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NASA says two small asteroids discovered just days ago will zip harmlessly past Earth on Wednesday, a double flyby that should be visible through a telescope.

The Canadian Press – TORONTO – Canada is speaking out against a tiny Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Qur’an on the anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Oil giant BP isn’t the only company to blame for the massive oil spill that has polluted waters off the Gulf of Mexico, according to an investigation by the organization.

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney raised the overnight lending rate a quarter percentage point on Wednesday morning, in line with most analysts’ expectation.

Reuters – OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for a third consecutive time on Wednesday, nudging the rate up 25 basis points to 1 percent, but said a weak U.S. economy would hamper Canada’s recovery.

The Canadian Press – OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada has raised the trend-setting interest rate a quarter point to one per cent, even as it acknowledged that the country’s economic growth will be more gradual than previously thought.

The Metropolitan Police say they have charged a Lebanese man with murder in the case of a Canadian singer whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase at London’s Heathrow Airport in 1999.

The Canadian Press – TORONTO – The disappearance of an Ontario woman was ruled a homicide Tuesday after an autopsy confirmed remains found in a wooded area where those of Sonia Varaschin.

A man who was kicked out of Canada for his criminal behaviour and former ties to a Tamil street gang says he is determined to get back to the country where he spent his formative years.

McGill tops all other Canadian Universities in the quality of education it provides, and is listed 19th in the latest QS World University Rankings.

CBC – Quebec cabinet minister Claude Béchard is being remembered for his courage and dedication after his death Tuesday following a public battle with cancer.

Economists are watching and waiting to see what direction Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will take with interest rates on Wednesday morning. Most economists predict an increase in the overnight lending rate.

CBC – RCMP say no criminal charges will be laid in the case of a central Newfoundland nurse who was fired after an infant was allegedly shaken.

CBC – One of the world’s top medical journals says most provinces, including PEI, should be doing more to help people quit smoking.

CBC – Parks Canada is trying to kill off an invasive species called Japanese knotweed that’s been growing near the Intrepretive Centre in the Greenwich adjunct to P.E.I. National Park.

CBC – The escape of two violent criminals from a western Newfoundland jail has put a new spotlight on how well inmates are being managed in the justice system.

Two suspected U.S. missile strikes hit militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing to six the number of such attacks in the region in less than a week. At least 10 suspected members of a group attacking NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed.

Two suspected U.S. missile strikes hit militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, bringing to six the number of such attacks in the region in less than a week. At least 10 suspected members of a group attacking NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed.

A house servant of the politically powerful clan accused in last year’s massacre of 57 people told a Philippine court Wednesday that the family members plotted the killings of rivals and journalists over dinner six days before the ambush.

Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.

About 800 inmates escaped a federal prison holding Muslim extremists in northern Nigeria during a sunset attack by gunmen who are believed to be members of a radical sect, a police official said Wednesday.

CBC – Growing urbanization in New Brunswick and the infighting among its three largest cites may be the biggest policy obstacle for the next government, according to an urban researcher.

CBC – A round of layoffs at airports around the Maritimes means travellers will have to wait longer to get through security, warns the union for security screeners.

CBC – Montreal police are investigating the slaying of a 45-year-old psychiatric patient in the city’s Pointe-aux-Trembles district early Wednesday morning.

CBC – Nova Scotia Power should be forced to bury its lines underground to avoid widespread outages during storms, a homeowner says.

CBC – St. John’s city council has been told to resolve problems with affordable housing and development policies to take advantage of a steaming economy.

CBC – Two teenagers suffered cuts and bruises after they were attacked and robbed in the Halifax Common on Tuesday night.

Reuters – TORONTO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s state-owned Sinochem Corp has invited Temasek, the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, to join a consortium that may bid for Canada’s Potash Corp, the world’s largest fertilizer supplier, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

CBC – Ottawa mayoral candidate Larry O’Brien will push for an overhaul of OC Transpo as part of his election platform, as well as a wage freeze at city hall, CBC News has learned.

The Canadian Press – QUEBEC – Claude Bechard, a youthful Quebec cabinet minister who soldiered on in his post despite suffering from terminal cancer, died on Tuesday at the age of 41.