NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2013

Danish driver Allan Simonsen died Saturday following a crash at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the first driver fatality at the high-speed endurance event since 1997.

Jose Bautista hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Saturday afternoon to extend their winning streak to 10 games.

Chicago has taken a three-games-to-two lead in the Stanley Cup final, with Patrick Kane scoring twice for the Blackhawks in a 3-1 victory over Boston.

MONTREAL - Canada, among the 10 least corrupt countries in the world the past six years according to rankings by Transparency International, is mired in scandals.

Upcoming speech at Conservative convention and reported cabinet shuffle seen as efforts to regain control of political agenda

An underground tank holding some of the worst radioactive waste in the United States' most contaminated nuclear site might be leaking into the soil. Workers at Washington state's Hanford Nuclear Reservation detected higher radioactivity levels during a ro

One in eight bird species worldwide faces the threat of extinction, according to a report released by Birdlife International.

A 25-year-old Halifax man has been charged with possessing child pornography after an Internet Child Exploitation unit investigation.

The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbour swings closer to Earth than usual.

If this was the beginning of the John Tortorella era in Vancouver, it was an inauspicious start. John Tortorella arrived at Vancouver International Airport on Friday amidst reports that he is about to be named as the new Canucks coach.

The city of Edmonton and town of Devon were placed under a flood watch on Friday afternoon.

An eight-month-old cat's swimming prowess was put to the test this week during a dramatic escape from a truck sinking in Alberta floodwaters.

The Manitoba government has issued a flood warning for the Saskatchewan River near The Pas, amid concerns that flood waters from Alberta are flowing east.

Tens of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Calgary, where rising waters have officials on alert. CBC's Cameron MacIntosh surveys the flood zone from above, bringing us video and photos of the damage.

The world junior hockey championships are returning to Canada. Montreal and Toronto will co-host the 2015 and 2017 tournaments.

Rookies Lindsay Lamar and Raymond Brown gave Hamilton Tiger-Cats coach Kent Austin plenty to mull over Thursday night. Lamar returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown while Brown had three interceptions, returning one 115 yards for the TD, as the Ticats pa

The number of Canadian troops deployed to flood zones across southern Alberta is expected to reach 1,300 by Friday evening as the province struggles to deal with a deluge unprecedented in scale.

Three bodies have been discovered in a river near High River, Alta., during the province's worst flooding in decades, say the RCMP. Officers have only recovered two of the bodies, with the third located in a spot too dangerous to reach.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who travelled to Alberta to witness the damage done by floodwaters in southern Alberta and Calgary, says the magnitude of the flood in the province's most populous city is just extraordinary.

B.C.'s Elk Valley appears to have been hit hardest by torrential rains and widespread flooding in southeast British Columbia and bordering Alberta Wednesday and Thursday.

From Superdogs, superstars, streakers and several Stanley Cup finals, Calgarians have seen just about everything at the Saddledome over the years.

MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has issued a statement insisting that it has not banned a

Lindy Ruff is the new head coach of the Dallas Stars. The former Buffalo Sabres bench boss replaces Glen Gulutzan, who was fired in May. The Stars will introduce Ruff as the 22nd head coach in franchise history at a news conference this afternoon.

Southern Albertans awoke Thursday to a tsunami of rain-driven flooding that�s forced thousands to evacuate and left untold numbers of buildings swamped.

A CBC News investigation has discovered BC Hydro has been massively overcharging several tenants in a Burnaby condo tower after installing smart meters, which forced some of them to move out.

Heavy rains and torrential rivers continue to cause evacuations, mudslides, road closures and widespread flooding across large areas of southeastern B.C, and southwestern Alberta.

An extremely rare right whale has been spotted off the B.C. coast by government biologists, more than 60 years after the last sighting of the species in Canadian waters.

2006 indictment named Rowhani as part of Khamenei-led panel that authorized attack against the Jewish AMIA center that killed 85

An Alberta Emergency Alert system says a sour gas pipeline has ruptured in Turner Valley, southwest of Calgary.

The bill that bans the wearing of masks or disguises during a riot or unlawful assembly became one of Canada's newest laws today.

An organization dedicated to preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is installing a pregnancy test dispenser in the Outpost bar at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Hybrid icing could be on its way to the NHL. The league's general managers have embraced many changes recommended by the competition committee, including hybrid icing and the mandatory use of visors for all players entering the league.

Adam Lind hit a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Colorado 5-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep of the Rockies and extend their winning streak to a season-high eight games.

A tornado warning issued in Cypress County in the southeast corner of Alberta near the American border has now ended.

Brent Seabrook scored at 9:51 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins in a wild Stanley Cup final game Wednesday night.

Actor James Gandolfini, best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the acclaimed HBO cable television series The Sopranos, has died while vacationing in Rome, the network said on Wednesday.

The government of Canada was the winning bidder for a large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812. The coll

Child welfare authorities have removed all but one child from a small Mennonite community in rural Manitoba.

Bands of showers will sweep through Vancouver on Wednesday and Thursday, says CBC meteorlogist Johanna Wagstaffe.

North Korea denounces a report that leader Kim Jong-un gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf to officials on his birthday.

A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the northernmost U.S. state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven -- or a tropical paradise.

Leonie Maier scored the lone goal of the game to lead Germany's women's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Canada on Wednesday in Paderborn, Germany.

Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy Mars Attacks!, died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90.

Top players, for the most part, have performed well under coach Alain Vigneault's guidance in Montreal and Vancouver. Time will tell if the expected new Rangers bench boss can coax Rick Nash and Brad Richard to perform at an elite level in New York.

Travellers heading south from Vancouver to Seattle no longer have to make a lengthy detour to get around a damaged bridge on the I-5.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark has reversed a move to increase the pay scales of many political staffers, labelling the hikes a mistake.

Former B.C. lieutenant governor and attorney general Garde Basil Gardom has died at the age of 88.

The 2011-12 hockey season was a devastating one for the Ottawa Sting Major AA peewees, with eight of its 17 players suffering concussions. For some, those injuries marked the end of their hockey playing for good.

Hundreds of Canada geese threatening the safety of Windsor airport were herded into a horse trailer Wednesday and relocated from the city to Holiday Beach in Amherstburg.

The BC Search and Rescue Association is raising concerns about a set of free, high-resolution topographical backcountry maps released by the provincial government on Tuesday.

Bob Rae, who has represented the Toronto Centre riding for the Liberals since 2008, is stepping down as a Member of Parliament to devote more time to his work as a negotiator for First Nations in Northern Ontario.

The bill that bans the wearing of masks or disguises during a riot or unlawful assembly is scheduled to become law today when it gets royal assent.

Four US soldiers are killed in a Taliban attack at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, shortly after the US announced direct talks with the militants.

French and U.S. experts searching for the 17th century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in Lake Michigan in 1679.

NASA has put the word out to scientists, engineers, stargazers and dreamers in the U.S. and around the world -- the agency needs help capturing an asteroid and moving it into the moon's orbit so that it can be studied as part of efforts to protect the Ear

Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said.

In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opens an office in Qatar.

An 18-month old boy is in good condition at the hospital in Iqaluit after being attacked by dogs in Igloolik, Nunavut, on Monday.

Scientists banded two peregrine falcon chicks nesting at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Hamilton on Tuesday afternoon, now officially known as Laura and Brock

FBI agents in suburban Detroit widened their search of an overgrown field on Tuesday for the remains of former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa.

An unexpected double-double appeared outside the Tim Horton's at Lasalle Boulevard and Notre Dame Avenue in New Sudbury Tuesday morning.

Transport Canada has ordered the removal of eight wind turbines near the Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport in southwestern Ontario because they exceed height restrictions for the area and could pose a risk to pilots.

A dangerous offender found guilty of violent assaults in Alberta and Saskatchewan over the last two decades will go to prison indefinitely.

Four Vancouver adventurers say they hope to spark discussion about climate change by attempting to become the first people to row the Northwest Passage this summer.

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky thinks the NHL will return to Quebec City. The Great One said Tuesday his gut feeling is Quebec City will again have its own pro hockey franchise that will be as successful as the Winnipeg Jets.

A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti, under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar.

A new lawsuit being filed today aims to have "Happy Birthday" declared as belonging to the public domain. The proposed class action is brought by a film company that is working on a documentary about the "Happy Birthday" song. During the making, the produ

The story of Nicole Sauve, who found 400-year-old bones in her Point Edward backyard, was ordered to hire an archaeologist, and is now saddled with a $5,000 bill.

The U.S. manufacturer of the oft-maligned F-35 has signed a deal with a leading Canadian maker of flight simulators in anticipation of the Harper government choosing to stick with the controversial stealth fighter program.

The NHL announced Monday that Stirling-Rawdon, Ont., will host a pre-season contest between the Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals on Saturday, Sept. 14, after last year's Kraft Hockeyville game was postponed.

Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron scored second-period goals and Tuukka Rask made 28 saves Monday as the hard-charging Boston Bruins blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup final.

So a Canadian mayor was arrested Monday and, no, it was not the one you expect. Montreal's mayor was taken from his home early this morning, and it's making us ask a very serious question: what is going on with Canadian mayors lately?

A spokeswoman for Quebec's anti-corruption unit says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has been arrested.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is drawing a clear line between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the rest of the G8 leaders when it comes to Syria.

When Alex Ovechkin got off to a slow start and Sidney Crosby looked to be back to pre-injury form, for a while it seemed like the MVP debate was over.

Daniel Paille scored the game-winner for the Bruins 13:48 into overtime in the second straight game that went beyond regulation.

The New York Rangers have hired Alain Vigneault to be the team's new coach, according to published reports Saturday.

Moderate Hassan Rouhani secures more than 50 percent of votes, 12 million more than closest rival Qalibaf.

