NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 05-2013

The B.C. government has officially expressed its opposition to a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province's environmental concerns.

Earlier this month there was the video of city bus passengers working together to stop a thief in his tracks. Now there is a news report of a bus driver reacting to an attempted robbery on his vehicle by making the local police station the end of the line

A global survey suggests that two-thirds of cellphone users around the world can't bring themselves to turn off their devices, but Canadians are a little more willing to be unplugged.

Video: Two children discover a ferret in their bathroom after the furry creature managed to squeeze through pipes and pop out of the toilet. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

An armoury belonging to the Lebanese group Hezbollah has been discovered in northern Nigeria, the West African nation's army and spy agency say.

It takes courage and conviction to tackle someone threatening a classmate with a knife � but instead of a pat on the back, the Grade 7 student at Sir John A. Macdonald school was taught a harsh lesson in minding his own business.

Four people are dead after an Ornge air ambulance went down overnight on the James Bay Coast in northern Ontario

Better Place, the pioneering Israeli maker of electric cars headed by former software whiz kid Shai Agassi, announced plans to liquidate Sunday after burning through almost a billion dollars and putting only 1,000 cars on the road.

The one-word verb "galocher" - to kiss with tongues - is among new entries added to the "Petit Robert" 2014 French dictionary

Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her navigator vanished more than 75 years ago, but a new sonar image is giving American researchers hope that the mystery could soon be solved.

The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby meets the team behind Denmark's controversial TV show where women strip naked in front of fully clothed men discussing their bodies.

A 55 year old man and his 11 year old son were swept away by a wave as they attempted to dispose of the ashes of their recently deceased wife and mother in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The boy was rescued, but the man lost his life. The victim was identified

Scientists say the shrinking snowpack in the Rocky Mountains will have serious repercussions for the water supply on both sides of the border.

IPads will be a mandatory school supply for more than 1,000 students at a Winnipeg school division this coming school year.

A pilot and an Alberta government biologist were killed and another biologist was injured after a helicopter crashed in northern Alberta on Wednesday morning.

Brent Seabrook sent a wrist shot past goalie Jimmy Howard's glove 3:35 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series on Wednesday night.

A 14-year-old Preston-area boy has been charged with making and distributing child pornography after a video was posted online, according to Halifax police.

The potential risks of genetically modified fish escaping into the wild are highlighted in a new study. Scientists from Canada have found that transgenic Atlantic salmon can cross-breed with a closely related species - the brown trout.

What may be the earliest creature yet discovered on the evolutionary line to birds has been unearthed from the famous fossil beds of Liaoning Province in China.

Canada orders Eritrea's envoy in Toronto to leave the country following claims he demanded contributions from expatriates to pay for Eritrea's military.

Nepal celebrated the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest on Wednesday by honouring climbers who followed in the footsteps of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

A New Mexico man faces multiple charges after police say he was having sex with a woman while driving drunk and crashed, ejecting the woman from the vehicle.

Work will soon resume on cleaning up old buildings and radar equipment at the old Distant Early Warning sites across the Canadian Arctic. The work is expected to wrap up by this fall.

Dr. Henry Morgentaler, who led the abortion movement in Canada, has died at age 90, more than four decades after breaking the law at the time and opening the country's first abortion clinic in Montreal.

Former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr is moved to an Edmonton prison after months stuck in isolation at a penitentiary in Ontario where an inmate had threatened his life, The Canadian Press has learned.

The New York Rangers announced on Wednesday that John Tortorella has been fired as head coach, less than a week after the club was eliminated in five games by Boston in the playoffs.

A telescope that is set to launch to the moon in 2015 will allow the public to go on the internet and view the Earth from the lunar surface.

Plants that managed to re-grow after centuries buried under Arctic glaciers could prove useful for would-be pioneers hoping to explore life on other planets, research from a team of Canadian scientists has found.

Liver cancer incidence has tripled in Canadian men and doubled in women since the 1970s, the Canadian Cancer Society says.

A 60-year-old man killed recently in a beaver attack in Belarus is the most serious of a string of incidents, as the rodents have become increasingly aggressive when confronted by humans after wandering near homes, shops and schools.

A B.C. man who videotaped himself torturing cats and kittens has been sentenced to 17 months in jail for animal cruelty after police used a tattoo on his left hand to identity him.

A CSX cargo train crashed into a trash truck and derailed Tuesday in a Baltimore suburb and the explosion that followed rattled homes at least 800 metres away and collapsed nearby buildings, setting them on fire, officials and witnesses said.

A poignant story from New South Wales, Australia: For 49 years, Francis Ryan and her younger brothers lived with the cruel emotional crush that their mother did not love them; that she had abandoned them in their infancy to pursue her own life. While they

Ontario's transportation agency, Metrolinx, recommends new fees to raise $2 billion annually for public transit in the GTA and Hamilton area, and if adopted, they could amount to each household paying about $477 more in annual taxes.

