTREAL (AFP) - Tropical Storm Earl was about to hit Canada early Saturday after barreling past the northeastern US state of Massachusetts and losing its hurricane status.
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The Canadian Press - PHOENIX - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
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The Canadian Press - TORONTO - She'll find out Tuesday whether she's made the short list for the Man Booker Prize for fiction, but Ontario-based author Emma Donoghue already has many reasons to celebrate.
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The Canadian Press - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Larry Ashmead, a former book editor who worked with Isaac Asimov, Tony Hillerman and other authors, has died at 78, his former employer, former employer, HarperCollins, said Friday.
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 Reuters - VENICE (Reuters) - Martin Scorsese's latest film pays a personal tribute to Elia Kazan, one of Hollywood's and Broadway's most influential directors but also a controversial figure who turned anti-communist informant in the McCarthy era.
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 AFP - VENICE (AFP) - Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu, fixtures of French cinema, on Saturday come together again as the oddest of couples at the Venice film festival in a farce with attitude: "Potiche".
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NEWARK, N.J. - The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils.
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NORTON, Mass. - Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the course and beat the weather at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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LONDON - The head of the International Cricket Council has called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life 10 years ago.
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NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Devils say that they acted in good faith during their long contract negotiation with winger Ilya Kovalchuk.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - On his way to victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, John Isner, could hear the wild cheering and chanting going on at the adjacent Grandstand in support of fellow American Ryan Harrison, a qualifier who was the lowest-ranked and youngest player still in the tournament.
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