NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 10-2009

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran accepted the general framework of a U.N.-draft nuclear deal Tuesday, but said it would seek "important changes" that could test the willingness of world powers to make concessions in exchange for a pact to rein in Tehran's ability to m

Three UN staff members were among the seven people killed when gunmen attacked a UN guest house in Kabul, Afghanistan, officials say

Albatrosses in the North Pacific Ocean are ingesting plastic debris from a huge floating garbage dump, even in areas far from any cities, scientists say.

A BC Ferries vessel carrying hundreds of passengers to Vancouver made an unexpected stop Tuesday when its anchor suddenly dropped into the water just after the vessel passed through the narrow channel of Active Pass.

Police in Langley, B.C., revealed Tuesday that they are hunting for a female suspect in a violent and bizarre attack on a young man.

Three more deaths linked to pandemic H1N1 swine flu have been confirmed in B.C., bringing the total number to 12, but provincial health officials say all but one of the victims had underlying health problems.

A 19-year-old woman was taken to hospital in critical condition after she was attacked by two coyotes Tuesday afternoon in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in northern Nova Scotia.

Confirming our belief that Japan is at once among the coolest and craziest places on this planet we all call home is Burger King's exclusive Windows 7 Whopper. Seven stacked beef patties extend your usual Whopper to over five inches in height and the whol

The Tsuu T'ina chief is not happy at all because a couple letters he sends the mayor somehow get into the Sun and find their way to this page on Sunday.

The prospects of saving the world's coral reefs now appear so bleak that plans are being made to freeze samples to preserve them for the future.

Engineers working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have successfully injected beams of particles into two sections of the vast machine.

Iraqi officials have raised the death toll from Sunday's bombings in Baghdad to 155 and they say another 500 people were wounded in the explosions.

The ancient skills of building ocean-going canoes and sailing them by star across great distances are being revived on the Pacific island of Yap

Support for Canada's military mission in Afghanistan has dropped below 50 per cent, a new survey suggests, marking a significant decline over the past three years.

A new book about the late Liberal prime minister will remind Canadians of his vision, says his son Justin Trudeau. How much of that was shaped by the women in his life?

McDonald's is to close its business in Iceland because the country's financial crisis has made it too expensive to operate its franchise.

Fireworks are a popular ghoulish tradition at Halloween, but many firefighters will tell you they are one of the day's darkest traditions.

Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canadians from coast to coast rolled up their sleeves Monday as the country's provinces and territories began vaccinations for the H1N1 virus, but for many the process was far from smooth.

Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes has agreed to sell the beleaguered club to the NHL.

The federal government said Monday it will introduce legislation to crack down on early parole for non-violent offenders, a move it says will augment proposed tougher sentences for white-collar criminals.

A loud protest in the visitors gallery of the House of Commons resulted in several arrests and the brief shutdown of question period on Monday. Around 200 young protesters chanted slogans to support Bill C-311, an NDP private member's bill on climate c

Some former torchbearers and parents are questioning why on-air staff from CTV, Canada's official Olympic broadcaster, should take precedence over athletes and volunteers when it comes to carrying the Olympic torch across the country.

Thousands of Metro Vancouver's most vulnerable citizens have been left stranded after a labour dispute put the brakes on their transportation system.

Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., have made an arrest in the 16-year-old unsolved murder of a local teen.

TORONTO - In silence, a stream of people walked through Toronto's gay community Sunday night, holding candles and retracing the fateful walk 27-year-old Christopher Skinner took a week ago.

A man is in police custody and facing charges after allegedly going on a stabbing rampage in Vancouver on Saturday evening.

It's probably safe to say that Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo has found his stride again. That groaning sound you hear is coming from snipers across the NHL.

EDMONTON - An investigation is underway after a CF-18 jet had to make an emergency landing in Nevada. The jet was part of a group en route to California for annual training, said Lt. David Lavallee, public affairs for the Air Force.

A girl riding in the open trunk of a car is dead, and almost a dozen other teens who were stuffed into two cars are injured, after a crash police say may have been caused by street racing.

O Canada, ghouls, ghosts and goblins stand on guard for thee.

In a slaying that's left seasoned murder investigators stunned, the 27-year-old was beaten by at least two men who were in a black SUV before the driver purposely drove over him around 3 a.m. last Sunday.

TEHRAN, Iran - United Nations inspectors entered a once-secret uranium enrichment facility with bunker-like construction and heavy military protection that raised Western suspicions about the extent and intent of Iran's nuclear program.

JERUSALEM - Israeli police firing stun grenades faced off Sunday against masked Palestinian protesters hurling stones and plastic chairs outside the Holy Land's most volatile shrine, where past violence has escalated into prolonged conflict.

