NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2010

A leading voice of social conservatism has accused the federal Conservatives of helping to fast-track an NDP bill that would extend human-rights protection to people who identify themselves as belonging to the sex they were not assigned by biology.

Two massive and mysterious newly discovered structures in the centre of the Milky Way could be the product of a belching black hole.

An exploding star spotted 30 years ago in a nearby galaxy appears to be a newborn black hole, astronomers reported on Monday.

The CF-18 Hornets, loaded with a variety of air-to-ground weapons, fought their way into enemy territory. Once their adversaries were defeated, the pilots switched from an air-to-air mission into an air-to-ground mission, clearly illustrating their combat

At least 950 military personnel will remain in Afghanistan after 2011 to help with training, development and aid, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Tuesday in detailing the country's post-combat role.

BC Hydro is still repairing the damage from Monday night's windstorm as another one bears down on the West Coast.

HungerCount 2010, an annual survey of the nation's food banks, suggests the 2008-2009 recession has taken a direct toll on Canadians. And although the economy is recovering, hunger continues to grow.

The first prong mandates the disclosure of Internet provider customer information without court oversight. Under current privacy laws, providers may voluntarily disclose customer information but are not required to do so.

Apple Inc. replaced its regular home page Monday with a note promising an "exciting" iTunes announcement.

A Japanese spacecraft that returned to Earth in June successfully captured dust from an asteroid for the first time in history, scientists said Tuesday.

A woman involved in a widely reported incident in a Kamloops, B.C., jail cell witnessed by several Mounties and jail employees says she never consented to having sex with another woman.

Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton are engaged to be married, it was announced Tuesday morning.

A virtual-reality technology invented in Canada could improve how health workers assess people suffering from brain injuries and brain diseases.

Three Albertans were among the five Canadians, and seven people in total, killed in an explosion at a Mexican tourist resort south of Cancun.

The United States and its NATO allies are close to an agreement to erect a missile defence shield over Europe, a project that would give the military alliance a fresh purpose while testing President Barack Obama's campaign to improve relations with Russia

Environment Canada officials will be in northern Alberta on Tuesday to examine a tailings pond operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. that was the subject of a CBC News investigation.

The federal government plans to keep 950 soldiers in Afghanistan past the scheduled July 2011 end to combat operations, sources have confirmed to CTV News.

Many heart patients taking blood thinners appear to be unaware that the dietary supplements they take could put them at serious risk, new research finds.

An international team of scientists opened the tomb of a famous 16th-century Danish astronomer Monday in an effort to shed light on his sudden and mysterious death.

NASA has found a fourth crack in the fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery.

Police and rescuers raced Tuesday to pull survivors from the debris of a four-story apartment building that collapsed in a congested neighbourhood in New Delhi, killing at least 51 people and injuring 76 others.

A man legally declared dead 16 years ago who is now charged with kidnapping a Las Vegas girl could be linked to the discovery of a body in Arizona believed to be that of the girl's mother, authorities said Monday.

Experts are divided on whether to buy the Mexican authorities' claim that a previously undetected buildup of swamp gas caused the explosion at the Grand Riviera Princess Hotel, killing seven people.

China's official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll of a fire that engulfed a highrise apartment building in Shanghai, China's business centre, has risen to 42. Monday's fire occurred in a building under renovation. Previous reports said at least e

Canada's rich westernmost provinces are footing the bill for more than $2-billion annually in "stealth" economic subsidies to the country�s poorest provinces

An Australian primary school teacher has been suspended after allegations she taped her students' mouths shut.

New developments in an experimental transplant could soon make the "Edmonton Protocol" more widely available to Canadians with Type 1 diabetes.

Provincial hospitals are increasingly putting up homeless patients in acute care beds because they have no place else to go, according to data from British Columbia's Ministry of Health.

Vancouver police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for Mohammed Shaleem Gafoor after he failed to return from a day pass in Vancouver.

Noah Augustine, a former New Brunswick aboriginal chief who led a legal fight for native logging rights in the province, is dead after a weekend highway crash.

A 13-year-old girl missing for days was found bound and gagged but alive in a basement Sunday, and authorities hoped a man charged with kidnapping her might lead them to her mother, brother and another woman who disappeared with her.

A hospital in Peterborough, Ont., stopped admitting patients to one of its units as of Friday because of an "uncommon" outbreak of three different bacteria, including two superbugs.

Four Canadians are among the six people reported dead after an apparent gas explosion at a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and a local official says.

A father and daughter out for a stroll on a Surrey, B.C., trail stumbled upon charred human remains, say Mounties.

