NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 03-2010

The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit.

Investigators have released the name of the man involved in a shootout with two police officers Monday, in which a veteran OPP officer, Const. Vu Pham, was killed.

Flags were flying at half-mast across Ontario on Tuesday as investigators piece together the circumstances surrounding the death of a provincial police officer after a shootout with an elderly man north of London.

A warning has been issued about a brand of Camembert cheese made in B.C. that could be contaminated with potentially deadly Listeria bacteria

The Vancouver Canucks look to expand their margin in the Northwest Division on nearest rival Colorado in Denver on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL - A Muslim woman in Quebec is once again being asked by the Quebec government to remove her religious face covering.

Thousands of B.C. residents who switched to new natural gas providers after deregulation are now paying significantly more than market rates and discovering they can't get out of multi-year contracts.

The list of processed foods being recalled because of salmonella fears continues to grow as authorities in Canada and the U.S. track down tainted products.

A Surrey, B.C., mother and son have been charged with defrauding the Tim Hortons restaurant chain by using illegally reloaded gift cards to make major purchases.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos has a shot at reaching 50 goals faster than all but two players in NHL history.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - You won't see bomb squads on the big screen gently putting the makings of homemade explosives into little plastic baggies.

British authorities are under pressure from the public to disclose more information about why Jon Venables -- one of two former schoolboys convicted of killing a toddler in 1993 -- has returned to jail.

PETROLIA, Ont. -- Lambton OPP are using old-school technology to breathe new life into a 36-year-old cold case.

The vast majority of Canadians view buying a home as a good investment. Home buying momentum in Canada continues to gain steam with the portion of Canadians who are very likely to purchase a home in the next two years rising to 10 per cent from seven per

LONDON, Ont. -- A 13-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with criminal harassment after ongoing bullying at a St. Thomas elementary school.

Godzilla Haiku is taking over the Internet. Find out more about the viral awesomeness of this new meme from the creator himself.

Transonic Combustion, a startup based in Camarillo, CA, has developed a fuel-injection system it says can improve the efficiency of gasoline engines by more than 50 percent. A test vehicle equipped with the technology gets 64 miles per gallon in highway d

Summer 1937. What could be more fitting in the cool afternoon of an English country lane than a group of cycling tourists steadily pedalling their way from one historic site to another, stopping to camp overnight in fields along the way.

Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said on Sunday

The slowdown in the growth of military spending announced in last week's federal budget could affect the government's procurement of new ships, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said yesterday.

Just days after the Conservative government's throne speech pledged to resolve several outstanding Arctic territorial disputes, polar experts have revealed an unexpected twist in the long-running disagreement over the Canada-U.S. border in the southern Be

The Enviropig, a Canadian-designed, genetically-engineered hog, recently edged a little closer to full regulatory approval. But how likely is the pig to ever make it to the dinner tables of Canadians?

The majority of Canadians feel that the soaring costs of health care in Canada will hamper the ability of governments to provide other services, such as education and pension benefits, a new poll finds.

VANCOUVER - Like every other athlete, Jean Labonte wants to win gold at the Paralympics. But the captain of Canada's defending champion sledge hockey team hopes disabled sports is the biggest winner when the country hosts its first Winter Paralympics.

The Olympic Winter Games provided the world with a tantalizing glimpse of Vancouver, but tourism officials say it will take work to keep the love affair going now that the honeymoon is over.

More than 90 restaurants in Metro Vancouver were told to close their doors after they were found with rodent infestations, unsanitary conditions, or a failure to store food properly, according to an investigation by CTV News.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has defended the role of Canada's spy service in the questioning of Afghan prisoners, saying the agency respects its "international obligations at all times."

WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin's weekend admission that her family once travelled to Canada to receive treatment under the public health-care system she's so often demonized prompted skepticism and ridicule Monday among her critics in the United States.

WASHINGTON - First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot.

Once the scourge of the seven seas because of their appetite for wooden sailing ships, gribbles could hold the secret to turning wood into biofuels.

