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Pakistan rain hampers aid delivery: Extreme flooding and heavy monsoon rains in parts of Pakistan are limiting the ability of Pakistani officials and international relief organizations to deliver emergency aid, a UN agency says.
Khadr trial's jury selection begins: Jury selection for the U.S. military commission trial of Canadian Omar Khadr has begun in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Ex-U.S. senator Ted Stevens dies in plane crash: A plane carrying former U.S. senator Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe crashed near a remote fishing village in Alaska, killing the longtime senator and at least four others, authorities say.

Dr. Charles Smith's victims to be compensated: Ontario will offer payments of up to $250,000 for each person whose life was directly affected by Dr. Charles Smith's flawed pediatric forensic pathology.
B.C. prisons brace for Sri Lankan migrants: A Lower Mainland municipality is being advised its prisons could be used to house Sri Lankan migrants on a Thai cargo ship believed to be headed to B.C.
Speeder convicted after bragging online: A 19-year-old man from a Toronto suburb has pleaded guilty to careless driving after boasting online that he drove 100 kilometres an hour over the speed limit on a residential street.

StatsCan warned of poor census response rate: Statistics Canada sounded alarm bells to the Conservative government that the response rate for a voluntary long-form census would be less than 50 per cent, according to documents obtained by CBC News.
Afghan civilian deaths spike in 2010: UN: The number of civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan jumped 31 per cent in the first six months of the year due to a rise in violence by insurgents, the United Nations says in a report.
Dr. Charles Smith's victims to be compensated: Ontario will offer payments of up to $250,000 for each person whose life was directly affected by Dr. Charles Smith's flawed pediatric forensic pathology.

Dr. Charles Smith's victims to be compensated: Ontario will offer payments of up to $250,000 for each person whose life was directly affected by Dr. Charles Smith's flawed pediatric forensic pathology.
Alzheimer's predicted by spinal-fluid test: Alzheimer's disease can be accurately predicted by analyzing biomarkers in spinal fluid, Belgium researchers have found.
Calgary microchip 'talks' to brain cells: Calgary researchers have created a microchip that "communicates" with brain cells, a discovery that could help patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

McDonald, Tierney, Dolan films at TIFF: New films from Bruce McDonald, Jacob Tierney and Denis Villeneuve are just a few of the homegrown offerings that will unspool at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.
Spider-Man swings onto Broadway in December: The long-awaited Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical, with songs by U2 members Bono and The Edge, will open on Broadway on Dec. 21.
Witherspoon takes on Peggy Lee: Reese Witherspoon and Fox 2000 are mounting a biopic of the late great jazz singer, Peggy Lee.

Social media 2nd choice after 911 in crisis poll: About one in five adults in the U.S. say they would use email, the web or social media to try to contact emergency responders in a disaster, a new survey suggests.
CRTC fixes telecom consultation deadline: Canadians have until Aug. 20 to submit their thoughts on which telecommunications services should be considered basic to the CRTC through its online consultation process.
Calgary microchip 'talks' to brain cells: Calgary researchers have created a microchip that "communicates" with brain cells, a discovery that could help patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

Markets cut losses on Federal Reserve move: North American markets pared earlier losses Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve acknowledged the pace of the U.S. economic recovery has slowed and said it would buy government debt on a small scale.
July housing starts fall: Canada's seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts slipped to 189,200 in July, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says.
New house prices rise 0.1% in June: New house prices across the country rose by 0.1 per cent in June, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada.

Greyhound lockout deadline looms: Thousands of summer travellers could see their plans dashed if a lockout of about 500 Greyhound Canada employees goes ahead later this week.
New house prices rise 0.1% in June: New house prices across the country rose by 0.1 per cent in June, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada.
Online gambling coming to Ontario: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to have an online gambling program in place by 2012.

NY police find Navarro the cat 'marinating' in chili peppers; owner charged with cruelty
Idaho farmer unknowingly tends to 300 pot plants worth $628,000 hidden in his corn fields
Video shows woman angry over McNuggets punching McDonald's worker, smashing window

NHL looking into Luongo's deal: Vancouver Canuck general manager Mike Gillis confirmed in an email to the Vancouver Sun that the NHL is taking another look at Roberto Luongo's 12-year, $64-million contract.
Hamilton awaits crucial stadium vote: A marathon city council meeting in Hamilton neared a crucial vote Tuesday night that could decide the future of the Tiger-Cats as a CFL team in southern Ontario.
Berdych advances, Soderling rallies at Rogers Cup: Tomas Berdych is off to a flying start, while fifth-seeded Robin Soderling survives a scare to advance to the third round at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto.