NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 01-2011

A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly rigging up vibrators with explosive materials to give to his ex-girlfriends as Christmas gifts.

Daniel Sedin continued his dominance against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, but even he was outdone by teammate Ryan Kesler.

Divers say they have discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, a ship commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry and wrecked off Rhode Island in 1811.

Members of the Tsuu T'ina First Nation are partnering with the University of Calgary to keep their language alive. There are only about 50 people left who can fluently speak the Tsuu T'ina language, called Tsuutina, and the youngest person still fluent is

The mayors of Lakeshore and Chatham-Kent are blaming shallow waters for the flooding near Lighthouse Cove this week, and want the province to dredge the mouth of the Thames River.

The city of Vancouver is cracking down on buildings that don't meet fire code, even if it means forcing people out of their homes.

The Trans-Canada Highway is not expected to reopen until about 11 p.m. PT Saturday, following a huge landslide in B.C.'s Fraser Canyon.

Matas has written a letter to Health Minister Theresa Oswald asking her to not give permission for the exhibit to leave Manitoba because the company can't show the exact circumstances by which the bodies were obtained.

The chemical that turned Goldstream River green can cause allergic reactions in people, a medical health officer for Vancouver Island Health Authority said.

A farmer in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures has found about 80 dead pigeons on his farm 20 kilometres west of Quebec City.

The Canadian Avalanche Centre has issued a "special" warning the avalanche risk will be high in the southern B.C. backcountry in the coming days.

The Vancouver Canucks have beaten the Edmonton Oilers three times this season as they look to extend their season-long winning streak on Friday night, but the games have been close.

Vancouver's latest medical marijuana dispensary will open Saturday on Fraser St.

A Vancouver landmark has been transformed into a little piece of India -- complete with palm trees and market stalls -- for filming starting tonight of the Tom Cruise blockbuster, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

An assault charge has been dropped against a Red Scorpion gang member accused of getting in a fight over pie on Thanksgiving weekend last year.

The only man ever convicted in the Air India bombing disaster has been sentenced for perjury.

Abbotsford police have three men in custody in connection with a series of early morning abductions.

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' compensation package remained the usual $1 in fiscal 2010, but the value of the shares he owns has skyrocketed amid the company's ongoing success in introducing shiny new gadgets many people come to find indispensable

Ontario exporting power for less than cost! And You, the taxpayer, will pay the difference

Years of dreamy plans for renewable solar and wind energy, expensive conservation plans, unfulfilled promises to close coal-burning stations, and a belief that Ontarians can always reach deeper to pay for hydro rate increases have led to massive rate incr

The Crab Nebula is the result of a supernova observed by Chinese astronomers in 1064, making it one of the more recent remnants available to study.

Police say a code of silence has led to their pressing just one charge of sexual assault in an incident investigators maintain was a case of gang rape.

There was no movement in the unemployment rate last month, but Canada's economy did see a rise of 22,000 jobs during the month of December.

One day after being removed from their flight, Russia's junior hockey team arrived at Buffalo Niagara International Airport just after 7 a.m. today in a jovial mood and eager to return home.

Travellers may notice an increased police presence on Britain's rail network and at Heathrow airport today, amid reports the security threat level has been raised at major transport hubs in the United Kingdom.

The Iranian government has let Ottawa know that it wants the deaths of three of its citizens investigated promptly.

UPDATE: Hundreds and possibly thousands of dead birds have reportedly fallen from the sky in Italy.

The senator has so far cost taxpayers over $700,000 for work that remains a bit of a mystery even among his Senate colleagues.

The Saskatchewan government is chopping down a unique region of pine trees in the Cypress Hills area, which it says will make the forest healthier.

People in Regina and Moose Jaw are being asked to reduce their water usage following the shut-down of the water treatment plant that supplies the two cities.