BAGHDAD - A pair of suicide car bombings Sunday devastated the heart of Iraq's capital, killing at least 147 people in the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. The bombs targeted two government buildings and called into question Iraq's abili

OTTAWA - Canadian travellers have been told they're not welcome in Libya, in an apparent reprisal for Canada's near tongue-lashing of Moammar Gadhafi.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian troops arriving at Kandahar Airfield are usually still jet-lagged when first introduced to the deadliest weapon they are likely to face the entire time they're in Afghanistan.

A better-conditioned Dustin Penner is pulling his weight and then some for the Edmonton Oilers.

Health officials on Sunday were preparing the launch of the biggest vaccination program in Canadian history, targeting the pandemic H1N1 virus.

High winds and heavy rain Saturday knocked out power to thousands of homes in some parts of the Maritimes.

HMCS Fredericton pulled out of port in Halifax Sunday morning for a six-month deployment to the Arabian Sea. The mission is part of a long-standing NATO commitment to secure the Gulf of Aden and surrounding waters off the coast of Somalia

The heavy, clay-laced mud behind the cattle pen on Antoine Renault's farm looks as treacherous as it must have nearly 600 years ago, when King Henry V rode from a spot near here to lead a sodden and exhausted English army against a French force that was s

Digging in dumpsters to find used painkiller patches to chew on, drinking cough syrup and vomiting it into a bowl to pass to a fellow addict, holding up a pharmacy. These are the desperate measures taken to feed drug addictions.

With Barack Obama, anything seems like it might be possible. With Canada's Stephen Harper, barely anything does

NASA scientists are holding their breath to discover how close they may be to replacing the agency's fleet of aging space shuttles. A prototype rocket that could become their next spacecraft of choice is set to launch Tuesday morning.

Taliban militants in Afghanistan warned Saturday that they will ramp up attacks against civilians during next month's presidential runoff, in an attempt to keep Afghans away from polling centres on election day.

When Mike Gillis became Vancouver Canucks general manager back in April 2008, one of the things high on his list of priorities was giving his team an extreme makeover in the locker-room department.

Three Vancouver elementary schools are using "safe" or "time out" rooms for children with severe behavioural problems.

MONTREAL - While Barack Obama plunges his country into a controversial debate about gays in the U.S. military, he could perhaps find comfort in the Canadian experience which celebrates an anniversary milestone next week.

It might have been the only mistake by Casey Printers all day, but it was costly. The British Columbia Lions quarterback was intercepted in the end zone by Saskatchewan's James Patrick, giving the Roughriders a 33-30 overtime win in front of a soldout cro

The Vancouver Canucks compounded the misery of the floundering Maple Leafs, defeating Toronto 3-1 at General Motors Place on Saturday.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has hit deep under the sea off Indonesia's coast, the US Geological Survey says.

Crew members from the HMCS Winnipeg returned to their ship's namesake city this weekend after spending six months hunting Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa.

Fewer grizzly bears were spotted along B.C.'s central coast this year, according to the results of an annual provincial survey.

The U.S. Army has purchased the balloon-like aircraft that was tested near the Ontario-Michigan border this past summer, which ignited a debate over the privacy rights of border residents.

Thousands of people living downwind from a burning fuel-storage site in Puerto Rico were urged to leave on Saturday to avoid toxic smoke still billowing from the blaze.

MONTREAL - Chris already has manly muscles, facial hair, a baritone voice and was accepted years ago by family and friends as a man. But he's been told he cannot work for the Canadian military until he also gets a penis

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has unveiled a monument to the man considered the father of modern hockey at Canada's national cemetery.

A Winnipeg-based bus line says it can run routes to various rural and northern parts of Manitoba if the provincial government can cover start-up costs of about $8 million a year for three years.

Pakistani troops have seized control of the hometown of the country's Taliban chief after an eight-day battle in South Waziristan, officials in Islamabad said Saturday.

A man who tried to enter B.C. from the United States with about $1 million worth of gold coins and cash may face criminal charges, Canadian border officials say.

One of the men arrested aboard a small cargo ship off Vancouver Island last week has been ordered released from detention, but 75 others will remain in jail

For much of the young NHL season, the Vancouver Canucks have felt the Maple Leafs' pain.

The Calgary Stampeders clinched a CFL playoff spot Friday with a 30-7 win over the Edmonton Eskimos, as Stamps wideout Romby Bryant put on a show for the home crowd at McMahon Stadium.

Canada's world junior hockey team is going green to honour a certain Canadian Football League team.

