NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2012

The adopted parents of a self-described potential killer say they hope their 22-year-old daughter will receive the treament she needs to deal with her homicidal tendencies.

Detroit Red Wings prospect Riley Sheahan of St. Catharines, Ont., faces charges under Michigan's super drunk designation following his arrest during a traffic stop on Oct. 29.

For the first time in living memory, New York City - whose murder rate has hit a 50-year low - experiences a day entirely free of violent crime.

The Leveson report calls for a tougher form of press self-regulation but Prime Minister David Cameron says he has "serious concerns and misgivings" over new laws.

An SAS sniper is released from detention after his sentence for possessing a pistol is cut and suspended by the Court of Appeal.

A Russian court has banned access on the internet to the videos of performances by the jailed feminist punk band Pussy Riot, ruling the films to be extremist. A Moscow court declared the videos, including the infamous Punk Prayer in the Cathedral of Ch

A United Nations conference is set to debate whether the global body should play a larger role in governing the online world, stirring criticism from technology companies and rights activists who say the proposal holds potentially dire implications.

Two U.S.-based Internet-monitoring companies say Syria has shut off the internet nationwide.

A number of surgeries have been postponed in Quebec as the agency that oversees blood supplies in the province has temporarily suspended use of the stock.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says he'll travel to New York today to oppose any unilateral move by the Palestinian Authority for statehood at the United Nations.

An Associated Press reporter searching the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory Wednesday found well-known clothing labels among the equipment charred in the fire that killed 112 workers Saturday. He also found entries in account books indicating that the factor

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has opened the door to replacing Canada's aging fixed-wing search-and-rescue fleet with other kinds of planes.

A Japanese rail company has revealed plans to run a train that could hit more than 500 kilometres an hour, which would make it the fastest train in the world.

Despite early cooling from La Nina, 2012 is on track to become one of the top 10 hottest years on record, with the U.S. experiencing extreme warmth and Arctic Sea ice shrinking to its lowest extent, the UN weather agency said Wednesday.

A new poll suggests that while the Parti Quebecois government seeks to remove the Canadian flag from the provincial legislature, most people in Quebec view the Maple Leaf as a source of pride.

An American law firm has taken on the case of farmers who want killer whales that live in the waters between British Columbia and the U.S. removed from the endangered species list.

Last year, Forbes valued the Leafs at $521 million.

A step-by-step explanation of how Canada’s biggest city found itself embroiled in lawsuits over shopping bags.

A seven-year-long battle between the federal government and multiple First Nations could soon end with sources suggesting a deal is nearing completion, possibly paving the way for an urban reserve at the Winnipeg site.

Alcohol prices should be raised to reduce the problems of excessive drinking, policy researchers recommend.

Defence sources say most of the fleet, which has often been in the news for being air taxis for senior officials, will reach the end of its service life by 2014.

The reprimand came Monday, after Judge Howard Chisvin admitted his behaviour in Newmarket court amounted to judicial misconduct.

The number of new drugs that interact adversely with grapefruit juice is on the rise, says a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

World number one Rory McIlroy caps a sensational 2012 by winning the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

A Florida man choked to death in October after eating dozens of live cockroaches in a contest to win a python, an autopsy finds.

Add this to the huge list of troubles that Sandy has brought to the neighbourhoods hit hardest: Wreckage from the storm seems to have created inviting spots for killers to dump bodies

A judge will rule Monday morning in the conflict of interest case involving Ford and his football foundation.

Andre Durie added a touchdown in the second half for the Argonauts, who built a 24-6 lead and never trailed while playing in front of a loud home crowd of 53,208 at Rogers Centre. Toronto earned its 16th Grey Cup title and first since 2004.

The RCMP has issued its latest denial in a series of harassment lawsuits filed by female Mounties.

— Former championship boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho died Saturday at the hospital in Puerto Rico where he has been unconscious since he was shot in the face in an attack in his hometown.

Toronto police have recovered a massive load of toys stolen from the Salvation Army.

A couple from South Yorkshire have had children removed from their care as foster parents because of their membership of the UK Independence Party.

Justin Bieber now has a Diamond Jubilee Medal � presented by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper � to add to his accolades

The actor, who returned as J.R. in a new edition of Dallas this year, had a long history of health problems and died Friday due to complications from his battle with cancer, his family said.