A green laser lit up several aircraft over Calgary on Wednesday night. Police said that at about 6 p.m., a television news helicopter and a commercial aircraft with passengers were hit with the laser.

Veteran MLA Harry Lali has entered the B.C. NDP leadership race with some controversial comments aimed at the party's quotas for gender and ethnic minorities.

An RCMP officer in Hope risked her life last night to save a man in a burning motel. She pulled the man out of his burning suite despite thick smoke and rapidly spreading flames.

The eternal darkness that blankets the High Arctic three months a year is becoming brighter every year and, according to one observer, it's the result of global warming.

Canadian snipers who have served in Afghanistan report being less traumatized by the war than the average soldier, according to a study that offers a rare glimpse into the minds of Canada's battle-hardened troops.

Police in a rural part of southwestern Quebec are investigating a horrible case of animal cruelty after a black Labrador retriever and her puppies were abandoned on the side of a quiet road -- three of whom had been shot in the head with a nail gun.

A fire has broken out at the Horizon oilsands site near Fort McKay in northern Alberta, officials with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., which owns the site, confirmed.

A Manhattan model and actress accused of kidnapping a newborn baby misled her ex-Scarborough boyfriend and his twin sisters for months claiming she was pregnant with his child, QMI Agency learned.

When the Foothills Hospital nurses knew Jessica Gay was nearing death, they rushed her newborn daughter to her for a final, goodbye cuddle.

The Ivory Coast government of embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo expelled the British and Canadian envoys after the two countries said they no longer accepted his ambassadors, state television said Thursday.

RCMP have arrested a Mississauga, Ont., man and a Quebec couple in connection with a scheme where identities of residents from the Middle East were used to obtain status in Canada and $500,000 in tax benefits.

Hockey fans going to Saturday's Canucks game at Rogers Arena may come face to face with some anti-war protesters who want to send a message to hockey commentator Don Cherry.

B.C. Mounties have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man police say was running a white supremacist website promoting hatred from Vancouver.

A Washington State couple is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to smuggle $3.5 million worth of cocaine across the border into Grand Forks, B.C. on Dec. 16.

Two more arrests have been made in an alleged gang rape that made headlines last year after photos of the incident were widely shared on Facebook.

Two packages exploded in Maryland government buildings Thursday, according to officials.

A teenager has died in a bizarre incident at birthday party in northwestern B.C.

The United Nations' food agency is warning that the price of food is at an all-time high, and appears set to climb even higher.

Last Friday, in an article in the Toronto Star, Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak finally outlined what he would do with regards to energy policy if he were to win the 2011 Ontario election.

Quoting airport sources, The Buffalo News reports that the newly minted world junior champions were not allowed to board a flight from Buffalo Niagara International Airport because their disruptive behaviour posed a safety threat.

Cleanup crews toiled under more pounding rains Thursday to clear mountains of debris in flood-ravaged communities across northeastern Australia, as one mayor warned it could take his city up to a year to recover from the worst flooding in decades.

Canadian hockey fans are choking back their disappointment today, after their chance to celebrate World Junior Hockey Championship gold was snatched away in a stunning third-period turnaround that saw a three-goal advantage disintegrate into a 5-3 loss.

A presidential commission has concluded that a series of poor decisions led to the technical problems that ultimately contributed to a deadly explosion and America's worst-ever oil spill. And it could happen again.

An Asian man who donned an elaborate disguise on a flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver last October has been ordered to stay in custody because he remains a risk to go underground.

Consumers are up in arms over retail prices that are anywhere from 15 to 30 per cent higher in Canada than the U.S. despite the loonie having reached parity with the greenback.

Additional charges have been laid in connection with the gang rape of a teenage girl in an attack that was photographed and posted to the internet.

Canadian fans are expressing frustration over Team Canada's stunning 5-3 loss to the Russians in the gold-medal match of the world junior hockey championship, with many feeling the teen Canucks let up after taking a three-goal lead.

