NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 02-2011

A Quebec separatist group says it plans to make Prince William and Kate Middleton's trip to Canada this summer "as unpleasant as possible."

About 200,000 litres spilled into the river from the City of Ottawa's combined sewers on Friday, when the temperature hit 11 C.

Molson Canadian is set to become the official beer of the NHL as part of a sponsorship agreement announced Tuesday that is believed to be the most lucrative in league history.

A pair of young skiers from Denmark who found themselves stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour overnight say they would have been in serious danger if they didn't come across a rescue hut tucked deep into a snowy valley.

Worried that violent protests in Libya could spread across the oil-rich Middle East, investors continued to send the price of a barrel of crude to record levels on Tuesday.

Libya's longtime leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi vowed Tuesday on state television he would die a martyr on Libyan soil rather than flee his country.

Far more Canadians than Americans believe climate change is real, according to a report produced by U.S. and Canadian think tanks.

Algeria plans to lift a 19-year state of emergency as the country's leadership tries to avert discontent in the North African country.

Defiant Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called on his supporters Tuesday to "secure Libya's streets" and vowed to "cleanse Libya house by house" if anti-government protesters do not surrender.

Rescue crews have pulled 120 people alive from the debris and rescue teams were focusing efforts on six downtown sites where many people were trapped, including as many as a dozen visiting Japanese students.

Arctic mariners will have better access to weather data and navigational warnings in the Northwest Passage and other northern waterways, where marine traffic is expected to pick up as the sea ice shrinks.

Losing NHL star Sidney Crosby to a concussion is a reminder that all players are vulnerable, Canadian hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne says.

The federal government will spend $115 million on a new Canadian Forces helicopter facility near Victoria, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday.

Hundreds of huge pot plantations in the B.C. interior are dumping toxic waste on rural land, creating dangerous cesspools that threaten to contaminate ground water sources.

Latvian police said they have arrested a 27-year-old man for shooting a fellow audience member during a screening of Black Swan over how loudly he had been eating popcorn, according to reports.

A woman convicted of robbery after threatening to set two St. John's store clerks on fire will spend the next seven years behind bars.

The federal government announced Monday it plans to ban the hallucinogenic herb salvia.

Three veterans plan to camp out in a homeless shelter in Halifax, hoping to find other former members of the military who may need help.

Ontario and Saskatchewan are on a collision course at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

A wildlife pathologist at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown is researching whether small-calibre bullets should be used to kill grey seals instead of a hacket pic or club.

About 170 workers are picketing outside Moosehead Breweries saying the Saint John-based company locked them out over a contract dispute.

Designers in Grand Falls are waiting to hear if the massive domed igloo they finished on the weekend has allowed the northwestern New Brunswick town to recapture a world record.

Bird watchers in Courtenay, B.C., say bald eagles in the area are starving to death after a poor chum salmon run last season has left them working even harder to find food.

Samples of a marine creature collected during Captain Scott's Antarctic trips are yielding data that may prove valuable in projecting climate change.

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to an Afghan government office Monday, killing at least 30 people, many who were waiting in line to obtain government identification cards, police said.

Much of southern and southwestern Ontario was hit with heavy snowfall overnight, with blowing snow from brisk winds creating poor visibility in many areas.

The Teslin Tlingit Council in southern Yukon has signed an historic agreement to run its own justice system, allowing the self-governing First Nation to enact its own laws and set up its own court.

More than seven decades after aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared while attempting her ill-fated flight around the world, a British Columbia scientist hopes to extract DNA from letters she wrote to loved ones.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government will not engage in "horse trading or negotiations over the budget," despite a recent meeting with the NDP leader and a willingness to hear from the other opposition parties about their economic priorities.

Police in Delta, B.C. have announced the arrest of an 18-year-old male in relation to the brutal beating death of 15-year-old Laura Szendrei.

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, seriously injuring people and damaging buildings throughout the city.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi made a brief appearance on state television to say he is still in the capital and quash rumours that he fled to Venezuela, amid increasing signs that his regime is on the brink of collapse.

A new list of the world's most liveable cities has named three Canadian locales among its Top 10, with Vancouver earning the top honour for the fifth straight year.

