TORONTO - Dividends or distributions were declared or upd on the following listed issues on the Toronto Stock Exchange on February 21, 2012.< 21 February

VANCOUVER - Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is standing by mandatory minimum sentencing legislation, despite a new warning that such laws don't work. 22 February 15:29 ⁽⁶⁾

When the plant’s 450 unionized workers decide Thursday on a proposed severance package, they will, in a sense, be voting on their futures. 21 February

Londoners won’t pay more taxes this year. 22 February

The London district is the Ontario Harness Horse Association’s largest and has thousands of jobs tied to the sport, said Brian Tropea, association general manager. 22 February 15:43

The London area was well represented Wednesday when an estimated 500 people took to the steps of Queen’s Park — rallying against changes they say would kill the horse-racing industry. 22 February 13:30

Mission Services of London is latching onto the message within that Chinese proverb for Saturday’s Coldest Night of the Year walk-a-thon. 21 February

HALIFAX - Immigration will have to increase to meet a job crunch that could occur when several large megaprojects ramp up over the next five years, says an official with Nova Scotia's Office of Immigration. 22 February 14:52

LONDON - Respected American journalist Marie Colvin, who spent decades reporting on conflicts from Sri Lanka to Syria, focusing on the suffering of women and children in wartime, died in a fierce shelling attack Wednesday in Syria. 22 February

The London Lightning got at least 10 points from six players Tuesday night as they defeated the Miracles 119-84 in National Basketball League action in Moncton. 22 February

London Lightning players are making sacrifices to guarantee first place in the inaugural season of the National Basketball League of Canada, says coach Michael Ray Richardson. 22 February 15:03

United Way agencies of Elgin-St. Thomas, London-Middlesex and Oxford have received a record $346,703 donation from staff and students of Thames Valley District School Board. 22 February

TORONTO - A well-known outerwear manufacturer billing itself as a "Canadian success story" is suing a retailer over trademark infringement, accusing it of making shoddy replicas of the distinctive Canada Goose parkas. 22 February ⁽¹⁾

MONTREAL - A convicted child molester who has been on the run from U.S. authorities for a decade, and was featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted," has been captured in Canada. 22 February 18:10

NEWARK, N.J. - The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighbourhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it. 22 February 18:03

WINNIPEG - One of Canada's most abhorred sex offenders and notorious former junior coaches stood in a courtroom Wednesday and apologized for the sexual abuse which shattered the trust of the hockey world and the lives of some of its most promising players. 22 February 18:02

OTTAWA - Trade unions remain a force to contend with in the NDP leadership contest, even though they've been stripped of their financial clout and voting heft. 22 February 18:00

WASHINGTON - It's been almost a month since the last Republican presidential debate, and once again the race for the party's nomination is vastly different than it was when Mitt Romney efficiently put the boots to his biggest threat, Newt Gingrich, during a Florida faceoff. 22 February 17:55

BRAMPTON, Ont. - There is "no mystery" about who killed a 13-year-old girl found stuffed in a garbage bag with 37 knife wounds and 27 blunt-force injuries, an Ontario judge said Wednesday as the trial began. 22 February 17:51

TORONTO — A report before the Ontario government is calling for universities and colleges to move a third of their courses online — a proposal that’s received a failing grade from a prominent students’ organization. 22 February 17:44

VANCOUVER - A teen who police had said was drugged and repeatedly raped at a rave party two years ago says she's devastated sex assault charges have been stayed. 22 February 17:44

CANBERRA, Australia - Former foreign minister Kevin Rudd says he is encouraged by support from government colleagues to challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard for the leadership of their Labor Party. 22 February 17:39

OTTAWA - Just hours after U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden, Canada's spy agency predicted Islamic radicalism would live on despite the al-Qaida leader's death. 22 February 17:37

OTTAWA - Former Quebec justice minister Marc Bellemare has one way of helping the state save money: make well-to-do criminals pay for their stay behind bars. 22 February 17:36

HALIFAX - Peter Kelly has decided to end a 12-year run as the mayor of Halifax amid questions surrounding his handling of some key municipal issues and his role as executor of a friend's estate. 22 February 17:36

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A train packed with morning commuters slammed into a downtown station on Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds as passenger cars crumpled and windows exploded around them. It was Argentina's worst train accident in decades. 22 February 17:24