NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 01-2015

A Canadian tourist stuck dangling from a Las Vegas zip line about 24 metres above a street for nearly an hour is back on solid ground after being rescued by firefighters.

Canada's Mikael Kingsbury has won his fifth straight World Cup moguls gold medal in Calgary.

Canada has given goalie Zach Fucale the nod in net for the second consecutive time in the knockout round at the World Juniors.

About 100 skiers were stranded after a chairlift at a resort north of Gatineau, Que., broke down, prompting fears the skiers could develop hypothermia, but rescue efforts were swift.

Smugglers who bring migrants to Europe by sea appear to have adopted a new and more dangerous tactic: cramming hundreds of them onto a large cargo ship, setting it on an automated course to crash into the coast, and then abandoning the helm.

A teenager has been charged after a 19-month-old girl was found in a dumpster in freezing weather, Winnipeg police said Friday.

Bono says he now has a titanium elbow and may never play guitar again due to injuries suffered in a New York City cycling accident.

Calgary police are investigating another fatal shooting but say it's not known if the death is related to a New Year's Day shooting that left one person dead and six wounded.

January is living up to its wintry reputation across the country, with Environment Canada issuing weather warnings or special weather statements in all 10 provinces.

Environment Canada is promising a "messy meteorological medley" on B.C.'s South Coast starting Saturday as a strengthening high pressure system over the Yukon meets a Pacific warm front packing plenty of moisture.

The case is connected to allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, who has been convicted of soliciting sex with an underage girl. Prince Andrew denies any impropriety.

Andre Verhoeven married in his local Catholic church, lived in an unpretentious town south of Amsterdam, and worked as a respected teacher at the nearby secondary school.

Stacy Joseph says this is not about any particular person or religion, it's about the safety of her children.

A Florida man is charged with first-degree murder after his mother was found decapitated outside their home on New Year's Eve.

Thousands turned out to English Bay, to see and take part in the 95th annual Polar Bear Swim, Vancouver's venerable, if slightly crazy, New Year's tradition of jumping into heart-stoppingly freezing water.

Fifty-one years ago, Arthur Lampitt of Granite City, Ill., smashed his 1963 Thunderbird into a truck. This week during surgery in suburban St. Louis, a 7-inch turn signal lever from that T-Bird was removed from his left arm.

People looking for some outdoor recreation today should bundle up. It was -17 C in Winnipeg in the morning, but the wind is making it feel around -30.

Blowing snow and slick roads have combined to create tricky New Year's Day driving conditions in eastern Ontario, with a multi-vehicle pileup closing a section of eastbound Highway 401 west of Kingston.

The pop starlet caused fury after posting a picture of herself flashing her ankle while inside the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, which is strictly against visiting rules.

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 5.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern California.

This year's weird wildlife encounters include a bear on a golf green, a fox on a bus and some turtles where no turtle should ever be. Take a look at some of the notable animal stories and odd encounters between animals and humans that took place in 2014.

Hangovers are the worst. Not only do you have nausea, a throbbing head and a vague sense of regret, but it's no one's fault but yours. While it can be tempting to down some coffee and a plate full of grease, neither are likely to help you, althoug...

The 40th annual List of Word's Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness published by Lake Superior State University was announced Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a New Year's speech Thursday that he is open to more talks or even a summit with his South Korean counterpart, a statement welcomed by Seoul.

For the second time in a year, the Conservative government has hiked the fee it charges to make someone a citizen. The new price for processing citizenship documents has been set at $530 as of Jan. 1, up from the formerly new price set last February of $3

Two Canadian fighter jets spent New Year's Eve bombing militants' positions in Iraq as part of a international airstrike campaign.

Reaching out to talk with Muslim youth who are at risk of being radicalized isn't enough to stop it from happening, say parents, clerics and police.

As many as seven people were shot early in the New Year in the southwest Calgary neighbourhood of Killarney, including two people with life-threatening injuries, police say.