NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2009

A McDonalds restaurant in Utah called the police because four teenagers were rapping their orders at a drive-through window.

LONDON - Something is rotten - again - at the Tower of London, long known for its treachery, bloodshed, and executions.

North Korea on Monday pressed the United States to meet for direct one-on-one talks to discuss the communist country's nuclear program, vowing to "go its own way" if Washington refuses to do to.

The new U.S. navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, has arrived in its namesake city with a 21-gun salute near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Independent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Lodin declared Karzai the victor during a news conference in Kabul on Monday. "He was the winner of the first round and the only candidate in the second round," Lodin said.

The report, which compared signs of recent water activity in gullies on Mars with similar deposits on Earth, has implications for searching for evidence of water on the red planet. It could also indicate whether Mars has had liquid water within the last d

The visit, their first as a married couple, includes stops in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. They are scheduled to visit 12 cities and communities from Nov. 2 to Nov. 12.

Kitchener Rangers defenceman Ben Fanelli remained in hospital Sunday in critical but stable condition after suffering a frightening injury during an Ontario Hockey League game.

Trade Minister Stockwell Day says Ottawa has formally requested WTO consultations into Europe's ban on Canadian seal products, the first stage of the world body's dispute-settlement process.

The Vancouver Island community of Tofino has cemented its reputation as the surfing capital of Canada after a weekend of firsts, including a ride in the waves for the Olympic flame.

Vancouver may have devised a new strategy for 28 NHL teams when facing hard-to-beat Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson: Drive the net and get a bit lucky.

For the first time in eight years, Royal Family watchers in three Canadian provinces will be able to put down the magazines and get a real glimpse of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, as they arrive for their official visit to Canada Mon

Metro Vancouver police and fire crews were kept busy late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, responding to assaults, pipe bombs and fires.

OTTAWA - An Afghan teenager was walking his bike along one of the rutted dirt paths criss-crossing the parched landscape west of Kandahar City on a hot August day in 2007.

Perhaps when the Colorado Avalanche come into Vancouver, they take a glance at Grouse Mountain and think of home.

Hard to tell what storyline meant more on Sunday afternoon at Stade Percival Molson

The world looks at Toronto, city councillor Rob Ford says, and it sees "a bunch of losers." That reputation has started to carry beyond even the playing fields.

Next week in Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama will host a summit of European Union leaders to discuss a number of issues, including what to do next in Afghanistan.

Embattled Liberal Sen. Raymond Lavigne is banned from the Senate but he is still hosting events with foreign diplomats on Parliament Hill

Crews in the Philippines are trying to restore the damage from Typhoon Mirinae, which killed 20 people in a region where floodwaters from a series of storms are making people sick.

President Hamid Karzai's challenger withdrew Sunday from next weekend's runoff election, effectively handing the incumbent a victory but raising doubts about the credibility of the government at a time when the U.S. is anxious for an effective partner in

It's easy for a team with a comfortable lead in the standings to coast through the final games of the regular season, and perhaps that is what has come over the Montreal Alouettes.