NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 03-2011

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Netflix is trying to buy Internet streaming rights to a 26-episode drama starring Kevin Spacy before the series is shown on a television network.

Films about Conan O'Brien's expulsion from late night, Chastity Bono's sex change, the turbulent career of A Tribe Called Quest, and the shy puppeteer behind "Sesame Street"'s Elmo are among the features bound for the Hot Docs Canadian International Docum

With a possible election call in the balance, Opposition MPs began grilling Conservative cabinet ministers Wednesday over allegations the government had breached parliamentary privilege.

A U.S. official says all of the water is gone from one of the spent fuel rod pools at Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, meaning there is nothing to stop the fuel rods from getting hotter and eventually melting down, but Japan denies the c

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4.7 Magnitude earthquake hits Quebec, details still to come..

British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall says there is no expected health risk from radiation at the Japanese nuclear power plant.

V.M. has been separated from her baby for three years in the name of "child welfare." All because she didn't want to pre-authorize a cesarean section that neither she nor the hospital had any reason to believe would be medically necessary, and wasn't.

This baby squirrel coils up into a tiny ball while his doting mother gently carries him across a branch and to the safety of his nest.

The containment vessel of one of the reactors at a stricken Japanese nuclear plant may have been damaged, possibly sending radioactive steam into the atmosphere, a government spokesperson said Wednesday.

Nearly a week after a record 9.0-magnitude earthquake shook Japan, bringing a devastating tsunami to its eastern shore, the number of dead or missing has surpassed the 10,000 mark.

At a Vancouver Canucks game Monday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was spotted rubbing elbows with Trevor Linden, fueling speculation about the former hockey star's political ambitions.

Japan's top government spokesman says a surge in radiation at the crippled Fukishima nuclear power plant on Wednesday has made it too dangerous for workers to stay at the facility.

The B.C. provincial government is recommending pharmacies not dispense or stockpile potassium iodine for sale in connection to the nuclear reactor situation in Japan.

Tsunamis on the scale that hit north-east Japan last week may strike the region about once every 1,000 years, a leading seismologist has said.

Montreal Canadiens fans are gathering to send a message to the National Hockey League after it failed to suspend Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara, who sent a Hab player to hospital with a broken vertebra and a concussion.

The NHL general managers have recommended significant changes in hopes of improving player safety, but an automatic penalty for any contact with an opposing player's head is not on the table.

Imagine this scenario, Calgary Flames fans. Calgary and Nashville are battling for the last playoff spot. Well, they kinda are right now, but we mean in the final week of the season.

The universe really is expanding and it's not an illusion as a competing theory suggests, say astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Owsley (Bear) Stanley, a 1960s counterculture icon who worked with The Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD producer, died in a car crash in Australia, his family said Monday. He was 76.

Repairing an aging federal air base in Labrador is not important for some members of the Canadian military

Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell has officially resigned his seat in the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey, clearing the way for new Premier Christy Clark to call a byelection in the riding and run for a seat in the legislature.

Japanese police have raised the known death toll from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami to 2,414. Another 3,118 are listed as missing, but unofficial numbers put the true number of missing at well over 10,000.

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake shook Japan southwest of Tokyo on Tuesday, far from last week's devastating and deadly earthquake and tsunami.

Five hundred bone marrow transplant centres across Europe are being asked to be on standby to treat Japanese radiation victims if the need arises.

Responding to Japan's struggle to contain a possible nuclear catastrophe, the French nuclear safety authority has upgraded the severity of the ongoing accident to level six out of seven on the international scale.

Raffi Torres provided a quick start and the power play did the rest Monday as the streaking Vancouver Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-2 for their sixth straight win.

Christy Clark has been sworn in as British Columbia's new premier by Lt.-Gov. Steven Point.

Nikita Eaglestick, 22, was charged with attempted murder and attempted aggravated assault in connection to the Sept. 1, 2009 attack on 14-month-old Vanessa Houle.

