NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2010

Biologist Bridget Stutchbury was once introduced at a university lecture as someone who "probably knows more about sex than anyone in this room."

A Winnipeg-based food manufacturer has recalled several meat products over fears they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Sandy Barnick's land near Glendive, Mont., is a long way from the vast and growing oil slick now staining the Gulf of Mexico. But these days, she feels as if it's just over the horizon.

A Winnipeg man who was tortured and dumped at a Regina hospital is said to be making slow but steady progress.

Jazz Air pilots still in talks, no strike yet

Toronto police are asking a male involved in a fatal stabbing at an end of school house party on Saturday night to turn himself in.

President Hamid Karzai called Sunday on community leaders in Kandahar to support a NATO campaign to bolster security in this Taliban stronghold, urging people to work with his government to "bring dignity back."

President Barack Obama meets with BP's chairman on Wednesday and will demand that the oil company create a special reserve account to pay claims for damages caused by the Gulf of Mexico spill.

More than 75,000 Uzbek refugees have fled the rising ethnic violence in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, officials said Sunday, amid reports of Kyrgyz mobs torching Uzbek villages and slaughtering their residents.

Kyrgyzstan's interim government has asked Russia to help end ethnic clashes in the southern city of Osh, in which 77 people have been killed.

Camp Bastion, Afghanistan - CF helicopter force carry out largest air assault mission in Canadian history.

A 250-year-old painting hailed as a "major portrait" of Gen. James Wolfe -- and believed to be the last important depiction of the Battle of Quebec hero left in private hands -- has emerged from obscurity to be sold at auction next month in Britain.

TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 jolted northern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, though there were no reports of damage and nuclear facilities in the area were unaffected.

After recording the fastest lap in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying Saturday, Lewis Hamilton had to push his McLaren Mercedes off the track at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

Federal Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl has accepted a "charter of forgiveness" from members of the aboriginal community as part of the healing process for survivors of Canada's residential schools.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Fuzzy orange slippers, an orange wig and a megaphone are probably the last things a soldier in Afghanistan needs. But if you're a Dutch soldier, they're among the most coveted World Cup souvenirs at Kandahar Airfield.

The Canadian air force is planning to withdraw all of its helicopters from Afghanistan within a few weeks of the end of Canada's combat mission next July, the air force general responsible for generating aircraft and crews for the war in South Asia said F

Hundreds of Vancouver cyclists doffed their drawers on Saturday afternoon for a global nude protest against oil dependency and car culture.

New guidelines released by the B.C. government say sports venues should limit junk food and feed fans yogurts, whole-grain cereals and soy beverages instead. At least 80 per cent of the food and beverages offered at sporting events should be healthy, acco

The Saskatchewan Roughriders begin another quest for the Grey Cup on Sunday as the team celebrates its 100th anniversary. The exhibition game, against the B.C. Lions, begins at 3:00 p.m. CST at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.

A black Nova Scotian sailor who fought for the North during the American Civil War will be honoured Saturday at a ceremony in Lockartville, N.S.

Thousands of motorcyclists took to the Trans-Canada Highway on Saturday to show support for Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Steve Blair has been fired by KYCA, due to his comments regarding the new mural on Miller Valley School at the corner of Whipple Street and Miller Valley Road.

A comedy troupe is offering some comic relief as the nation grapples with what many are saying is the nation's largest environmental disaster.

Some Via Rail workers have voted in favour of going on strike if they're unable to reach a new labour agreement with the company.

Two South Korean government websites were struck by the second cyberattack in a week, but suffered no major damage, the government said Saturday.

Until now, Harry Potter fans could merely imagine the sensation of quaffing a butterbeer, finding a magic wand at Ollivander's or escaping the steam from a snarling dragon's snout.

There were no winning tickets for the grand prize in last night's draw.

Canada's nuclear watchdog is fast-tracking a request for a hearing to consider reopening the country's aging medical isotope-producing reactor.

A B.C. serial killer has been convicted and faces a life sentence for murdering four people, including his wife and step-daughter.

As the environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico becomes more critical with each passing day, so does the overall impact on BP's battered reputation and sinking bottom line.

A French fishing vessel rescued a California teenager Saturday from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, her family and rescue officials said.

Five Afghan police and two NATO servicemen died Saturday in separate roadside bomb blasts in Afghanistan, which has seen an uptick in violence in recent weeks.

Two Canadians were killed and 19 were injured in a bus crash in Switzerland Saturday.

Japanese scientists are celebrating the successful deployment of their solar sail, Ikaros.

David Cameron will discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later.

BRUSSELS � Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed frustration with Turkey on Friday over its refusal to support a new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, but he suggested that the alliance between Washington and Ankara remained robust.

