NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2007

Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to "shut up" as the Ibero-American summit drew to a close in Santiago, Chile.

THE Winnipeg Blue Bombers have received all the inspiration they should need to win their playoff game Sunday. The Dalai Lama, one of the world's holiest figures, has emerged as a surprise Big Blue booster. "Victory to the Blue Bombers," he scribbled

Although the rifle and its talent for catastrophic internal injuries had been in existence for hundreds of years, battlefield medicine was still much the same as in the days when arrow, sword and spear inflicted the majority of wounds: The injured were le

Veterans exposed to radiation during atomic weapons tests during the Cold War say the Defence Department is withholding information from them and keeping records secret that could help their case for financial compensation.

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Cpl. Martin Pelletier says he shed his cigarette habit more than two years ago, and hadn't really missed the nicotine. But this week Pelletier is, sitting on a deck at the airfield after a long convoy, lighting up twi

Gordon Brown is planning a radical scheme to subsidise farmers in Afghanistan to persuade them to stop producing heroin, as part of a wide-ranging drive to re-energise policy in the conflict the prime minister now regards as the front line in the fight ag

The Manitoba government has named two northern lakes in honour of soldiers who died while serving in Afghanistan.

The families of five Canadian soldiers slain in Afghanistan have arrived in the land where their loved ones died.

Legion, not government, organizes events for Remembrance Day

Quebec's language activists are targeting the telephone menu systems of provincial and municipal offices. They don't like the fact that people who phone into government offices are given the option of linking to an English menu before they hear Fren

Passengers on a tour bus that crashed near Golden, British Columbia, on Thursday night described a chaotic scene when their vehicle ran off the Trans-Canada Highway. Two Taiwanese women died and two others were injured in the accident.

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A community centre in Florida largely blamed for sending a huge influx of Mexican and Haitian refugees to Windsor, Ont., was ordered to shut down Friday after the state attorney general's office investigated its "questionable practices.

ST. LOUIS -- A collection of photographs, books and FBI files from The Elvis Is Alive Museum sold for $8,300 on eBay, and the 81-year-old proprietor of the roadside attraction hopes the bidder will carry on his theory that the King never died.

Among the estimated 100 to 200 million TV viewers in China were more than 400 who packed a Beijing bar at breakfast time Saturday to watch a live televised broadcast of Rockets star Yao Ming against Bucks' rookie Yi Jianlian in the Chinese players' firs

A Vancouver punk band has incited outrage by featuring accused serial killer Robert Pickton in their lyrics and on their album cover.

Canadian troops handed control of a strategic base to the Afghan army on Friday, a first step in a long-term exit strategy for foreign forces helping Afghanistan battle the Taliban in the volatile south.

Mark Messier was trying to remember when he first set foot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. "The Hall of Fame was on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds back then. Wayne Gretzky and I took a cab and went there together.

Canadian songstress Anne Murray graciously invites us into her Thornhill abode to discuss her new album of duets

Diabetes is soaring because obesity is. But how to change North America's most entrenched lifestyles?

The Canucks are a perfect 6-0-0 in their division this season following Friday's 2-1 overtime nail-biter over the Colorado Avalanche at GM Place. The win was also Vancouver's third straight, it snapped a four-game losing streak on home ice and enabled

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today he will establish an independent review of allegations against former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his dealings with German businessman Karlheinz Schreiber.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday he will appoint an independent third party to review new allegations by German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber over his dealings with former prime minister Brian Mulroney.

The new calf, which is believed to have been born Monday night or Tuesday morning, is the second birth this year in J Pod - one of three pods of endangered southern resident killer whales.

The founder of the The Weather Channel in the US has described the concept of global warming as 'the greatest scam in history' and accused global media of colluding with 'environmental extremists' to alarm the public.

IQALUIT -- At least eight Mounties were among the crowd that packed a courtroom Friday as the man accused of shooting Nunavut RCMP Const. Doug Scott to death made his first appearance.

The RCMP posted Const. Douglas Scott to the Baffin Island hamlet of Kimmirut before he had finished his mandatory on-the-job training, CBC News has learned.