Those are a few of the promises from AMD around its newest generation of processor, the Fusion family of accelerated processing units (APUs), designed with the help of Canadian ingenuity

A Saudi official said Monday that more than 1,000 troops, part of the Persian Gulf countries' Peninsula Shield Force, had entered Bahrain.

Scientists believed they have located the lost city of Atlantis.

Fighting between supporters of rival leaders in Ivory Coast has spread to a stronghold of Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent president who refuses to give up power.

Technicians have lost the ability to cool down a reactor at a quake-ravaged nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, where explosions have blown apart the buildings surrounding two other reactors in recent days.

While relief efforts continued Monday for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's northeast, the country's meteorological agency warned of the possibility of a 7.0 or higher magnitude temblor in the coming days.

Radiation levels at a nuclear reactor containment building are within the legal limits following an explosion that sent a massive column of smoke into the air and injured six workers, according to the operator of the plant.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged in early trading on Monday as investors reacted to the consequences of a massive natural disaster that is still unfolding.

Yemeni security forces fired live bullets and tear gas Sunday at anti-government protesters rallying at Sana'a University, killing one person and wounding 19 others, medical sources say.

Forces loyal to Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi are steadily advancing on rebels trying to oust him, winning back territory rebel forces seized earlier, Libya TV reported Sunday.

A man from Prince Edward Island says he feared for his life after experiencing the biggest earthquake in Japanese history on Friday.

Quebecers were frantically trying to get in touch with loved ones in Japan on Friday after a massive earthquake shook the country and led to a series of devastating tsunamis.

Members of Regina's first all-female football team are preparing for their inaugural season of competition in the Western Women's Canadian Football League.

A Canadian medical team based in British Columbia is en route to the worst part of the Japan earthquake and tsunami zones near Sendai in the Miyagi prefecture.

The NHL's general managers will find themselves in the eye of the storm on Florida's Atlantic coast this week.

A hydrogen explosion occurred Monday morning at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's troubled No. 3 reactor, the government's nuclear safety agency said, urging about 600 residents in a 20-kilometer radius to stay indoors.

Smoke could be seen rising from Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant following an explosion at around 11 a.m. on Monday local time, according to broadcaster NHK.

Japan issued a new tsunami warning for the same northeast region devastated by Friday's massive 9.0 magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami, Reuters reports, citing local media.

Rick Martin, the first 50-goal scorer for the Buffalo Sabres and a member of their famed French Connection line, died Sunday.

The estimated death toll in Japan surpassed 10,000 Sunday, as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns and hundreds of thousands of people struggled to find food and water.

Canadians on the West Coast are becoming more concerned about potential radioactive contamination after authorities in Japan raced to combat the threat of multiple reactor meltdowns in the quake- and tsunami-damaged northeastern coast of the country.

Brain surgery patients could receive better care thanks to the opening of a new virtual reality surgical centre training facility at Toronto Western Hospital.

A Canadian missionary has been identified as a victim of the tsunami that ravaged much of Japan's northeastern coast after a powerful earthquake shook the country on Friday.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is considering selling its share of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.

Residents in a small northern Alberta community are in shock after hearing one of their own is believed to be the victim of a brutal domestic slaying.

NDP Leader Jack Layton says he has received "no indication" from the federal government that any of his suggestions have been included in the upcoming budget, ideas that were a condition of his party's support.

Taxpayers are shelling out $26 million over three months for all those Economic Action Plan ads the Harper government is airing on TV and radio.

A Catholic priest from Quebec has been found among the dead in Japan after an earthquake and tsunami rocked the country.

Canadian aid agencies are preparing to help Japan in any way they can after the most powerful earthquake in the country's history followed by a tsunami left parts of the island nation devastated.

A 60-year-old man has been found on the roof of his floating house nearly 10 miles out at sea, two days after the tsunami that devastated the north-east coast of Japan.