Don't try to tell the Winnipeg Blue Bombers they beat up on a subpar version of the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday afternoon.

Vancouver police have released a sketch of a man they call "a person of interest" in the sexual assault last Sunday morning of a 24-year-old woman and are asking the public to help find the man.

A jury in Saguenay, Que., has found Cathie Gauthier guilty in the premeditated killings of her three children as part of a New Year's Eve murder-suicide pact involving her husband.

It is the greatest animal battle on the planet, and it has finally been caught on camera. A BBC natural history crew has filmed the "humpback whale heat run", where 15m long, 40 tonne male whales fight it out to mate with even larger females.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats took another step toward returning to the CFL playoffs, and retained provincial bragging rights in the process, with Friday's 26-17 road win over Toronto.

About 40,000 Atlantic salmon have escaped from a fish farm on the B.C. coast

Prime Minister Stephen Harper had kind words for Maxime Bernier on Friday, during his first visit to the MP's riding since the Julie Couillard affair brought the former cabinet minister down.

Criminals will no longer receive a two-for-one credit for time served prior to sentencing, according to federal legislation that was given royal assent on Friday.

LONDON - A fresh mystery is gripping Britain's religious community: Just how did a treasure trove of rare medallions and coins collected by a former archbishop of Canterbury end up at the bottom of the River Wear?

Ask some Hamilton Tiger-Cats players about winning back the Ballard Cup and you might get some blank stares.

A cluster of galaxies has been found 10.2 billion light-years away, breaking the record for the most distant known cluster. The cluster, designated JKCS041, is one billion light-years further away than the previous record holder.

B.C. government MLAs will not be given tickets to Winter Olympic events unless they're on official business, says the provincial minister of state for the Olympics, Mary McNeil.

An RCMP officer shot one person dead near a Nanaimo, B.C., courthouse Friday morning, the force has confirmed

A Calgary hockey organization is offering parents an online course in off-ice respect

Canada has officially entered the second wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Friday.

Metro Vancouver mayors have voted to raise the regional gas tax, parking tax and transit fares to generate extra funding required to keep the area's transportation system running.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper kicked off Friday's news conference in St-Georges, Que., by saying he would like to see more than six National Hockey League teams in Canada.

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a Manitoba law that denied an ill teenager the right to refuse a blood transfusion, even though she said it violated her religious beliefs as a devout Jehovah's Witness. Read more: http://www.nationalpost

The Harper government, facing complaints that a bill to overhaul the national sex offender registry is too lenient, says it will amend the proposed legislation to force offenders to give police their licence plate numbers upon release from custody.

After Lisa Scott opened the insurance company letter that offered its sympathies on the death of her husband -- and told her how to collect on his policy -- she tried to remember if he looked any different walking out the door that morning.

Keeping residents abreast of the situation, Toronto Public Health announced yesterday that Hogtown was first in the world for having the most children breastfeeding at one time

'The largest sub-prime lender in the world is now the Canadian government.'

The federal justice minister says polygamy has "no place in Canada," after calls for clarity on the issue from the British Columbia attorney general

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources has approved the first step in a controversial plan that could put dozens of wind turbines in Lake Ontario, just off the Toronto shoreline.

Swastikas and anti-Semitic profanities were spray-painted in red across headstones, walls and a sign at a Jewish cemetery in Ottawa's south end this week.

The B.C. government has signed off on a plan to build a new $458-million retractable roof for BC Place stadium after the close of the 2010 Winter Games.

Jack Poole, the man who brought the 2010 Winter Games to Vancouver, has died after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, just a day after the flame for the torch relay was lit in Olympia, Greece.

Pamela Anderson is launching a new ad campaign against the Canadian seal hunt outside the Ontario legislature in Toronto.

Almost Rocky Mountain-like, the 10,000 temporary seats for the Grey Cup loom large in the north endzone of McMahon Stadium as a daily reminder to the Stampeders. For so many teams that have built temporary seats for a Grey Cup, they've represented a poten

Giving up four straight goals in just over 15 minutes should have amounted to a wholesale collapse. And a three-goal lead should have been all the insurance any team coached by Ken Hitchcock would ever need.

TORONTO -- Poppycock, I say. Our war vets fought for our rights and freedoms. Their friends died. But did they fight for the right to corporate stupidity?

Ten local CTV-owned stations in Ontario face closure if cable companies aren't told to start paying to use the signals of the big broadcasters like CTV, Global and CBC, broadcast brass say.

EDMONTON -- "He's had some really rough breaks, but this," Don Bellerose says sadly, "he's bringing a lot of it onto himself."