Giant elephants and other wild beasts have come to Windsor, bringing with them the annual debate about whether the circus animals are tortured and tethered victims, or overgrown "house pets."

From booty-obsessed rapper Flo Rida to decadent hard rockers Velvet Revolver, Windsor teen Sarah Cipkar doesn't like what she's been seeing on MuchMusic lately -- and it has nothing to do with her taste in music.

After five years of intermittent employment as a machinist, Brian Foster was desperate for a lifeline.

RUSUTSU, Japan - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his allies undertake the difficult task today of selling China and other emerging giants on the Group of Eight's plans for a global climate-change deal.

TORONTO - -Praising his preferred successor as a man with passion, energy and unparalleled commitment to the union, CAW president Buzz Hargrove passed the torch of leadership to Local 444 president Ken Lewenza.

OTTAWA - Two out of three Canadians either support or somewhat support the appointment of Dr. Henry Morgentaler to the prestigious Order of Canada, reveals a new poll, which points out Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the minority by voicing his "personal dissatisfaction" with the controversial nomination.

Outrage, disappointment and disgust have struck a band of Windsor volunteers, after someone broke into the house they were building for an underprivileged family and ripped out the furnace.

Windsor police are asking residents to check their yards, especially ponds and creeks on their properties, for any sign of two Windsor men who disappeared June 29 and are believed to be the victims of foul play.

An elderly bookkeeper who worked for several local real estate companies has been charged with defrauding three of her employers out of more than $1.2 million.

A Windsor truck driver is $100,000 richer after winning the second prize in a recent Encore draw.

Black history The North American Black Historical Museum named a new curator. Go online to view a photo gallery featuring the landmark museum.

Two local researchers who found a link between cancer risks and certain types of jobs are now zeroing in on occupational exposures that may increase the risk of breast cancer.

Donna Favot-Gaudreault is hoping the striking river view from her home will create a bidding frenzy later this month.

An elderly man and his wife suffered serious injuries Tuesday evening after a transport truck driver turned off a Highway 401 ramp into oncoming traffic, police said.

A story on A3 Saturday naming the recipients of Follow the Leader Foundation awards should have said Susan Dingler received the Sun Life Financial Award for Established Artist in the Community.

LAKESHORE - The mayors of Lakeshore and Kingsville announced Tuesday that they have signed "binding letters of intent" to sell their towns' shares in ELK Energy Inc. for about $12 million to Chatham-Kent Energy.

AMHERSTBURG - A 31/2-year search through the tangled web of his family roots led Kenneth Stanton to a new career as curator of the North American Black Historical Museum.

The Group of Eight nations expressed "grave concern" about Zimbabwe on Tuesday, vowing to impose financial restrictions on President Robert Mugabe and his officials.

Out comes the sun, out come the flip-flops and out come the foot problems.

OTTAWA - Confidential documents insecurely posted on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's computer network laid out sensitive plans to turn over food inspections and labelling to industry and also led to the firing of the scientist who stumbled upon them.