NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2009

LEXINGTON, Mo. - A man who had called child sex abuse allegations against his brother and four nephews "repulsive" has been charged with raping two children

LONDON - Iraqi civilians who were detained by British troops during the U.S.-led war have levelled some 33 allegations of rape and abuse against male and female soldiers, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Saturday.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide car bomber attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing 11 people, including four children, the latest in a wave of militant attacks that have claimed more than 300 lives in the past month.

Canada's newly armed border guards have claimed their first victim: a hapless moose.

The Gemini Awards, honouring the best in Canadian television, will be broadcast live from Calgary Saturday night on Global and Showcase starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The remains of a young New Brunswick woman who died in England more than 90 years ago were flown into Halifax on Saturday.

CALGARY - A Hollywood actress best known for her role as Jack Bauer's daughter in the hit television show "24" will lead the Grey Cup parade through the streets of Calgary Nov. 28.

PARIS - American screen icon Clint Eastwood was made a commander in France's prestigious Legion of Honour on Friday.

Brent Hayden won his second gold medal of the week on Saturday in the men's 100-metre freestyle at a World Cup event in Berlin.

Saturday's Colorado-Vancouver matchup (CBC Sports, CBCSports.ca, 10 p.m. ET) may be a dangerous one to put a nickel on.

RCMP have confirmed that the body found on New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula earlier this week is that of 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell, who went missing from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation two months ago.

A 33 per cent jump in emergency room visits to hospitals in Saskatoon has prompted a change in procedure. The Saskatoon Health Region reports that in November 2008, 300 people per day were showing up at the emergency departments of the two hospitals in th

Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff avoided contact with this province's political third rail Friday by declining to comment on the controversial deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. But he said it's important that the deal is debated.

Royal Canadian Navy veteran John Dietsch and Earl Gray confronted a gunman who intended to take poppy funds at the Oakridge Legion Branch 73 Nov. 12. The robber got away empty-handed -- but published media photos of the two men with two poppy donation box

The fictional offspring of the most famous animal in Canadian history -- a certain black bear named Winnipeg -- has landed at the centre of a renewed legal battle over profits from Winnie the Pooh merchandise sold in Canada and the U.S. since the 1960s.

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper lands in Mumbai tomorrow night, he and his officials hope it will mark the warming of a relationship that has been decidedly frosty for more than 30 years

Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff vowed Friday night to attack the policies of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, saying the Conservative leader's four years in power gives him lots of political ammunition

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 per cent from August 2008 to July 2009 -- the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday

Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the centre of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church.

Cheating can make someone a "better partner" and in fact lead to an improved relationship, says the founder of a website that facilitates extramarital affairs.

BRAMPTON -- You hear the one about the guy who shot to death an innocent man but won't be tried for first-degree-murder thanks to a technicality that creates difficulty for the Crown to prove the act was premeditated?

A North York mother of five appeared tired and dismayed after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in her trial over the beating death of her young daughter

Full global participation in cutting greenhouse gases is necessary to tackle global warming, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said at an APEC summit in Singapore on Saturday.

Police in Surrey, B.C., will monitor a pivotal vote Sunday as another political battle looms over control of the huge Guru Nanak Sikh temple.

Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has made its third and final flyby of Earth, a manoeuvre designed to position the probe to chase down a comet in 2014.

The US Army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 people at Fort Hood is paralysed, his lawyer says.

WINNIPEG - A Conservative member of Parliament was unapologetic Friday after school officials rejected her attempt to provide students with free water bottles bearing the Conservative party logo

MOSCOW - Huge explosions and flames ripped through a Russian military arsenal for hours, killing two firefighters and sending personnel fleeing to a bomb shelter to wait out the worst of the firestorm, officials said.

TOKYO - President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over and warned the U.S. and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by North Korea's continued defiance over its nuclear weapon

Medals were given Friday to 48 members of the Canadian Forces for their courage and service.

A tour bus accident in New York State Friday left the driver hospitalized and seven passengers with minor injuries.