Quarterback Casey Printers says he's no longer a "me first" guy as he prepares to lead the British Columbia Lions into the 2010 CFL season.

Crews continued Monday to try to restore power in a string of small communities in eastern Newfoundland, but authorities are not expecting the job to be finished until Tuesday.

Bidding for one of the most coveted domain names on the web will begin at $1-million (U.S.)

Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean led a crowd of women in a Creole chant at a lively rally to mark International Women's Day not long after she saw the ruins of the church where she was baptized, during a two-day visit to Haiti.

Young athletes from circumpolar nations are in Grande Prairie, Alta., to compete in the 21st Arctic Winter Games.

A couple in Saint John, N.B., gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Sydney just moments before Nova Scotia's Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal in Canada's gold-medal hockey game against the U.S.

The harmonized sales tax, which takes effect July 1, will spark higher wages and create 113,000 new jobs, a new report commissioned by the B.C. government says.

The Canadian dollar has hit a seven-week high against its American counterpart as oil prices continue to rise amid signs of global economic improvement.

Calgary's police helicopters are reported to have flown too close to other aircraft at least 11 times in the last four years, a CBC News investigation has found.

WINNIPEG -- A brother of 28-year-old Eric Daniels, who was shot by Winnipeg police Saturday night in the West End while brandishing a machete, said he does not blame police for their actions.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's army said Monday it is ready to "blow up" South Korea and the U.S., hours after the allies kicked off annual military drills that Pyongyang has slammed as a rehearsal for attack.

Similar remarks were made by the Iranian President about 9/11 last week, on the country's national nuclear day."How is it possible that with the best radar systems and intelligence networks, the planes could crash undetected into the towers?" he asked.

"The Hurt Locker" has proved the little guy can win it all, taking home six Oscars, including best picture and best director for Kathryn Bigelow, while Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges scored the top acting nods Sunday night.

Tourism officials in Saskatchewan hope a multimillion-dollar display of the province's attractions at the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver will lead to an influx of tourism dollars at home

Four seconds: Sidney Crosby's goal like you've never seen it.

The Vancouver Canucks scored three times in the third period to earn a 4-2 comeback win on the road, over the Nashville Predators, Sunday afternoon

Volunteer streamkeepers are sampling a creek in Burnaby, B.C., after more than 1,000 fish were found dead.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay wrapped up a two-day visit to Haiti on Sunday, where he visited 1,500 Canadian troops who are helping to rebuild the earthquake-ravaged country.

Thousands of people in eastern Newfoundland were still without power Sunday morning after a major storm swept through the region two days ago, and many may not have electricity again until Tuesday.

Police shot and killed a 28-year-old Winnipeg man after he charged at them with a machete in the city's West End neighbourhood on Saturday night, investigators said.

Three people are in hospital after a small plane tried to make an emergency landing on a Yarmouth, N.S., highway Sunday afternoon

Developing: Abu Yahya Azam (Adam Gadahn), a close associate of Usama bin Laden, was arrested in Karachi Sunday and has been taken into custody.

A review from the UK Met Office says it is becoming clearer that human activities are causing climate change. It says the evidence is stronger now than when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change carried out its last assessment in 2007.

An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed evidence that a space impact was behind the mass extinction event that killed off the dinosaurs.

After 10 years of planning and construction, Port Coquitlam celebrated a new transportation network connecting the city's north and south sides on Saturday with the opening of the Coast Meridian Overpass.

Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave a speech before a crowded Calgary audience on Saturday, marking her first appearance outside of the U.S. since she left her post as Alaska's governor.

WINNIPEG - Did you hear the one about two guys who walk into a bar carrying a marble statue and a hand sanitizer dispenser? It's no joke.

WINNIPEG - A teen jumped from a second-floor window to escape a house fire in the North End early Saturday, and was caught by two city police officers as the spectacular blaze destroyed the residence.

Political and defence leaders used historic military tools on Saturday to break ground for a soldier's memorial in Calgary.

An Edmonton taekwondo instructor has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexual assault.