In Ottawa, all the talk is of a potential Liberal-NDP deal to form a united left. But surely the only coalition that makes sense is one that joins the Liberals and Conservatives.

Some of the comets that streak across the night sky may not originate from our sun, but from one of its far-flung stellar siblings.

The federal government and Ontario, which are leading the charge to reform the retirement income system across the country, are running into resistance from other provinces and small businesses.

Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran�s nuclear facilities, The Times can reveal.

A teenaged sailor has been found alive in the south Indian Ocean, nearly a day after she last made contact with the people monitoring her solo trip around the world

Despite assurances that Twitter would be ready to handle the hype of the World Cup, users were seeing a lot of the fail whale on Friday.

The world's oldest leather shoe, 1,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and 400 years older than Stonehenge in Britain, has been found perfectly preserved in a cave in Armenia.

An 18-year-old Indonesian man says he was seduced by a cow, and that's why he was having sex with it.

A Toronto businessman accused of sending devices that could be used to build nuclear weapons in Iran was concealing his crime by ripping off their labels, the Crown charged Friday.

A southwestern Ontario man who rewarded his young stepdaughter with cigarettes for sex was handed a seven year penitentiary sentence Friday.

G20 protesters say their phone calls, e-mails and texts are being monitored by CSIS agents.

Mobs of armed men torched Uzbek neighbourhoods in Kyrgyzstan on Friday in ethnic clashes that officials said left at least 45 people dead and 637 wounded in a Central Asian nation that hosts U.S. and Russian military bases.

Google's home page has gone back to basics after users griped about a promotional stunt that wrapped colorful photos around the Internet's most popular search engine.

MS societies in Canada and the United States have announced they are releasing funds to study the effectiveness of a new, unproven treatment for multiple sclerosis.

Winnipeg police arrested three suspects for a series of armed robberies of pharmacies.

A suspended Mountie accused of killing an Ottawa police officer knew the difference between right and wrong and can be held criminally responsible for his actions, according to a psychiatric assessment.

A University of Calgary student says the school violated his constitutional right to freedom of speech when it disciplined him over Facebook comments. Keith Pridgen, 20, was in court Friday, asking a Court of Queen's Bench judge to decide if the univer

The province announced plans Friday to do away with special education schools, and instead, put students of all disabilities into the same learning environment.

The city is considering spending $36,000 to create a statue that would memorialize those who have lost their lives to homelessness. The idea has already caused quite a stir with some critics saying the money could be put to better use.

Vancouver police have issued a warning about three high-risk sex offenders that have recently moved into the area.

B.C.'s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the woman whose body was found in Surrey early Wednesday morning was murdered.

A British World War I cemetery in northwestern France has been desecrated, with vandals covering 12 graves and a monument in pink swastikas, SS insignia and other graffiti, the government in the Pas-de-Calais region said Friday.

The mind-boggling news that the oil leak at the bottom of the sea may be twice as big as previously thought could have major repercussions for both the environment and BP's financial health, killing more marine life and dramatically increasing the amount

At least 30 gunmen burst into a drug rehabilitation centre in a Mexican border state capital and opened fire, killing 19 men and wounding four people, police said. Gunmen also killed 20 people in another drug-plagued northern city.

Sara Carlin had everything to live for: She was smart, athletic, beautiful and pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.

Police have issued a sketch of a man suspected of an attempted sexual assualt.

A pair of YouTube videos showing a Vancouver building collapsing twice onto a city street during a demolition is raising serious questions about safety in the construction industry.

CRASH victim thinks it is 1994 every morning because her memory constantly resets itself.

The 2010 World Cup got underway early Friday morning as host country South Africa and Mexico kicked off the biggest sporting event on the planet. Edmonton soccer fans gathered bright and early at local bars to take in the action.

Campers at the Remote Albert Pike Campground Were Swept Away By Rising Rivers; 3 Dozen Still Missing

A 16-year-old California girl who was feared lost at sea while sailing solo.

The Canadian Wheat Board has released a grim preliminary crop forecast because of what it calls unprecedented wet weather across the Prairies.

What would you do if you won Friday's $50-million Lotto Max jackpot? Buy a Rolls Royce? Buy 500 Rolls Royces? A private island? Give to charity. Tell us your lotto fantasy.

B.C.'s minister of energy, mines and petroleum resources, Blair Lekstrom, has unexpectedly resigned from cabinet and quit as a member of the Liberal caucus, because of public opposition to the coming HST.

Premier Gordon Campbell has told his supporters it's no surprise British Columbians loathe the harmonized sales tax and said he's willing to take the blame for the growing opposition.

Venture set to cost $100-million over 5 years, with official announcement to come soon.

