NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2014

The remains of a Second World War airman found in 2008 in a lake south of Bonn, Germany, has been identified as Canadian Flight Sergeant John Joseph Carey of Ottawa.

The case of Meriam Ibrahim, who is married to a Christian American, triggered an international outcry. She gave birth to a baby daughter while in prison.

The Canadian government will continue its hunt for the ill-fated Franklin expedition ships this summer, expanding the search party to include four ships and an autonomous underwater vehicle.

Air pollution controls help to save lives, a U.S. study suggests, as death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia fell dramatically as air quality improved.

Thanks to its extensive composting and recycling facilities, the city of Edmonton, Canada is already diverting approximately 60 percent of its municipal waste from the landfill. That figure is expected to rise to 90 percent, however, once the city's new W

Today, WikiLeaks released the secret draft text for the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Financial Services Annex, which covers 50 countries and 68.2%1 of world trade in services. The US and the EU are the main proponents of the agreement, and the autho

The Royal Canadian Navy has decided to keep one of its few destroyers tied up after assessing a string of rust patches on its hull and concluding it may not be safe to send out to sea.

An Egyptian court on Monday convicted three journalists from Al-Jazeera English, including an Egyptian-Canadian, and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges in a case that has brought an outcry from human rights groups.

The Conservative government has agreed to accept new helicopters to replace Canada's 50-year-old fleet of Sea Kings even though they don't meet a key requirement recommended for marine helicopters by Canada's air safety investigator, CBC News has learned.

A report that scientists are calling one of the most comprehensive studies of great white sharks finds their numbers are surging in the ocean off the Eastern U.S. and Canada after decades of decline.

A photographer has been travelling across North America for the past 18 months capturing 360-degree panoramas of stars in motion to create a time lapse video of the night sky.

What does a grandmother give her grandson on his 32nd birthday? If it's the Queen and Prince William, try an $11-million helicopter.

A 10-kilogram house cat that attacked a baby and trapped a family in a bedroom in Portland has lashed out again, frightening new owners with his violent nature and jeopardizing his chance at finding a permanent home.

A Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu restaurant has apologized after a customer was asked to cover up while breastfeeding her baby on its outdoor terrace.

Three inmates who escaped a jail near Quebec City by helicopter have been arrested at an upscale condominium in Old Montreal, Quebec provincial police say.

A woman who says she was raped as a 12-year-old girl by an Arkansas man who was defended by a young novice defense attorney named Hillary Clinton says the future presidential candidate smeared her to get her attacker off with a light sentence.

Chelsea Lambie, 18, from Paisley, was sentenced to 12 months and Douglas Cruikshank, from Galashiels, to nine months. They attached bacon to door handles and threw strips inside Edinburgh's Central Mosque on 31 January 2013.

A report that scientists are calling one of the most comprehensive studies of great white sharks finds their numbers are surging in the ocean off the Eastern U.S. and Canada after decades of decline.

The Chicago Blackhawks will face the Washington Capitals in next season's Winter Classic, multiple league sources have told The Canadian Press.

The New York Rangers are buying out the contract of centre Brad Richards after three mostly disappointing seasons.

United Airlines has apologized to an Ontario woman for mistakenly cancelling the $1000 travel voucher she received for volunteering to give up her seat on an overbooked flight, delaying her trip to Disney World.

A woman who stopped to help a group of ducklings on the side of the road four years ago has been found guilty of causing the deaths of a motorcyclist and his passenger daughter who slammed into her parked car on a Montreal-area highway.

A handsome mug shot of a Northern California man arrested on felony weapons charges has gone viral on social media, attracting more than 30,000 "likes" and drawing comments praising his high cheek bones, chiselled face and striking blue eyes.

Immigration groups are urging the government to take responsibility for sponsoring a minimum of 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next two years. That's 10 per cent of the 100,000 Syrian refugees the UN refugee agency is calling on countries around the worl

Lucy Li showed her age only when she finished her historic round Thursday at the U.S. Women's Open. After shooting a 78, she acted like most 11-year-olds and went straight for an ice cream.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An Afghan girl whose love of painting won the hearts of U.S. doctors who fitted her with a prosthetic arm returned to the United States on Thursday, after the group that . . .

The blowup over the Washington Redskins NFL logo and mascot could boost a campaign in Canada to spike the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos brand, which some have suggested could also be considered offensive.

