NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 04-2015

Researchers at Cornell University claim to be able to identify internet trolls with more than 80% AUC*, positing the possibility of creating automated methods to identify or even auto-ban forum and comment-thread pests.

Two college students from Alabama's Troy University have been suspended after authorities discovered a cellphone video that allegedly shows them sexually assaulting a woman at a beach while a large crowd of spring-break revellers watches.

The next space station grocery run will carry caffeine to a whole new level: aboard the SpaceX supply ship is an authentic espresso machine straight from Italy.

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children will miss out on government benefits of up to $15,000 per child under a new measure announced by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Milwaukee police say the driver of a car who struck and killed a 2-year-old has been shot to death at the scene of the accident. A teen who was not in the vehicle was also shot and died at a hospital.

A recently launched map allows users to discover Edinburgh via its literary history, while an ongoing mapping project getting buzz this week delves into Shakespeare-era London. With these interactive maps, the world's literary capitals are just a click aw

Jose Bautista hit the last of Toronto's three home runs, and the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-7 Sunday to complete a solid season-opening road trip.

Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes back on top with a win at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, but it may have come at a cost -- another schism with teammate Nico Rosberg.

Recent archeological digs outside some of the main buildings on Parliament Hill have turned up tens of thousands of artifacts from the early 19th century.

Romeo and Juliet, two dinosaurs that died tragically side by side millions of years ago, are helping reveal what dinosaur love looked like back in the day.

When fire ripped apart one of Moscow's great research libraries in January, volunteer book lovers stepped up, where the state didn't, to help save the historic remnants.

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants hammered, bulldozed and ultimately blew up parts of the ancient Iraqi Assyrian city of Nimrud, destroying a site dating back to the 13th century BC, an online militant video purportedly shows.

A woman was dangling her two-year-old son over a railing at the Cleveland zoo when he fell about three metres into a cheetah exhibit, zoo officials said.

Actress and long-time St. John's resident Lisa Hurd is the special guest speaker at the Jewish Community Havura's annual Holocaust memorial service on Sunday night. Hurd said it's taken her almost eight decades to speak publicly and finally tell her famil

Police in southwestern Ontario say they've arrested a man who allegedly threatened to blow up the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

Pourquoi, a 200-pound Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, was rescued by firefighters from a flooded garage on Saturday. "[The water] was up to his chin," said owner Hanna Hunziker of Brule, N.S., a small community north of Halifax.

Two people jumped from a third floor balcony to escape a man who opened fire on an apartment party with a shotgun, police say.

A man was rescued from Montreal's Lachine Canal on Sunday morning after jumping into the water to rescue his dog.

Fresh off a 4-3 loss to Montreal that ended a horrific 30-44-8 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced Sunday morning they had fired GM Dave Nonis, interim head coach Peter Horachek and some of his staff.

A Toronto-bound Air Canada flight departing from Frankfurt Friday night was forced to make an emergency landing in Ireland after an unruly elderly passenger allegedly lashed out and bit one of the members of the flight crew.

Two people, including a police officer, were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a chase through central Edmonton early this morning.

A Nanaimo, B.C. teacher is suing an investigator who concluded he sexually abused a female student based on claims allegedly fabricated from episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Mohammed Dahbi discriminated against actress Kassie Thornton and her TV executive partner Christy Spitzer during a trip in New York in 2011.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled that ambassadors asking homeless people to move from public spaces in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside constituted discrimination.

Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess master now exiled in the U.S., says western countries are complacent, while President Vladimir Putin poses worse dangers than ISIS. Kasparov is part of a public debate, 'The West vs. Russia,' in Toronto Friday.

Assistant Coast Guard Commissioner Roger Girouard says a Transport Canada flight on Friday saw only about six litres of oil left in English Bay, most of which would have evaporated overnight.

Mike Duffy's trial may be only a few days into an extended run, but it's already clear none of the principal figures in this case is going to emerge from it for the better. Not Duffy. Not Stephen Harper. Not Nigel Wright. Not the Senate itself.

COTTONWOOD, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) - Video from the dashboard camera of a Cottonwood Police Department cruiser showed a close-knit Idaho family that appeared nearly invulnerable to stun guns, police batons and fists during a melee in a Walmart parking lot March

A Thunder Bay resident "encountered ice like we've never seen it before" in Lake Superior while kayaking near the Sand Islands east of Silver Islet this week.

Seventy per cent of the solved murders of aboriginal women were committed by people of aboriginal descent, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson says in a letter to Grand Chief Bernice Martial of the Treaty Number 6 Nations.

President Obama blames global warming for his daughter's asthma. Today that's politically useful spin, but the science says something different. If you're looking for a culprit, it just might be Malia's dad.

Military officials in Kazakhstan have introduced a Miss Army competition in the hope of encouraging more recruits.

The greatest extinction event in the history of the planet was driven by oceans acidifying about as fast as they are today.

A Northwest Territories man convicted of sexually abusing his 10-year-old stepdaughter was allowed to return to the family home after his release, going on to sexually abuse the same stepdaughter and other girls living in the house.