Three multiple sclerosis patients who went outside the country for the "liberation treatment" are warning other patients to make sure they have follow-up care in case they return with complications.

There's good news for millions of people with mild or moderate heart failure. Studies show that the Pfizer drug Inspra and an implanted device from Medtronic can boost survival and cut down on trips to the hospital.

This could easily be called the year of the tablet. Apple kicked off the craze in January when it unveiled its iPad. By the time the iPad went on sale in April, the device had racked up so much buzz (and presales) it was clear Apple had produced another h

Two massive and mysterious newly discovered structures in the centre of the Milky Way could be the product of a belching black hole.

An original recording of a 1966 Beatles news conference in Toronto is to go on the auction block today.

Four front-row spectators were hurt, but officials say the actions of quick-thinking emergency responders helped avert a tragedy when a bull jumped into the crowd at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.

An Ontario hospital program that offered counselling to hundreds of soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa is being phased out.

Oilsands executives are heading to three U.S. cities this week to hear what environmental groups, business leaders, academics and others have to say about an industry heavily criticized for its environmental impact.

A soldier shocked by the horrors of war can return home to find he or she can't stop the memories from flooding back in flashbacks that make it impossible to sleep and function.

If all publicity is good publicity, then George Galloway should have ample promotion for his upcoming Canadian speaking tour.

A British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa.

Leaders of Pacific Rim countries agreed Sunday to continue talks on a regional free trade zone at an otherwise lacklustre summit that produced little in the way of concrete initiatives for sustainable economic recovery.

A downtown anatomical extravaganza is coming under fire with critics preparing to march to city hall armed with concerns about the human cadavers posed on Portage Avenue as part of Bodies: The Exhibition.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is wrapping up his trip to summits in Asia with an exclusive dinner invitation to the palace of Japan's Emperor Akihito.

A former reservist is offering a reward for the return of a century-old ceremonial mace that was taken from an SUV in New Westminster late last month.

Bombardier has announced a sale of five Challenger 300 business jets to Chinese charter operator Donghai Jet. The Montreal-headquartered aircraft maker said Saturday the order is worth about $120 million.

The provincial executive of British Columbia's Liberal Party has agreed to change its leadership voting process to give every member and region a say in replacing Premier Gordon Campbell.

A mountain lion found it was no match for a Jack Russell terrier which trapped it up a tree on a farm in the US state of South Dakota.

France's state rail company has for the first time publicly expressed regret for its role in transporting Jews to Nazi death camps in World War II.

A group that protested Remembrance Day celebrations in England have vowed to demonstrate again Sunday.

Runciman told the Toronto Star he mailed his on the request of the national party office but Plett said Friday he sent the flyer of his own accord and it had nothing to do with Runciman's.

Vancouver police are searching for a suspect after a 94-year-old woman was pushed to the ground and robbed on Friday afternoon.

Medical and sports professionals gathered in Montreal Saturday, for a day-long seminar aimed at shining some light on the importance of recognizing and treating concussions.

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere called out his teammates for their effort in a shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier in the week.

EDMONTON - Most spectators at the Canadian Finals Rodeo appeared to be calm in the face of a full-grown bull suddenly charging into the stands without any warning, witnesses said on Saturday.

My alarm went off at 5:30 a.m., Newfoundland Time. I add that it was Newfoundland time because I live in Toronto and that means my internal clock was telling me (irritatedly), that it was just 4 a.m. and I had only gotten about four hours of sleep after a

The U.S. Supreme Court is refusing to block enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military while a federal appeals court considers the issue.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to keep Canadian troops in Afghanistan past the end of next summer will not receive hardline opposition from Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae, who says Canada must play a vital role in promoting democracy abr

A group of friends and family is obscenely rich after winning a nearly $129 million jackpot with a lottery ticket bought at a Detroit-area porn shop. And some of the money will be devoted to sacred purposes.

Forget about security cameras or exploding paint packs in money bags. A U.K. company thinks it has developed a better, more discreet high-tech crime-fighting device using a DNA spray.

The U.S. government is selling more of disgraced financier Bernie Madoff's belongings Saturday, including hundreds of pairs of shoes, monogrammed underwear and his wife's diamond engagement ring.

The most popular new website for people booking hotels doesn't focus on the quality of room service, but fellow guests that may check in any time, with no intentions to leave.

A new, Canadian commercial spacecraft prototype could launch as soon as next year, a former contender for the Ansari X Prize hopes.

Yukon archaeologists are hopeful they can identify the three bodies found at a Dawson City excavation last week.

An oil spill in the Arctic Ocean would be so hard to clean up that offshore development there should be put on hold, a U.S. environmental group said Friday.

