NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2014

The al-Qaeda splinter grouping made off with $434 million in cash and a large amount of gold bullion from Mosul's central bank during its takeover of the city

The Islamic militant group Hamas has been accused of kidnapping of three teenagers, including 16-year-old American Naftali Frenkel, pictured, in the West Bank on Thursday.

Accused terrorist conspirator Misbahuddin Ahmed said Wednesday that he raised funds for an alleged accomplice to donate to charity even though he suspected the man was supporting foreign terrorists.

Drug traffickers are disguising the drug as a liquid to smuggle it into the United States from Mexico. Dissolved in a solution, it's sealed in tequila bottles or plastic detergent containers to fool border agents and traffic officers.

Toronto is the ''most common destination'' of human trafficking in Ontario, and a hub on the larger map of national and international trafficking routes, according to a new study released Saturday at a conference on modern slavery.

Vero Beach fugitive Denise Harvey is claiming refugee status in Canada, saying the 30-year sentence she received for having sex with a 16-year-old amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.

Lacey and Allie Hillman, 31-year-old twin sisters from Hailey, Idaho, went to police after a series of harassing incidents involving Robert (Bob) Bergdahl in 2011 They claim that Bergdahl, a UPS driver, drove by their home 'several times a day' even thoug

Depending on where your beliefs lie, tonight's full moon is set to be either one of the creepiest, or most beautiful moons you see this century.

Much has been made of the stadium issues in Brazil in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup. Another problem reared its ugly head on Wednesday.

Building crews set fire on Friday to a luxury lake house left dangling about 23 metres on a decaying cliff that has been giving way underneath the structure.

Some parents of students at a southeast public school say a note from a teacher banning chasing games is silly.

Like the international campaign to eliminate landmines, the emerging fight to stop rape as a weapon of war has now become globalized. But can even Angelina Jolie's star power help stop a practice that has endured so long, for all the wrong reasons, Nahlah

People on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border should avoid eating recalled brands of chia seeds, health officials say.

The vicious assault of Marlene Bird in a Prince Albert, Sask., parking lot has put the city on edge, leaving many residents fearful that no one has been arrested after the homeless 47-year-old suffered burns so severe that both her legs had to be amputate

In preparation for the launch of express entry, a new immigration system set to launch on Jan. 1, 2015, Canada is actively recruiting skilled immigrants in the following 50 occupations, which the government says reflect the latest labour market needs.

The RCMP has charged a Quebec youth after the user names, passwords and credit card information from some of Bell Canada's small-business customers were posted online.

While Canadian politicians lobby other countries to take our oil and gas through pipelines, rail and northern shipping routes, science museums across the country are showcasing a cleaner energy future.

The former head of the New Brunswick Energy Institute resigned last year, after he admitted he had misrepresented his academic credentials.

The Conservative government will have to go "back to the drawing board" on its cyberbullying and digital privacy legislation following Friday's Supreme Court decision, the head of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association says.

The CFL has ratified its collective bargaining agreement with the CFL Players' Association, with the league's board of governors accepting the five-year deal during a conference call Friday.

New tablet computers from Samsung will feature AMOLED screens more vibrant than standard LCDs to compete with Apple's popular iPad tablet.

The fall of the Iraqi city of Mosul to the al-Qaeda offshoot ISIS has shown the power of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - a former US detainee.

Statistic Canada says new data from its 2013 Canadian Community Health Survey show that one in five youths aged 12 to 17 reported height and weight that classified them as overweight or obese.

Dan Xu, a Brossard, Que., woman convicted last year of running a bawdy house and living off the avails of prostitution, is now facing a $420,000 tax bill from Revenue Quebec in connection with the crimes.

A Grade 2 class in northern New Brunswick has launched a campaign to try to save the province's brown bat population from white-nose syndrome.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive, is set to return to the United States on Friday.

Protesters and Brazilian police clashed in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on Thursday ahead of the first World Cup match, but the demonstrations largely died down before Brazil took the field to play its first game against Croatia.

After the Board of Internal Economy determined NDP MPs misused their mailing privileges, it ordered $1.17 million be repaid. Only a small fraction of that, about $36,000, is owed to the House of Commons directly for envelopes and processing, while the res

Calling the man's actions 'crimes of inhumanity against small children,' a judge has sentenced Baby M's father to 15 years in prison

An orphaned killer whale who made headlines around the world when she was reunited with her pod off the coast of British Columbia has re-appeared -- with her own thriving calf in tow.

Global private financial wealth grew by 14.6 per cent in 2013 to reach a total of $152 trillion, with the spike in stock prices helping to power the expansion, according to a study from Boston Consulting Group.

Danny, the police dog of slain Moncton RCMP Const. Dave Ross, will be partnered with another Mountie.

A new analysis from Canada's biggest bank says Alberta's economy will continue to substantially outperform the rest of Canada's this year, handily leading all other provinces in terms of growth and job creation.

