NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 05-2014

Lieutenant-Colonel Dan Bobbitt, commanding officer of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery based in Garrison Petawawa, Ont., died when a light armoured vehicle rolled over during a training mission for Exercise Maple Resolve 2014 at Canadian F

Jim Benning spent about four seasons with the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980s, and was officially named as the team's next general manager on Wednesday.

A Chinese man armed with a cleaver attacked first and second-graders at a school in central China on Tuesday, injuring eight children.

Thousands of women, children and activists marched in Pakistan's volatile province of Baluchistan on Wednesday in a protest against a campaign by an Islamist group to force schools to shut down across the region.

E-commerce giant eBay Inc. is asking customers to change their passwords after a recent hack that the company says exposed customer names and passwords, but didn't manage to steal any financial information.

The royal visit to Canada has made headlines in Britain's Daily Mail and other British media for what has been reported as a remark in which Prince Charles likened Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler when talking to a woman who lost relatives

A Canadian company is trying to make a real version of the gadget on the series Star Trek that could read a patient's vital signs and diagnose diseases with a mere swipe over the patient's body.

China signed a landmark deal Wednesday to buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion, giving a boost to diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding Moscow's ties with Asia.

A Star investigation shows that police allegations that were never proven or even tested in court still have power to ruin lives.

Cabbies in Montreal and Toronto want their cities to put the brakes on Uber, the popular car service app that taxi firms say is disrupting the industry.

Alberta RCMP are trying to solve the mystery of a 1960s Austin Cambridge abandoned in a parking lot.

A group of retired NFL players says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the league, thirsty for profits, illegally supplied them with risky narcotics and other painkillers that numbed their injuries for games and led to medical complications down the road.

Canada's biggest forest products company is suing because of an unflattering audit of its logging practices in northern Ontario.

A lab at the University of Waterloo says it has developed the perfect replacement for the soon-to-be defunct incandescent bulb. It uses nanotechnology to alter the light produced by LED bulbs.

Air Canada is staging an elaborate show-and-tell Tuesday to unveil the first of its new fleet of 787 Dreamliners, a state-of-the-art plane that promises to deliver a more comfortable travel experience. But aviation experts are mixed on how positively it w

Langley RCMP have confirmed that six dogs reported stolen from a local dog walker's truck last Tuesday, weren't stolen at all, but died in the back of the truck from heat stroke.

Target has fired the president of its troubled Canadian operations, Tony Fisher, and is replacing him with a 15-year U.S. company veteran.

Antarctica is now losing about 160 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean - twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed.

Colombian authorities have detained a bus driver and are questioning him in the deaths of 33 children who were killed when the overcrowded vehicle bringing them home from Sunday school caught fire.

Canada is set to complete an expansion of women's prisons this month with new rooms designed to accommodate mothers and their babies or young children.

California Chrome might abandon his Triple Crown bid if New York officials do not allow the colt to wear a nasal strip in the Belmont Stakes.

Almost 200 suspected members of the Boko Haram were killed today by residents of Rann, the headquarters of Kala-Balge local government area in north eastern part of Borno State, officials and locals from the area said.

In the wake of a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma last month, a Utah lawmaker says he believes a firing squad is a more humane form of execution. And he plans to bring back that option for criminals sentenced to death in his state.

An evacuation has started at the remote Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario because of a flood threat.

A male victim is in an Edmonton hospital after a possible bear attack in northern Alberta.

Some students desire explicit alerts that the material they are about to read or see in a classroom might upset them

Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.

A new study partially funded by NASA suggests heavy demands on the world's natural resources and extreme economic imbalances could spell a premature end for modern human civilization.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the U.S. has seen its first case of local transmission of MERS.

The country's prime minister-in-waiting -- a staunch Hindu nationalist and the Chief Minister of the western state of Gujarat since 2001 -- is a deeply polarizing figure and an unproven commodity on the international stage.

Alex Burrows has suffered an apparent right knee injury in the first period of Team Canada's game against Italy at the world hockey championship.

Japan's nuclear disaster at Fukushima in 2011 has had less of an impact on wildlife and human health than expected, according to a recently finalized UN report.

A Canadian navy warship that was badly damaged in U.S. waters by a massive fire at sea in February is on its way back to Canadian waters, under tow by a U.S. tug, CBC News has learned.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will clean house by removing general manager Ray Shero and coach Dan Bylsma, according to several reports. Watch the team's news conference live at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Rogers says it now has a detailed explanation for why it was named as Canada's slowest internet provider for streaming movies or TV shows on Netflix.

Two U.S. airliners came within 3.5 kilometres of colliding while flying between Hawaii and Los Angeles in what would have been one of the world's worst aviation disasters, reports say.