Russia is secretly working with environmental groups campaigning against fracking in an attempt to maintain Europe's dependence on energy imports from Moscow, the secretary-general of Nato has said.

Harley-Davidson will unveil its first electric motorcycle next week, and President Matt Levatich said he expects the company known for its big touring bikes and iconic brand to become a leader in developing technology and standards for electric vehicles.

Watch Hamilton police's K9 unit run an obstacle course with a camera tied to their harnesses giving you an idea of what the view is like for a dog doing police work.

An endangered leatherback turtle was saved after being speared by a swordfish, with the help of a Halifax-based sea turtle rescue group.

The first sighting of a tufted puffin on the east coast of North America in almost 200 years has people wondering how the common Pacific coast bird made it to the Atlantic waters.

An Ottawa man was sentenced to two years in jail minus time served for beating Breezy the dog with a shovel and leaving the animal in a dumpster.

An autopsy report has revealed an eight-year-old who died while in provincial government care was killed by a drug overdose.

Five Canadian children were rescued, and 150 people have either been charged or remain under investigation in a massive RCMP child pornography operation targeting online predators exploiting children, police said today from Dartmouth, N.S.

Last night's heavy rain has caused flooding in some areas of southern Alberta to worsen. The areas getting hit hardest by rising floodwaters include Fort Macleod, Claresholm, the Blood Reserve and rural areas in Lethbridge County.

An injured German cave researcher was brought out of the country's deepest cavern on Thursday at the end of a spectacular rescue operation that lasted nearly a week.

An armoured truck guard is in life-threatening condition after he was ambushed and shot multiple times in an attempted robbery outside a bank early today in Toronto's north end, police say. Three people are in custody.

An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the FIFA World Cup is being held, was forced to return to Pearson International Airport this morning amid security concerns.

Simone Laudehr scored from the penalty spot in the 66th minute Wednesday as Germany defeated Canada 2-1 in a women's international friendly at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.

At a time of federal belt-tightening, the Conservative government's return to World War II-era ranks and insignia will require new dress uniforms for Canadian soldiers and naval officers at a cost of $4.5 million.

Before burning his Canadian passport, Shirdon, in full view of the camera lens, issues a threat to Canada, "We are coming and we will destroy you by the will of God," Shirdon says on the video.

Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army.

This time of the year is some of the best to see massive icebergs drifting close to small outports across Newfoundland. And if you are lucky enough to be there now, you are in for a show. This is the most bergs since 2003.

The Harper government formally signed a deal Wednesday to amend its contract with the U.S. manufacturer of the long-delayed CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon be able to enjoy an everyday comfort many of us likely take for granted: A freshly brewed cup of coffee.

It was the moment that humanity learned we had the awesome power to erase an entire species off the face of the Earth in the scientific equivalent of a blink of an eye: The passenger pigeon went from billions of birds to extinct before our very eyes.

The World Cup was sold to Brazilians as an economic driver because of the construction and the rewards of greater tourism. Both are true, but for many of Brazil's poorest their piece of prosperity is turning a trick, perpetuating a sad cycle of abuse.

A person familiar with the move has confirmed to The Associated Press that the Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Jordin Tootoo on waivers with the intention to buy out the final year of his contract.

On Saturday, Rev. Wesley Oake of Gander will parachute from an aircraft in Annapolis Valley, N.S., to raise funds for Gander Heritage Memorial Park.

A B.C. conservation biologist wants the Royal Canadian Navy to conduct more research on the effects of underwater blasts on marine mammals.

Backyard composting bins in a parking lot under the north end of the Burrard Bridge have created a serious rat problem for a nearby daycare.

The silver ID bracelet of a Canadian soldier, lost on the battlefields of the First World War, has been returned to the Erickson family after it was found in a box of junk in Vancouver.

The captain of Canada's women's soccer team says tonight's match against Germany at BC Place will help her team prepare to take the gold when the FIFA Women's World Cup comes to Canada next year.

The Montreal Canadiens confirmed Wednesday that they will retire the No. 5 worn by Hall of Fame defenceman Guy Lapointe to the rafters of the Bell Centre next season.

The Manitoba government says it has finished a unique experiment to kill off zebra mussels in four of its harbours.