The mayor of Sarnia, Ont., is rallying opposition to Ontario Power Generation's plan to store nuclear waste underground on the shores of Lake Huron.

Jean-Pierre Duclos, 56, fled around 2 p.m. today while being escorted from the Ste-Anne-des-Plaines federal penitentiary to the Verdun Hospital for an unspecified medical condition.

British police arrested a 10th suspect Monday in connection with the vicious street killing of a soldier in London, an apparent Islamic extremist attack that has horrified the country and heightened racial tensions.

Thousands of troops search through the densely forested stronghold of Maoist rebels in eastern India on Monday for those who ambushed a convoy of ruling party officials and supporters, killing 24, police say.

There are conflicting views on how to improve a no-show rate for prospective jurors that averages about 20 per cent across Canada.

A proposed study of a fee to enter the United States by land has prompted wide opposition from lawmakers from northern states.

War memorials in Hyde Park and Green Park are daubed with spray paint.

Kasey Kahne led the most laps - 161 -- but his late-race gamble backfired as Kevin Harvick grabbed the lead with 11 laps to go and pulled away to 1.7-second win in the wild and strange Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Buoyed by a loud crowd and another early power-play goal, the San Jose Sharks matched Los Angeles' three home wins with a third straight victory over the Kings at the Shark Tank.

Nico Rosberg kept his cool amid the chaos to win the crash-marred Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and give Mercedes its first victory of the season, as well as emulate his father's victory from 30 years ago.

Tony Kanaan has won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time. Kanaan drove past Ryan Hunter-Reay on a restart with three laps to go, then coasted across the finish line under yellow when defending race winner Dario Franchitti crashed far back in the field.

Nathan MacKinnon had three goals and two assists Sunday as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Portland Winterhawks 6-4 to win the MasterCard Memorial Cup.

RCMP are investigating after workers at a private zoo in Alberta say pen fences were deliberately damaged this weekend, allowing a number of exotic animals to escape.

A group of Canadian soldiers, struggling with post traumatic stress, paid a moving visit to Vimy Ridge on Sunday, in the hope the carnage from one of the country's most horrific battles will help bring comfort.

The Royal Alberta Museum has acquired a vast collection of art made by prisoners of war interned in Canada during the Second World War.

Israel's military says it is investigating reports that a rocket has been fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel, although no launch was detected.

The California businessman behind a controversial ocean fertilization project off B.C.'s west coast has been fired, but the group behind the project says it still supports the concept.

Professor John Speakman, from the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said: "Like many people, I've always been interested in penguins, and seeing them do these phenomenal marches across the ice, I've often thought: 'Why don't they

Chris P. Bacon is some pig. The paralyzed piglet became a viral sensation last February, when a YouTube video of him in his homemade...

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Coun. Doug Ford, were critical of the media during the early part of their weekly radio show, which came after a tumultuous few days in which both men denied separate drug-related allegations that had been raised ab

The Alberta trucker who struck a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse in Washington State was hauling an oversized load that prevented him from crossing the Skagit River bridge safely, according to a U.S. transportation official.

A warning about a cougar near Banff, Alberta has been moved up to a closure of an area on the northeast end of the townsite.

The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in northern Washington state should be a wake-up call that prompts an expansive safety review, according to National Transportation Safety Board officials.

Don Cherry explained on Saturday night why he disagreed with Hockey Canada's decision to ban hitting at the peewee-level.

Some Canadians say the new polymer bank notes issued by the Bank of Canada have the scent of maple syrup.

Massive flooding from torrential rains in the San Antonio area of Texas left at least one person dead Saturday and sent emergency workers rushing in boats to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes.

Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.

Ty Rattie scored the winner in the third period and Mac Carruth made 34 saves as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the London Knights 2-1 Friday night in the semifinal of the MasterCard Memorial Cup.

About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 28 people, police said.

A highway overpass in Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said.

Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw each had a timely power-play goal, and the Blackhawks avoided elimination with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series.

The Bruins put to rest any talk about another meltdown by eliminating the New York Rangers on Saturday at TD Garden with a 3-1 victory in Game 5 of the conference semifinals.

French authorities are investigating whether the stabbing of a soldier in a Paris suburb was a copycat attack after a soldier was killed in London on Wednesday.

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, police said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed

Residents in a North Vancouver neighbourhood had a surprise visitor on Saturday, when a black bear broke into a backyard chicken coop.

Canada ranked second in a new BBC poll measuring how people view 25 countries around the world.

British police investigating the savage killing of an off-duty soldier in London have arrested three more suspects.

Hockey Canada has voted to eliminate bodychecking for peewee-level players.

Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.

Thousands of athletes joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race Saturday, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line.

In case you were worried you'd ever get a good night's sleep again, here are some stuffed animals that go way beyond wrong.

At least 17 children have been burned to death after a gas cylinder exploded on their school bus in Pakistan, police say.