The country is about to pass a red-ink milestone that the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says is completely unnecessary. The national debt is set to reach $600 billion just seconds before 11:19 p.m.

A proposal to ship oil from Alberta to Eastern Canadian markets is drawing support from a growing number of premiers who say it could help stimulate the economy while serving as the foundation for a national energy strategy

The defeated GOP candidate famously disparaged Obama as the candidate of the 47 percent. Now, liberals gleefully view Mitt's final tally as poetic justiceLiberal schadenfreude is about to reach overdose levels. Just when you thought the dead horse of Mitt

About 11,000 shoppers were in lines wrapped around Macy's flagship store in New York City's Herald Square when it opened

The Flyin’ Hawaiian claimed the honour Thursday at the CFL’s awards banquet.

A British Columbia man who culled 56 sled dogs was sentenced Thursday to three years probation for causing unnecessary pain and suffering to nine of the animals.

A Sea King helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday in a vacant lot near a grocery store in Halifax after it experienced problems with its hydraulics, the Department of National Defence said.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled cherry tomatoes that may be contaminated with salmonella.

Nine Grade 12 students in Brampton, Ont., who made comments about their teachers on Twitter were suspended from classes after the school board deemed the remarks inappropriate.

A southwestern Ontario mayor facing criminal charges in a fraud investigation is expected to speak publicly today about his political future.

Members of a northern B.C. First Nation have evicted surveyors working on a natural gas pipeline project, and set up a road block for all pipeline activity.

A woman in Sweden has been charged with engaging in sexual activities with a human skeleton and could face jail time for disturbing the peace of the dead

Bus explodes on Tel Aviv's Shaul Hamelech Street, of 21 injured, one seriously, one moderately wounded; police confirm explosion was a terror attack, are searching for additional suspects, explosives.

Discovery of the box, on a science classroom shelf since the 1960s, prompted testing that found the school to be safe.

Selling hotel units as investment condos may violate terms of 2004 Ontario Securities Commission ruling.

Judge rules school shouldn't have suggested students would get prestigious certifications.

The girl was brought by Lisa Biron to Niagara Falls this year where four videos and digital photographs of sex acts were recorded, authorities say

British Columbia�s newest mountain resort municipality now has a mayor and councillors, but not a single voter in the area that�s home to grizzly bears and goats

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking its first legal step to stop months of protests and rallies outside Walmart stores, targeting the union that it says is behind such actions

Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent thinks recent extreme weather events are forcing politicians in both Canada and the U.S. to focus on the issue of climate change, and that includes members of his Conservative government's cabinet.

A third man has been arrested in connection with the confinement and sexual assault of a teenage boy in Nova Scotia.

The Montreal area has been complaining about its outdated infrastructure for years, but residents will surely spare some of their whinging for this newly-paved road. Stare hard at the photo above and you will notice that there is a massive hydro pole prot

A former ice cream parlour owner confessed in court on Monday to shooting, sawing up and freezing both her ex-husband and her lover, and burying them under the cellar of her store in Vienna

The BlackBerry news site Crackberry received this leaked photo of BlackBerry's next-generation smartphone next to the iPhone 5

New borrowing rules have hit homeowners so hard that it could undermine any economic recovery in Canada, says a new study from the country's mortgage brokers

Cyber Monday was once a Black Friday afterthought for American consumers. No longer.

A 24-year-old man was arrested in Kingston for telling children Santa doesn't exist.

James Bond star Daniel Craig surprises UK troops serving at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan with a visit as they prepare to watch the 007 latest film, Skyfall.

Scientists in Cambridge have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose.

Seniors lose the right to move at their own pace in a digital world. Banks, telephone and utility companies now charge monthly fees to customers who want a paper bill.

Kevin Glenn had three touchdown tosses, as the Calgary Stampeders booked their ticket to the 100th Grey Cup with a 34-29 win over the BC Lions.

The Toronto Argonauts guaranteed the presence of the home team with a 27-20 upset victory against the Alouettes Sunday afternoon in the East Division final before 50,112 Olympic Stadium spectators.

Ricky Ray threw for 399 yards and a TD, while Marcus Ball had two interceptions as the Toronto Argonauts advance to the 100th Grey Cup with a 27-20 win over the Als Sunday.

A trick punt by a Winnipeg junior varsity football team player during a semifinal game last month has been getting a lot of attention on YouTube.

