NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 08-2008

A man from Fort Smith, N.W.T., was charged with aggravated assault Friday as the result of a bus brawl that sent another man to hospital in Edmonton

A British Columbia man who ran his boat through a pod of killer whales at full speed, either hitting or just missing one of the endangered animals, has been fined $3,500.

BC Ferries is advising passengers travelling from the Lower Mainland to Nanaimo, B.C., to use the Horseshoe Bay terminal in West Vancouver

Olympic medallist Silken Laumann challenges notion that nation has strong sports culture

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists worry that a rapidly reproducing, tiny invasive snail recently found in Lake Michigan could hurt the lake's ecosystem.

A Brighton, Ont., woman accused of drug trafficking was given a 25-year sentence in a Pakistani court, a Foreign Affairs official said Friday

Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators in the U.S. said Friday.

Residents of a community in northern Labrador say they are furious about the cost of a watermelon at a local grocery store.

Next week, in the remote Beaufort Sea 400 kilometres north of the Yukon-Alaska border, a team of Canadian government scientists aboard the Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent will embark on this country's latest assertion of sovereignty in the Arct

CFB GAGETOWN -- Defence Minister Peter MacKay says Canada will send five soldiers to Kosovo to help a NATO-led peacekeeping force.

A Russian general says the recently negotiated deal to allow the United States to place a missile interceptor base in Poland "cannot go unpunished."

Forty homeless people from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have found accommodation at three Vancouver hotels.

Standing at the edge of his canoe over the frigid waters of the Arctic, Noah Annahatak raised his arm and thrust his harpoon into a 48-ton beast twice the length of his boat.

A spike in the number of roaming felines has raised the hackles of some Burnaby residents who have threatened to take the matter into their own hands.

Falling prices in Calgary and Edmonton are dragging down Canada's housing market, according to a report released Thursday by the Canadian Real Estate Association.

A sensitive government document detailing a classified computer database has been given to the CBC after it was found lying on an Ottawa street corner in a rain-stained&#44 tire-marked brown envelope.

Running back Charles Roberts notched a pair of touchdowns and his first 100-yard game of the CFL season as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37-24 on Thursday night.

A British Columbia teacher who admitted he sexually abused a 13-year-old boy in Thailand and photographed the offence was sentenced Friday to three years and three months in a Thai prison.

CUPIDS, N.L. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused the Russian government of reverting to a Soviet-era mentality as he called on democratic countries to condemn the invasion of Georgia.

Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal this week.

OTTAWA - The Government of Canada is deploying the frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec to the coastal region of Somalia for the next few weeks to conduct naval escorts of World Food Programme ships carrying life-saving supplies to the area.

This is the dramatic moment a TV reporter was shot by a sniper as she reported live from war-torn Georgia

Russia has said it will honour a ceasefire with Georgia starting Friday, but Georgia's president says that Russian tanks and other vehicles are advancing on his country's second-largest city.

CUPIDS, N.L. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it was like a reunion when Newfoundland and Labrador became part of Canada - nearly a century before the province actually did.

OTTAWA - The probe into the possible friendly fire death of a Canadian soldier by a private security force falls into a grey area of international law that could end up in Afghanistan's dysfunctional justice system, says a legal expert.

Exterminators have been called after commuters complained that Vancouver's booming rat population has overrun a busy SkyTrain station

Two window washers were left dangling in their safety harnesses five storeys in the air over downtown Edmonton on Thursday afternoon after the platform they were working on collapsed.

A B.C. man has been accused of causing a disturbance on a WestJet flight from Vancouver to Winnipeg on Wednesday, police say.

Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, "dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans.

Hockey Night in Canada will kick off its broadcast schedule on Oct. 4 as the NHL season gets underway with games from the Czech Republic and Sweden.

An American who deserted the U.S. Army to protest the Iraq War and who has been ordered deported back home will file a new appeal in Canada's Federal Court, his lawyer said on Thursday.