The Fort McMurray airport is laying off all 26 of its custodial staff and contracting out the work to a company which employs temporary foreign workers.

Jordan Spieth was already the hottest player on the PGA Tour. He kept right on going at the Masters. The 21-year-old Texan turned in a brilliant opening round at Augusta National, on the way to an 8-under 64 Thursday.

Yannick Weber scored twice and Eddie Lack made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season Thursday night as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-0.

Canadian Coast Guard officials said Thursday the estimated size of an oil spill in English Bay had nearly doubled from 1,400 litres to 2,700 litres, or more than two metric tonnes.

Two months after starting an improbable playoff push, the Ottawa Senators control their post-season destiny heading into the final game of the regular season. If they either win or gain a point by going to overtime at Philadelphia, or if Boston loses in T

Police say they shot and killed a man in the middle of a stabbing rampage on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after he refused to drop his knife and began stabbing a woman right in front of them.

Winnipeg Jets fans cheered at the corner of Portage Avenue and Main Street late Thursday night after the team secured a spot in the NHL playoffs.

Jiri Hudler scored twice and added an assist Thursday night as the Calgary Flames clinched their first playoff spot in six years with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Union Army's victory in the U.S. Civil War, here's a look at some of the Canadians who had a hand in the war.

Members of the Canadian Rangers, Attawapiskat search and rescue and the mining company De Beers all worked together to find the two men who got lost in a snow storm.

As Canada prepares to take part in international talks on so-called "killer robots" next week, documents obtained by CBC News show defence officials see risks but also military advantages to deploying deadly autonomous weapons.

A P.E.I. writer got more than he bargained for when he set sail from Nova Scotia on the tall ship Liana's Ransom and had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Gloucester, Mass.

A rare Native American tribe from the Pacific Northwest says whales have informed them that a natural disaster will soon wipe out their reservation in Washington State. They have started a Move to Higher Ground project to move their community to a new loc

The toxic bunker fuel that has spilled in Vancouver's English Bay has washed up on the city's popular beach in Kitsilano.

Police are requesting far less customer information from internet providers and telecommunications companies now that they need to get warrants, a new report from Rogers suggests.

Amnesty International said Thursday that it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine have killed several captured government soldiers in violation of international humanitarian law.

This week a group of data analysts quantified the hopelessness that many Toronto sports fans feel and named the big smoke the second most miserable sports city in North America.

Logbooks filled by sentries guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier show occasional public disrespect and difficult weather conditions in the weeks leading to the Oct. 22 shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. They also show the dignity and calm Cirillo and hi

Kevin O'Connor and his daughter Crystal of Walkerton, Indiana are serving up pies again at Memories Pizza after shutting down last week. They went into hiding after saying they would not cater

BOSTON (Reuters) - Dzokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on Wednesday of killing three people and injuring 264 others in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and of fatally shooting a police officer four days

American shock rocker Marilyn Manson was shocked to get rocked by a 21-year-old man's fist while dining at a Denny's restaurant in Lethbridge, Alta., according to reports.

A New Brunswick woman alleges she was groped on an Air Canada flight by a man sitting next to her, and accuses the airline of making terrible mistakes in handling her sexual assault complaint.

The bill would require ministers and deputy ministers to have their pay cut by five per cent during a deficit situation, the federal finance minister says

Thirteen puppies born at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) now have names, thanks to boys and girls from all across Canada.

She stands five-foot-four in heels, but dominates the range, where she practices hitting targets with her six-shooters as fast as she can.

Even Israel's former spy chiefs like Barack Obama's proposed nuclear deal with Iran. So why do Republicans, and the Israeli government, want to blow it up? Neil Macdonald asks.

Shoppers Drug Mart is trying to reach some Alberta women who were given birth control pills that were past their expiration date. The medication, called Alesse 21, was dispensed between March 16 and April 1, but carries an expiry date of September 2014.

The new Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada defended the mandate of his office and his ability to carry it out, even as whistleblower groups say they hold little hope for the new appointee.

Armed robbers stole $8.5 million worth of gold from a refinery at a mine in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, a Canadian mining firm says.

Ron MacLean, who has appeared as an NHL playoff host for close to three decades, is not scheduled to be in a host's chair when the post-season rolls around next week, according to a Globe report.

A jeweller in London says there's a good chance that diamonds worth millions of pounds were snatched by thieves from a vault in the city over the holiday weekend.

As of late this morning there are 10 ships stuck in the Whitefish Point-area, waiting to be escorted by icebreakers from the Canadian and US Coast Guards.

Prosecutors say a 100-year-old man apparently killed his wife with an axe as she slept in their home, then killed himself in the bathroom with a knife

The woman allegedly took issue with Beaudry's comment and pressed a pizza slice into her face. The spicy sauce burned her eyes and she sustained severe burns

U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating the breach, which they consider among the most sophisticated attacks ever against U.S. government systems.

Eight crew of a US bomber shot down in May 1945 used in medical experiments in a case that Japan has tried to forget

If Britain leaves the trade group, it will still have to abide by many of its commercial regulations but without any input and also cede a lot of global economic heft

A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Quebec after a family in a car was threatened with a chainsaw, in an incident captured on video by a "terrorized" mother of two.

Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds says 'thanks' to commuters for putting up with two weeks of Georgia Viaduct closures to shoot Deadpool.

Premier Jim Prentice announced today that Albertans will go to the polls in May.

American folk rocker Don McLean is selling the original manuscript for his 1971 anthem American Pie at a Christie's auction Tuesday in New York. The 16-pages are expected to fetch as much as $1.5 million US.

Hidden in an unknown corner of China is a toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for smartphones, gadgets and green tech, discovers Tim Maughan.

For close to a century, the remains of more than 40 Canadian soldiers have lain forgotten in what is a potato field in northern France

A patrol rifle inside a locked hard cover carrying case was stolen out of an off duty Calgary Police members personal car Saturday night, in a car prowling.

University of Alberta researchers who looked at obese patients undergoing common but urgent operations such as appendectomies, gallbladder surgery, abdominal surgery or hernia repair found nearly half needed to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU),

Actress Nicole Kidman is drawing fire from flight attendants for her latest role as the face of Etihad Airways, the state-owned carrier of United Arab Emirates. But there may be more to this story than meets the eye.

If the NDP forms Canada's next government, Thomas Mulcair says he'll put an end to majority governments elected by a minority of the population. In an op-ed published in Common Ground magazine this week, Mulcair promises that if the NDP has its wa...

Rolling Stone magazine retracted a widely discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia after a top journalism school issued a scathing report Sunday concluding it had failed to meet proper journalistic standards.

The man shot dead Sunday at a home in a tiny Newfoundland community during a confrontation involving Premier Paul Davis's security pointed a gun at police shortly before the fatal shooting following a perceived Twitter threat, CBC News has learned.

A man was injured on Sunday after he was pulled into the water by a sea lion that jumped from the water at a San Diego marina and grabbed a fish he was holding, authorities said.

Britain's Prince Harry joked and chatted with an enthusiastic crowd Monday at his only scheduled public appearance during a month-long embedment with Australia's army, declaring pride in his ginger hair and sharing advice with a self-obsessed younger gene

With the NHL's regular season winding down, the jockeying for Stanley Cup playoff positions becomes more intense. Here's how the matchups would look if the post-season began today.

Carey Price and Tomas Plekanec helped the Montreal Canadiens regain the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Price tied a club record with his 42nd win while Plekanec scored his 200th career goal.

The firm operating the Paris subway has come under fire for apparently pushing France`s beloved secularity too far with its refusal to display an ad with the mention "Christians of the East."

Rolling Stone magazine retracted its article about a brutal gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity after the release of a report on Sunday that concluded the widely discredited piece was the result of failures at every stage of the process.

For the first time ever, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and the Canadian International Development Agency have joined forces on a maternal health initiative. The goal, writes CBC's Carolyn Dunn, is to put a real dent in Ghana's mortality rate f

A former spy says multiple colleagues within the CIA warned against the arrest, rendition and torture of Canadian Maher Arar, convinced they were punishing an innocent man.

The Vancouver Whitecaps scored two second-half goals to defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Saturday night and win four consecutive games for the first time since joining Major League Soccer in 2011.

Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson reached a huge milestone on Saturday when he assisted on Clarke MacArthur's first period power play goal.

It's all set to begin again. The Toronto Blue Jays play their first game of the 2015 season on Monday afternoon, as they take on the Yankees in New York.

Italian navy and coast guard ships rescued around 1,500 migrants aboard five boats in the southern Mediterranean in less than 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.

Etchings, even scratched bas-reliefs, left by many soldiers during the First World War have been discovered in a complex of tunnels north of Paris.

A group of volunteers plan to dredge the Red River again this year, hoping to find anything that will bring closure to the families of missing and murdered aboriginal women.

In a sign that spring has finally sprung, binocular-wearing hawk enthusiasts joined experts to observe the spring migration at the annual Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch's open house.

Canada's Pat Simmons defeated Finland's Aku Kauste 8-4 on Sunday to win bronze at the world men's curling championship at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S.

The world's biggest particle accelerator is back in action after a two-year shutdown and upgrade, embarking on a new mission that scientists hope could give them a look into the unseen dark universe.

Playing 15 years in the Canadian Football League and winning two Grey Cups does not earn you Canadian citizenship, as veteran quarterback Henry Burris has discovered.

An explosion at an open pit coal mine in southeastern B.C. has sent three people to local hospitals with second- and third-degree burns.

The street gang that police say terrorized a north Etobicoke community a few years ago is now at the centre of a murder investigation, investigators allege

The Jets (40-28-12)regained the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, but it could be temporary depending on Saturday's other games.

An Alberta man remains unconscious and on life support, the victim of a savage beating that his family says happened when he stopped a man from harassing a young boy outside a convenience store.

When it comes to naming babies in this day and age, originality is the gold standard. Just ask the parents of any Jaxon or Kai or Mya. Or, bizarrely, parents of Ethans or Emmas, which were the top boys' and girls' names in B.C. between 2003 and 2013.

An Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy accidentally shot and killed a man he was trying to arrest after mistaking his service weapon for a stun gun, the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.