The mayor of a central Ontario community credits an "amazing piece of timing" for no one being hurt when a tornado struck the town, overturning vehicles, downing power lines and ripping roofs off houses.

Chester, a seven-month-old Scottish Fold kitten who was lost by Air Canada at a Montreal airport last month, has been found safe and sound.

Two police officers and three paramedics were injured in an explosion during a training exercise in Ottawa on Wednesday morning.

If you live in Victoria, B.C., you experience a "slow earthquake" every 14 months. Now an Ottawa scientist and his U.S. colleague have figured out why these weird quakes recur so regularly.

The U.S. Patent Office has made a landmark decision to cancel the trademark registration for the use of the name "Washington Redskins" on the grounds it is disparaging to native Americans.

A Toronto law firm says class action claims have been launched on behalf of former residents of 16 provincially-operated institutions for people with developmental disabilities.

Talk about your Hail Mary passes. A man tries to throw a football filled with drugs and cellphones into the yard of a state prison, according to Michigan authorities.

Deaths linked to opiate overdoses are rising sharply across Canada owing to an increase in prescription drug use, and many of these deaths could be prevented, a report says.

Families of asylum seekers killed and injured when their boat was smashed onto rocks at Christmas Island are suing the Government. Fifty Iranian and Iraqi asylum seekers died when huge seas drove the SIEV 221 into Christmas Island's cliffs

A tornado blew out windows, tore up fences and sheared off the tops of homes, but caused no serious injuries when it ripped through the central Ontario community of Angus on Tuesday evening.

A recent unexpected catch with a bobber and worm of an American bullfrog could indicate the invasive species is beginning to spread around the Alberni Valley from Sproat Lake.

Amid a deeply divided audience, trustees voted 7-2 Monday night in favour of the controversial amendments, with former NPA trustees Ken Denike and Sophia Woo in opposition.

The federal government has agreed to let Enbridge build its Northern Gateway pipeline, subject to 209 conditions recommended by the National Energy Board and further talks with aboriginal communities.

Dawn Ennis (pictured), who was once known as Don Ennis, identified as both a man and a woman during a long career at ABC News in New York.

Dale Weise rose to the occasion in the playoffs for the Montreal Canadiens, and the team duly rewarded him on Tuesday with a two-year contract.

The Moncton, N.B., Mounties killed by a heavily armed gunman earlier this month did not have bulletproof vests to protect them against high-powered rifles, as recommended in 2007 by a federal review, says the spokesman for the Mounted Police Professional

An 86-year-old B.C. resident was finally granted citizenship on Monday, after years of trying to convince the government she deserved to be recognized as Canadian.

Roving icebergs unleashed by climate change have decimated the variety of life on the sea floor near the West Antarctic Peninsula in just 16 years, a new study has found.

An Edmonton woman is fighting for the right to proudly display her facial piercings without fear of professional punishment.

Hockey Canada records show there have been at least eight deaths of minor and major junior league hockey players over the last nine years from cardiac arrests suffered on the ice or at the rink, CBC News has learned.

The same weather system that spawned two tornadoes, killing one child in Nebraska yesterday, will light up the skies over parts of southern Ontario this afternoon, before it is set to wreak havoc with strong winds and hail the size of ping pong balls.

A former miner convicted of killing nine workers in a bombing at now-defunct Giant Mine just outside Yellowknife during a bitter dispute between the company and workers will appear before a parole board today for the first time. The hearing begins at 8 a.

One of Africa's oldest national parks is under attack 'from all fronts,' its director said Friday after 68 elephants were slaughtered in two months by poachers, some of whom shot them from helicopters.

A 12-year-old transgender Alberta boy has been granted a new birth certificate that recognizes him as male.

Nearly 300 American forces are being positioned in and around Iraq to help secure U.S. assets as President Barack Obama nears a decision on an array of options for combating fast-moving Islamic insurgents, including airstrikes or a contingent of special f

Two Alberta joggers went for a harrowing run with a black bear last week, and they have the video to prove it. Bruce Allan and Greg Armour were out for some exercise on June 5 when they came across a young black bear on a wooded trail in Fort McMurray, Al

The Port Coquitlam couple who lost a series of court cases over a dispute around parking spaces at their condo, have been forcibly evicted from their home.