Makayla Sault, 10, underwent 11 weeks of chemotherapy before opting out of treatment in favour of traditional First Nations medicine. Her family says it is working, but her doctors warn that decision could be fatal and is asking the Children's Aid Society

For all the screaming and carrying on, their neighbours thought they'd won the lottery. But it was a lumpy old sofa stuffed with $40,000 in cash that had three young roommates raising a ruckus.

Astronomers say Jupiter's trademark giant storm called the Great Red Spot is shrinking rapidly and they don't know why.

Many millennials may not be living in their parents' basements after all. A new report by BMO Economics suggests that young Canadians, specifically those between 25 and 34 years old, are on average richer than their parents were at that age.

The 'oldest sperm in the world' has been found in a cave in Australia, and it's huge.

Life expectancy in Canada and other countries around the world is growing, according to a new report from the World Health Organization, with most of the progress apparent in low-income countries.

General Motors added a number of recalls to its growing list today, pushing its total mostly in North America to more than 11 million this year.

The Chinese community in B.C. will receive an formal apology today from the provincial government for historic policies that once targeted immigrants and residents.

Purdue University study assesses amounts of artificial food colouring in brand name products to guide parents.

Crews have vacuumed up most of about 38,000 litres of crude oil that sprayed into Los Angeles streets after a high-pressure pipe burst.

They may be a popular birthday party attraction, but as one upstate New York community learned this week, bouncy castles (or 'bounce houses,' as they're sometimes referred to) can be anything but fun when the wind picks up. Two young boys and a girl were

Pumping water out of California's Central Valley is making mountains rise. Scientists say human intervention is affecting their natural growth and fall.

The Philippine government on Thursday released military surveillance photos of Chinese land reclamation on a reef claimed by Manila in the South China Sea that it said showed Beijing violated a regional agreement not to escalate territorial disputes.

Have you ever wondered who the worst Bruin of all time was? We have too, and it's about time we find out, with your help. Today we continue with the semi-finals: Brad Marchand vs Milan Lucic

Max Pacioretty scored the winner midway through the second period and Carey Price stopped 29 shots as the upstart Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston 3-1 in Game 7 on Wednesday to oust the league-leading Bruins from the playoffs.

A futuristic hovercraft that lets you zip smoothly over rough terrain by flying up to three metres above the ground could be yours in just three years, its maker says.

A new Canadian study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows a direct link with a risk of a bulge in the body's main artery and a heart condition some people are born with.

The federal government is introducing legislation to make companies on all federally regulated pipelines responsible for the first $1 billion in cleanup costs from an oil spill, even when they're not at fault.

Chantal Bernier, Canada's interim privacy commissioner, says she is concerned by the government's proposal to allow Canada Revenue Agency officials to voluntarily hand over taxpayer information to police if they have reason to believe such information is

A fire at Camp Pendleton north of San Diego charred about 100 acres Wednesday and forced employees, residents and an elementary school to evacuate, the Marines said.

Anger and grief boil over into a violent protest in the western Turkish town of Soma, where officials said at least 245 miners died in a coal mine explosion and fire.

Some Thunder Bay citizens are trying to help people from Kashechewan have a postive experience in the city.

Yahoo is buying the mobile messaging app Blink, in a move reflecting CEO Marissa Mayer's focus on mobile.

According to documents recently released under Access to Information, the identity of the British prime minister, who paid an official visit to Canada in September 2011, must be withheld because it is "personal information."

Jeff Plewman, the Toronto electric violinist and experimental musician who performed as Nash the Slash with his face enveloped in surgical bandages, has died. He was 66. His death was announced on Facebook by friend and collaborator Robert Vanderhorst, wh

A group of would-be crane operators has set up camp at NAIT campus this week to secure a spot in the coveted Crane and Hoist Operator Apprenticeship program.

Sears is considering selling its Canadian operations as the retailer continues with efforts to turn around its business.

According to documents recently released under Access to Information, the identity of the British prime minister, who paid an official visit to Canada in September 2011, must be withheld because it is "personal information."

Speedskater Gilmore Junio made worldwide headlines when he stepped aside from the men's 1000 metres at the 2014 Sochi Olympics so Canadian teammate Denny Morrison could compete. Today, he received a special commemorative crowdfunded medal.

A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria.

Earthquakes deep below West Antarctica reveal an active volcano hidden beneath the massive ice sheet, researchers said today (Nov. 17) in a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

The B.C. couple exposed as serial bad tenants by CBC last month are facing more court action and possible jail time as the full cost of their apparent scam becomes clear.

A teenage girl from Truro, N.S., is facing suspension after she wore shorts to school that administrators deemed inappropriate, prompting her mother to launch an online petition urging the school to re-evaluate its dress code.

Amid concerns about the safety of cab drivers, Prince Albert, Sask., has banned taxis from using drive-thru liquor outlets.

Canada is joining an international effort to free almost 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by a west African Islamic extremist group, but details about the extent and duration of the involvement are being kept under a blanket of secrecy.

