NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2010

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - When Rene Allard was a boy cutting grass in a local cemetery he never thought much of the monuments to the soldiers who fought in the First World War.

Solemn ceremonies were held across the country and as far away as Afghanistan and South Korea to remember Canada's war dead on Thursday.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is dramatically restricting hunting in a Labrador caribou herd that is now less than 10 per cent of its size from two decades ago.

Staff members at a Tim Hortons in Dartmouth, N.S., are furious after a poppy jar was stolen from the counter of their store.

The city of Charlottetown, P.E.I. is taking further steps to solve the crow problem in some neighborhoods.

Canada's new Governor General wrapped up his visit to the Fredericton area Wednesday after visiting City Hall, attending a wreath-laying ceremony at the provincial cenotaph and touring CFB Gagetown.

It has been 35 years since the big ship went down in a fierce storm on Lake Superior, but the mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald lives on.

Some residents in a quiet Belle River, Ont., retirement community are making a lot of noise over their right to fly the Canadian flag.

Seven Winnipeg Blue Bombers have been named to the 2010 CFL East Division All-Star team, providing a silver lining to the miserable season.

With a major snowstorm under way in Saskatchewan, the RCMP is advising motorists to stay off the highways in the southeastern part of the province unless absolutely necessary.

In the middle of the night on April 18, 2002, Lt.-Col. Stephen Borland was woken up. He had just gone to bed less than an hour earlier. Barely awake, he was told that four men in his battle group were dead.

The Lady Orchid will ride, if not fly, again. The Aero Space Museum of Calgary announced plans Wednesday to finish the cosmetic restoration of its static centrepiece display, the Avro Lancaster Mark X bomber.

The B.C. government has released a draft version of the question to be asked in the provincewide referendum on the harmonized sales tax.

Charges against a man wanted in the assault of his girlfriend's infant son are likely to be upgraded to murder after the boy died Tuesday night, police said.

Parks Canada is giving everyone a chance to see animals in their natural habitat. Twenty-five remote still cameras have been set up in the backcountry of Banff National Park, and some of the cameras are capturing amazing photos.

A handful of local businesses are making an attempt to save the Edmonton Indy. It was just a week ago that the city confirmed the race would no longer be a part of Edmonton's summer events.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) expanded its warning Wednesday night to include beef, sausage, lamb and chicken from 362 Pitt Meadows Meat Packers because they may be contaminated with E. coli.

The dead bird found on a New Brunswick highway this year turned out to be no ordinary roadkill specimen.

An international affairs expert questions the wisdom of a possible vote in the House of Commons on a proposed Canadian troop-training mission in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON - A mystery vapour trail that was filmed off the coast of southern California and looked like a missile launch was likely caused by a plane, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, closing its case on the incident.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has confirmed that the federal government is considering a new training mission for Canadian troops that would see an unknown number of them remain in Afghanistan until 2014.

Two men who took a break from work to go get coffee late Tuesday night stopped a poppy box thief, Victoria, B.C., police say.

OTTAWA - Peter MacKay has denied reports that he's getting ready to trade in the corner office at National Defence headquarters for the corner office of a Bay St. law firm.

SEOUL, South Korea - About 20 Canadian veterans joined Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the leaders of the United Kingdom and Australia for a Remembrance Day ceremony here that paid particular heed to those who fought and died in the Korean War.

The oldest-known embryos of any land-dwelling animal ever found show the infancy and growth of early dinosaurs had something in common with humans, says a group of Toronto researchers.

Canada now has eight recorded cases of NDM-1 highly drug-resistant superbug infections, up from three cases reported by late August, the Public Health Agency confirms.

Iran has lost its bid for a seat on the board of a new United Nations agency meant to promote equality for women.

Pte. James Peter Robinson died while rescuing two badly wounded comrades in 1917. Cpl. Joseph Kaeble died fending off a German attack a year later.

Independent MP Helena Guergis is defending using taxpayer money to mail out Remembrance Day-themed pamphlets that ask her constituents whether they plan to vote for her in the next federal election.