Vancouver police spent 11 hours in a standoff with an empty house Monday, after an unidentified man reportedly brandishing an axe escaped unnoticed out the back door.

Over the past decade, Iraqi Christians have fled repeatedly to this ancient mountainside village, seeking refuge from violence, then returning home when the danger eased. Now they are doing it again as Islamic militants rampage across northern Iraq, but t

The Conservative government is proposing more than $100 billion in defence spending on a series of projects that would see the Department of National Defence get new fighter jets, rescue planes, helicopters, drones, ships, satellites, uniforms and even ri

KFC Corp. says it's investigating allegations that a restaurant employee in Jackson, Miss., asked a three-year-old girl to leave because her facial injuries disturbed other patrons.

The al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria announced Friday that in Mosul and other cities and towns in Iraq that militants have taken over, a Shariah-based system of governance will be imposed.

New evidence has been found for the existence of massive amounts of water far beneath Earth's surface, trapped in a rocky layer of the mantle at depths between 410 kilometres and 660 kilometres deep.

A Saskatchewan wedding had a storybook ending on the weekend when people came to the rescue of a baby deer that was threatened by a fox.

Meet Hitchbot, a robot who will hitchhike across Canada and tweet his adventures to the world.

At least one person was killed and 16 others are in critical condition after massive tornadoes swept through northeast Nebraska, destroying more than half of the town of Pilger, hospital and emergency officials said.

The president of the B.C. teachers' union blasted government efforts during weekend contract talks, saying it brought nothing to the table and instead rolled back a prior wage offer.

Take an exclusive trip underwater to see icebergs as you've likely never seen them before.

Workers with PCL have moved onto the site of Regina's new football stadium and begun work on the project, following an official ground-breaking ceremony Monday. The stadium is expected to be ready for test-runs in August of 2016.

Heavy rain caused localized flash flooding throughout Metro Vancouver Sunday with some areas getting more than 50 millimetres of rain in just a few hours.

Four-year-old Sheena Levina Jenny Uqaituk was killed in a dog attack over the weekend, outside her home in Puvirnituq, a northern Quebec village on the Hudson Bay coast.

Formula One great Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has been moved from a hospital in France where he had been receiving treatment since a skiing accident in December, to a Swiss hospital.

73-year-old Ken Haverland travels around Edmonton putting large Canadian flags on the front lawns of generous neighbours.

Fifty-two years after Edmonton cop Gordon Cameron helped deliver Terri Ward, the woman returned the favour.

Vancouver School Board trustees meet tonight to vote on a controversial policy that would provide supports for transgender students.

A flood watch has been issued for the Crowsnest River, Willow Creek​ and Wallaceville area of High River. Environment Canada is also warning Albertans who live in the southwest corner of the province that heavy rainfall is expected in the area.

A coalition of First Nations, environmentalists and lawyers have delivered a final rejection of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, promising a collective campaign to defeat the project should it receive federal government approval.

Quebec provincial police suspected three fugitives who broke out of Orsainville jail by helicopter earlier this month were planning an escape attempt, confirm newly released court documents.

London Mayor Joe Fontana is set to step down in the wake of his conviction on three fraud-related charges.

Edmonton police continue to search for the man who killed Adam Groves in a hit-and-run involving a stolen pickup truck on Friday.

The Federal Court of Canada has rejected the refugee claim of a Hungarian man of Roma background by dismissing the portrayal of sweeping, generalized persecution against the Roma in his homeland.

Iraq's Kurdistan region is ramping up independent oil exports, with a third tanker set to load a cargo of crude from its disputed pipeline as Iraq struggles to stop an insurgency by Islamist militants.

As Israel frantically searched for three abducted teens, Amina Abbas, the wife of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas underwent treatment in a Tel Aviv hospital, according to a just-released report.

Insurgents seized a mainly ethnic Turkmen city in northwestern Iraq on June 15 after heavy fighting, solidifying their grip on the north after a lightning offensive that threatens to dismember Iraq.

DJ Casey Kasem has died in Los Angeles. Two days ago, a judge agreed with his daughter to withhold food, hydration and his usual medication from him.

A Jackson, Mississippi KFC has been accused of literally adding insult to injury by asking a tiny girl, her face disfigured from a recent pit bull attack, to leave the restaurant. The reason: her appearance was apparently scaring other customers. The gi