NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2009

An ad placed in Wednesday's Windsor Star newspaper is causing some controversy on Remembrance Day. The full-page ad, printed on the last page of the sports section, lists the names of the 133 Canadian soldiers who have died since 2002 while serving in Afg

November storms have been dumping snow on B.C.'s mountains, leading to an early start to ski season at some West Coast resorts.

A Syrian man is awaiting a detention hearing in Vancouver after he was caught crossing the U.S.-Canada border with nearly $1 million in gold and several items that could link him to a listed terrorist organization.

Remembrance Day can be a difficult day for many military members and their families even as citizens pay tribute to the Canadian Forces, according to a CFB Gagetown officer.

Remembrance ceremonies attracted crowds in Canada and around the world on Wednesday to honour those who died while serving their countries.

BURNABY, B.C. -- Bernd Dittrich, a quarterback with the Simon Fraser Clan, died Wednesday. He was 21. The school made the announcement of Dittrich's death. The cause has yet to be determined.

Going behind the lines to a time we should never forget

The St. Louis Blues believed they were due for a breakout game at home. Andy McDonald, Brad Boyes and David Perron paved the way for an offensive outburst.

Much to the annoyance of Owen Sound, Toronto's Port Authority announced Tuesday that it has gone ahead with a plan to rename the Island airport after World War I flying ace Billy Bishop.

Canadians gather along the 172-kilometre stretch of Highway 401 between Trenton and Toronto every time a convoy carrying the body of a dead soldier travels that final homecoming route.

Toronto's island airport officially changed its name on Tuesday to honour First World War flying ace Billy Bishop.

The riot squad was called in on Tuesday as about 200 demonstrators protested a visit by Prince Charles to a military regiment. Some of the protesters tossed eggs at soldiers as they stood guard at the front door of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regi

The Vancouver Canucks are close to getting two of their top players back from injuries. However, it likely won't happen in their next contest.

Four men who took part in Monday's dramatic rescue of a 17-year-old boy from an Arctic ice floe near Coral Harbour, Nunavut, are themselves stuck in the ice near the community.

Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified.

A whistleblower at the International Energy Agency has accused the group of deliberately underplaying the seriousness of a looming oil shortage.

Victoria mayor Dean Fortin (left) returns a First World War victory medal to Roger Walker and his family during a special ceremony at City Hall in Victoria, Tuesday, Nov.10, 2009.

John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks that terrorized the suburbs of the nation's capital, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening at a state prison near Jarratt, Virginia.

Vancouver police have a new crowd control device capable of emitting painfully loud blasts of sound, just in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, CBC News has learned.

Navy ships from South and North Korea exchanged fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, South Korean military officers said.

When three former Detroit Red Wings are being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, you'd expect a lot of love to be directed towards Hockeytown.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Vimy Ridge. Dieppe. Normandy. Rwanda. Bosnia. Afghanistan. Canadian troops have witnessed some of the most tragic events of our times, as peacekeepers and as soldiers at war.

In Indonesia, a group of more than 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers has been waiting in limbo, after Indonesian authorities detained their wooden boat last month.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will wrap up their four-day visit to the West Coast at the Esquimalt Canadian Forces base west of Victoria on Monday morning.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Canadian veterans accustomed to getting a hero's welcome every spring when the Netherlands marks the anniversary of its liberation might well be disappointed if they expected to get a similar reception on Remembrance Day.

Members of Fredericton's Royal Canadian Legion are asking vandals who destroyed part of the city's cenotaph to turn themselves in as the organization prepares for Remembrance Day.

The made-in-Canada swine flu vaccine that's intended for pregnant women won't be going into arms anytime soon because Ottawa hasn't approved it yet, Ontario health officials said Monday.

More than 1,000 people filled a church Monday to say goodbye to a young Manitoba woman who drowned in a North Dakota pond while stargazing with two university softball teammates.

A 17-year-old boy has been rescued from an ice floe on the frigid waters of Hudson Bay, near the Nunavut community of Coral Harbour.

Glencross has been given a three-game suspension. Drury was pulled less than one minute into the first period of Saturday's 3-1 Flames victory over the Rangers at the Saddledome, after Glencross clipped Drury with a shoulder to the head.

Former commander in the Royal Marines, Bert Marrett was 20 years old when he went to war on March 4, 1940.

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography...