At least one person has died and eight people are injured after a plane crashed in northern Manitoba.

Three teens have died after drinking popular energy drinks like Red Bull, and dozens of other Canadians have suffered serious side effects, a Star investigation has found.

Hayley McBride says her 4-year-old son Casper was sent to a small padded room at his school three times without her permission or knowledge.

He's great with kids, athletic, loving — but Buckie is a hard sell. Even though he's free.

The RCMP is defending licence plate scanning technology after B.C.'s privacy commissioner warned that sharing data from the scans violates the rights of law abiding citizens.

The RCMP say a B.C. man and his young son who are the subject of an Amber Alert may have entered the United States.

An event organizer says there are four dead and 17 hospitalized after a train crashed into a trailer carrying veterans during a West Texas parade.

The eurozone returns to recession for the first time in three years as the bloc's economy contracts by 0.1% between July and September.

A home near Victoria had to be demolished after an oil company got its addresses mixed up and delivered a load of furnace oil to the wrong house.

A 19-year-old man was arrested after a police chase that stretched 100 km, lasted 45 minutes, involved dozens of police cars and included one attempt to trap a suspect vehicle.

The B.C. government has released a draft plan on managing the province's grey wolf population, suggesting that hunting should continue and that culls in some areas might be necessary.

A rogue planet wandering through the cosmos apparently without a star to orbit has been identified by an international team using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Hawaii's Mauna Kea and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.

The head of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari, is killed during a series of Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip.

The death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant is the subject of two investigations at University Hospital Galway in the Republic of Ireland.

The common wisdom that people in a vegetative state cannot be reached may need to be rethought after researchers in London, Ont., have shown otherwise in the case of Canadian Scott Routley.

It is meant to be a day of solemn reflection on the sacrifice paid by those who fought and died for their country. So many of those who lined the streets of Bristol were left outraged when a man dressed as a devil chose to gatecrash a Remembrance Day marc

Burning poppy photo: A man has been arrested for posting an image of a burning poppy on a social network site.

The Hockey Hall of Fame is welcoming four new members: Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are being inducted in the player category.

One of the first big blasts of winter left many parts of B.C. covered with snow on Monday morning, meaning an early opening for at least one ski resort.

What kind of military will Canada have in the near future? The question is posed because of shrinking budgets in the years ahead, after increases of about a billion dollars every year under the current government.

The B.C. government is upgrading its tsunami warning plans following delays broadcasting emergency information after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake last month.

A half mile below the ground at Prudhoe Bay, above the vast oil field that helped trigger construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, a drill rig has tapped what might one day be the next big energy source.

At a special service in Halifax this Remembrance Day, three children laid a wreath in honour of their father who was killed in Afghanistan

Two young vets from Hamilton say they feel connected to Canadian veterans from older conflicts.

Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney is defending his decision to halt an investigation by Canada's veterans ombudsman into a controversial breach of privacy, saying in an interview on CBC Radio's The House that Canada's privacy watchdog was best suite

People in southern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario were digging out after a winter storm brought heavy snow and freezing rain.

Heavy rains and seas whipped up by strong winds have flooded Venice, Italy and brought the lagoon city's high tide mark to its sixth-highest level since records began being kept 150 years ago.

The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Russian experts will join a team of Swiss and French investigators in exhuming the remains of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat later this month.

The Calgary Stampeders beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a CFL playoff game for the first time since 1994 with a 36-30 victory in the West Division semifinal Sunday.

The Toronto Argonauts scored a league playoff record 31 in the second and cruised from there to a dominant 42-26 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL's cross-over playoff round on Sunday at Rogers Centre.

Canadians should live their lives worthy of the freedom, democracy and justice they enjoy as a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending those values, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday.

Thousands of people gathered at cenotaphs, squares and buildings across the country to honour Canada's veterans.

Record numbers of chum salmon are returning to urban creeks in Burnaby, B.C., to spawn.

A push to include modern conflicts on the National War Memorial doesn't seem to be gaining traction with the federal government.

In addition to sorting out the division of revenue and player contracting rules, the NHL and NHL Players' Association must also decide how to deal with the financial implications of playing a shortened schedule once an agreement is reached.

Relatives concerned about the care their frail loved ones are receiving at Canada's largest veterans facility said Friday they were pleased Ottawa had sent in an inspector.