A 1938 comic featuring the debut of Superman that was discovered in the wall of an abandoned home could set a new auction record, a dealer says.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre is backing U.S. predictions of an active season this year, telling residents in the Atlantic provinces to brace themselves for a handful of major hurricanes.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford broke his silence Friday to say he does not use crack cocaine, a week after published reports alleged he was seen smoking from a glass pipe in a cellphone video.

The Halifax Regional School Board says two assistant instructors are no longer employed with the board following complaints that an after-school monitor taped shut the mouths of several Nova Scotia students last week as a punishment.

RCMP in North Vancouver have issued a warning after a dog was snared by a cruel trap set with baited hooks near the Grouse Grind Trail yesterday morning.

A UBC student says he's happy to be alive after the Skagit River Bridge collapsed beneath him on Thursday night.

The B.C. Lions on Friday announced the signing of free agent quarterback Joey Elliott, who spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The Halifax Mooseheads are hoping to bring home the Memorial Cup on Sunday, but the long road to success has been filled with challenges for many of the hockey families, including Stephen MacAulay's.

The Ottawa Senators can't hang their heads after a 6-2 loss in Game 5 ended their improbable run to the second round of the NHL playoffs, but questions abound whether their 40-year-old captain will hang up his skates.

This year's commercial seal hunt off Newfoundland is being called a success despite relatively low yields, ongoing protest by animal welfare groups and international product bans.

Stockholm suburbs suffer a fifth straight night of unrest as rioters burn two schools and 15 cars, and try to damage a police station.

New information has surfaced in the odd tale of the British king buried in a car park. King Richard III's remains, which were discovered August under a parking lot in Leicester, England, were laid to rest in a grave researchers are now saying was badly pr

During sunset on Saturday, three planets will form a bright cluster in the western sky known as the Dance of the Planets.

Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

Wildlife managers in Nunavut are worried the growing online market for caribou meat may put extra stress on some caribou populations.

Rocket's Lobster Pound in Cape Breton says a 77-year-old fisherman caught a white lobster this week in Lingan.

A Fredericton mother is speaking out after a lifeguard asked her to stop breastfeeding her daughter at the indoor public pool.

A school board in the Laurentians has launched an investigation after some Grade 10 students said they were strip-searched before writing a math exam.

A doctor who once worked at the Winnipeg Children's Hospital has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money.

A high school in Cole Harbour, N.S., hometown of Sidney Crosby, creates a curriculum where every subject, from physics to dance, centres on hockey.

Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest.

The Mayor of Barcelona, ​​Xavier Trias, said today that he regretted the uproar caused by the City Council allowing Nike to dress the historic statue of Christopher Columbus in a Futbol Club Barcelona jersey.

The Federal Court didn't throw six MPs out of their seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through automated robocalls in the 2011 federal election. But Judge Richard Mosley did find that fraud occurred, linked to the Conservative Party's d

Officials in Quesnel, B.C., are trying to save 750 homes and an elementary school from shifting, as an ancient landslide causes land in the area to gradually slip every year.

Several communities in B.C.'s central Interior are watching for signs of flooding after days of heavy rain.

The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.

A Vancouver man left his Porsche on a B.C. ferry last night, and the luxury vehicle is now in a police impound lot.

A woman is recovering following a bizarre accident in which she was run over three times by her own car.

The NYPD has reminded its officers that women are constitutionally allowed to be bare breasted in public.

Responsibility for alcohol regulation lies with the provinces, which is why there are differences in the law from region to region.

A British soldier has been butchered on a busy London street by two Islamist terrorists, one of whom proclaimed afterwards: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”

Damascus will 'bear consequences' of further gunfire, says Gantz, after cross-border shooting; tensions 'several times more explosive than they were this morning,' says top Israeli analyst

The leader of British Columbia's New Democrats plans to stay on as head of the Opposition while launching a sweeping review of his party's failed election campaign.

The Quebec government is turning to public opinion as it seeks to set guidelines for minority rights. The cabinet minister responsible for drafting a so-called "Charter of Secularism" says the government will seek public input as it delays debate on the p

Bacteria that can live and multiply in High Arctic permafrost at temperatures well below the freezing point of water have been discovered by a Canadian-led team of researchers, offering clues about the types of organisms that might exist in similar extrem

A Belcarra, B.C. teenager and his beloved family dog are recovering tonight after surviving a vicious cougar attack on Tuesday night.

A London woman has made headlines after going public with her decision to quit her job because she's too attractive.

A French commission is holding public consultations on a plan to build wind farms off the D-Day beaches of Normandy, and it wants to hear what Canadians think about it.

The Harper government may have "hit the reset button" on the purchase of F-35s, but planning for the stealth fighter continues -- and Canada is facing a series of deadlines that will increase pressure to stick with the program.

Most Montrealers are being told they must boil their water before drinking it, a precaution after sediment was found in the water following renovations to a city reservoir.

Hundreds of delegates arrive in Charlottetown Wednesday for the Hockey Canada annual general meeting, where they will vote on whether bodychecking should be banned nationally in minor hockey.

The UN atomic agency has detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor.