NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 05-2010

The Blackhawks are in the Stanley Cup final, thanks to another big goal by Big Buff.

The Royal Australian Navy announced yesterday that following a "full-cycle" docking at Osborne, HMAS Dechaineux now was operating as the best-equipped submarine in the country.

A new American intelligence analysis of a deadly torpedo attack on a South Korean warship concludes that Kim Jong-il, the ailing leader of North Korea, must have authorized the torpedo assault, according to senior American officials who cautioned that the

A doctor in New York City says an Edmonton boy may not have to wait until this fall to undergo a second operation to repair his disfigured face.

Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday.

After a week of flying together, shuttle Atlantis undocked from a larger and virtually completed International Space Station on Sunday and headed for home on its final voyage.

The baby crib, usually a safe haven for little ones, became a death trap for six-month-old Bobby Cirigliano.

Albertans are being told to be on the alert for ticks, after random testing turned up the type of tick that can cause Lyme disease.

A passenger train hit by landslides derailed Sunday in eastern China, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 70 others, state media reported.

NATO forces in Kandahar were trying Sunday to figure out how a small band of insurgents was able to mount an audacious attack on the biggest coalition base in southern Afghanistan, firing a barrage of mortars and rockets at Kandahar Airfield and mounting

A 50-year-old Edmonton man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of city cab driver Gerdina Kruidbos in 1981.

A gay rights activist and director of a one-act play in Windsor about tolerance is recovering from a savage beating that he says exposes a hateful act of homophobia.

More than 600 mourners gathered in Saint-Jude, Que., on Saturday to pay their final respects to a local family killed in a landslide that swallowed their home.

The National Farmers Union says the development of a synthetic cell could lead to worrisome, long-term consequences.

Investigators in Weyburn, Sask., have resumed their search for the body of an infant, which they believe was dumped into the trash earlier this week.

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the wreckage of an Air India Express plane that crashed after overshooting a runway in southern India, killing all but eight of the 166 people on board.

The next time you post an opinion in an online forum or a Facebook group message board, don't be surprised if you get a rebuttal from a federal employee.

Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell.

A 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest

While much of Canada will be celebrating warm and sunny weather this long weekend, fire watchers in some parts of the country will be praying for cooler temperatures and rain.

OTTAWA - An attack on the main NATO base in Afghanistan shows Canadian troops in the country are in constant danger, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Saturday

Scientists have found creatures thriving in places that would poison or cook most life on earth -- deep inside rock, under the ocean or in hot springs, places that are extremely salty, or acidic, or bathed in radiation or heavy metals.

It's been a busy week for Edmonton homicide detectives. They are now investigating their third murder this week alone.

A series of moderate earthquakes south of the California border Saturday shook buildings in downtown San Diego, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers and officers at Kandahar Airfield who prefer Pinot Noir to pilsner can now raise a glass with their beer-drinking buddies without having to pay for the privilege.

Winnipeg hockey fans might be ringing in 2011 in style, with renewed hopes of an NHL team returning to the city.

Nothing was going to stand in the way of the Philadelphia Flyers taking a two-game lead back home in the Eastern Conference final. The Flyers not only put forth a stingy defensive effort to slow the speedy Montreal Canadiens, they overcame skate issues to

Ontario campers and cottagers are being reminded to avoid encounters with bears as they head for the woods this weekend.

Canadian consumer groups are urging the government not to alter its new "product of Canada" and "made in Canada" food labelling rules as Ottawa considers exempting some ingredients

Thousands of BC Hydro customers in the northeastern part of the province are without power after a heavy snowfall on Friday night.

Taliban insurgents launched a brazen, four-hour ground attack against the biggest NATO base in southern Afghanistan, following up a barrage of rockets and mortars fired at the Kandahar Airfield base, officials said Saturday.

A nominal toll booth on a busy northwestern Ontario stretch of highway is slowing down long-weekend motorists, but has been a peaceful incident so far, OPP said Saturday.

A day after dashing Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio showed his dominance by cutting the ears off two vanquished bulls, one of their bovine brothers got revenge yesterday by gruesomely impaling the matador through his throat and out his mouth.

An all beef hot dog from a Toronto vendor is filled with sodium.

Trying to figure out when and where to get the best deal on gas prices this long holiday weekend?

