Jet intercepted in Arctic during PM's visit By STEVEN CHASE  INUVIK -- It was a fitting end to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's tour to champion Canada's ownership of the Arctic: Fighter jets were scrambled yesterday to intercept an unidentified aircraft nearing Canadian airspace, officials said.  FULL STORY

Obama supporters revel in 'historic moment' By SIRI AGRELL  DENVER -- Marlowe Blue sat in the stands of Invesco Field yesterday in a three-piece, grey pinstripe suit, his hair in cornrows, his cousins around him decked out in Barack Obama hats, T-shirts and buttons.  FULL STORY

U.S. economic bounce called fleeting 'Bizarre' rise in GDP driven by exports and government cheques not enough to drag country out of recession By BARRIE MCKENNA  WASHINGTON -- Beware the W.The remarkably resilient U.S. economy baffled experts by surging ahead at a 3.3-per-cent annual clip in the second quarter, paced by growing exports and a lift from tax rebate cheques, according to a revised estimate of gross domestic product released yesterday by the Department of Commerce.  FULL STORY

'Our chance to keep the American promise alive' Obama bashes Bush and appeals to voters' sense of national ideals in history-making acceptance speech By PAUL KORING  DENVER -- Saying they stood at a historic crossroads, Barack Obama challenged Americans last night to join him in transforming their nation, to restore its greatness and reclaim its leadership in the world.  FULL STORY

Last call avoided, sort of British towns and villages are allowed to keep their famous red phone boxes, even if there aren't any phones inside them By PHILIP JACKMAN  -- Hundreds of red-coloured icons as evocative of Britain as double-decker buses or the scarlet-uniformed guards outside Buckingham Palace have been saved from the relentless, grey march of modernity.  FULL STORY

CONVENTION NOTEBOOK -- Among the most memorable moments ...A few awards for the convention's major speeches:Biggest surprise: Among the featured performers, the unexpected address by Senator Edward Kennedy, 76, was among the best. Stricken with brain cancer and not long past chemotherapy and radiation treatments that had taken their toll, his presence on stage was striking, a remarkable act of will. His seven-minute speech was more so. He delivered it in a firm, unwavering voice. He waved at the crowds like the Kennedy of old. It was, in all probability, his last turn at a national convention.  FULL STORY