The 90-year-old widow of a Second World War veteran says a drastic cut in her benefits by Veterans Affairs Canada has left her baffled and depressed.

An Ottawa family's home is again decorated with the war medals they once thought to be lost forever, all thanks to one police officer.

One Windsor neighbourhood marks Remembrance Day everyday as 12 streets in the community are named after battles in the First World War.

On Friday night, an overtime laser-beam from Kolvachuk gave New Jersey a 4-3 victory over Edmonton, the Devils' first home win of the season.

Two people have been rescued from a cave on a snowy mountainside east of Prince George, B.C., after more than 60 search and rescue personnel worked through the night to save them.

Palaeontologists have identified the oldest known dinosaur embryos, belonging to a species that lived some 190 million years ago.

The Earth may have played a major role in shaping the lunar surface, according to a new research study by US researchers.

The creator of the widely syndicated comic "Garfield" has apologized for a strip that ran on Veterans Day that some critics saw as making fun of the holiday honoring those who served in the U.S. military.

The message isn't exactly "breathe easy, B.C."

First Nations in B.C.'s north are worried that contamination from 1,400 abandoned oil and gas sites is killing large game, and they say promises of remediation have not been fulfilled.

MONTREAL - Quebec independantistes call it the culmination of a longstanding dream: the creation of a separate hockey team. Quebec has been given the go-ahead to assemble its own team for an international tournament where it will host at least three count

Convicted drunk driver Carol Berner was sentenced to two-and-a-half years for the 2008 death of four-year-old Alexa Middelear -- who was struck down while she fed a horse along the side of a road in British Columbia

"Suspicious" is the word police have used to describe the death of a local resident, after a possible attack on Grande Prairie's south end.

A formal parliamentary vote is not needed to implement the extension of Canada's Afghanistan mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday.

Underneath the tensions that emerged in Seoul are disagreements over how to address global imbalances in trade and investment flows that contributed to the recent recession. The United States is looking to exporting nations like China to adjust their econ

Love is in the air more than ever before -- at least, it seems, when it comes to marriage.

After an overnight investigation, authorities pulled down orange police tape that cordoned off Antoine Berthelet Avenue, a quiet street in northwest Montreal dubbed "Mafia lane" because it is home to several members of the Rizzuto clan.

The hunt for an unknown particle that could explain one of the great mysteries of the universe has ramped up at the deepest underground physics lab in the world.

Scientists have released genetically modified mosquitoes in an experiment to fight dengue fever in the Cayman Islands, British experts said Thursday.

Daniel Sedin scored 22 seconds into the game, and Alex Burrows and Ryan Kesler put it away with goals in the opening 71 ticks of the third period as Vancouver pulled away for a 6-2 win in Ottawa on Thursday night.

The brother of a 15-year-old disabled B.C. girl says he is shocked to learn she spent up to nine days in a mobile home with the body of her dead mother before being found.

It's one thing for the deer to scrounge around in her yard, eating all her flowers. It's quite another for them to come up to the front step and ring her doorbell.

Soldiers serving in Afghanistan were the first to receive the newly designed poppy coins on Remembrance Day.

A maths model that mimics how a fish sees colour offers an insight into how markings help females choose mates.

Researchers were curious how cats lap milk and a new study shows feline tongues barely touch liquid when they're drinking.

On this Remembrance Day we are reminded to pause at 11 a.m. and remember those who died, and those who served in the military. The current Afghanistan war makes battle real to a new generation. Royal Canadian Legion spokesman Bob Butt says the web feeds a

Two Manitoba WWII veterans are telling their stories in a new book by the Historica Dominion Institute.

Five Liberal members of Parliament say they did nothing wrong when they accepted an invitation from an Iranian opposition group on Canada's terrorist list.

Eskimos general manager Eric Tillman has decided to fire head coach Richie Hall, a source told The Canadian Press on Thursday. A formal announcement will be made at a news conference Friday.

British Columbians honoured those who fought and died in two world wars and conflicts from Bosnia to Afghanistan at Remembrance Day ceremonies across the province on Thursday.

Dino De Laurentiis, the Italian film producer who became a legend with movies such as Serpico, Death Wish and Hannibal, has died. He was 91.

The Vancouver Canucks face a different kind of adversity as they continue their five-game road trip with Thursday's 7:30 p.m. ET start at Ottawa.

Kaitlyn Hall-Kuch wanted to wear a poppy on Remembrance Day. Problem is the 16-year-old employee of the McDonald's on King George Rd. in Brantford was told, shockingly, she can't.