NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 01-2014

An Ottawa teen accused of beating, drugging and threatening other girls to force them into prostitution has been found guilty of 27 charges following a long trial.

The US government says it will seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

First there a propane shortage. Now, residents in Eastern Ontario are seeing their utility bills double.

An Alberta mother who wants schools to go back to basics when teaching math had the attention of provincial officials on Tuesday.

A woman is dead after her scarf got caught in the escalator at the Fabre Metro station in Montreal.

A former Canadian brigadier-general has spent the last three weeks in an Afghan jail after he was arrested by the Interior Ministry.

Malik Obama was the best man at the president's wedding, and runs the Barack H. Obama Foundation. He was also photographed in 2010 wearing the 'keffiyeh' scarf bearing the slogans of an Islamist terror group.

OTTAWA - More Canadians now favour privatizing CBC, Canada Post and Via Rail than favour keeping the Crown corporations in public hands.

Ben Scrivens kicked out 59 shots in a spectacular performance that backstopped the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-0 victory Wednesday over the San Jose Sharks. It equalled the most shots ever given up by the Oilers, who won their third straight game because of th

The Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officer accused Amber Langtry, 35, of not clearing up after her animal when she was walking with a friend in Victoria Park, East London.

A 16-year-old Texas girl who plummeted more than 3,000 feet to the ground in an Oklahoma skydiving accident survived and is recovering from her many injuries, a doctor said Tuesday.

A reef of living cold-water corals has been discovered for the first time in Greenland waters - at a depth of almost 3,000 feet below sea-level. There are several species of coral in Greenland, but this is the first time that an actual reef has

BDS movement slams actress set to star in Super Bowl ad; she has defended drinks firm for 'building bridge to peace between Israel and Palestine'

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino appeared to add insult to injury late Tuesday in firmly rejecting the pleas of ex-soldiers to halt the impending closure of eight of the department's regional offices.

Gov. Scott Walker is using a budget surplus to trim taxes by a half-billion dollars.

Nobody is signing up, and everybody -- in Colorado,at least -- is smoking.

A northeastern North Dakota farmer convicted of terrorizing law officers two years ago is the first American to be sentenced to prison with the help of a Predator drone, Forbes reported.

Defendant Rebekah Dawson's lawyer tells court she will not give evidence in witness intimidation trial

A major Canadian Muslim group is demanding an apology from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his chief spokesman for a comment it says links the organization to a terrorist group.

The Canadian government is fuming over a U.S. agriculture bill and warning of trade retaliation, in the latest twist in a lengthy dispute that just days ago showed signs of resolution.

A number of military veterans are in Ottawa today to denounce government plans to close Veterans Affairs district offices in communities across the country.

According to published reports, the four officers used money from a fund that included funds for criminal investigations to pay severances

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and five other lawmakers wrote a letter to President Barack Obama lamenting "the continued role of James Clapper as Director of National Intelligence." The lawmakers say Clapper lied to Congress during a Senate Intelligence Co

A twisted Florida man was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison for tricking his ex-girlfriend into taking an abortion pill last year and killing their 6-week old fetus.

BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - China's southern Guangdong province plans large investments in natural gas and clean energy to cut coal and oil use in a bid to slow rampant growth in greenhouse gas emissions,

Two consumer advocacy groups are challenging Bell Canada's tracking of how its wireless customers use the web, what they watch on TV and their phone call patterns.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A propane shortage is affecting millions of Americans this week as brutal cold exposes the vulnerabilities of a network responsible for heating homes, schools and businesses across wide swathes of the United States.

Margaret Rohner, from Connecticut, worried about her troubled adult son not taking his psychiatric medications and told a friend he needed to be hospitalized.

The Midwest and Eastern seaboard will be hit with yet another arctic blast early this week as temperatures refuse to go above freezing.

A bureaucratic, budgetary turf war that has stymied the hiring of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals at National Defence may be finally coming to an end in the wake of a suicide crisis that's gripped the military.

The Royal Caribbean cruise line on Sunday ended a ship's 10-day trip in the Caribbean early after hundreds of passengers and crew members were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness.

Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov says there are no gay people in the Russian city preparing to host the upcoming winter Olympic Games.

An interactive website launched Monday by anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny paints a vivid picture of suspected cost overruns and conflicts of interest at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

B.C. provincial court judge Joseph Galati has ajdourned the case of a small time drug dealer to give the Crown a chance to justify the law that says anyone convicted of drug trafficking who has served time must go to jail for a year.

