NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 08-2013

There are celebrations in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, after hunters succeeded in catching a bowhead whale Tuesday afternoon.

From the blog Daily Brew: Over the past few months, the City of Montreal has suffered a handful of infrastructure-related setbacks, from a backhoe being consumed by a sudden and massive sinkhole to large swaths of the city being placed on a boil water adv

Britain's ambassador to Madrid has lodged a formal protest with Spanish authorities over what it described as disproportionate border checks between Spain and the tiny British enclave of Gibraltar.

Forget elephants. Dolphins can swim circles around them when it comes to long-term memory.

The Vancouver Canucks signed their top 2013 draft picks Bo Horvat and Hunter Shinkaruk to NHL entry-level contracts Monday.

The majority of the players and staff on Canada's Olympic women's hockey team have uprooted their to pursue their fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

The production company that owns the rights to the pornographic movie Deep Throat filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block distribution of the upcoming movie Lovelace, a biography of the adult film's star.

After years of allegations from teens at Ontario's largest youth jail about everything from undercooked chicken to excessive use of force by staff, the provincial youth advocate wants to strip the controversial centre of the ability to investigate itself.

Last year was one of the 10 hottest on record, with sea levels at record highs, Arctic ice at historic lows and extreme weather in various corners of the globe signaling a new normal, scientists said in the 2012 State of the Climate report.

President Barack Obama canceled a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin set to be held in Moscow next month, following Russia's decision to grant asylum to former U.S. contractor Edward Snowden, the White House said.

A local court sentenced dozens of defendants, including a former military chief of staff, to long prison terms for their role in plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Canadians are living longer than ever before. Most of us would consider that good news. But longer lives could pose new funding risks for many pension plans and their members.

Thames Water say a "bus-sized lump" of food fat mixed with wet wipes formed in drains under London Road in Kingston upon Thames. The blockage was discovered after residents in nearby flats complained they couldn't flush their toilets. Thames Water b

How is it possible that a 67-year-old who is not overweight, watches his diet, had no significant cardiac risk factors when he was president of the United States and has exercised vigorously for years afterward suddenly needs a cardiac stent to open a blo

Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest warship since World War II, a huge flat-top destroyer that has raised eyebrows in China and elsewhere because it bears a strong resemblance to a conventional aircraft carrier.

Japan marked the 68th anniversary Tuesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a sombre ceremony to honour the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.

Travis Lulay connected with Shawn Gore, Korey Williams and Courtney Taylor to help push the BC Lions passed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-20.

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Halifax area.

A woman who went topless on a Montreal beach says it's unfair she was told to cover up and has sent a letter to the Quebec Human Rights Commission.

A Montreal man has been ordered to pay $8,000 to a panhandler after an email he wrote complaining about her presence outside a liquor store was deemed discriminatory by the province's human rights commission.

The NHL announced the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Canadian-led owners was finalized after it was approved by the board of governors Monday.

Toronto's name for the August civic holiday not only celebrates Upper Canada's first lieutenant governor but also relates to one of the country's biggest cultural festivals and the abolishment of slavery.

An Ontario man was arrested on Sunday after trying to enter Saskatchewan via the United States with a pipe bomb disclosed amongst his belongings, Estevan RCMP say.

A woman has died from her injuries after falling from the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, search and rescue officials say.

A foursome of 10-day old kittens are resting soundly after they were found in a plastic shopping bag and abandoned near a north end field on Sunday afternoon.

Japan's nuclear watchdog says the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is facing a new "emergency" caused by a build-up of radioactive groundwater.

A topping-out ceremony was held Saturday for China's tallest building in the financial hub of Shanghai when the final beam was hoisted to the top of the skyscraper and installed in a flag-waving ritual.

The BBC says British actor Peter Capaldi is the next star of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who

Two volunteers who participated in the first public frying of hamburger grown in a lab said Monday that it had the texture of meat but was short of flavour because of the lack of fat.

Operation Nanook kicked into high gear Sunday with the arrival of 200 soldiers from Quebec, many from the Royal 22nd Regiment, specialize in getting to trouble spots in a hurry. .

Robert Bobby Tufts hasn't made it to preschool yet, but he's already been elected twice as mayor of a tiny tourist town in northern Minnesota.

Emergency crews are on the scene after a sinkhole opened up in downtown Montreal and swallowed a construction vehicle.

A 32-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a piece of metal that fell from a construction site in Montreal this morning.

One of the suspects in the Boston bombings was in possession of US right-wing extremist literature in the run-up to the attack, the BBC has learnt.

Looking dapper in a tiny tan pinstripe suit and orange shirt, a 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live served as the best man for his parents' Pennsylvania wedding.

Former Lebanese prime minister calls on Shiite terror group to disarm, slams it for fighting in Syria

A rookie police officer shot and killed a 14-year-old boy on a New York City street early Sunday after he refused to drop his gun and pointed it at them, authorities said.

A "moderate" quake shook the northern end of Vancouver Island early Sunday morning, waking many people in their beds as windows rattled and blinds swayed from the tremors.

A man has died a day after RCMP used a Taser on him in Leduc, Alta., a spokesperson for Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team says.

Taking a train in Canada could soon become more like boarding an airplane as Via Rail considers greater scrutiny of checked baggage, more inspections by sniffer dogs and security checks on passengers.

One man is dead after an RCMP officer fatally shot him near Pigeon Lake's Ma-Me-O Beach, located about 100 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.