The provincial government and petroleum sector -- already facing criticism over "dirty oil" from the oilsands -- experienced another setback Wednesday when a British advertising regulator ruled it's "misleading" for Shell to call Alberta's oilsands a sust

Competition among groups harvesting steadily declining salmon stocks on the lower Fraser River has become so fierce that one category of fisherman is now seeking regulatory approval to shoot and kill an archrival.

Liquefied natural gas tankers have no place travelling up and down the Inside Passage, Capital Regional District directors say.

What's pink and black and wrinkled? Answer -- a newborn killer whale.

OTTAWA - Two sailors could face up to 10 years in jail and dismissal from the Canadian Forces if they are found guilty of sabotage in a case involving a classified computer database at Ottawa's National Defence headquarters.

BEIJING -- There will be no lip-synching at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Read my lips.

The coalition did not release the soldiers' nationalities or the location of the attack, but a military official at Kandahar Airfield told CBC News there were no Canadians among the casualties.

Jovanovic received a red card for alleging that referees were letting the Australians get away with illegal tactics above and below the water.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper hinted strongly Thursday that he may do something to trigger an election because Parliament is not functioning anymore

What not to do when you're in politics :)

New technologies aimed at making it easier for consumers to store digital files will run afoul of the federal government's new copyright legislation, causing experts to question whether the bill will be obsolete before it is passed into law.

Experts say more visitors are expected to seek asylum as their visas, many of them valid for three months, expire.

The fight to get rid of the rabbit population in Kelowna has taken an ugly turn.

BEIJING - A pair of Canada's medal favourites in rowing secured berths in their respective finals Wednesday.

The Northwest Passage has been declared "navigable" again this summer by the federal government's ice authority

OTTAWA - Retired general Rick Hillier has been named the 2008 winner of the Vimy Award, which recognizes Canadians who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of Canada.

A glacier in northern British Columbia is surging into the Alsek River, which runs through the Yukon, raising concerns of flooding in Alaska

The agency inspected the facility after it opened in 2005, the only inspection conducted at the site before the depot exploded on Sunday. City officials said they have not been able to see copies of the inspection report. Brian Patterson, president

He has been ordered out of the country by Sept. 23.

"We think that is an absolutely ludicrous thing to do," said Lloyd Manchester, a director with the Canadian Earthcare Society. "The pontoons should be pulled out of the lake and recycled."

A Canadian, British-Canadian dual-citizen and an American-Trinidadian -- all female aid workers -- were killed in an attack Wednesday along with an Afghan driver.

Alberta has slipped to just the third hottest economy in the country.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will travel to Canada's far north in late August in a bid to bolster claims to Arctic sovereignty and to paint the opposition as weak on foreign policy and defense issues

Robert Thibault said Tuesday that he didn't mean to be "gender specific" when he called Marjory LeBreton, the government leader in the Senate, an "idiot" and suggested she should "go back to making tea" for former prime minister Brian Mulroney.

Maybe it's the $80 hit to the wallet to fill up the minivan or broader worries of an economic slowdown, but consumer confidence in Alberta has sunk to one of its lowest points in recent years, a new survey has found.

Marauding elephants, aggressive sea lions, snap-happy crocodiles... As animal attacks on humans reach frightening levels, scientists are beginning to understand exactly what the beasts are thinking. And it's not good. Will Storr reports...

A video by a U.S. military newspaper shows Canadian, American and Afghan soldiers confronting and detaining a convoy of private security contractors whom they believe may have been responsible for the accidental shooting of a Canadian soldier.

Russian troops on Monday invaded parts of western Georgia and launched new raids across the country as fighting raged in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.

OTTAWA - The Arctic Ocean ice cover, which appeared earlier this summer to be headed for a moderate recovery after last year's record-setting retreat, has begun disintegrating so rapidly in recent weeks that experts now say the ice loss by mid-September c

Despite a history of friction between Canada and the U.S. over Arctic sovereignty - including ownership disputes over the Northwest Passage and a swath of the Beaufort Sea - the two nations have agreed to collaborate on a seismic survey of the Beaufort se

About 100 homes that were in the path of a North Toronto propane facility when it blew up on Sunday remain uninhabitable because of asbestos

A record number of bold sailors are attempting to navigate the increasingly ice-free waters of the Northwest Passage.