LONDON, England - New details emerged Wednesday about the interception of a mail bomb bound from Yemen for the United States, including information suggesting the bomb could have exploded in Canadian airspace.

The chilling prospect of terrorists or other extremists exploiting the Canadian Arctic has attracted the watchful eye of federal security agencies.

The Hurricanes won their third consecutive game at the RBC Center, routing the Edmonton Oilers 7-1 Tuesday night. The Hurricanes, shut out in their first two home games, have scored 17 goals in Raleigh since then.

Netcare, Africa's biggest hospital group, has been fined 7.8 million rand ($1 million) after admitting it unlawfully acquired and transplanted kidneys in a South African hospital, the firm said on Tuesday.

The State of Oregon has dropped its claim against a Calgary woman for the cost of keeping her son in their foster-care system for two years.

A searchable database of 11,000 war dead is launched, allowing young and old to learn about the sacrifices of Saskatchewan's native sons and daughters.

Alberta is making headway in its fight against the mountain pine beetle.

Defencemen Andrei Markov and Roman Hamrlik each scored his first goal of the season and Carey Price got the shutout as the Montreal Canadiens ended the Vancouver Canucks' six-game winning streak with a 2-0 NHL victory on Tuesday night.

An inmate with a history of violence has walked away from his prison work crew on Vancouver Island, and police are warning nearby residents to be on the lookout.

The Large Hadron Collider has successfully created a "mini-Big Bang" by smashing together lead ions instead of protons.

Reports that Canada is seriously considering taking on a NATO training mission in Afghanistan after current combat operations end next summer have given a jolt of adrenalin to many troops now serving in Kandahar.

Police say they expect to question a three-year-old boy who might have witnessed the murder of his father in New Westminster, B.C., on Monday.

A Vancouver military regiment is pleading for the return of a stolen century-old ceremonial mace in time for the annual Remembrance Day parade.

Salmon farms are transferring sea lice to wild salmon in a much larger area of British Columbia's coastal waters than first thought, according to new research by B.C. scientists.

LONDON - The thinning ozone layer could be leaving the world's whales scarred from severe sunburn, experts said Wednesday. A study of whales in the Gulf of California over the past few years shows that the sea-going mammals carry blisters and other damage

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. - Three and a half decades have passed since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and mystery still surrounds the shipping disaster that killed 29 people and inspired a famous song by a Canadian icon.

A Florida mother has been arrested for her alleged part in attempting to sell her 8-week-old son, police said Tuesday.

Jason Devine of Anti-Racism Action Calgary and a friend were viciously beaten early Monday by a group of men armed with hammers and bats while his wife and four sons, ages five to 12, were asleep.

Archeological crews in Dawson City, Yukon, have unearthed a third coffin containing human remains that likely date back to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Officials with the Royal Canadian Legion say the criticisms aimed at their organization during a Halifax rally over the weekend are unfair.

The Charlottetown Farmers Market turned away people selling white poppies on Sunday for Remembrance Day.

A historic piece of land along Malpeque Bay in P.E.I. will soon be designated as a protected archeological site.

Just call Christine Sinclair "Captain Fantastic." Sinclair scored from the penalty spot in the 54th minute to guide Canada to a 1-0 win over Mexico in Monday's CONCACAF Women's soccer final in Cancun, Mexico.

A Vancouver paraplegic who uses a wheelchair is being hailed as a hero after coming to the aid of a shopkeeper defending herself against an angry customer.

People who drink raw milk are demanding their right to do that be protected by the Alberta Government.

Manitoba is being eyed as a potential new international transportation route to North American markets. The over-the-pole route would see the Port of Churchill turned into a trade and economic development zone linked to Asia, Europe, Russia and Nunavut.

Interpol has issued a warrant at the OPP's request for an Ontario man wanted on charges of advocating or promoting genocide.

Thanks to Angela James and Cammi Granato, women are finally in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The two pioneer players were inducted Monday.