Philip Scholz, a popular Silicon Valley tech worker at Nvidia who was killed on Caltrain tracks Monday, was apparently trying to help get someone else who was on the tracks to safety when he was killed by a commuter train roaring through the station, acco

Cash offers have been skyrocketing, as much as seven-fold, for holdout Nebraska landowners who are willing to sign quickly to allow the Keystone XL pipeline onto their property.

Regardless of how they place in their competitions, three Canadian women named to the Canadian Olympic team on Sunday are destined to make history in Sochi.

Lingonberries, a fruit common in Scandinavian cuisine, may be able to help prevent weight gain and high sugar and cholesterol levels, Swedish scientists said in a new study this week.

A potentially dangerous Australian drinking trend is sweeping the internet, attracting attention from medical authorities.

A long-lost letter, written nearly 100 years ago by a woman in Alberta, has made the long journey back to its original home, offering readers a remarkable glimpse into what life was like in post-war Canada nearly a century ago.

A coroner's inquest will resume Monday into the fatal RCMP shooting of a former British Columbia soldier in treatment at the time for post-traumatic stress disorder.

A small number of Canadian businesses are now accepting Bitcoin, the digital currency that made its debut five years ago, and has been gaining momentum ever since.

Andrew Ference has been a rock for the Edmonton Oilers this season, but he�ll be out of action tonight against the Nashville Predators and possibly longer.

Nova Scotia RCMP say a woman is facing charges after they say someone became disruptive in an airport terminal and assaulted a police officer.

A freelance reporter from B.C. has been arrested in the United States over allegations she threatened to kill her boyfriend, who is a junior hockey player for the Tri-City Americans.

A unique agreement with the Canadian government is helping resettle 1,000 previously-stateless Tibetan refugees in Canada.

A natural gas pipeline exploded in southern Manitoba early Saturday morning, sending massive flames into the air.

Muhammad Asghar, 68, from Edinburgh, has a history of mental illness and has been sentenced to death in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (pictured)

Coca-Cola has always been more focused on its economic bottom line than on global warming, but when the company lost a lucrative operating license in India because of a serious water shortage there in 2004, things began to change. Today, after a decade of

H.J. Heinz Co. has agreed to compensate tomato growers who for years had supplied their fruit to the Leamington plant scheduled to close in June of this year.

Ottawa cops have arrested eight males in their 20s after a home takeover in Ottawa's Herongate neighbourhood.

Report on Austrian Times english news online newspaper: An Austrian tourist who claimed she was raped by a policeman's son in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has been told that she is facing jail herself - for having sex outside of marriage.

One in seven Canadians say they're either somewhat or very likely to quit their TV service and opt for free or cheaper alternatives, according to a new survey.

Dassault Aviation says the government has enough information to make its decision, stating that billions of dollars of work in Canada are at stake

Experts say a Russian cruise ship lost at sea after being cut adrift nearly a year ago in the Atlantic Ocean is still afloat and possibly nearing the British coastline.

Three months after making the wild, near-apocalyptic claim, the environmentalist did not seem to go so far as to renege the claim, which has baffled nuclear scientists

Israel has broken up an al Qaeda terror cell that planned a coordinated attack, including bombing the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, authorities said Wednesday.

There is a consumer health warning out for soft drink lovers after recent tests found some beverages contain a potential carcinogen.

Last year was one of the warmest ever recorded on Earth since scientists began keeping global average temperature stats 134 years ago, climate experts from two U.S. agencies revealed today.

Vincent Asaro and other alleged members of the Bonanno crime family accused of murder, racketeering, and other charges, including 1978 Lufthansa heist at JFK.

Three people are dead and 30 are unaccounted for after an overnight fire broke out at a seniors' residence in L'Isle-Verte, Que.

Mazourek belongs to a new generation of plant breeders who combine traditional farming with rapid genetic analysis to create more flavorful, colorful, shapely and nutritious fruits and vegetables. These modern plant breeders are not genetic engineers; in

All the ice and the winds from the north are bad news for ships in the Great Lakes, according to Andre Maillet, a supervisor of operations for the Canadian Coast Guard.

An Access Hollywood reporter destroyed Jennifer Lawrence's SAG Awards experience when she ruined "Homeland" Season 3 with that one major spoiler you're not supposed to share.

An 8-year-old boy, Tyler Doohan, was killed in a mobile-home fire in upstate New York early Monday while attempting to rescue his disabled grandfather inside.