Women ski jumpers from Canada and the U.S. hoping to have their event included in the 2010 Olympics have lost their case before the B.C. Court of Appeal.

Five current and former RCMP officers will be in a Winnipeg court on Monday accused of offences ranging from fabricating evidence to torture.

The head of a national volunteer search and rescue group is calling for more military search and rescue aircraft and equipment to be based in Canada's North.

There is nothing wrong with a recent decision on Robert Latimer's parole conditions, the appeals division of the National Parole Board has ruled.

A Quebec man convicted of terrorism charges took the stand at his sentencing hearing Friday as a federal prosecutor demanded he be sentenced to life in prison.

It is required that the Eskimos be convinced that it is all set up for the upset. It is necessary for the Edmonton Eskimos to believe the noose is already around the neck of the Calgary Stampeders.

Two days before a playoff game, Calgary Stampeders fullback Teyo Johnson is in hospital recovering from knife wounds. According to head coach John Hufnagel, Johnson sustained the injuries while out at a concert Thursday night

The leaders of rich countries appear reluctant to make the trip if no deal materializes and a decision is made to continue talks into 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama has said he'll only go if a deal is in hand or if his clout and profile will bring one

Santa Claus may be coming to town but with the swine flu virus still circulating, the big guy and his helpers are taking special precautions in at least one Vancouver-area shopping mall.

A British man has been arrested at Rio de Janeiro airport for attempting to smuggle at least 1,000 live spiders out of Brazil in his luggage.

Gardeners at a National Trust property in Cambridgeshire are urging people to relieve themselves outdoors to help gardens grow greener.

Although Remembrance Day only happens once a year, many Canadians feel compelled to honour the sacrifices of soldiers in other ways and at other times.

So many young Canadians want to become trigger pullers in Afghanistan that the army is not accepting any new infantry recruits at the moment, according to the army's top general.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown feels optimistic he can get NATO allies to send another 5,000 soldiers to Afghanistan.

Two Vancouver Island men have been charged with animal cruelty after what the SPCA alleges was a horrific death for a horse.

A BC Ferries sailing took a turn for the heroic Friday morning after coming to the aid of a distressed and injured sailor.

Both were deported because of serious criminality and permanently barred from returning, Canada Border Services Agency spokeswoman Lisa White said.

The Olympic torch relay is making its way across parts of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula on Friday, travelling by both land and sea.

CHICAGO - Henry Ford would have hated 2009, and not just because it's been a tough year to sell cars. Ford, as the story goes, refused to do business on Friday the 13th, and this week marks the third time this year that the 13th will fall on a Friday - th

U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama say they will renew their countries' five-decade-old alliance to confront new challenges, such as China's growing influence and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Canada's exports were 3.5 per cent higher in September, narrowing the trade deficit to $927 million from $2 billion.

NASA has announced that it found a "significant amount" of water on the moon as a result of the LCROSS impact last month.

The U.S. government plans to put alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in Cuba on trial in a federal civilian court in New York City.

Canada's defence minister says the process of electing Afghan president Hamid Karzai, while flawed, produced a result that was important for stabilizing the country in advance of Canada's troop withdrawal.

Health Canada has approved the use of adjuvant-free swine flu vaccine made in Canada for pregnant women and healthy people aged 10 to 64, federal health officials announced Friday.

The RCMP is set to announce a development in the search for Hilary Bonnell, the Esgenoopetitj First Nation teenager who went missing two months ago from the northern New Brunswick community.

BC Ferries is looking to open up the north coast tourism industry with a new cruise-style ferry trip connecting Tsawwassen and Prince Rupert up the Inside Passage

Omar Khadr will be transferred to the United States from Guantanamo Bay to face charges in a military commission, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday

Calgary-based Suncor Energy said Friday it is budgeting $5.5 billion for capital spending in 2010. The priority will be the third and fourth phases of its Firebag oilsands expansion project north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than in previous years and making an increasing contribution to sea level rise, a study has confirmed.