Canada is to close its high commission office in Bangladesh on Sunday amid U.S. warnings of terrorist threats against western countries in the region.

Scholars, campaigners and lawyers can for the first time readily access more than 2,200 documents from a largely unknown archive housed at the United Nations that documents thousands of cases against accused World War II criminals in Europe and Asia.

Fans hoping to watch the Vancouver Canucks take on the Ottawa Senators in the 2014 Heritage Classic are facing heftier-than-expected ticket prices.

A group inspired by the running of the bulls in Pamplona is planning to unleash bulls in several U.S. cities to sprint through fenced-in courses as daredevils try to avoid being trampled.

A 50-year-old warrant officer with the Canadian Forces, who told CBC News he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, is facing a murder charge in the death of his wife, Melissa Richmond, whose body was found last weekend.

Greg Ellingson reeled in a pair of Henry Burris TD passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on to snap a two-game losing skid with a narrow 30-29 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos in a battle between two of the CFL's cellar-dwellers on Friday night.

Two Swan Lake brothers are offering to give away their family's house. The new buyers would have to move it. But it's not just any house. It was bought from the Eaton's catalogue almost a century ago.

When Pauline Tantost got kicked off a Montreal city bus last week for not paying her fare with exact change, she was shocked. And then a transit inspector handed her a ticket with a $219 fine for not paying her fare.

Montreal Alouettes rookie head coach Dan Hawkins was fired Thursday morning after leading the CFL team to a 2-3 start this season. General manager Jim Popp, who hired Hawkins in February, takes over as coach.

From Yahoo! News Canada: HARARE, Zimbabwe - African election observers on Friday generally approved Zimbabwe's voting process, giving the main opposition party that has alleged massive fraud few apparent options for dislodging Robert Mugabe from power aft

Iran's president-elect on Friday said Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands was a wound on the Muslim world, in remarks shown on state television that differed sharply from an earlier local news agency report on his comments.

A B.C. ornithologist is warning that swallow populations are declining at an alarming rate and the expert insect hunters could cease to fly over Metro Vancouver's skies in the coming years.

Hundreds of people gathered in Badger on Wednesday to remember a tragic conflict in the province's history and take part in the unveiling of a monument to remember a great loss in the community.

Two New Democrats and one Progressive Conservative have taken seats at Queen's Park that were vacated by five Liberal MPPs, according to the unofficial results of last night's Ontario byelections.

A group of nearly 200 veterans were given a special welcome in Regina Thursday, as the 'Wounded Warriors' gathered for a weekend retreat in Saskatchewan's north.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are going with Justin Goltz at quarterback for the remainder of the CFL season.

A University of Windsor professor studying the Windsor Hum is convinced it's real after looking into it for months.

An affordable housing complex built from a dozen old shipping containers was unveiled today in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Bird poop for beauty? That's what goes into facials at a luxury spa, where a traditional Japanese treatment includes imported Asian nightingale excrement.

A Colorado restaurant experienced a unique dine-and-dash as a surveillance camera captured a greedy bear walking off with two dumpsters of leftover food.

A published report says the man who showed two journalists an alleged video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine was arrested during a series of police raids in June.

The world is likely to become a more violent place as temperatures continue to rise as a result of climate change, a new study suggests.

The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing 79 people, ignored three warnings to reduce speed in the two minutes before the train hurtled off the tracks on a treacherous curve, crash investigators say.

The United States has issued a global travel alert, citing an al-Qaeda threat that also caused the State Department to announce it would close its embassies this Sunday around the Muslim world.

A new study by the 5Gyres Institute has found an alarming number of plastic beads, smaller than a millimeter, in the Great Lakes.  The source of the polyethylene microbeads are exfoliating face washes and polishing toothpastes. They are rinsed down t

The RCMP believes Senator Patrick Brazeau committed breach of trust by claiming his father's home in Maniwaki, Que., as his primary residence when he really lived in Gatineau, Que., according to court documents filed today. Brazeau collected a housing all

The man convicted of holding three women captive in a house he turned into a prison and raping them repeatedly for a decade was sentenced Thursday to life without parole plus 1,000 years.

TransCanada Corporation is moving forward with a pipeline project that will take Alberta crude to refineries and export terminals in the east.

Michele was Googling pressure cookers. Her husband was looking at backpacks. So six men from a joint terrorism task force showed up at their house. How'd the government know what they were Googling?

The United States wants its police officers to be exempt from Canadian law if they agree to take part in a highly touted cross-border policing initiative, says an internal RCMP memo. The debate over whose laws would apply to U.S. officers working in Ca

The heat wave -- the worst in at least 140 years in some parts -- has left dozens of people dead and pushed thermometers above 104 degrees F in at least 40 cities and counties, mostly in the south and east. Authorities for the first time have declared the

Italy's supreme court upholds the prison sentence handed down to former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud.

Former candidates who still owe money from the 2006 Liberal leadership campaign won't be taken to court by Elections Canada, the country's elections commissioner has ruled.

The CBC's Aaron Saltzman has the story of Ting, the Canadian mobile phone company that isn't available in Canada. Instead, it operates in the United States.

Canadian helicopter pilots have been flying Sea Kings for 50 years, a testament both to the talents of those who have been operating and maintaining the old aircraft and to a series of governments that has been trying and failing to replace them since at