The ships were scheduled to pass through the canal on Monday, on their way to Syria. On Monday, there were conflicting reports as to when the ships would enter the waterway. The Associated Press, citing Suez Canal officials, reported that the voyage was e

Initial protests pass off peacefully but bank blaze kills five with scores injured and detained as trouble flares in deprived suburbs.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday he had seen information to suggest Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi had fled the country and was on his way to Venezuela.

A man has been charged with aggravated assault and two suspects are being sought by police following three separate assaults that sent five men to hospital in Calgary Saturday night.

Kobe Bryant always shines brightest among the stars, especially in his hometown.

The bodies of three Alberta snowmobilers killed in an avalanche north of Golden, B.C., have been recovered.

After a hurricane blew the bird north, legal boundaries prevent Nova Scotians from sending him home

Much of southern Ontario will see significant snowfall overnight, with Environment Canada issuing winter storm warnings for areas surrounding Windsor, Hamilton and the Niagara Region.

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill "devastated" life on and near the seafloor, a marine scientist has said. Studies using a submersible found a layer, as much as 10cm thick in places, of dead animals and oil, said Samantha Joye of the University of Geor

Global warm-ing could spur the growth of toxic algae and bacteria in the world's seas and lakes, with an impact that could be felt in 10 years, U.S. scientists said Saturday.

The hunt for grey seals is expected to begin Monday and representatives of the Humane Society will be there to film the kill, standing the required 10 metres away as demanded by their permit from the Canadian government.

KFC isn't 'finger lickin' good' anymore. At least it's not the fast-food chain's slogan anymore.

OTTAWA - Does CSIS have a file on Prime Minister Stephen Harper?

Police are on the hunt for a missing convict serving a life sentence for igniting a blaze that killed his ex-girlfriend's lesbian lover.

NDP Leader Jack Layton says he still wants the government to cancel planned corporate tax cuts, as negotiations continue on the upcoming federal budget -- the details of which will determine whether Canadians head to the polls this spring.

Milos Raonic's dazzling run at the ATP Tour event in Memphis ended in defeat.

Victoria police have arrested a suspect who allegedly pushed a 78-year-old man off a cliff Sunday in an apparently random and unprovoked assault.

Canada's Matthew Morison took third Sunday in the men's parallel giant slalom on the FIS Snowboard World Cup tour.

Canadian track cyclists Tara Whitten and Zach Bell didn't even need to race Sunday to be crowned World Cup champions in the omnium.

Canadian short-track speedskater Marianne St-Gelais locked up the 500-metre World Cup title Sunday, racing to her fifth straight victory at the distance this season.

The son of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi warned early Monday that persisting mass protests could lead to civil war, while the government continued to crackdown violently on demonstrators.

The Flames tamed the wintry conditions of chilly temperatures, brittle ice and bouncing pucks better than the Montreal Canadians to score a 4-0 win in the 2011 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic before 41,022 frosty fans at McMahon Stadium on Sunday.

Canadian soldiers will be tested by extreme cold in a training program under way in northern Manitoba.

British gay Muslims are joining the global fight for equality and seeking gay Islamic marriage. The BBC's 5 live Investigates speaks to one couple about their 'nikah' - a Muslim matrimonial contract - and asks how they balance their sexuality with the Isl

Mahela Jayawardene hit Sri Lanka's fastest World Cup century as he guided the tournament co-host to a commanding 210-run victory over Canada in Group A on Sunday.

Canada's Alex Harvey captured silver Sunday in a cross-country skiing World Cup sprint race in an ideal warmup for the upcoming world championships.

Canadian Milos Raonic is on what he calls an amazing run, and he's not ready to stop after using his powerful serve to beat Mardy Fish 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships semifinals.

The federal government is paying close attention to public opinion in the ongoing search for a nuclear waste site -- and it detects some favourable signs in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan.

The Government of Canada plans to spend $55,000 to combat Montezuma's revenge.

A portion of the Trans Canada Highway is closed in northern Ontario after a natural gas pipeline exploded in a massive fireball late Saturday night.

MEMPHIS, TN - Playing in her first WTA Final, Rebecca Marino had to retire after losing the first set to a Slovakian opponent. Marino was down 6-2 and then conceded the match because of an abdominal injury.

Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer stands by his decision to end the life of his severely disabled daughter almost 20 years ago, in his first interview since being released on full parole in December.