The United States is kicking in half a million dollars toward beautifying the ugly concrete barricades around its embassy in Ottawa.

Winter may be far from over, but weather-weary Canadians are at least enjoying a break this weekend as unseasonably warm, sunny conditions blanketed most of the country.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Efforts to restore power to thousands of customers were hampered Saturday as a severe winter ice storm continued to lash northeastern Newfoundland and Labrador, bringing down power lines and poles.

Reebok Canada is offering a $10,000 reward for the return of Sidney Crosby's stick and a glove, which went missing after he scored in overtime to give Canada the gold medal in men's hockey at the Vancouver Olympics last Sunday

LONDONDERRY, N.H. - A high school English teacher who allegedly emailed nude photos of herself to a 15-year-old male student was arrested Friday on a felony charge of indecent exposure and lewdness.

Police in the US state of New Jersey have ordered a family to cover up their snow sculpture of the famous nude Venus de Milo after a neighbour complained.

When Naima Ahmed went to college in Egypt to study pharmacy, she took courses alongside men and women. When she dispensed medication, she dealt with men and women.

A Korean man has married his dakimaura, a.k.a. a body pillow with a Japanese anime girl drawn on it.

JERUSALEM - Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian stone-throwers at two contested holy sites and in a West Bank village Friday, seriously injuring a Palestinian woman and a 14-year-old boy, officials and witnesses said

Turkey's foreign minister warned the Obama administration on Friday of negative diplomatic consequences if it does not do more to block a U.S. resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians as genocide.

Six people were ejected from a bus and killed Friday when the vehicle hit a pickup truck and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix, Ariz., state police say.

The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre for four games on Friday for his actions in the team's loss the previous night in San Jose.

A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.5 struck Friday night in the ocean southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

B.C.'s solicitor general says the province will move to get more drunks off the road with legislation that includes immediate sanctions against impaired drivers.

It's still more than two weeks away from the official start of spring, but Mount Seymour already has spring skiing conditions.

Some of the vegetables championed for their vast and numerous health benefits are also responsible for the most cases of food-borne illness recorded in the past two decades.

The recall in the U.S. of a commonly used food additive because of a risk of salmonella poisoning has sparked the recall of a number of food products in Canada -- and could lead to many more.

Coming off a gold-medal win with Team Canada at the Vancouver Olympics, he allowed five goals on 14 shots before head coach Alain Vigneault sat him after one period of a 6-3 loss at Chicago on Friday night.

The Nunavut government is reducing the number of polar bears that hunters can kill in the Baffin Bay region, where polar bear numbers have been disputed by scientists and Inuit.

Montreal Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman was named 2009 CFL Coach of the Year, the Canadian Football League announced today.

CONCEPCION, Chile - The most powerful aftershock in six days sent terrified Chileans fleeing into quake-shattered streets and forced doctors to evacuate some patients from a major hospital on Friday as the nation struggled to comprehend the scope of the d

The Vancouver Canucks will look to come out on top in the season series on Friday on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks, the nemesis from last year's playoffs

The federal government, which sparked controversy after suggesting it might make changes to the lyrics of O Canada, has decided to leave the national anthem alone.

The SpeediCator is equipped with memory, which can store driving details such as driving behavior and vehicles performance data for up to 30 driving hours (2 weeks average driving time) and can be connected to your personal computer by USB. You can make u

LONDON - Monitored by millions of cameras and spied on by a secretive domestic intelligence network, Britons could be forgiven for feeling up in arms over the latest threat to their privacy: Intelligent garbage bins that can monitor how much they throw ou

WINNIPEG - Police are hoping to bust these guys. Investigators are looking for two males caught on camera stealing a one-of-a-kind statue and hand sanitizer station from the Winnipeg Convention Centre.

CALGARY - A week after winning an Olympic silver medal, Carolyn Darbyshire came face to face with an agitated, knife-wielding man during a hostage-taking at a Calgary school.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - A Northern Ontario woman was charged with mischief on Tuesday after police say she wouldn't stop calling 911 to ask them to pick her up some smokes.