Two men savagely beaten during a home invasion say it was the work of vengeful neo-Nazis.

As Canadians start rolling up their sleeves for this year's flu shot, researchers are rolling out a new analysis of last year's flu season.

Scientists say they have for the first time tracked how certain nontoxic elements of oil from the BP spill quickly became dinner for plankton, entering the food web in the Gulf of Mexico.

A young Chinese refugee claimant who disguised himself as an elderly white male to board a flight to Canada used a legitimate U.S. passport and other identification, CTV News has learned.

Canada would keep as many as 1,000 troops in Kabul as part of a plan to extend the country's mission in Afghanistan and convert it into a non-combat role after 2011

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Air Canada to reinstate two pilots, aged 65 and 67, who were forced to retire at age 60.

Canadians are carrying more mortgage debt than ever before, with the total crossing the $1 trillion threshold for the first time, according to a new report released Monday.

District officials in southwestern Nova Scotia warned Monday that heavy rainfall and flooding have forced the closure of more than two dozen road closures and put a local dam at risk of bursting.

The Toronto stock market closed higher as worries about European government debt pushed bullion to fresh record highs.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is prepared to suffer any political backlash that comes his way for speaking out against anti-Israel rhetoric.

A Canadian oil worker is among five people who were abducted during an attack on an oil rig off southern Nigeria early Monday morning, officials confirm.

Large, office-sized printer cartridges are no longer allowed on some flights, according to new security measures enacted on Monday, ten days after it was revealed that two explosive packages were making their way through international airports.

Having already qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada will turn its attention to winning the CONCACAF championship when it takes on Mexico in Cancun on Monday (CBC Bold, CBCSports.ca, 9 pm ET).

Conan O'Brien may have won the battle to host a talk show that airs at 11 p.m. EST, but his Monday night debut in Canada was bumped to midnight last week, before the first episode aired.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper told an international group of parliamentarians in Ottawa to discuss anti-Semitism that he will continue to be a vocal supporter of Israel even if it costs Canada international honours like a seat on the UN Security Council.

An honour roll commemorating members of Ottawa's Jewish community who served in the First and Second World War, as well as the Korean War, was unveiled Sunday during a ceremony at the Jewish Community Centre.

Dozens of parades were held in southern Ontario on Sunday to honour Canada's fallen war heroes ahead of Remembrance Day, with events in Ajax, Pickering and Queen's Park.

Canadians gathered in a small British Columbia community Sunday, to mark the 125th anniversary of the completion of the country's first transcontinental railway.

VIMY, France - Three Montreal buddies, who had promised themselves for years they would make the pilgrimage, carried bouquets and fought back tears as they joined 800 other people Sunday at Remembrance Week ceremonies at the Canadian National Vimy Memoria

About 200 people protested against Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Barcelona on Sunday by jeering and staging a gay "kiss-in."

Heavy rain pounded southern Nova Scotia on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of several homes, washing out a bridge and putting a dam at risk.

A cholera outbreak in Haiti has killed more than 500 people, the World Health Organization said Sunday.

After 20 hours scouring the rough seas off Peggy's Cove, the coast guard has called off its marine search for the man who was swept off the rocks near the famous Nova Scotia tourist destination.

A body discovered in a wooded area south of Moncton, N.B., has been identified as 25-year-old Sabrina Patterson, RCMP confirmed Sunday.

Scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., say they have discovered a way to make human blood with just a sample of skin.

The police officer is David Bratzer. A beat cop in downtown Victoria, every day he sees the effects of the so-called war on drugs: A skyrocketing crime problem propped up by an army of down-and-out addicts who smoke, snort and inject every spare dollar th

If they gain power, Manitoba Conservatives will slam the brakes on a more expensive western hydro transmission line and plow the savings into road-building and CentrePort, leader Hugh McFadyen told his party's annual general meeting.

How much would you pay for Mario Lemieux's last locker?