A 26-year-old French photojournalist who had spent months documenting deadly conflict in Central African Republic has been killed, the French presidency said Tuesday.

Malik Bendjelloul, the cash-strapped freelance filmmaker who shot to Hollywood stardom overnight with the Oscar-winning music documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has died. He was 36.

The oldest known orca in the world was spotted near Vancouver Island this past weekend, marking the grand matriarch's annual return to her home waters just in time for Mother's Day. The whale, known as "Granny" or J2, is estimated to be up to 103-years-ol

A 16-year-old Ottawa boy facing 60 criminal charges allegedly used his Twitter account to solicit requests on where to call in fake emergencies, CBC News has learned.

North Battleford, Sask., says it's battling a rash of incidents of stolen sewer grates.

You might not be able to pass off the daily glass of red-wine as good for your heart anymore.

A Nigerian government official said "all options are open" in efforts to rescue almost 300 abducted schoolgirls from their Islamic extremist captors as U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft started flying over the West African country.

Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic Alien, has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday.

A judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said the former Top 40 host had been removed from Los Angeles without his children's knowledge.

Internet companies such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo can be made to remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from search engine results, Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday.

Anyone who kills or injures a police service animal could face stiffer penalties under new legislation named after an Edmonton police dog that was killed on the job last year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.

The Crown prosecutor's office says three people and a train company will face criminal negligence charges stemming from a railway disaster that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Que., last summer.

Libya warns EU it will help migrants make crossing unless it gets more aid.

Immigration officials knowingly released dozens of murderers back into the U.S. in 2013, according to Obama administration statistics detailing all of the criminal convictions of the more than 36,000 immigrants released from custody last year.

Key glaciers in West Antarctica are in an irreversible retreat over the next few centuries, adding at least 1.2m to sea level rise, scientists at Nasa say.

The Harper government has awarded a contract worth up to $172 million for 15 light coast guard helicopters, despite facing a court challenge and accusations that the winner was given an unfair advantage.

A ranking by streaming company Netflix says Bell has the fastest internet speeds in Canada, and Rogers has the slowest.

Women in their second trimester of pregnancy are at much greater risk of a serious motor vehicle crash compared with the same women before pregnancy, say Canadian doctors who want obstetricians to remind patients about road safety.

Family cat presumed killed in the tsunami disaster that ravaged northeast Japan three years ago is reunited with owners after being found safe nine miles away

Nintendo is apologizing and pledging to be more inclusive after being criticized for not recognizing same-sex relationships in English-language editions of a life-simulator video game.

A free service to track airplanes by satellite is being offered to most of the world's airlines in hopes that it might prevent some of the problems encountered in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March.

A Satanic inmate has filed a federal lawsuit accusing his Nevada jailers of violating his constitutional rights by denying him meals adhering to his strict pagan diet.

Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls and boasted on the Internet that they were going to sell them into slavery, something that has suddenly shocked the world, for few have fully realized that this means that we are witnessing the return of the Nigerian s

Twin boys, born Oct. 11, 2013, at 23 weeks gestation, almost four months too early.

Instead of tipping, Jones has increased menu prices by about 18 per cent and intends to pay his staff a living wage, which is a business model accepted around the world in places such as Japan, New Zealand, Australia and parts of Europe.

Andre Johnson - who goes by his rap name Christ Bearer - said that it was not drugs but depression that drove him to sever his own penis and jump from the second story of a North Hollywood condo.

Shoja Shojai, 56, allegedly met many of the woman in London, telling them he was an oil tycoon before putting them up in the 10 bedroom Marbella mansion.

A Missouri woman captured this incredible photo of a phenomenon that has been dubbed a "firenado" while she was driving down a country road near th...

De-extinction is one of the most controversial subjects in science today. A debate is raging around the ethics of reviving extinct animals, and whether humans might unleash changes in nature that cannot be undone.

Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor founded by hip-hop star Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine, according to a published report.

Spanish tax inspectors checking the contents of a safety deposit box discovered a painting believed to be by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh that went missing almost 40 years ago, a tax office source said on Saturday.

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak says Ontario needs to get off the "welfare rolls" of equalization payments from the federal government.

Officials in Harrison County are looking for a man who they say tricked an elderly couple into opening their door for him, only to attack the woman inside.

He says he has the red squirrels at heart, but Charles may have more personal and political motivations for his bloodlust

The law breaking men were caught at a rented rest house in Al-Farouq area of Buraidah and accused of holding a party with women who were unrelated.

Prince Edward Island motorists with multiple drunk-driving convictions could soon have to get coded licence plates that will tell police they are repeat offenders if they want to keep driving without having to use mini-breathalyzers before starting their

A popular study from the 1970s that helps sell millions of dollars' worth of fish oil supplements worldwide is deeply flawed, according to a new study being published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

A shooting in St. Paul, Alta., has left one gunman man dead and three RCMP members wounded.