WASHINGTON is increasing alarmed that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could fall into the hands of Islamic militants, as the political crisis there drags on.

The way the B.C. Lottery Corp. keeps track of retailers who win big prizes is so flawed that it failed to properly identify 21 major prizes won by retailers over the past six years

Premier Dalton McGuinty took a message from the cities to Prime Minister Stephen Harper yesterday: Please help.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is promising to reduce the number of Canadians living below the poverty line by 30 per cent over five years if elected prime minister.

HARBIN, China - Canadians Jessica Miller and Ian Moram captured bronze in the pairs event Friday at the Cup of China, the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit.

On a clear spring day last April, hundreds of Canadians gathered in Vimy, France, at the spot many say marks the birthplace of Canadian nationalism.

As the poppies of autumn blossom on lapels across the country, a continuing war and its sad fallout adds a new focus to the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies, especially for the young.

Since Confederation, more than 100,000 Canadian soldiers have been killed in wars and peacekeeping, the vast majority of them in the two great world conflicts of the 20th century.

Canada posted its smallest trade surplus in almost nine years in September, as the strong Canadian dollar and a sagging U.S. economy cut into exports.

A study for the Fraser Health Authority has detected arsenic at levels up to seven times greater than the national safe drinking standard in private wells in the Surrey-Langley area.

United Nations' science advisers have boiled down their landmark climate report to one simple message -- prepare for a hotter world while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

University of Alberta researcher George Richardson wanted a glimpse into the mind of the average Grade 12 student, so he conducted a pilot study at an Edmonton-area high school.

A slab of black granite has replaced the bronze plaque that was stolen eight months ago from the memorial to St. Lambert's war dead.

The government will announce today it has officially scrapped a six-year-old Liberal plan to build a Canadian portrait gallery in the former U.S. embassy on Wellington Street and will instead spend $23 million on the project at another location.

You couldn't miss the positive energy zinging around the room when Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean hit the dance floor, enticed to her feet by the compact, dashing rapper known as MC E. Hands pumped the air and a chant arose from the crowd: "Go GG, go GG, go G

OTTAWA - The RCMP spied on CBC and Radio-Canada employees for years and was convinced at one point that communists had infiltrated the CBC in Montreal, according to secret documents that have just been released.

The families of an estimated 10,000 disabled war vets feel a sense of "disgust" and "betrayal" over successive federal governments' alleged mishandling of the money used for disability pensions

The Rhinos are back and they're hoping to lure voters with the tantalizing promise of weekly orgasms - and marijuana in every pot. The Neorhino party promises to declare Spanish as Canada's official language and pass legislation forcing Prime Minister S

A fatal bus crash on a notorious stretch of a southeastern British Columbia highway has killed two Taiwanese women and injured two other women, the RCMP said Friday.

BANGALORE, India - A two-year-old Indian girl born with four arms and four legs regained consciousness Thursday, wiggled her toes and smiled at her parents, 48 hours after massive surgery removed the extra limbs.

The Calgary Flames, looking to avoid a season-high fourth straight loss, found the spark they were looking for Thursday night. Problem is, it didn't show to its full extent until the third period when the visiting Vancouver Canucks had already built a

SPERWAN GHAR, Afghanistan - They've all worn the poppies, marched in the parades and observed a moment of silence on past Remembrance Days.

The number of kids using school breakfast programs has doubled in the past two years, according to the head of the Ottawa Food Bank.

The widow of a slain RCMP officer is calling for changes in the way the force patrols remote communities in the North, saying her husband would still be alive if a mandatory backup policy had been in place.

ANTIGONISH, N.S. -- Defence Minister Peter MacKay says Ottawa isn't considering scrapping Canada's troubled submarine fleet.

Canada's economy remains rock-solid despite the many challenges facing it -- and low taxes will help it stay that way, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Young, drunken rowdies, disrupting peaceful pot smokers, have killed the Victoria tradition of weekly marijuana rallies. The pungent smell of pot, drifting over Ted Smith's Wednesday smoke-ins, has been part of Victoria culture for 12 years.