AFP - The Bank of Japan plans to pump "massive" funds into markets on Monday in a bid to help them stabilise following a catastrophic earthquake and devastating tsunami, Dow Jones Newswires said.

Investigators were trying to determine if criminal wrongdoing led to the high-speed crash of a tour bus that overturned on Interstate 95 as it was returning from an overnight casino trip, slamming into a pole that nearly sheared off its roof and killing 1

A third nuclear power plant is now facing debilitating failures to its cooling system after an earthquake and tsunami rocked the eastern coast of Japan on Friday.

Inside the troubled nuclear power plant, officials knew the risks were high when they decided to vent radioactive steam from a severely overheated reactor vessel. They knew a hydrogen explosion could occur, and it did. The decision still trumped the worst

In an essay penned for the Huffington Post newspaper, Alec said: "Take a nap. Get a shower ... And then beg for your job back. Your fans demand it.

While the Alberta Squad tries to secure its fifth straight win at Canada's curling championships, the wife of one player is doing what she can to make sure her water doesn't break before the team comes home.

The military supporting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi made steady advances into rebel-held territory on Sunday as the embattled country plunged further into civil war.

At least two hundred Fort McMurray residents are without a home after an engineering report indicated their building complex is structurally unsound.

Environment Minister Peter Kent formally named Jasper National Park the world's largest dark sky preserve on Friday.

Tears streamed down Maisara Mucharam's face as she watched aerial shots of the tsunami pummeling Japan's coast and remembered the day, six years ago, when her youngest daughter was ripped out of her arms by the heavy salty sea.

A state of emergency has been called at a Japanese nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture, one of the areas hit hard by Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

NHL leading scorer Daniel Sedin had two goals and added an assist Saturday night as the Vancouver Canucks defeated Calgary 4-3 to deliver a blow to the Flames' playoff chances.

Police say they have found another 200 bodies in quake-hit coastal areas in northern Japan.

Japan, which has been rattled by more than 150 aftershocks since Friday's devastating earthquake, was shaken Sunday by a strong tremblor that caused buildings in Tokyo to sway.

Don Cherry has a solution to help prevent, or at least minimize, the potential for serious injury on the side boards in National Hockey League rinks: redesign the stanchion at the players' benches.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Canadian mission in Afghanistan is ending, and in about four months, the majority of Canada's soldiers will come home.

The changes may be imperceptible to most people, but the massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan Friday had a startling impact on the Earth, experts say. The 8.9-magnitude quake moved Japan's main island by more than two metres, in addition

People in seaside towns along the Oregon-California border are cleaning up the damage caused by a tsunami triggered by the powerful quake centred off Japan's northeast coast.

Officials in northeastern Japan are searching for thousands of people missing more than a day after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

There is an emergency at a second reactor in the same earthquake-damaged nuclear plant in Japan where an explosion occurred earlier, the country's nuclear safety agency says.

At least one Canadian was killed during the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that devastated Japan, the government confirmed Saturday.

Coca-Cola made its world debut at the Jacobs' Pharmacy soda fountain in Atlanta, where it sold for 5 cents a glass in 1886.

These and other sports changed because someone thought of new ways to do things, others followed and nobody stopped them. In many cases, sports have had to change for reasons of safety or economics. For the sake of the players and fans and the game itself

What had been the face of a leper is now one of hope.

Sue Robins remembers well the excitement before the birth of her third child. The Edmonton mother -- who describes herself as "a bit of a granola" -- chose natural childbirth and no prenatal genetic testing. There wouldn't be any point, she reasoned: it w

The millions of sardines that were found floating dead in a Southern California marina this week tested positive for a powerful neurotoxin, researchers said Friday.

The Canadian military is warming to the controversial idea of employing militia-like groups in the Kandahar district of Panjwaii, a tactic credited with stemming violence during the Iraq war but criticized over concerns of insurgent infiltration.