The Thompson Toronto will face some stiff competition

Police grew suspicious when they questioned car occupants and tow truck drivers on scene

An Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday, killing 158 people, officials said. There were 8 survivors.

Police say six protesters were arrested during a rally against the G8 University Summit in Vancouver on Friday evening.

FROMBORK, Poland - Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose work was condemned by the Catholic Church as heretical, will be reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.

WINNIPEG - An orange glow illuminated the night sky in part of Winnipeg while a spectacular inferno burned Thursday night, causing an estimated $10 million in damage.

Vampire bats could hold the key to a new treatment for stroke patients. A new study in Calgary will look at how bat saliva may offer up a way of breaking up a blood clot that is causing a stroke.

An Alberta high school student has been told he can't wear a kilt to convocation. "I would like to wear my kilt to the grad ceremonies," said 19-year-old Hamish Jacobs, who is of Scottish descent.

TORONTO - Rogers announced Friday that it not only will amend the cellphone contract of a soldier in Afghanistan but will also devise a new policy for those serving abroad.

NEW DELHI - As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed Saturday as it overshot a runway while trying to land in southern India.

The Brandon Wheat Kings will play for the Memorial Cup title in their own building after getting sweet revenge on the Calgary Hitmen in a 5-4 comeback victory on Friday night.

Police report no damage after responding to reports of a massive fireball near the Dave Barr Arena shortly after dinner time Friday. One elderly gentleman suffering from shock and one woman in hysterics were treated at the scene.

HALIFAX - Canada's new maritime helicopters will need a second set of engine changes, but it won't add costs beyond an earlier price hike for the delayed fleet of navy choppers, says the manufacturer.

A decade ago, urbanists had just about written the obituary for St. John's, Nfld. The fate of the hard-luck port town

Home video of a pool being pelted by baseball-sized stones in Oklahoma

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In what is sure to raise a ruckus, comedian / filmmaker / app developer Emery Emery recorded a phone call with an Apple App Store rep when his iSlam Muhammad app was pulled from the App Store after one day. The highly entertaining conversation in its enti

A massive cloud of fire and smoke could be seen above the Gulf of Aden as HMS Lancaster struck pirates off Somalia.

A Canadian Forces general narrowly escaped death in the same suicide car bombing that killed Canadian Col. Geoff Parker and 17 others in Kabul on Tuesday.

GRAND ISLE, La. - Thick, sticky oil crept deeper into delicate marshes of the Mississippi Delta, an arrival dreaded for a month since the crude started spewing into the Gulf, as anger and frustration mounted over efforts to plug the gusher from a blown-ou

TORONTO - Did you hear the one about the Canadian soldier who can't get out of his cellphone contract despite being shipped off to war?

North Korea denies sinking a South Korean warship and is threatening "all-out war" should its neighbour retaliate.

TORONTO - A First Nations community in northern Ontario may be giving Loch Ness a run for its money.

Officials at a Surrey, B.C., high school are warning parents about a so-called game that senior male students had been playing online that made a contest out of trying to have sex with Grade 8 girls.

Corey Perry's blank stare on the Canadian bench told millions of fans back home all they needed to know about the team's medal hopes at the world hockey championship.

"Ole, Ole, Ole" was back with its rightful hockey owners on Thursday

Students and staff at Winterburn school paid tribute Thursday afternoon to two of their classmates that died in a car accident earlier this month.

Hollyburn Properties sweetened the deal this week for two longtime tenants embroiled in an eviction dispute, promising to keep their rents the same if they will move to different suites

Eggs imported into B.C. from the United States are likely behind B.C.'s three year long outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

An Edmonton boy arrived in New York City on Tuesday to undergo surgery to fix a large swelling on the left side of his face that was caused by a rare disorder.

The door to the International Space Station's newest room swung open Thursday as the visiting shuttle astronauts rested up for the third and final spacewalk of their mission.

The search for three college students who were swept over a powerful waterfall on Labrador's Churchill River became a recovery mission Thursday afternoon, as officials said there was no chance of finding the young men alive.

Wal-Mart said Wednesday it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand necklaces and bracelets from its shelves after tests performed for The Associated Press found the jewelry contained high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.

A sexual assault in Calgary Tuesday has police investigating a possible connection to two window peeping incidents last month.

A youth has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a north Edmonton restaurant owner.

