U-S President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are spending their weekend preparing for their upcoming debates.

The first one is scheduled for Wednesday night and will focus on domestic issues, especially the economy.

Obama will try to convince skeptical Americans that he can restore the economy to full health -- while Romney will try to show he's a credible alternative to Obama.

Two more debates will be held later in October.

The head of an organization that represents Muslim countries is calling for a global ban on offending the Prophet Muhammad.

The secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Co-operation says such insults should be equated with hate speech.

His appeal follows widespread protests –which are ongoing--over the anti-Islamic film “Innocence of Muslims.”

Human rights groups are welcoming the transfer of Omar Khadr to Canada from the U-S prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Human Rights Watch considers Khadr a former child soldier.

Khadr was just 15 when he was captured in Afghanistan in 2002 and accused of killing an American soldier.

He's now in prison in Kingston, Ontario, with six years left to serve after pleading guilty to war crimes.

A meeting was held Saturday by opponents of a major wind project in Durham.

They content the 14 wind turbines planned for the area by NextEra Energy would pose a threat to the community.

The meeting was held to discuss how to try to stop the project.

The turbines would have a generating capacity of up to 23-megawatts -- enough to power seven-thousand homes.

Weather forecast issued by Environment Canada at 5:00 am Sunday, Sept. 30.

tuesday..cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. low 10. high 17.

wednesday..cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. low 14. high 19.

thursday..sunny. low 12. high 21.

friday..cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. low 11. high 15.

saturday..cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. low 7. high 12.

normals for the period..low 7. high 18.

CIS-OUA Football:

Guelph 22 Laurier 19

Toronto 40 Waterloo 26

McMaster 33 Western 27

Queen's 32 Ottawa 25

York 22 Windsor 26

Canadian Football League

Toronto 29 Winnipeg 10

BC 21 Saskatchewan 27

 

Ontario Hockey League:

Erie 1 Ottawa 8

Sudbury 2 Plymouth 6

Sault Ste. Marie 3 Saginaw 2 (OT)

Oshawa 5 Belleville 2

Sarnia 2 Owen Sound 1

Mississauga 1 Barrie 4

Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League:

Elmira 2 Cambridge 9

St. Catharines 9 Fort Erie 1

Leamington 6 Lambton Shores 5 (OT)

LaSalle 2 Strathroy 1

Buffalo 3 Stoney Creek 8

Waterloo 5 Brampton 4

Listowel vs. Guelph

Stratford 2 Caledonia 5

Great Lakes Junior C:

Wheatley 2 Kingsville 1

Wallaceburg 6 Mooretown 5

Dresden 1 Alvinston 5

Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League:

Burford 1 Hagersville 3

Exeter 4 Mt. Brydges 0

North Middlesex 6 Port Stanley 7 (SO)

Thamesford 2 Dorchester 4

Niagara District Junior C:

Norwich 5 Aylmer 2

Ayr 5 Paris 4 (OT)

Grimsby 6 St. George 1

Western Junior C

Wingham 1 Mitchell 4

Walkerton  4 Mount Forest 2

Hanover 7 Goderich 3

 

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

American League

N.Y. Yankees 2 Toronto 3

Detroit 6 Minnesota 4

L.A. Angels 0 Texas 0 PPD

Seattle 4 Oakland 7 (10)

Tampa Bay 10 Chicago White Sox 4

Boston 3 Baltimore 4

Kansas City 7 Cleveland 6 (14)

National League

Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 2

Houston 5 Milwaukee 9

N.Y. Mets 0 Atlanta 2

Philadelphia 9 Miami 5

Washington 6 St. Louis 4 (10)

Chicago Cubs 2 Arizona 8

San Francisco 3 San Diego 7

Colorado 0 L.A. Dodgers 3

 

Major League Soccer

Toronto FC 1 New York 4

Seattle FC 0 Vancouver 0 (2nd)

The West Nile virus is now blamed for four deaths in Ontario so far this year.

Health officials in Durham Region say they've documented seven cases of West Nile -- three confirmed and four probable -- including two deaths.

The other deaths were reported in Toronto and the Windsor area.

Public Health Ontario says there've been 220 confirmed and probable cases of West Nile in the province this year -- the most since 2002.