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UN recognizes Ouattara as Ivory Coast leader: The UN General Assembly has recognized Alassane Ouattara as the winner of the Ivory Coast's presidential election, boosting his bid to unseat Laurent Gbagbo.
Explosions hit Chilean, Swiss embassies in Rome: Anarchists may have orchestrated a pair of parcel bombings that wounded two workers at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome, Italy's interior minister says.
Royal wedding coin panned: Britain's Royal Mint released a commemorative coin Thursday featuring portraits of Prince William and his bride-to-be, but critics said the results were far from lifelike.

Veterans' pension lawsuit OK'd by top court: The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated a class-action lawsuit over military veterans' pensions that was launched by an injured mechanic.
Harper says 'Canada shone' in 2010: Prime Minister Stephen Harper used his annual recorded holiday message to praise Canada's achievements in 2010.
Killer Russell Williams newsmaker of year: Russell Williams, who killed two women while commander of Canada's largest military airfield, has been named newsmaker of the year by The Canadian Press.

Larry Smith slammed for 'pay cut' comment: Senator Larry Smith, the outgoing president of the Montreal Alouettes, is being slammed online for stating he is taking a "dramatic, catastrophic pay cut" to serve the public.
Veterans' pension lawsuit OK'd by top court: The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated a class-action lawsuit over military veterans' pensions that was launched by an injured mechanic.
Immigrant settlement funds cut for Ont.: The federal government has reduced funding for settling immigrants in Ontario because the money is now needed in provinces where the influx of newcomers is growing, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says.

Russian isotopes coming to Canada: Canada's first shipment of medical isotopes from Russia has been sent in hopes of making up some of the planned shortfall after next year's planned shutdown of an aging reactor in Ontario.
Haitian boy's life changed in Montreal: Christian Lubin, six, is standing up straight like boys his age for the first time in his life, thanks to the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Syphilis outbreak in Alberta widespread: report: A syphilis outbreak in Alberta that has been steadily gaining momentum for a decade has health officials sounding the alarm.

Forbes: Leo DiCaprio top-grossing actor: Leonardo DiCaprio tops the Forbes list of 2010's Top-Grossing Actors, with his movies making $1.1 billion at the global box office.
Electric car revisited by U.S. filmmaker: The filmmaker who probed the death of the electric car in the 1990s is set to revisit the subject with a new documentary called Revenge of the Electric Car.
Stradivarius theft leads to 3 arrests: Three people were arrested after a $1.9-million antique violin was stolen from an internationally acclaimed musician while she stopped for a snack at a London sandwich bar, British police say.

Skype now stabilized: company: Skype says it's operating at about 90 per cent of its normal capacity after a "software issue" crippled its service.
Santa trackers turn to social media: Media-savvy children around the world can now track Santa through any number of ways including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Polar bear survey could change EU ban: The European Union ban on polar bear trophies could hinge on the outcome of the upcoming survey of the animals in Nunavut's Baffin Bay-Kane Basin area.

Canada's economy grows 0.2% in October: Canada's real gross domestic product increased 0.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says.
Average weekly earnings rise again: The average weekly pay of employees excluding farm workers rose 4.4 per cent to $863.33 in October from the same month in the previous year.
CRTC approves SCN sale to Bluepoint: Bluepoint Investment Corp. has been granted permission by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to buy Saskatchewan's publicly owned TV channel.

Canada's housing market among world's best: Canada's housing market was among only six in advanced nations that posted growth in 2010, according to the latest Global Real Estate Trends report issued by Scotia Economics.
Airport security passenger complaints disclosed: Insulting remarks, giggling, harassment and the whiff of pot smoke sparked complaints from passengers peeved about turbulent rides through airport security last year.
CRTC approves SCN sale to Bluepoint: Bluepoint Investment Corp. has been granted permission by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to buy Saskatchewan's publicly owned TV channel.

Whole lotto luck: 2010 lottery wins create record 53 millionaires in West
B.C. government encourages cleaner burning for asthmatic Santa on Christmas Eve
Ont. house with 45,000 lights synchronized to Christmas music wins prize

Canadiens capitalize on power play: Alexandre Picard and Andrei Kostitsyn scored during a pivotal power play and led the Montreal Canadiens past the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday night.
Senators earn big road win: Alex Kovalev and Nick Foligno scored and Brian Elliott made 25 saves in the Ottawa Senators' 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
Gillette to drop Woods as pitchman: Tiger Woods won't be seen in any Gillette ads beginning next year, says Procter & Gamble.