From the first game on June 12 to the final on July 13, CBC is carrying full coverage of the FIFA World Cup on TV, radio and online.

Ford Motor Co. and ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz Co. are teaming up on research to use tomato skins to make composite materials for auto parts.

A couple from Chilliwack, B.C. is so fed up with property crime in their neighbourhood that they're taking some extreme measures to protect themselves, including posting surveillance video of more than a dozen incidents online.

A Fort Frances woman made a disturbing discovery of a dead bear with its front paws cut off, along Hwy 11 this week.

An Alberta father convicted in the starvation and abuse of his young twin daughters was sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench justice.

The evolution of jaws allowed animals to chow down on foods they could never dream of eating before. Now, paleontologists in the Canadian Rockies think they have uncovered the origin of that evolutionary breakthrough.

Mass beheadings reported in northern Iraq as al-Qaeda forces take Mosul and Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's home town - follow latest developments

U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his re-election bid, falling to Tea Party challenger David Brat in a Virginia Republican primary

Five Americans troops were killed in an apparent coalition airstrike in southern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, in one of the worst friendly fire incidents involving United States and coalition troops since the start of the nearly 14-year war.

Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it's being melted from below by geothermal heat, researchers at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin

Jeff Carter, Jake Muzzin and Mike Richards scored while Jonathan Quick earned his ninth NHL playoff shutout in Los Angeles' 3-0 win over the hometown New York Rangers Monday night to give the Kings a 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup final.

It may be June, but a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden discovered some icebergs still afloat in Lake Superior near Madeline Island on Friday.

In an unprecedented move, a union representing hundreds of Ontario journalists and media workers is urging its members not to vote for Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives on Thursday.

A WEEK-long dog eating festival is set to take place in China, despite fierce opposition from animal rights groups.

Costco is under fire from dog lovers for continuing to sell pet jerky treats from China, despite being warned by an owner whose veterinarian believes treats purchased there killed her Yorkshire terrier puppy.

Pictures of the spikes were uploaded to Twitter on Saturday, provoking anger from users

The banner claiming the Falkland Islands were Argentinian was unfurled and held by the Argentinian football team prior to a World Cup warm-up match against Slovenia in Buenos Aires.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - One of the five Taliban leaders freed from Guantanamo Bay in return for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release has pledged to return to fight Amer...

The state of Arizona has shipped mattresses, portable toilets, and showers to a warehouse in Nogales where over 700 illegal immigrant children have been dumped by federal agents using the facility as a makeshift holding center.

Police charge a 28-year-old man with attempted murder after a 13-year-old Windsor, Ont., boy suffers multiple skull fractures from a hammer attack.

A league source requesting anonymity told The Canadian Press the CFL and its players reached an agreement in principle on a new contract Saturday, averting a potential strike.

One person died and four others were injured in a single-vehicle crash that closed the Sea-to-Sky highway between Squamish and Whistler this afternoon.

Provincial police are searching for three inmates who escaped from a Quebec City prison using a helicopter.

The new Imax documentary D-Day: Normandy 1944 blends animation, live action and re-enactment to bring the epic story of the Allied Forces' historic Second World War landing in Normandy to a younger audience.

Montreal resident Sidney Zoltak has returned to Poland to reunite with the man who helped save him from the Nazis.

Acclaimed photographer Donald Weber has produced a series of stunning microscopic photographs of sand that indeed confirm traces of D-Day shrapnel remain on the Normandy beaches.

The first video of life on Arctic sea ice from a polar bear point of view has been released by the U.S. Geological Survey

Vancouver just got a little greener. A Twitter user is hiding free weed around the city and using the social media platform to send out clues about its location.

The Canadian Grand Prix will keep its engines running at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve for another 10 years.

Australian cyclist Adam Hansen developed a thirst that water alone couldn't quench while he raced in the Tour of Turkey last month. Thankfully, a fan standing close to the track was holding just what Hansen needed: a beer. In one smooth move, Hansen

A number of police officers have descended on a Halifax-area business over reports of a man with a gun.

The baby moose rescued after its mother was found dead by the highway is thriving at a Saskatchewan wildlife rehabilitation facility.

Costumes valued at $28,000 that were stolen by thieves who broke into a Cirque du Soleil tent in Vancouver last Saturday have been returned, police say.

U.S. actor Tracy Morgan is in critical condition after he was injured in a multi-vehicle accident in New Jersey, according to state police.

Manon Perreault, a New Democrat MP from Quebec, has been suspended from the NDP caucus after criminal charges were laid against her.

People are gathering in Greater Moncton tonight at two candlelight vigils to honour the RCMP officers who were killed and wounded in shootings on Wednesday.

Vancouver newlyweds Han and Laura Lee say they suffered a series of ill health effects owing to high levels of formaldehyde in their bedroom, which they believe were coming from their new bedroom furniture.

A woman in British Columbia whose father killed her mother wants the federal government to plug a loophole that allowed him to collect pension benefits for 28 years until his death.

Labour negotiations between the CFL and the CFL Players' Association resumed Friday and will continue Saturday, when some players plan to hold their first strike vote, too.

A 13-year-old Windsor, Ont., boy suffered multiple skull fractures from a hammer attack, according to Windsor police.

A recently discovered asteroid nicknamed The Beast is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on Sunday.

The three RCMP officers killed in the line of duty in Moncton, N.B. have been identified. During a press conference Friday morning, the Commanding Officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick Roger Brown said the organization, "lost three incredible members."

Justin Bourque, 24, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the fatal shootings of three Mounties and the wounding of two others on the streets of Moncton, N.B., on Wednesday.

Canadians huddled around radios or gathered at spontaneous prayer meetings as word spread that Allied forces had stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

World leaders, veterans and civilians gathered in Normandy today to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the military offensive that changed the course of the Second World War.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada is poised to buy 65 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets, sources familiar with the process told Reuters, marking a major renewal of Canada's fighter fleet

570,000 barrels of oil from Canada arrives in Bilbao, Spain, as EU considers dropping plan to label tar sands oil as dirty

A former Scarborough Muslim cleric who terrorized his sexual abuse victims into silence with threats of stoning in their homeland is now serving a 35 to 50 year prison sentence in Michigan after a historic trial.

The 89-year old was reported missing from his Hove care home but actually sneaked onboard a coach for a final reunion with his D-Day comrades across the Channel

The use of water as a symbol of healing at Winnipeg's Canadian Museum for Human Rights is "hugely ironic," according to Shoal Lake #40 First Nation.

A zoo worker in Tenerife dressed as a gorilla is recovering after being mistakenly shot with enough tranquiliser to take down a 400lb gorilla.

A Seattle Pacific University (SPU) student tackled a gunman who was reloading his shotgun after killing one student and wounding two others inside a campus hall Thursday afternoon. The shooting unleashed a wave of terror across the school as it went int

The message was found on the entrance path leading to Prince of Wales Primary School, in Enfield, north London.

An alarming number of radicalized Canadians are joining foreign jihadi groups abroad, prompting calls for intervention as other Western nations boost efforts to stop their citizens from waging attacks at home and on foreign soil.

A group of soldiers are to parachute out of a Second World War-era plane over Alberta on Thursday to commemorate the exploits of Canadian airborne troops on D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was part of a division that dropped b

There's a disturbing truth that is emerging from the science of obesity, Kelly Crowe reports. After years of study, it's becoming apparent that it's nearly impossible to permanently lose weight.

Newcastle researchers have created a new bio-pesticide that destroys insect pests, at the same time, causes no harm to honeybees.

PARIS -- From the first sketchy German radio broadcast to the distribution of images filmed in colour, it has taken decades for the full story of the D-Day invasion to come out.

Los Angeles Kings forward Justin Williams added to his reputation as a big game player in the first game of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday, scoring at 4:36 of overtime for a 3-2 victory.

Paleontologists have discovered nearly 50 entire ichthyosaur fossils in southern Chile, calling the find one of the best to date.

A U.S. federal judge has ruled a subpoena can be issued compelling the former owner of the Vancouver Canucks to testify in a lawsuit arising from Todd Bertuzzi's career-ending attack on Steve Moore.

The spread of genetically modified crops is, indirectly, the biggest cause of the monarch butterfly's decline, a new study suggests.

A deluge of people pocket dialing 911 is tying up the emergency service.

The New Brunswick RCMP have confirmed that three officers have been killed and two have been wounded in a shooting in Moncton.

Canada's Conservative government introduced legislation Wednesday that will make it illegal to buy sex and to sell it in public areas where there might be minors. The bill's critics said it merely makes prostitutes more vulnerable.

In India, Hindus are, on average, richer and more educated than Muslims. But oddly, Hindus' child mortality rate is much higher. All observable factors say Hindus should fare better, but they don't. Economists refer to this as the Muslim mortality puzzle.

A Saskatoon man who posted nude photos of an ex-girlfriend to the internet has been found not guilty of theft and mischief, a judge decides, because a new Criminal Code provision has not yet passed Parliament.

A Thunder Bay woman is warning other residents in her area after her family's 12-year-old dog was attacked by a deer.

Tim Hudak, who has struggled to connect so far in the Ontario election campaign, emerged the clear winner from a TV debate Tuesday evening.

Two 12-year-old girls in the US state of Wisconsin are accused of stabbing a classmate to please an online fictional character known as Slenderman.

A renowned educator who lectured around the world, had the ear of several high-ranking Liberals, a prestigious research chair instantly besmirched, with the laying of seven charges that include allegations by Toronto Police that he authored graphic child

At four-months-old, baby Qiuqiu is ready to take on the world after battling for survival following his premature birth when he weighed in at just 1lb.