NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2013

Due to changing water temperatures and overfishing, the gelatinous beasts are proliferating faster than ever before. Changing water temperatures and overfishing are behind the surge in population

A one-tonne satellite operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) has run out of fuel and will fall back to Earth in an unknown location sometime in the next few days.

Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects which are ready for delivery, sources have told BBC Newsnight's Diplomatic editor Mark Urban.

For the first time ever, Vancouver has surpassed Los Angeles to become the most congested city in North America, according to a new survey.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will levy a record fine of at least 1.5 billion euros on six financial institutions, including Barclays; and Royal Bank of Scotland for rigging the yen Libor interest rate benchmark, a banking industry source s

Accelerating CO2 emissions have propelled greenhouse gas volumes in the atmosphere to a new record high, reports the U.N. climate agency.

New research provides evidence that antibiotic resistance has spread beyond hospitals and farms to wildlife. In addition to crows, resistance genes have been detected in gulls, houseflies, moths, foxes, frogs, sharks and whales, as well as in sand and co

Alberta Premier Alison Redford and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said in a surprise announcement this morning that they have reached a framework agreement between the two provinces on moving energy resources to new markets.

A report from the Conference Board of Canada says beer is a major driver of Canada's economy, supporting 163,200 jobs across the country. Canada's beer industry is disproportionately domestic compared to that of other countries, the report released Tuesda

The oil industry triggered a series of small earthquakes in Texas by injecting carbon dioxide underground to boost well production, a new study says.

A Langley elementary school has banned kindergarten students from touching each other at recess, a policy some parents think is both unnecessary and unworkable.

The RCMP are looking for a chain of emails and documents that support Mike Duffy's allegations that the Senate expense scandal reaches right into the Prime Minister's Office, CBC News has learned.

Security staff jailed after Birmingham people smuggling operation uncovered

Experts have hailed the discovery of the 1,500 pictures, thought to have been lost or bombed, as a sensational find.

VANCOUVER - Following months of speculation, Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu held a press conference today where he confirmed the existence of a cell p...

Canadian air force evaluators warned nearly a decade ago that the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter might not measure up in terms of engine performance, acoustic noise and its ability to resist electronic interference, The Canadian Press has learned. Previously u

Fairfax Financial has withdrawn its $4.7 billion offer to buy Blackberry Ltd., but is part of a new $1 billion investment plan for the troubled smartphone maker as it restructures.

A fireball working its way down a power line is captured on camera during a storm in Montreal, Canada

Mike Robinson was at 3,600 metres, just seconds away from his last jump of the day, when a second plane carrying other skydivers struck the aircraft he was in, sending them all tumbling toward the ground.

A researcher's algorithm breakthrough could mean that we won't have to wait for car-to-car communication or fully autonomous vehicles before journey times are cut and unnecessary traffic jams eliminated.

Residents of a remote village nestled in a steep-sided valley in southern Norway are about to enjoy winter sunlight for the first time ever, all thanks to giant mirrors.

Thirteen train cars went off the tracks near Peers, west of Edmonton, early Sunday morning.

The Chinese government is blaming a little-known Islamic militant group for the deadly attack near Tiananmen Square in Beijing that left five people dead and dozens injured.

Storefronts in Berlin will bear jagged patterns of broken glass to mark 75th anniversary of the pogrom.

CBC News has obtained court documents filed by the RCMP that allege Senator Pamela Wallin committed fraud and breach of trust by filing inappropriate expense claims between Jan. 2, 2009, and Sept. 30, 2012.

The Federal Court of Canada has awarded a Nova Scotia man $21,000 in damages after a judge ruled Bell TV had violated his privacy rights by checking his credit history without his permission. In a decision released this week, Judge Michael Phelan said Bel

The mobile phone patent war intensifies as the Rockstar Consortium, which includes Microsoft and Apple, sues Google, Samsung and others over alleged patent infringements.

Canadian readers can be forgiven if they missed a key statistic - $6 - because they were riveted by that other news story yesterday. That $6 figure represents a record hourly pay gap, including overtime, between wage earners in the province of Alberta and

China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday it has lodged a formal diplomatic complaint over what it called "dangerous provocation" by Japan for shadowing Chinese military exercises in the western Pacific.

An investigative unit says a 39-year-old man who was zapped by Edmonton police with an electronic stun gun has died in hospital.

I should probably point out that I'm not against the original meaning behind Poppy Day: remembering how Britain twice sent a whole generation of its young men off to be slaughtered, and that future generations should be able to live without the fear of en