The Vancouver Canucks didn't play their best game, but they still were good enough to win their seventh in a row.

Russia stunned Canada 5-3 with an unlikely five-goal third period to win the gold medal at the World Junior Championship in Buffalo. Canada led 3-0 after two periods before Russia scored three times in less than five minutes to tie it.

A three time Olympian and Stanley Cup winner, a longtime former Player and Coach with the Vancouver Canucks , a veteran NHL Referee, an Owner in the BCHL and the first BCHL team to win a National Championship are the 2011 Inductees into the BC Hockey Hall

The United States will not be going home empty handed as they have capture the bronze by beating Sweden 4-2 at the World Junior Hockey Championship.

The avalanche risk is high in parts of the Sea to Sky corridor and around the North Shore Mountains.

There was a snowfall warning yesterday, but the snow never arrived.

Maybe it isn't the "new" drivers we need to worry about. Abbotsford police have come out with a mock "mature" driver sign to highlight the need for all drivers to be safe and responsible.

The campaign team for the BC Liberal leadership candidate has been putting out automated phone calls. But some of those have been placed too late for the women.

Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant to find a missing murderer who may be hiding somewhere on Vancouver Island.

The federal government is poised to sign an international treaty that will make Canada legally responsible for search and rescue in its part of the Arctic.

Health standards at a B.C. grocery store are being questioned after an employee was caught on hidden camera re-wrapping fish with a new best-before date.

The B.C. NDP is crying foul after a CBC News investigation uncovered a spike in what police allege to be suspicious cash transactions at two casinos on the Lower Mainland.

KHENJAKAK, Afghanistan - The chopper comes in hard and fast, banking sharply before slamming onto a patch of rutted soil. Troops charge out the back of the Chinook and form a protective cordon. They kneel in the dirt and scan the horizon, rifles ready.

The newest ferry intended to help turn fortunes around for beleaguered Marine Atlantic arrived in Canada Wednesday, as the Crown corporation prepared for a launch later this year.

The Vancouver Canucks have matched their longest win streak of the season. They appear to have a very good chance to extend it based on their recent results against the Calgary Flames.

Floodwaters in an inundated city on Australia's northeastern coast held steady below their predicted peak on Wednesday as exhausted residents were warned they would face a long wait before the churning, muddy mess dries up.

Canada's big businesses had a harder time during the recession than their small- and medium-sized counterparts, according to a new report from RBC Economics.

A malware-laced e-mail that spoofed seasons greetings from The White House siphoned gigabytes of sensitive documents from dozens of victims over the holidays, including a number of government employees and contractors who work on cybersecurity matters.

Roberto Alomar could soon become the first baseball player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame wearing a Toronto Blue Jays hat.

Canadians won't have to sweat nearly as much to meet national guidelines for physical fitness. Experts are planning to issue new exercise recommendations that ease some of the pressure on couch potatoes.

Canada faces off against Russia Wednesday night, in the gold medal game at the world junior hockey championship in Buffalo, New York.

Yannick Herren scored the winner in a shootout as Switzerland edged Finland 3-2 on Tuesday night to finish fifth at the world junior hockey championship.

A Surrey man was killed when his house went up in flames around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Cpl. Drew Grainger says it happened near 64 Ave. and 130 St.

Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Joshua Jackson are hard at work in Vancouver this week as filming of blockbuster Mission Impossible 4 and hit sci-fi series Fringe grinds back into gear. Film crews and film sets are popping up all over Hollywood North as

Warner Music Group, the world�s third largest music conglomerate, named Vancouver-born music entrepreneur Cameron Strang as CEO of its publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, on Tuesday. Strang, who graduated from UBC Law School in 1992 and is a dieha

Nearly a decade after the 9/11 attacks, Canada still hasn't developed a reliable strategy for protecting such critical energy infrastructure as refineries, power plants and offshore petroleum platforms, according to a new study commissioned by the Defence

