NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2011

One woman was killed in an accident involving a Greyhound bus early Saturday morning near Fernie, B.C.

At least two people have died in a small plane crash in central Alberta.

A Canadian researcher involved in a study that uncovered a drug capable of significantly reducing the risk of breast cancer in high-risk, postmenopausal women called the finding a "landmark" discovery on Saturday.

Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz says his city has silenced any doubts that it wouldn't be able to support an NHL franchise, after a season ticket drive sold out in only 17 minutes.

Canucks fans throughout Vancouver are gearing up for game day as the Stanley Cup final continues.

The Strombo Show host goes one-on-one with Prime Minister Stephen Harper as they will chat about the Vancouver Canucks' magical playoff run and other hockey topics.

When Daniel and Henrik Sedin streak down the ice, exchanging crisp passes in a display of their jaw-dropping offensive creativity, it's easy to forget the Vancouver Canucks were the NHL's best defensive team this season.

Lake Manitoba is all but unique among the planet's 40 largest lakes in that it's growing larger. In other parts of the world, large lakes are shrinking in what amounts to one of the planet's most horrific environmental disasters.

Intelligence agents managed to hack into the extremist Inspire magazine, replacing its bombmaking instructions with a recipe for cupcakes.

After a grueling five-day test of material-collecting ability, the team from Laurentian University returned home to Sudbury, Canada, with the win in NASA's second annual Lunabotics competition.

Officials said 7,158 season tickets had been bought by 4:30 p.m. Friday for the NHL's return to Winnipeg.

Unable to afford the doctors visits and medical bills associated with an actual medical abortion, Jennie L. McCormack of Idaho instead had her sister purchase drugs online to ingest in order to cause a miscarriage. McCormack, who is the mother of three,

Three people were rushed to hospital after being stabbed in two separate incidents in Winnipeg.

Premier Christy Clark shut down debate for the summer Thursday, saying her promises of an open government involve more than keeping politicians tied to Victoria.

A fisherman hauled an extremely rare blue lobster out of the waters off P.E.I.'s North Shore Wednesday.

A 73-year-old man shot and killed five people, including the lawyer who represented his ex-wife in their divorce, in multiple locations Thursday in a rampage that rattled the Arizona border city of Yuma.

OSLO - A cold snap in Greenland in the 12th century may help explain why Viking settlers vanished from the island, scientists said on Monday.

CBC's Hockey Night in Canada broke its own NHL playoff viewership record during Wednesday night's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins, with an average audience of 5.6 million and a peak of 7.8 million.

Postal workers in Winnipeg were set to walk off the job at midnight Thursday, as the union began rotating strikes to press its contract demands.

Four people were killed in an explosion and fire at an oil refinery in west Wales, Dyfed Powys Police have said.

Worms have been found living at depths in the Earth where it was previously thought animals could not survive.

Survey data taken across a great swathe of the east of the white continent has allowed scientists to map the shape of the bedrock buried deep under the ice.

Astronomers have released what they say is the best-yet picture of NGC 6744, a spiral galaxy described as a "sibling" of our own Milky Way.

CTV's Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lloyd Robertson's will be giving his trademark sign-off for the last time on Sept. 1, as the veteran journalist announced the date of his final nightly newscast today.

Sony has been hit by a second massive data breach, hackers claim, another potential embarrassment for a company that is struggling to restore its image following the loss of tens of millions of credit card numbers through its PlayStation Network.

The union representing some 48,000 postal workers has indicated it will strike at midnight, despite one last concession from Canada Post in its contract negotiations.

A long-forgotten subterranean memorial to Canadian soldiers who fought in the First World War will soon see the light of day, thanks to the efforts of a London, Ont.-based group.

Canadian researchers have traced the average path of single light particles through two slits, probing the limits of a famous physics principle that seemed to suggest doing so wasn't possible.

A dozen rockets were fired at HMCS Charlottetown off the coast of Libya on Monday.

Toronto council should tell the National Hockey League the city is interested in hosting a second team, says a rookie councillor.

Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows will not be suspended for allegedly biting the finger of Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.

Clusters of thunderstorms with extensive lightning and large hail are hitting some areas hard.

Hackers who attacked two of Canada's federal departments stole classified information before being discovered last January, CBC News has learned.

Thousands of Quebec households were still without power nearly 24 hours after gale-force winds whipped the province's south and west regions.

Canada is looking at setting up bases around the world to better position the military to participate in international missions, Defence Minister Peter MacKay confirmed Thursday.

Canucks fans celebrating the team's last-minute victory against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday were already counting down the number of wins left to capture the Stanley Cup, a testament to how close the cup feels in a city that has never won the NHL's top

A chippy opener to the Stanley Cup final turned bizarre Monday when Vancouver's Alex Burrows appeared to bite the finger of a Boston Bruins player during a scrum at the end of the first period.

Images of children killed in a government crackdown against protests are circulating widely among Syrians on YouTube and Al-Jazeera, Facebook and opposition websites.

Tornadoes roared through Massachusetts on Wednesday, as violent winds caused damage in about two dozen communities, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees, scattering debris and leaving at least four dead throughout the state.

Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks have a flair for the dramatic and a knack for snatching the series opener in this playoff run that has them three victories shy from their first Stanley Cup championship.

Military transport planes and helicopters were dispatched to northern Saskatchewan to help evacuate the remote communities of Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nation, which are under threat of a massive forest fire.

Police in Niagara Falls, Ont. say they have recovered the body of a woman who went over the falls on Tuesday just before 5 p.m.

Ambassadors from NATO's 28-member states, including Canada, have unanimously decided to extend the military campaign in Libya for an additional 90 days.

A deadly tornado and two broken legs couldn't keep Mason the dog from his family. Now he's become an Internet celebrity with thousands of fans on Facebook.

15:31 GMT, May 31, 2011 Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, will develop innovative solutions to protect ships of the Canadian Navy against new types of asymmetric threats. Under the designation LOCATES (= Laser Optical Countermeasures a

The Vancouver Canucks waited until the bitter end of regulation time, but their knack for taking the first game of a series in this playoff run continued in the Stanley Cup Final.

Apart from grabbing the early series lead, Henrik Sedin believes the Canucks' success in Game 1s this postseason has done wonders for the team's psyche and confidence.

Any NHL player with a scruffy playoff beard will tell you that luck counts. Fans and players alike are always looking for signs or omens that portend a win and there seems to be no stronger sign of Canadian hockey luck than a loonie buried in the ice.

Vancouver Canucks fever is sweeping across B.C. as anxious fans await the start of the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Boston Bruins.

Kane has developed a technology called DispersinB that prevents and removes microbial biofilms. The technology disperses the biofilm and allows antibiotics to become effective, where previously they would not be.