The $16-billion deal to buy 65 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets is one of the biggest military projects in Canadian history

Oil that spewed out of the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico may amount to twice as much as previous estimates, scientists said on Thursday.

For the first time, astronomers have been able to directly follow the motion of an exoplanet as it moves from one side of its host star to the other

Speeding tickets and log-book infractions have made up the majority of tickets handed out by a new safety committee formed to address commercial vehicle crashes on Highway 5A.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bombing that killed at least 40 people attending a wedding in southern Afghanistan is an example of the callous disdain the Taliban holds for human life, Canada's foreign affairs minister said Thursday.

Quebecor has asked the CRTC for permission to create an English-language news network.

CHICAGO -- It wasn't until decades later, after his son Brett won it all, that Bobby Hull finally got to drink out of a Stanley Cup. At a golf event, not after a clincher. And his shoulders were so bad he couldn't lift it.

The federal government may be close to wrapping up a land deal to make way for a secretive commando unit at CFB Trenton. "We have advanced the file to near completion,'' Defence Minister Peter MacKay has told QMI Agency.

Businesses in Montreal are ready for the return of Formula One racing to the city this weekend.

Jasper National Park officials are cracking down on visitors who are feeding its black bears and grizzlies because the wild animals can become aggressive and attack humans. Six incidents of bear feeding have been reported since the Victoria Day weekend, o

On Monday, June 7 The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, recognized 12 Canadian Forces members for their contributions to the military, as part of the CF Recognition Program.

The Government of Canada has committed to investing tens of billions of dollars to renew its fleet of ships through a long-term strategy that will create jobs in high-tech industries throughout Canada, and provide much-needed ships for the Canadian Navy a

ORILLIA, Ont. - It was a moment of panic. Kathy Black knows she shouldn't have taken off on her bicycle when she saw a black bear come out of the woods in Ramara, northeast of Toronto, on Tuesday night. But out of pure adrenaline, she just started pedalli

RCMP say a California teenager who plunged to his death from a lookout platform at the Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver had climbed over other railings at the tourist attraction before his deadly fall.

TORONTO - Toronto police recovered a large amount of potential bomb-making fertilizer Wednesday night and said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the purchase at a store not far from where the G20 summit will be held.

That's among the top 10 excuses police have heard in the five months since B.C. enacted a ban on hand-held cellphones while at the wheel.

Who says you have to score in the Stanley Cup final to be the most valuable player in the National Hockey League playoffs?

Dozens of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador that the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has deemed surplus are either confirmed or believed to be contaminated.

The city of Big Shoulders finally has the Stanley Cup to hoist high after a nearly five-decade-long wait.

Edmonton has passed a bylaw to muffle motorcycles, making it illegal to drive a bike that is louder than 96 decibels. Council voted Wednesday to make it illegal for a motorcycle to be louder than 92 decibels while idling and 96 decibels while in motion

Document refers to walruses, links to defunct websites and cites expert who died in 2005. Professor Peter Lutz is listed in BP's 2009 response plan for a Gulf of Mexico oil spill as a national wildlife expert. He died in 2005. Under the heading "sensi

The search firm will likely face prosecution for collecting data from unsecured wi-fi networks, says Privacy International.

A 17-year-old boy in western Manitoba has been convicted of sexual assault after a game of truth or dare went too far.

A federal commission examining the collapse of sockeye salmon stocks in B.C.'s Fraser River will focus on everything from the organizational structure at the Fisheries Department to the possible effects of salmon farming.

Evidence will show that a 20-year-old Nova Scotia woman -- who had been out on one of her first dates -- suffered multiple stab wounds and died from suffocation after having duct tape wrapped around her head, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

The body of the latest Canadian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan has arrived back home.

The Ferrari Driver Academy has signed 11-year-old Montrealer Lance Stroll, making him the youngest driver to enter the program in Maranello, Italy

The largest ever attempt to compare the DNA of individuals with autism to people without the condition shows a substantial number of rare genetic changes are involved in the development of the disease.

A spokesman for Larry King said Wednesday that the talk-show host's wife is recovering after an apparent prescription drug overdose last month in Utah.

Arab lawmakers in Israel are receiving death threats in the wake of efforts to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, one Arab member of the Knesset told CNN on Tuesday.

The RCMP anti-terrorist unit has taken over the investigation into a mystery man who recently bought about 1,500 kilograms of fertilizer � an amount they say is enough to make a bomb. Police say the man, who is about 50 years old and white, walks with

A Jack Russell named Toby had to be sedated by a vet and have his teeth cleaned when his jaws were glued together after he chewed an envelope from his owners' mail.

A survey of pet owners in the U.S. has found the cost of treating an animal often leads to life and death decisions