Belly pressed firmly to the coarse carpet beneath a computer desk and away from the window, 12-year-old Kyle Paterson stays perfectly still as an outsider rattles his locked classroom door. He doesn't make a sound.

Canada's military ombudsman condemned the "deeply deplorable" treatment of francophone military cadets at an Ontario training base.

The Army, Navy and Air Force are each lining up a 50-person Guard of Honour for a notable 150-person Canadian Forces (CF) ceremonial presentation for the 2007 Rememberence Day ceremony in Ottawa on November 11th.

The buildup of the Afghan National Army, considered an integral part of Canada's 'exit strategy,' will continue at a snail's pace unless NATO provides better weaponry, a senior Afghan military commander says.

An Alberta judge has sentenced Canada's youngest convicted multiple murderer to 10 years. The 14-year-old girl had been found guilty in the slayings of her parents and brother.

The Canadian dollar continued to unwind from the record high it reached Wednesday morning, moving below $1.07 US in afternoon trading Thursday.

Sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness are as worthy of note as the huge sacrifices made by Canada's war veterans.

Veterans are outraged after thieves stole poppy collection boxes from several Edmonton businesses, taking money away from Canadians who risked their lives for their country.

At the heart of the sentencing today for one of the youngest multiple murderers in Canada is the question of whether youth can somehow act as a cure for even the most heinous crimes

'Too close to the sun'; China warns it might dump its sagging greenbacks

A Toronto-area teen is thrilled to join hundreds of young fashionistas for a day at Teen Vogue Fashion University

The Bay's return to old-fashioned style presents a new vision of traditional sugar plum dreams

When Jason Stainthorpe was caught speeding on his way to church last Sunday, he figured the worst he was facing was a hefty ticket and some heat from his fiancee for being late

Obscenities colour our language in primal ways that define who we are

The Saskatchewan Party has won a majority in the province's election, handing the New Democrats their first defeat since coming into power in 1991.

It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament; A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet

The federal government is signalling to Ontario that it will get enough infrastructure money to help fund its $17.5-billion transit plan

Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised to give B.C. more seats in Parliament, during an election-style speech to a luncheon crowd of business leaders in Vancouver on Wednesday.

It is with great pride that I mark this Remembrance Day as your Chief of the Defence Staff. As we pause to honour those who have gone before us, let us draw courage from their example.

MOSCOW - Russia's parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to suspend a key arms treaty limiting conventional forces in Europe, saying the United States and NATO were using the pact to undermine Russia's defences.

OTTAWA - The Central Band of the Canadian Forces along with the Air Command Pipes & Drums invites residents of the National Capital Region to attend a Remembrance Week concert at the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa, Friday, November 9th starting

Murray Whetung strung telephone wire from Juno Beach to Germany. At age 85 he salutes the other 49 brave men of Curve Lake who enlisted

An 18-year-old opened fire at a high school in southern Finland Wednesday, killing eight people before wounding himself.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - In one of the last photos taken of Pte. David Greenslade, he's holding up his hand in what is meant to be a friendly and comforting wave "hello" from inside the armoured vehicle he drove.

Vancouver police were back Wednesday morning at the scene of a shooting a day earlier, after residents again reported hearing gunfire overnight

Wade Redden might be willing to stay in Ottawa after his contract expires next summer, and he might just take a pay cut to do it.

Joining Maddux on the NL Gold Glove roster was Dodgers catcher Russell Martin

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Canadian hitters were stymied in their opening game at the 37th Baseball World Cup on Wednesday, managing just two hits in a 5-0 loss to South Korea.

OTTAWA - Each and every player on the Ottawa Senators got a phone call from John Paddock last summer shortly after he was named head coach.

Mighty, mighty loonie' heightens fears of economic downturn; soars past $1.10 (U.S.) overnight and remains above $1.099 in early trading Wednesday

China's move to diversify its $1.43-trillion (U.S.) in foreign reserves caused a collapse in the U.S. dollar Wednesday and sent the Canadian currency hurtling over the $1.10 mark.

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australian officials ordered a popular children's toy to be pulled from shelves Tuesday after scientists found it contained a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape" drug when ingested.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been warmly welcomed in Washington at the start of his first official visit to the US since he was elected.