Henrik Zetterberg scored midway through the third period and Jimmy Howard made 31 saves, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in Detroit.

A barrage of snow worked in Canada's favour at the season-opening World Cup skeleton race Thursday in Park City, Utah.

It's been about five months since the New Brunswick government introduced a new policy requiring all schools to play the national anthem every morning, but some students don't know how to treat the daily ritual with respect, says one woman who works in sc

A turbine that will test the potential of tidal power was installed in the Bay of Fundy off the Nova Scotia coast on Thursday afternoon.

Three men, including a veteran in his 80s, thwarted a would-be armed robber at an east Toronto Royal Canadian Legion who attempted to take the $10,000 in proceeds from their poppy drive.

The boreal forest stores more carbon than any land-based ecosystem on the planet, according to a new report that says the Amazon is no match for Canada's boggy bush.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away aboard a helium balloon will plead guilty to some charges and serve probation so that the family can stay together

WOODSTOCK -- Remnants of a swastika spray-painted on the city's cenotaph marred yesterday's Remembrance Day observance, outraged veterans and drew a tough warning by the police chief.

The Toronto Maple Leafs' poor performance on the ice doesn't appear to be hurting the team's bottom line.

You have to get up pretty early to fool someone like B.C. Lions coach Wally Buono, who doesn't think Sunday's 1 p.m. ET start in Hamilton is early enough to be a factor in the CFL East semifinal.

New research has added strength to the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded like mammals and birds, not cold-blooded like reptiles.

Mike Smith, Robb Wells and J.P. Tremblay are returning to Canadian TV screens in 2010, but not as the Trailer Park Boys.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo has a tough task in his first start since dealing with a fractured rib and a bout with the flu, taking on a Detroit Red Wings squad that is coming off a nine-goal outing.

Daniel Dupuis, 37, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a street-racing accident that killed two teenage girls.

A soldier from the northeast coast of Newfoundland, is being honoured for the courage and bravery he displayed when he and fellow Canadian soldiers came under attack in Afghanistan

An accomplice who testified in a Hells Angels murder trial says the RCMP has made him a target by trying to kick him out of the witness protection program.

A fire destroyed several businesses near the intersection of Main Street and Broadway in Vancouver on Thursday morning, throwing flames 10 metres into the air, knocking out power and blocking traffic.

A group of 14 female ski jumpers appear before the B.C. Court of Appeal on Thursday in their final bid for inclusion in the 2010 Winter Games.

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney unveiled a new and larger version of the citizenship guidebook for prospective immigrants on Thursday

Dozens of Calgary children are in hospital with minor injuries following a collision between a school bus and a minivan

A brave young Aussie warrior who went missing in action during the heat of battle has been found safe and well after spending a year in the Afghan desert.

An investigation has been launched into one of B.C.'s latest swine flu deaths as the family of the asthmatic victim alleges negligence on the part of Richmond Hospital.

Astronomers may have found a way to identify those Sun-like stars most likely to harbour orbiting planets.

The National Hockey League's general managers took a stride towards eliminating blindside headshots from the game, even if those hits have been deemed legal by the current rule book.

There was a large turnout at all Remembrance Day ceremonies across New Brunswick but at the provincial cenotaph in Fredericton, Legion officials believe a record was set.

The Montreal Police department is defending its handling of a protest during a Tuesday visit to the city by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla.

LOS ANGELES - Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle pressure of sunlight.

A military search-and-rescue technician who helped save a 17-year-old boy stranded on an ice floe in the frigid waters of Hudson Bay, near the Nunavut community of Coral Harbour, says he'll never forget the dramatic experience.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Heavy hearts were lifted just a little Wednesday during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada's Afghan war zone, where widows came in hopes of finding meaning in their sacrifice and the next generation of veterans moved to firm the

Thousands of people turned out for Remembrance Day ceremonies across B.C. Wednesday morning, with the largest events taking place outside the legislature in Victoria and at the cenotaph in downtown Vancouver.