Ai was invited by the head of Shanghai's business district to create a studio space on a plot of land. He spent two years designing and building the studio, only to be hit with an edict in July stating the building was an illegal structure because he hadn

If you remembered to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night, officials say your work isn't done yet-- you need to change batteries in several life-saving devices too.

Now it's the socialite network -- the Queen has joined Facebook, launching a series of official pages offering the website's 500 million users daily updates on her engagements, the royal household said Sunday.

Coast guard vessels are searching the ocean and RCMP officers are looking along the coastline today for a man who was swept off Peggy's Cove.

Airlines in the United Arab Emirates say they have stopped carrying cargo from Yemen as a precaution following the discovery of two mail bombs shipped as air freight.

Residents of Burma cast their ballots in elections for the first time in 20 years on Sunday, a vote that drew international criticism over the likelihood that it will end in victory for the unpopular ruling military junta.

Canada will end its combat mission as scheduled in July 2011, but some Canadian soldiers will move to Kabul to train Afghan troops, senior officials tell CTV.

It took almost a full period for the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings to see the first goal of Saturday night's game, but Daniel Sedin's goal in the dying seconds of the first period marked the first of 10 combined goals and five lead changes in a

A second Ontario woman has been arrested after police said she collected donations to help fight a deadly cancer she never had.

In the 88 days since she died, Niolys Garcia has never stopped revelling in the miracle of her survival.

Darian Durant threw 345 yards for one touchdown and ran in another as the Saskatchewan Roughriders eliminated the Edmonton Eskimos from the CFL playoffs with a 31-23 win Saturday.

Family are mourning the tragic loss of a Alberta police officer who, along with his wife, daughter and grandaughter, were killed in a vehicle colllision.

Tens of thousands of protesters took part in one of the largest anti-nuclear rallies in years on Saturday as the first shipment of waste in two years was slowed by activists on its way from France back to Germany.

A common roadside weed could be more than just a nuisance.

A 45-year-old grandmother from Florida was held on $100,000 US bond Saturday after she was arrested for allegedly agreeing to sell her grandson for $30,000.

Canadians must "defend the rights" of disabled soldiers, says a former military intelligence officer on a day when veterans across the country were protesting to demand changes to the way that they are compensated.

Scientists say an excavation site in western Colorado is revealing an entire Ice Age ecosystem. Crews from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science said Friday that bones from two more kinds of animals have been discovered near the resort town of Snowmass

A research report published in the Canadian journal Environmental Reviews draws some disturbing conclusions about the amount of radiation people are absorbing from cellphone towers and its effects on human health.

The federal government receives reports of credible terrorist threats on an almost daily basis, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Saturday.

Paul McCallum hit a 25-yard field goal with 1:42 left as the B.C. Lions kept their playoff hopes alive thanks to a 23-21 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday afternoon.

As a weakening Tomas pushed northward Saturday, officials in Haiti are assessing damage from the storm along the hardest-hit western edge of the island.

The Vancouver Island, B.C. community of Tofino was crammed on Saturday, with thousands of emergency workers there to pay tribute to a pair of paramedics who were killed on the job.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The most potent challenge to Iran's ruling system may not be international sanctions or the homegrown political opposition, but something as simple as a shopping list.

Michael Seifert, a former Nazi SS prison guard who was extradited from Canada, died Saturday in an Italian hospital at age 86, officials said

COLWOOD, B.C. - Slicing a ball into a pond at the Bear Mountain Golf Resort on southern Vancouver Island might be more than a one-stroke penalty after the fifteenth hole water hazard was turned into a salmon nursery.

A 13-year-old girl is accused of stealing a pickup truck and crashing it into a Saskatoon apartment complex early Saturday

The mother of a Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan is now in that country, honouring his memory by working in the canteen at the Kandahar airfield serving troops coffee.

A judge sentenced a onetime child actor to death for murdering an Arizona couple by tying them to an anchor and throwing them overboard from their yacht off Southern California

So far it has cost about $2 million a year to maintain the 41 buildings on the barracks, most of which are now empty and all of which will almost certainly be demolished once the land dispute is finally sorted out.