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed firm configuration of the 747-8 Intercontinental. This milestone marks the completion of the major trade studies needed to finalize the airplane's performance and interior features.

Near miss on MacKay, suicide blast suggest improved capacity to gather intelligence

PARIS (AP) -- Shares in Airbus parent EADS plunged after the company announced more bad news on Monday, warning that a six-month delay in the delivery of its A400M military transport aircraft will cost as much as $2.03 billion.

House Democrats on Tuesday narrowly managed to avert a bruising debate on a proposal to impeach Dick Cheney after Republicans, in a surprise maneuver, voted in favor of taking up the measure.

According to a CNN count of Pentagon figures, 855 U.S. service members have died so far in 2007. The next highest death toll was in 2004, when 849 were killed.

British Columbia will receive $2.2 billion over seven years to build roads, bridges and public transit under a new agreement with the federal government signed on Tuesday.

Police in Vancouver are putting together a task force to attack the gang problem in the city following the latest killings early Tuesday.

Canada's top soldier suggests he owes it to Canadian troops to continue to speak up for the military. Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier is unapologetic about his outspoken style and vows to keep talking publicly.

Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne said on Tuesday she will launch a North American tour on March 5 in Victoria, B.C.

A novel by a former radio broadcaster in Canada's north won the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's most lucrative and prestigious prize for fiction.

NASA scientists said they discovered a fifth planet orbiting a star outside our own solar system and say the discovery suggests there are many solar systems that are, just like our own, packed with planets

On November 1, 2007, HMCS Calgary became the first Canadian ship from the West Coast fleet to fire the new Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)

OTTAWA - As the poppies of autumn blossom on lapels across the country, a continuing war and its sad fallout adds a new focus to the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies, especially for the young.

Lawyers for Todd Bertuzzi made a six-figure offer to injured player Steve Moore to reach an out-of-court settlement of a civil lawsuit after initially inquiring about the possibility of a $1-million Cdn settlement, according to a report.

Canada's top soldier is unapologetic about his outspoken style and vows to keep talking publicly despite suggestions his political bosses want him to tone it down.

Three people are dead after a Greyhound bus rolled over into a ditch in northwestern Alberta Tuesday morning.

Two rockets targeting a Canadian forward operating base in Afghanistan whizzed overhead Tuesday, one exploding near Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay.

WASHINGTON -- American officials urged the Senate on Monday to quickly endorse the international treaty on the Law of the Sea, saying it's vital to U.S. security and access to untapped Arctic energy resources.

OSLO, Norway -- Norway will send an additional 250 troops, including special forces, and helicopters to bolster NATO-led peacekeeping forces for Afghanistan next year, the defense minister announced Tuesday.

A 20-year-old Mountie has been shot and killed in the line of duty in Kimmirut, a small community in Nunavut, the RCMP has confirmed.

RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., are investigating a drive-by shooting between two SUVs on a roadway Monday afternoon.

Two young men in their 20s were found dead, slumped inside a silver Mercedes sports car with its engine still running and lights still on, in south Vancouver on Tuesday morning.

Doctors began operating Tuesday on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs in an extensive surgery that they hope will leave the girl with a normal body, a hospital official said.

The world's richest model has reportedly reacted in her own way to the sliding value of the US dollar - by refusing to be paid in the currency.

A Chicago judge struck down Conrad Black's bid for a new fraud trial on Monday, but acquitted his co-defendant Mark Kipnis of one mail fraud conviction.

THE man responsible for investing $41 billion of the State's money has warned mum-and-dad investors to prepare for a massive sharemarket crash. He says a dramatic downturn is inevitable as the rapid rate of investment is unsustainable, and the repercu

So, you consider yourself a bit of an expert on all-things-Canadian, huh? Well, we're sure we can stump you with our second instalment of the 'Great Canadian Biz Whiz Quiz'! Find out how much maple syrup runs through your veins (or at least through you

The Federal Court of Canada will hear a lawsuit by human-rights advocates challenging how Canadian troops handle enemy prisoners in Afghanistan

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Even without a trophy, Canadian Stephen Ames felt he had nothing to prove.