What: A magnitude 8.9 earthquake, the biggest quake to hit Japan since officials began keeping records in the late 1800s, struck off the country's northeast coast Friday at 2:46 p.m. local time. It was followed by at least 50 aftershocks, some of them mor

A tsunami advisory for the coasts of B.C., Washington and northern Oregon has finally been lifted, nearly 22 hours after a devastating earthquake hit off the coast of Japan.

Seismic upgrading of public buildings in Vancouver has increased the chance that people and structures would survive a catastrophic earthquake like the one that hit Japan, but the city's mayor says more has to be done.

On St. Patrick's Day, for the first time, a small NASA spacecraft called Messenger will enter into Mercury's orbit, circling at times as close as 125 miles from the planet's surface. And by coincidence, a few days before that will be the best time all yea

Harbours in California and Hawaii felt the impact from waves spawned by a devastating earthquake off Japan Friday, with damage reported and one person missing.

California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in several counties Friday after tsunami waves caused by the Japan earthquake inundated swaths of the U.S. coast, causing millions of dollars in damage and sweeping a number of people out to sea.

Rescue teams fanned out across northern Japan as dawn broke Saturday, as the latest TV pictures revealed shocking scenes of devastation in the aftermath of the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the country.

First it was Canada's largest airline. Now Canada's passenger train service has railed against the NHL.

Kaoru Ishikawa, the Japanese Ambassador to Canada, is interviewed by CBC News Network about the earthquake and tsunami that struck his country on Friday.

Tsunami warnings following Japan's massive earthquake were causing flight delays and confusion at Canadian airports on Friday.

Koko Kikuchi of Toronto tried for hours to contact his family in quake-stricken Japan, hoping for any word at all.

A Crown prosecutor is recommending a teen hockey player serve six months house arrest followed by six to eight months probation for spearing another player during a game in Edmonton.

Flying to Japan for a school trip wasn't 17-year-old Sarah Squire's first choice. She initially signed up to go to Egypt.

5 reactors in trouble after quake

the controversial group that just won a free speech Supreme Court case related to picketing soldiers' funerals, says it is planning to protest at the funeral for seven Perry County children who died in a fire Tuesday night.

An 82-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a newspaper carrier.

The first tsunami waves to hit coastal British Columbia following a massive earthquake in Japan were underwhelming, but residents kept a wary eye on the picturesque shoreline Friday for the fallout from the magnitude-8.9 quake.

Experts say the combination of a brawny earthquake and its close proximity to mainland Japan triggered a tsunami that advanced too quickly to warn residents about the dangers washing towards them on Friday.

The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history struck offshore Friday, leaving officials scrambling to restore services, put out fires and search for survivors after an ensuing tsunami washed away homes, roads, cars and ships.

The tsunami advisory for British Columbia remained in effect Friday, after the initial effects of an 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan passed the province's coastline without apparent incident.

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that sent a devastating tsunami surging across northern Japan has triggered a tsunami watch along Canada's west coast.

Cory Schneider made 44 saves and stopped all three San Jose attempts in the shootout and Alexandre Burrows scored in the second round of the tiebreaker in the Vancouver Canucks' wild 5-4 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night.

TORONTO - After serving every day of his ridiculously light three-year sentence, one of Canada's most prolific Internet sex predators will be a free man Friday.

The city council in Fort St. John, B.C., has censured the comunity's mayor for allegedly "unacceptable" conduct and demands that he not be left alone with any female member of the city's staff.

The United States government has told state attorneys general that it has run out of a key execution drug and is exploring alternatives, dashing some states' hopes of obtaining a federal supply of the drug, The Associated Press has learned.

A privately owned Snowbird jet, minus an engine, is set to be sold at an auction in April where organizers expect it may fetch around $50,000.

The National Hockey League is facing a growing backlash across Canada over how it has dealt with a devastating hit that sent Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty to hospital with a cracked vertebra.

Two Bronze Age burial pots containing human remains have been found at the base of a standing stone in Angus.