A soldier from an Edmonton-based battalion was killed early Monday in southern Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his combat outpost in the Panjwaii district, military officials say

"I want to go to Tskhinvali. The Georgians shot small children there. I want to go kill Georgians."

Complaints about rats in Vancouver streets and households have increased significantly this summer and could spike in the fall, pest controllers say.

Ugh, those selfish pilots can't be bothered to help their airlines return to profitability. No, instead they're whining to NASA that they're being forced to fly "uncomfortably low on fuel" and that "safety for passengers and crews could be compromised."

Canada's economy lost 55,200 jobs in July compared to the previous month with many people leaving the work force -- the worst single-month drop since the recession of the early 1990s.

The Peace Arch border crossing was closed for four hours Sunday night after a Lower Mainland woman threatened to detonate a "suspicious object" in her bag, RCMP said.

A riot broke out in Montreal on Sunday night and a police officer was reportedly shot in the leg. Several blazes were set in the same neighbourhood where a young man was shot on Saturday by police.

They seem to be getting along famously, with Bush giving one contender from the U.S. volleyball team a playful pat on the bottom.

The Tories promised, in the last election campaign, to change the Youth Criminal Justice Act to make it mandatory for anyone over the age of 14 to be sentenced as an adult for serious offences such as murder, manslaughter and aggravated sexual assault.

The blaze was triggered by a massive blast at a propane facility that sent huge plumes of smoke into the air and scattered debris for kilometres.

A lazy drive home from a weekend auto show turned into a stomach-churning experience at the Canada-US border for an Ottawa couple.

Members of a U.S. fringe group crossed the border into Canada late Thursday night and are hiding somewhere in Manitoba, preparing to picket the funeral of Tim McLean, the Winnipeg man stabbed to death and decapitated on a Greyhound bus last week.

BEIJING - The admission, the one the Chinese did not want to hear, finally came on Saturday. The smog hanging over Beijing is getting so bad that the International Olympic Committee may have to consider postponing or shifting events.

Family and friends gathered Saturday afternoon to bid farewell to Tim McLean, 22, who was brutally killed aboard a Greyhound bus just over a week ago near Portage la Prairie, Man.

The Canadian women's soccer team turned in a strong performance against the host nation China in Group E action Saturday, but was forced to settle for a 1-1 draw

Canada's international peacekeepers enjoyed a long-awaited day in the sun Saturday, with the celebration of the first National Peacekeepers Day.

A Canadian soldier has died of a gunshot wound suffered in a firefight with Afghan insurgents in the volatile Zhari district.

With the benefits of their stimulus checks dried up, Americans are focusing even more on necessities like detergent and milk. That's creating big problems for apparel chains at the malls as the important back-to-school shopping season gets under way

A man attacked two American tourists, killing one and injuring the other, at an ancient landmark in Beijing on the first day of the Olympic Games on Saturday, then leapt to his death from the structure, state media reported.

American comedian Bernie Mac has died, according to his publicist. The Chicago-born performer, nominated for two Emmys, had been treated for pneumonia and was admitted to hospital on Aug. 1.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie was only as good as the number on his back in Thursday's 39-11 loss to the Montreal Alouettes

The British Columbia Lions and Edmonton Eski0mos racked up a combined 74 points Friday night in a wild West Division shootout that could have gone either way.

After a 12-week deployment across the Pacific, more than 400 sailors aboard HMCS Regina and HMCS Ottawa were welcomed home by their families yesterday at CFB Esquimalt.

SELKIRK, Man. - A man who had to pedal for his life 25 years ago to escape being struck by an Air Canada jet that ran out of fuel near Gimli, Man., has had another extremely close call with an aircraft.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the close of the First World War marked the dawn of a new confident and independent Canadian voice on the world stage.