The study of birds, bats and flying insects could be transformed by the use of technology designed for tracking storms, researchers say.

The Kepler space telescope measures the sizes and ages of stars five times better than any other means - when it "listens" to the sounds they make.

A B.C. researcher is suggesting seafood lovers cut back on cod and tuna and eat more sardines and anchovies to help save dwindling fish stocks.

BERLIN - German police used teargas, water cannon and truncheons on Saturday to control thousands of people protesting against neo-Nazis marching through the eastern city of Dresden in commemoration of a 1945 allied bombing.

Snipers from Libya's government forces fired on mourners attending a funeral for slain protesters Saturday, killing at least 15 people as demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Moammar Gadhafi continued for the fifth straight day.

Police involved in the continuing job of identifying women slain by B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton are asking for the public's help.

Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets call the Milky Way home.

Daniel Sedin scored twice and added an assist Saturday to move into the NHL scoring lead as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the visiting Dallas Stars 5-2.

The Danish Supreme Court has given the government the green light to take control of a largely self-governing Copenhagen neighbourhood that was occupied by hippies four decades ago.

A large-scale military sweep in southern Afghanistan involving Canadian troops has yielded the seizure of massive weapons caches hidden in fields around a tactically crucial region in Kandahar province.

High seas have stranded dozens of offshore workers on oil production platforms hundreds of kilometres east of St. John's.

After two days of record-breaking warm temperatures, much of southern Ontario was blown back into the deep freeze on Saturday morning with powerful winds.

Three people are dead and another person seriously injured after an avalanche on Mount Gerald, north of Golden, in eastern B.C., RCMP say.

Don Cherry's not going anywhere, at least not for another season of Hockey Night in Canada. The outspoken commentator renewed his contract with HNIC through the 2011-2012 season, CBC announced on Saturday.

Christine Nesbitt's hot streak on the World Cup circuit cooled somewhat as the London, Ont., native finished with a bronze in the 1,500-metre race Saturday.

Marianne St-Gelais extended her mastery of the women's 500 metre event on the short-track speedskating World Cup circuit.

For the Calgary Flames, the Heritage Classic is a road game at home that they need to win.

A 12-year-old boy has died after a garbage truck collided with a convertible in rural Langley, B.C. on Friday.

The mother of Candace Derksen, the 13-year-old who was left to die in a Winnipeg brickyard 26 years ago, said she was "tremendously relieved" at the second-degree murder conviction of Mark Edward Grant late Friday.

Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer's disease later on, scientists said Friday.

A 31-year-old woman has now been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a seven-year-old boy. Police say Renee Marie Boudreau, who is a trained-overnight caregiver, was present at the boy's home in southwest Edmonton when he died.

A group of Canadian space buffs wants to make a hockey puck boldly go where no hockey puck has gone before: the surface of the moon.

With hope dwindling that rescuers would find them and their starving bodies on the verge of shutting down, the 33 trapped Chilean miners turned to thoughts of suicide and cannibalism, according to a new book.

The United States government on Saturday said it was assessing possible responses after Somali pirates hijacked a yacht with four Americans on board in the Arabian sea off the coast of Somalia.

Mayor Jean Tremblay announced Wednesday that he refuses to heed a judgment by the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ordering him to cease reciting a Christian prayer before city council meetings

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police have arrested three suspects involved in the heist of some 725,000 condoms, which have not yet been found. Mohamad Shukri Dahlan, the police chief of Malaysia's northern Perak state, says the heist was "an insi

Two-thirds of Canadians fear Prime Minister Stephen Harper will "compromise" by giving up too much power over immigration, privacy and security to get a deal with the United States

Armoured vehicles sealing off Pearl Square, the focal point of protests in Bahrain's capital, have withdrawn on the orders of the royal family.

BEIJING -- Chinese authorities are detaining activists as a call circulates for people to gather Sunday in 13 cities for a "Jasmine Revolution."

Bottom-feeding fish in the Hudson River have developed a gene that renders them immune to the toxic effects of PCBs, researchers say.

Future climate change could change the profile of tropical forests, with possible consequences for carbon storage and biodiversity, a study says.

Four Americans sailing on a yacht off the coast of Oman have been taken hostage by Somali pirates, an international maritime watchdog says.