Big question mark: Fate of health care in Senate

At least 91 people in El Salvador have died after three days of rain, officials said Sunday. Salvadoran Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said flooding and mudslides caused deaths in at least five of the 14 provinces of the tiny, mountainous Central Amer

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will host a Canadian Football League playoff game for the first time since 2001 thanks to a 39-17 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday afternoon.

OTTAWA - An additional 15,800 troops are needed to properly secure Kandahar so that reconstruction efforts and training of the Afghan army can continue, says a conservative U.S. think-tank.

Ben Walsh of Regina, Sask., knows that not all battles are fought in the theatre of war and victory can sometimes be bittersweet.

Peel Region Public Health is investigating after 11 children were given the adult dosage of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine.

The US jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.

CHURCHILL, Man. - Day 10 of the cross-Canada Olympic torch relay got off to a fitting start in Churchill, Man., the polar bear capital of the world Sunday.

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian university expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students when she wore a short, pink dress to class, taking out newspaper ads Sunday to publicly accuse her of immorality.

Tropical Storm Ida has been regaining strength over the Caribbean, prompting warnings for parts of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, western Cuba and Grand Cayman Island.

About 1,000 plastic foam dominoes will fall to the ground Monday along the route where the Berlin Wall once stood to mark the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Cold War barrier

The Canadian long-track speedskater wrapped up an outstanding opening weekend of the World Cup season by taking gold in the women's 1,500 metres on Sunday in Berlin.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It's been seven long years since the official start of Canada's mission in Afghanistan, a period marked by equal parts confusion, stoicism and pride.

The Olympic flame makes a stop in Churchill, Man., Sunday on Day 10 of the 106-day cross-Canada torch relay.

An oil spill in Beaverbank, N.S., on Sunday has contaminated the Little Sackville River. Several hundred litres of pink furnace oil spilled out of an outdoor tank located behind a strip mall at 1053 Sackville Dr., said Halifax RCMP Cpl. Joe Taplin.

Some large-scale computer simulations may be overestimating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in some regions, researchers have suggested.

Saudi Arabia says it has regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion.

ARMY CHIEFS are drawing up plans to withdraw British troops from outlying bases in Afghanistan. In what would be a significant change of strategy against the growing Taliban insurgency, they are considering abandoning several bases including Musa Qala

The Mounties are trying to cut one of their prized Hells Angels informants adrift for doing radio interviews about his new true crime book on his life as a rat, the Citizen has learned.

With Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, on a royal tour, Canadians this week began to size up their next king and head of state for the first time in eight years. Many consider it a royal visit of unusual import. It's a chance for Charles to cement his

It may be spoken by thousands, but a United Nations agency says Micmac, an Atlantic Canadian language, could go the way of Latin and die, only to be studied through books by historians and no longer spoken among people

A new survey has found that Canadians have the wrong impression when it comes to war veterans and their livelihood after serving in the military.

Parts of Louisiana and Mississippi are under a hurricane watch as Ida barrels over the Gulf of Mexico and heads toward the United States' Atlantic coast.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in market in Pakistan's northwest crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people

KEMPTVILLE, Ont. - As Brenda Van Leyen continued to fight for her life in a hospital yesterday, police launched a massive manhunt to track down the man they believe stabbed her a dozen times.

TORONTO - It was just before 11:30 a.m. yesterday when Roland Branko says a minor fender bender threw him into a high-speed chase that ended with his car teetering over a cliff and a second car in the Humber River about 20 metres below.

OTTAWA - WHAT WENT RIGHT....Advance planning (1)

Forty people in El Salvador have died after three days of rain, the country's interior minister said Sunday. Humberto Centeno said the deaths were reported in at least five of the 14 provinces of the tiny, mountainous Central American country

Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the ice dance event while Canadians Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier were third Sunday at the NHK Trophy ice skating event in Nagano, Japan.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-9) have already secured a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2004. Now the team is aiming for a home playoff date for the first time since 2001.

NDP candidate Fin Donnelly was given the Coast Salish name for Orca in a ceremony by the Squamish Nation 10 years ago for twice swimming the length of the Fraser River. (As if his Christian name didn't already link him to aquatic vertebrates.)

Snow has pounded the Whistler Blackcomb mountains over the past few days and more is on its way.

High atop the cliffs, overlooking Conception Bay, Newfoundland stand the guns. Pointed out to sea, silent and watchful, recalling a dangerous time.

It was a series of firsts for the Toronto Maple Leafs during Hall of Fame Night on Saturday.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders finally tamed the CFL's wild West.