In the latest sign of the rising international political stakes in the Arctic, the top U.S. Coast Guard official has revealed a planned shift in American foreign policy from scientific research to "sovereignty" and "security presence" in Alaskan waters bo

Top bureaucrats in the British Columbia government are getting huge pay raises to keep their annual salaries in line with other governments in Canada.

Calgary police want to talk to two men about an assault on a woman downtown.

Richmond-based MacDonald Detwiler and Associates was awarded a contract Thursday to provide unmanned surveillance aircraft for Canadian troops fighting in Afghanistan.

Inclement weather is creating delays for Canadian defence scientists trying to test surveillance devices in the High Arctic this week

The United States will unveil new border surveillance measures Friday in a move that has one New Democratic MP decrying what he sees as the "weaponization" of the Canada-U.S. frontier

Canadian border guards are under orders to prevent members of a fundamentalist American church from crossing into Canada to protest at the funeral Saturday of a Winnipeg man brutally killed on a Greyhound bus last week.

EDMONTON - The Canadian military is sending a long-range Aurora aircraft to investigate reports of a mysterious explosion along Canada's Northwest Passage that may have killed several whales.

A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The Calgary Stampeders pulled off the improbable Thursday night, knocking the Saskatchewan Roughriders from the ranks of the unbeaten

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats historically have saved their best efforts for the arch-rival Toronto Argonauts, and Thursday night proved no exception.

Dozens of nursing mothers crowded into a downtown Vancouver H&M clothing store over the lunch hour on Thursday to protest the way the chain treated a breastfeeding mother last weekend

Warrant Officer Jeff Warden and Cpl. Marc Tremblay from the base's search and rescue squadron performed a rare parachute jump and swift-water rescue operation, leaping from a circling Buffalo aircraft onto a gravel bar in the river

MONTREAL - A Montreal lifeguard has filed a human rights complaint against a local YMCA after the club told her she couldn't wear her hijab on duty.

The RCMP are hunting for a violent criminal who escaped from a B.C. prison by posing as another inmate up for release.

MONTREAL -- A virus has been infecting popular social networking sites MySpace and Facebook, tech experts said Thursday.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay has forcefully rejected a Senate analysis that says the Conservative government's defence plan won't deliver real spending increases to the military.

Hundreds of French troops have been deployed to train and mentor Afghan security forces in a key southern province wracked by the Taliban-led insurgency

There will be no flag-waving or patriotic chest-thumping, but Canadian scientists are quietly set to make one of this country's most important assertions of Arctic sovereignty in decades on Friday at a geology conference in Norway.

Conservation officers have shot and killed an aggressive black bear in the same Coquitlam, B.C. neighbourhood where a woman was attacked outside her home Wednesday.

ZHARI DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Six Canadian soldiers have suffered minor injuries in a firefight with insurgents in Zhari district west of Kandahar city.

McLean deserved his death by beheading on a Greyhound Bus last week.

one insider said Mr. Dion spent more than an hour trying to explain his environmental plan, which was so complicated even his top aides had trouble understanding it. Some Liberals feel that if it's too difficult to sell in 30 seconds at the door, voters w

"At 4 degrees we are basically into a different climate regime," said Prof Neil Adger, an expert on adaptation to climate change at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich.

With the purchase of the Southam newspaper chain and the creation in 1998 of the National Post, Conrad Black single-handedly changed the tenor of the debate in the country.

FORT RUCKER, Ala. - The first Canadians slated to fly helicopter combat missions in Afghanistan have been secretly training for duty since last March at a U.S. army base in Alabama.

The whale appeared to be a healthy, adult male about eight metres long and weighing an estimated 4,500 kg.

The theatre where The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet may have debuted, and where William Shakespeare himself may have performed, has likely been discovered in east London

OTTAWA -- The Tory government is set to announce the lease of helicopters and unmanned surveillance planes for the Canadian military in Afghanistan.