NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 08-2012

A man from the southern Ohio city of Cincinnati said he was so upset when he saw his landlord's poolside "White Only" sign that he believes was aimed at his black daughter that he could no longer live at his home.

With temperatures expected to soar this weekend, southern B.C. residents are being reminded to stay hydrated, dress in light clothing, and watch out for each other.

Police in B.C. are investigating a 'baby for sale' ad that someone posted to a Prince George buy-and-sell website using a photo that had been posted on Facebook.

The Canadian women's soccer team will meet the top-seeded Americans in the semifinals at the London Games after defeating the hosts from Great Britain 2-0 on Friday in their quarter-final match at Coventry Stadium.

A study shows the dominance of male trees is making it worse for people who suffer from allergies.

The first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in the Olympics was easily defeated Friday by a Puerto Rican opponent in a judo bout that lasted only 82 seconds.

Move meant to protect drunken soldiers from drowning in makeshift pools

Toronto is recording a higher-than-usual frequency of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus, according to Toronto Public Health.

A packed double-decker Megabus slammed into an Illinois interstate bridge support pillar Thursday, hurtling screaming passengers from their seats and leaving at least one person dead and more than three dozen injured, officials said.

Angry over his recent arrest, a Vermont man destroys seven police vehicles under the wheels of his large tractor.

The Canadian women's doubles badminton team of Alex Bruce and Michele Li lost thier semifinal match against Japan on Thursday, but still have a shot at an improbable Olympic medal when they meet Russia for bronze.

Jose Calderon scored eight of his 19 points in the final 44 seconds, then eluded defenders frantically trying to foul him to run out the clock as Spain held on to beat winless Britain 79-78 in Olympic men's basketball Thursday.

Canadian Olympic rider Hawley Bennett-Awad, who was injured Monday after being thrown from her horse during an equestrian competition in London, was released from hospital today.

The British Royal Family has been popping up at Olympic events across London, making the most of an opportunity to bolster their public image while the international spotlight shines on the British capital.

A massive scientific drilling mission off Antarctica's eastern coast turns up evidence of palm trees during a warm period 53 million years ago.

Adam Smith, former CFO and treasurer of medical supplies manufacturer Vante, caused quite a stir today when he put up a video of himself bullying a Chick-fil-A drive-thru employee in Tucson on YouTube.

An Australian billionaire reportedly plans to clone a real dinosaur from ancient DNA samples for a "Jurassic Park-style" area at his new theme resort, prompting many around the web to ask, "Has Clive Palmer seen how Jurassic Park ended?"

Hans Rausing, the Tetra Pak billionaire, hid the body of his wife at their $110-million home for two months because he "did not want her to leave," a court heard Wednesday.

China's Twitter-like website Sina Weibo has given a digital megaphone to more than 300 million Chinese, but some say the exploding popularity of microblogging is also making it easier for the communist government to keep an eye on its citizens.

Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government's list of natural disaster areas as the nation's agriculture chief unveiled new help for frustrated, cash-strapped farmers and ranchers grappling with extre

The Olympics have turned London into a tale of two cities, with shops, hotels, theatres and restaurants in the centre suffering a tourist drought while crowds throng to the games a few miles to the east.

NHL players and their union began examining the league's proposed expansion of revenue sharing as labour talks continued Tuesday. NHLPA executive director Don Fehr says he can't make a counterproposal on the league's full package until his group receives

The Canadian women's eight has won silver at the Olympic rowing regatta, capturing Canada's seventh medal at the London Games. The powerhouse Americans won gold while the Netherlands captured bronze. Canada and the U.S. came into the Games as rivals for g

A tactical police unit burst into a hotel room in Nanaimo, B.C., at about 10 a.m. PT Wednesday and recovered a grenade launcher.

The Conservative government is pardoning a group of farmers who were arrested for trying to sell their wheat under the old law governing the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly as they mark the first day on which prairie producers can sell outside the board.

A kitten is safe after being trapped in a sewer pipe for two days in Kingsville, Ont., southeast of Windsor.

A scandal that swept the badminton world at the London Olympics on Wednesday turned out to be magic for a pair of young Canadians.

After suffering his biggest heartbreak at the 2008 Beijing Games, Canada's Brent Hayden is finally an Olympic medallist. The Mission, B.C., native gave the Canadians their first medal in the pool when he earned a bronze in the men's 100-metre freestyle on

Quebeckers will head to the polls on Sept. 4

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win 2012 Olympics rowing gold for Great Britain in the women's pair.

Boris Johnson, London's always colourful mayor, was literally left hanging in an east London park today when an Olympic stunt didn't go quite as planned.

Canada's men's eight rowers couldn't defend their Olympic title against a powerful German team on Wednesday, but the Canadians captured a hard-fought silver medal for the country's fifth medal of the Olympics.

Carrier, which has stuck with single, economy class cabin since 1996, will offer travelers roomier seats in first four rows

Group gets kicked out after trying to lose matches to receive a more favorable place in the field

Wild B.C. chase began in West Kelowna and ended more than 50 kilometres away just outside of Vernon

Former cabinet minister who kept mum on her reason for resigning now qualifies for a $52,183 parliamentary pension