An Indiana man woke up this past Wednesday morning to discover that during the night his pet pit bull had gnawed off two of his toes.

An increasing number of landed immigrants are struggling to complete the final stage in becoming a citizen: passing the citizenship exam, CBC News has learned. That has the federal department responsible for the tests promising quicker do-overs.

The story of the Wright brothers as the first in flight is recognized around the world, but new legislation in Connecticut is trying to change aviation history with a homegrown flying hero.

One person has died and two others are in hospital with possible cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease east of Vancouver, the Fraser Health authority has confirmed.

A pod of killer whales swam past Stanley Park and under the Lions Gate Bridge and into Vancouver Harbour on Friday, sparking a flurry of photos on Twitter.

Tests on saliva samples from William's relatives reveal a direct link between the future king and a woman who was part-Indian.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said during his tour of Europe that he's now convinced the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons.

A Banff, Alta., man came within metres of being caught by a wolf, but luckily he was on his motorcycle during the close call on a highway, where he also snapped photos of the chase.

Three teenagers involved in the bludgeoning of 65 seals in eastern P.E.I. in January were sentenced today to a combination of probation, community service and fines.

The Canadian Soccer Association's suspension of the Quebec Soccer Federation over its refusal to allow turban-wearing players is having an impact on soccer players of all ages.

Ten members of the Canadian Armed Forces are taking it upon themselves to head to Australia to search for Prabhdeep Srawn, who disappeared May 13 during a bushwalk in the Snowy Mountains southwest of the capital Canberra. The soldiers are not going in any

Astronomers point X-ray telescopes at a galaxy's central black hole, last seen snacking on a cloud of gas - but it seems to have fallen dormant.

An Ottawa-area woman who is both blind and deaf has launched a formal complaint against Air Canada after a difficult trip to Alberta last week that she says left her frightened and humiliated.

A Winnipeg woman had to act fast after finding a furry home invader taking a bath in her toilet earlier this week.

A yarn-bombed wooly mammoth statue in Whitehorse had its knitted pyjamas stolen last Friday night.

Quebec is the first province in Canada to consider allowing patients to request a form of medically-supervised euthanasia.

Syria has crossed a 'red line' with its use of chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin gas, against rebels, a move that is prompting the United States to increase the "scale and scope" of its support for the opposition, the White House said Thur

The company said that thousands of its users inside Iran had been the targets of a sophisticated email phishing campaign in which attackers sent users a link that, when clicked, sent them to a fake Google sign-in page where the attackers could steal login

A mother pulled her Grade 9 son out of a private school in Watertown, N.Y., alleging staff bullied him for being Canadian.

A Wendy's outlet in Manitoba has backtracked on its offer to make customers a burger fit for Fred Flintstone. The Brandon location said Wednesday they have stopped selling their T. Rex burger, consisting of nine quarter-pound patties held together by nine

Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says Canadians need more information about what the secretive Communications Security Establishment does so they know if their privacy rights are being violated.

Toronto police are executing search warrants early today at more than 30 addresses, including 320 Dixon Rd., an apartment building linked in published reports to the crack-smoking scandal involving Mayor Rob Ford.

The cowbells rang and the horns blew as Investors Group Field was christened but the Toronto Argonauts spoiled the party with a 24-6 exhibition win over the Blue Bombers Wednesday.

Andrew Shaw scored on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday.

A pipeline operated by a Texas-based oil company has leaked 9.5 million litres of industrial waste water about 20 kilometres northeast of Zama City, Alta., a remote community near the Northwest Territories boundary.

Thunder Bay biologist Rob Foster says he's lucky to be alive after meeting a predatory bear while doing field work for Northern Bio-Science, west of Timmins.

As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers began playing their first game inside their new home base, many fans spent hours trying to get to Investors Group Field by car, bus or bike.

The Vancouver man who admitted he beat a German shepherd with a bat and left it to die in a Kitsilano dumpster has been sentenced to 60 days in jail today.

Alberta's medical superboard has been sacked by Health Minister Fred Horne, who cited the "unacceptable" handling of bonuses paid to the body's executives. The move comes a day after the Alberta Health Services board defied a request by Horne to halt the

Fredericton councillors backed down on a bylaw that would have imposed noise restrictions on all vehicles, including motorcycles, in the capital city.

Greece shuts down the radio and TV services of the state broadcaster ERT and suspends all employees as part of its latest austerity measures.

The volunteer marshal killed at the Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One "fanatic" who died serving the sport he loved. Mark Robinson was crushed by a crane on Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve following the Sunday race. The 38-year-old Montrealer, wh

Law enforcement officials on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, are gearing up for full implementation of the Shiprider Program, a binational program that erases the border on shared waterways.

The national governing body for major junior hockey announced on Tuesday that the CHL's 2013 Import Draft will be the final opportunity for member clubs to select European goaltenders.

China's latest manned spacecraft successfully blasted off Tuesday on a 15-day mission to dock with a space lab and educate young people about science.