The second day of 2011 was the last day for the Children�s Farmyard in Stanley Park. Opened in 1982 after replacing a children�s zoo that had opened in 1962, the farmyard had its last public day Sunday in conjunction with the last night of the 13th

America's largest oil industry trade group on Tuesday appealed to the Obama administration for speedy approval of a $7-billion Canadian pipeline to boost imports from Alberta's oilsands, arguing there has been "ample" study of the project's safety and env

Moe Sihota has expressed little worry about how a gender-equality rule could change who sits on the B.C. New Democratic Party executive. The NDP constitution says both genders must be represented in the top-three roles of party leader, president and t

The governor of Pakistan's wealthiest and most populous province was shot dead in the capital Tuesday by one of his own guards, who later told interrogators that he was angry about the politician's stance against the country's blasphemy law, officials sai

The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the average child will get more than seven radiation scans by age 18, a potentially worrisome trend.

Wintry skies darkened over Switzerland on Tuesday morning, but Romanians were treated to a pinkish ethereal light and Swedes to a beautiful sunrise, as a partial solar eclipse that began over the Mideast extended across much of Europe.

The preliminary hearing for the personal physician who watched over Michael Jackson on the day of his death has begun in Los Angeles.

Angry Greyhound passengers were contemplating legal action against the bus company Tuesday for being left to fend for themselves for some 14 hours in a small town in northern Ontario.

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man accused of selling tickets for the 2010 Olympics but never delivering them to almost 30 buyers. Thirty-one-year-old Sean McConnell Stuart of West Vancouver faces a number of charges.

A firm majority of Canadians plans to work after the onset of formal retirement, mostly for economic or social reasons.

Canadian baby boomers seem to know precious little about Alzheimer's disease -- even a startling number of those who have a family member of friend with the disease, a new survey reveals.

Just days after thousands of blackbirds dropped out of the sky over a small town in Arkansas, another 500 birds fell to their death over a Louisiana highway.

Peter Julian, the NDP MP for Burnaby-New Westminster, has announced he will not be running as a candidate in the provincial NDP leadership race.

The commander of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has been permanently relieved of his duties for showing "clearly inappropriate" videos to the ship's crew several years ago.

With the annual flu season just getting underway in Canada, some experts are worried that many Canadians, perhaps jaded by last year's "swine flu" pandemic, are not getting their flu shots.

Two Coquitlam, BC, Mounties have been charged with assault after their supervisor looked into a traffic stop in June. The pair were doing radar checks at the time.

Delta Police say no one has been hurt after a helicopter toppled over during some kind of maintenance check at Boundary Bay Airport Tuesday afternoon.

Do you think about the dangers of using your debit card when you go to pay for that carton of milk? You might want to because fraud is becoming an increasingly common problem for Canadians.

One of Canada's brightest soccer stars is calling it quits. Kara Lang, an eight-year veteran of the Canadian women's team, will officially announce her retirement from soccer on Wednesday afternoon, CBCSports.ca has learned. Persistent knee problems

Alex Burrows scored midway through the third period Monday as the visiting Vancouver Canucks held on to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3.

Two people were killed in Australia on Monday, the latest victims of devastating flooding that has swamped an area the size of British Columbia.

A blood test that can detect cancer or determine whether a cancer has begun spreading to other parts of the body has moved a little closer to your doctor's office.

Team Canada dominated the U.S.A. from one end of the ice to the other for three periods in the World Junior Hockey Championships semi-final, winning 4-1 over their arch-rivals and getting a measure of revenge for last year's loss in the gold medal game.

It wasn't the back-and-forth barn burner everyone was expecting, but Canada will definitely take it. The Canadians came out flying and never let up against the U.S. in their semifinal at the world junior hockey championship on Monday night in Buffalo,

Humankind's oldest known ancestor probably lived in fear of several large sabretooth cats that roamed the same ancient lakeside habitat in Africa.