TORONTO - With an average age of 86 and a fatality rate of 500 per week, Second World War veterans, a valuable and dwindling resource, are being urged to share their stories of valour and sacrifice with a new generation before it's too late.

Injured OHL hockey player Ben Fanelli was released from hospital late on Friday night. Fanelli's club, the Kitchener Rangers, announced the development on their website on Saturday.

Every year, the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ottawa organizes a week of activities to jog peoples' memories in the days leading up to Nov. 11.

Technical difficulties hit the Olympic ticket website Saturday morning, forcing organizers to postpone release of the last wave of tickets until Nov. 14.

At least eight Afghans working with US forces have been killed in a Nato air strike in north-western Afghanistan, the defence ministry in Kabul says.

Islamists in southern Somalia have stoned a man to death for adultery but spared his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.

Kinda always thought Ontario and Quebec had exclusive access to the winning numbers, well the big won was won in Western Canada. WOOOT!

The Canadian military has no plans for troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond the summer of 2011 despite recent suggestions that soldiers could take part in training or support roles, says the Canadian Forces' top officer.

The federal government paid out more than $750,000 to avoid a class action lawsuit after personal information was stolen from a Canada Revenue Agency office.

A senior Canadian diplomat posted abroad has egg on his Facebook after accidentally sharing his views with the world, including his rather undiplomatic opinion that Stephen Harper is a "terrible leader."

Canadian long-track speedskater Christine Nesbitt is picking up where she left off last season.

Canadian Charles Hamelin took the gold medal in the 1,500 metres Saturday at the short-track speedskating World Cup, winning by a thousandth of a second over South Korean Sung Si-Bak.

JELAWAR, Afghanistan - There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs.

MERIDA, Mexico - The federal government has agreed to what's being billed as an unprecedented commitment to wilderness conservation in North America.

FREDERICTON - A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout in 2011.

This is going to sound backward, but there's a lot more than first place on the line Saturday evening in Regina (7 p.m. ET).

Adrian McPherson threw two TD passes as the visiting Montreal Alouettes dispatched the Toronto Argonauts 42-17 for their club-record 15th win of the year in the CFL regular-season finale for both clubs Saturday.

The Canadian women's hockey team snapped a four-game losing streak in international finals with a 5-1 victory over the U.S. on Saturday to take the Four Nations Cup in Finland.

Prince Charles laughed at the antics of the 2010 Olympic mascots as he and his wife, Camilla, stood for a photo opportunity with them in Vancouver on Saturday.

After a night-long session of the legislature, the provincial government has passed legislation forcing B.C.'s striking ambulance paramedics back to work.

The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan immigrant and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide in his home country.

Dethroned former Miss California Carrie Prejean is at the centre of a new scandal following reports she's the star of a new sex tape.

For decades, Remembrance Day was about honouring the ever more distant memory of Canadians killed in the two world wars and in Korea.

Quarterback Ricky Ray ran for two touchdowns and passed for another Friday to lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a 45-13 victory over the B.C. Lions and a CFL playoff berth.

OTTAWA - The exodus continues from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's inner circle.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Vancouver Aquarium is offering Canadians a whale of an opportunity.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer the basement-dwellers of the NHL.

The gunman who killed 13 people and injured 30 in a shooting rampage at a Texas military base on Thursday fired off more than 100 rounds of ammunition, an army spokesman said.

Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, left Toronto to arrive in Victoria, where they were greeted by about 1,000 people gathered on the front lawn of the B.C. legislature.

A central Alberta man has been criminally charged in the death of a teen who was killed when a pen-like device used to scare off bears went off in a truck and struck him with a bullet.

Brad Richards scored midway through the second period, Brenden Morrow added a third-period power-play goal and the Dallas Stars beat Vancouver 2-1 despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night

A second person has been fired for allowing members of the Calgary Flames to receive the swine flu shot while Albertans had to line up for hours at vaccination clinics.

It's mission accomplished for Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Toronto Mayor David Miller and all other members of the delegation supporting Toronto's bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games.

The top levels of both BC Ferries and TransLink require a major restructuring to give them more accountability, greater transparency and better oversight, B.C.'s comptroller general says.

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Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will spend four days in B.C. starting Friday as part of their 11-day cross-Canada tour, and with rain in the forecast, they will likely get a real West Coast experience.

For decades, the so-called high track along the 1000 block of Seymour Street has been the place where high-end sex workers ply their trade.