An Alberta man was awarded the Royal Humane Society's highest honour Wednesday for pulling a fuel truck driver from a burning wreck last year, saving his life.

A wildfire near Opal, Alta., that destroyed one home and burned 30 square kilometres was likely sparked by an all-terrain vehicle in the area on May 12, Thorhild County officials announced Thursday.

The Obama administration is asking BP to disclose more information to the public about the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including measurements of the size of the leak as well as air quality.

Countries around the world are pledging to get tough with companies that market beer and liquor on social media networks such as Facebook, warning that such promotions threaten to entice a new generation into harmful drinking patterns.

The Paris Museum of Modern Art was cordoned off from the public on Thursday after a thief broke in overnight and stole five priceless works of art.

Stephen Harper has appointed the single biggest donor from his 2004 Conservative party leadership campaign to a $132,000 a year Senate seat.

TORONTO - As tens of thousands took part in �Everybody Draw Mohammed Day� Thursday, the same numbers were protesting it online.

The world's largest chocolate maker says it may have come up with a chocolate bar that could fight wrinkles and slow the ageing process, making it the latest food group to tap the appetite for healthier living.

Quebec politicians of all stripes are sharing their memories of the province's first referendum � held 30 years ago on Thursday � in which the majority of voters rejected the sovereigntist movement's dream of independence.

A group of Lincoln East High School students are in trouble for what some are calling a 'racist' celebration following the school's state soccer title Tuesday night.

60 year old Pam Robson was hauled into court in the UK on a poo-picking offense. She fought the ticket, and won.

A warrant has been issued for Lindsay Lohan's arrest after she failed to attend a mandatory probation hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday morning.

"After piecing all evidence and intelligence together, we concluded that North Korea's two submarines - a 300 ton-class submarine and a 130 ton-class submarine - were operating in the West Sea on the night of March 26," said vice-admiral Hwang Won-dong wh

Canadian dollar sinks as commodity currencies are routed. And, Teck to push ahead with Alaska deposit

Support for Stephen Harper's Conservatives has increased to give the party a lead of almost 10 percentage points over their Liberal rivals, a new EKOS poll suggests.

Toronto's CN Tower will be closed to the public throughout the duration of the G20 summit as a security precaution.

With new copyright legislation set to hit the House of Commons, possibly next week, a fresh round of controversy over who owns what is starting to heat up.

B.C. Hydro crews worked into the early hours of Thursday morning to restore electricity to thousands of Metro Vancouver and southern Interior residents affected by a powerful wind and rainstorm.

Vancouver's most famous marijuana activist, Marc Emery, is finally on his way to the United States to serve a five-year prison term for selling marijuana seeds by mail to U.S. customers.

Northern aboriginals have asked Canada's energy regulator to halt all oil drilling and energy development in the Beaufort Sea until they can guarantee environmental protections.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea accused North Korea on Thursday of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship in March, killing 46 sailors in the country's worst military disaster since the Korean War.

The Quebec legislature has taken aim at the Harper government over abortion and demanded a clear expression of support for a woman's right to choose.

The Squamish Nation is planning to develop an 11-acre plot at the foot of Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge.

Shell Oil Co. will take additional steps to ensure the safety of exploratory drilling it plans in the Arctic this summer off a coast Alaska shares with Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the company has told U.S. regulators.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned lawmakers Wednesday that failing to shore up government debt and enact tougher financial regulations puts the euro "in danger" and threatens the very future of Europe.

U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House and pledged co-operation on immigration and battling a violent drug war and economic struggles.

Environment Canada has warned of a strong wind storm that will hit Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island early Wednesday evening.

Hockey Canada has come out in defence of Sidney Crosby after the International Ice Hockey Federation included him in a swipe at players who declined invitations to attend the world hockey championship.

WASHINGTON - Deciding how to respond to North Korea's apparent sinking of a South Korean warship will be tricky for U.S. officials. Too tough a response could spark a dangerous reaction in the nuclear-armed neo-Stalinist state, while too lenient an approa

Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, elicited mostly baffled reactions as to just what they were at their unveiling today.

La France said she still did not believe Dunseath was dead in the bedroom and called a friend over to smoke more crack cocaine. After he left, she called another friend and smoked the drug with him until 6 a.m.

Are you afraid of this vodka? The LCBO thinks so, as it decides to ban the actor's Crystal Head Vodka that�ll be readily available outside the province