The man who spent 27 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults he didn't commit won't be able sue the Crown for negligence, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday.

The southern portion of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline officially opened on Wednesday, pumping oil from the distribution hub of Cushing, Okla., to refineries on the American Gulf Coast.

Close relatives of China's top leaders have used secretive offshore companies in tax havens that helped shroud the Communist elite's wealth, according to a massive cache of leaked financial records, posing a formidable new challenge for the country's pres

Violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police continued in the center of Ukraine's capital, Kiev, overnight into Tuesday.

Should asset managers ply the companies in which they invest to be more environmentally assertive? That discussion is moving forward now that some institutional investors are pushing major coal-burning utilities to clean up their act. By getting coal-depe

A Syrian military police photographer has supplied "clear evidence" showing the systematic torture and killing of about 11,000 detainees in circumstances that evoked Nazi death camps, former war crimes prosecutors said. WARNING: Story contains graphic con

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a lower-court ruling to end the trial of 31 members and associates of the Hells Angels.

Nearly any plant material can be broken down into simple sugars. Biofuel production focuses on taking the carbon that's already present in plants and converting it into burnable carbon-based fuels. Most of the carbon in a plant comes in the form of sugars

There was a strange reaction when David Cameron said during prime minister's question time that he "suspected" the recent UK floods were connected to climate change. Many of his own MPs murmured dissent and rightwing columnists attacked him. Some simply r

The railway company at the centre of the fatal derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que. is up for auction today. The sale of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MM&A) begins at 10 a.m. in Portland, ME. The railway company filed for bankruptcy protection after 7

As anyone who has ever watched puppies tussle over a bone knows, nothing leads to acrimony quicker than competition for an object everyone wants. Keep that image in mind, but replace puppies with provincial governments, six of whom are now beneficiaries o

Health Canada scientists are so concerned about losing access to their research library that they're finding workarounds, with one squirrelling away journals and books in his basement for colleagues to consult, says a report obtained by CBC News.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford will spar with former U.S. vice-president Al Gore over his oilsands "myths" during this week's World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Both Redford and Gore are scheduled to take part in a private session discussion on "the fut

The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella without pay for 15 days and six games for his conduct after a brawl between his team and the Calgary Flames.

The spate of severe weather disruptions across Canada in the past year caused insurers to pay out a record $3.2 billion in claims, the industry says.

More than 200 dolphins spent a second day penned in a cove by Japanese fishermen, U.S. conservationists said Sunday, many of them stressed and bloodied.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces a new $66-million aid program for the Palestinian Authority during his visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he met with leader Mahmoud Abbas.

One of the coolest things about Chrome is the silent, automatic updates that always ensure that users are always running the latest version. While Chrome itself is updated automatically by Google, that update process also includes Chrome's extensions, whi

A Canadian woman who claimed to have survived the sinking proved to be a fraud after DNA testing.

SNEWTOWN -- Adam Lanza had an interest in pedophilia. On his computer hard drive was a screenplay, "Lovebound," that describes a relationship between a 30-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy, as well as documents advocating for "pedophiles' rights and t

The military says a Canadian Forces warship on patrol in the Indian Ocean has intercepted a vessel carrying a massive haul of heroin.

Police charged two women on Saturday in the deaths of two children in Maryland, saying the women believed they were performing an exorcism.

SWITZERLAND is scrapping benefits for unemployed migrants from the European Union and planning new powers to expel them ahead of a referendum on a migration cap next month.

"Thor" star Chris Hemsworth helps announce the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards.

British researchers say solar activity is at its lowest for 100 years, and conditions are 'very similar' to the months before a mini ice age in 1645.

A German candy-maker has had pull to "racist" sweets from the shelves. Haribo has removed the blackface liqorice designs after customer complained in Sweden.

The lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr says his client is to be transferred to the Bowden Institution; a federal medium-security prison near the town of

The report, which will be released in full in February, finds that climate change is having a key influence on a trend that has seen the number of hot days in Australia double and the duration and frequency of heatwaves increase in the period between 1971

Russia is still holding a Greenpeace ship despite an international court order demanding its release.

The poster by the University of Saskatchewan group depicted a white woman surfing in a modest yellow bikini and a pink lei which critics said was culturally insensitive

A U.K. prisons watchdog's report highlights the case of an 84-year-old Canadian man who died while handcuffed at an immigration removal centre in Britain last year.