NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 08-2015

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Monday they have fired head coach Corey Chamblin, and vice president of football operations and general manager Brendan Taman.

The Toronto Blue Jays' bats were silenced in a 4-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Monday night at the Rogers Centre. Indians starter Danny Salazar allowed just two runs, while striking out ten over seven innings, while Jays starter David Price allowed t

The war of words is ramping up in the homestretch of the Calgary-Foothills byelection, with an allegation of a disrespectful Chinese-language flyer.

About 37,000 customers remain without power following a powerful storm that hit Metro Vancouver and the South Coast of B.C. on the weekend.

Mike Corey, who planned to spend a month living alone in the New Brunswick wilderness, is back home after one week, having signalled for help on his GPS locator unit over the weekend.

As Europe grapples with record-breaking numbers of migrants, a trickle of asylum seekers from Syria and the Mediterranean region have found an unlikely route: Through Russia to a remote Arctic border post in Norway, partly on bicycles.

As many as nine out of 10 of the world's seabirds likely have pieces of plastic in their guts, a new study estimates.

A 911 caller in Victoria was adamant that he saw a unicorn chasing a screaming man through a cemetery on Sunday night.

Part of a popular wilderness area west of Calgary is to remain closed through the long weekend following an attack on two men by a mother grizzly bear.

A bear sow has been shot dead by police in a Sudbury, Ont., neighbourhood this morning after police say it charged at a government worker while partially tranquillized.

By saying that the way women behave and dress can contribute to sexual violence, the singer dared to challenge the othodoxy of modern feminism

The pages, which were discovered at the library of the University of Birmingham last month and are from around 568AD, could predate Muhammad, historians have claimed.

Three powerhouse hurricanes -- Kilo, Ignacio and Jimena -- are whirling elegantly across the Pacific Ocean this week.

Our day-to-day reality is deterministic; things happen in specific locations and in a well-defined order. But all that nice, orderly behavior seems to go out the window in the quantum world, a fact that has prompted scientists to try to find ways of squee

Dr. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who studied the intricacies of the brain and wrote eloquently about them in books such as Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, died on Sunday at the age of 82, the New York Times reported.

Premier Rachel Notley's government is scheduled to provide its first update on Alberta's finances this afternoon.

The Edmonton man charged with second-degree murder in the gruesome stabbing death of his former girlfriend was not deported to his native Sudan despite breaching conditions of stay on a removal order.

Austrian authorities say they have detained five suspected people smugglers as they tighten the Hungarian border after the deaths of 71 migrants.

Susan Rick planned home fix-ups and a visit to her daughter after her boyfriend won $250,000 last month. But they were told to wait.

According to research from the University of Winnipeg, Canada's frigid winters may raise the risk of severe heart attacks by seven per cent for every 10 degrees the mercury drops.

Rush for subsidized goods sees 75 people injured as thousands besiege supermarket

At least 38 'maidens' died on the way to the Reed Dance Festival, an annual event which draws 40,000 young women and girls to the royal residence to perform for Sherborne- educated King Mswati III.

Human Mole Peter Faulding who has cracked some of the greatest mysteries and now he reveals why he thinks there was foul play involved in the spy in the holdall

President Barack Obama on Monday will officially restore Denali as the name of North America's tallest mountain, siding with the state of Alaska in ending a 40-year battle over what to call a peak that has been known as Mount McKinley.

A statue of the president of the secessionist pro-slavery southern states was removed from its pedestal Sunday on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, days after a court rejected an appeal from a Confederate heritage group.

A Spanish mayor says a man has died after being charged down and gored by a bull that was being herded into a northern village as part of annual celebrations to honour its patron saint.

Edwin Encarnacion homered for the fourth time in two games, only this time that was one small piece of the Toronto Blue Jays' offensive onslaught.

Prolific horror filmmaker Wes Craven, who directed the slasher classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, died on Sunday afternoon, his family said in a statement. He was 76.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife says a quad rider and another rider on a motocross bike were attacked by a mother grizzly bear northwest of Cochrane.

Officials are warning residents across southwestern British Columbia to brace for more rain and high winds after a brutal storm struck the area on Saturday, knocking down trees and leaving thousands without power.

�I'm so proud to say I am now the new MRS Universe 2015!� Wrote Ashley Burnham, 25, on her facebook page after her historic win. �I am the first First Nations woman to win this title! I am also the first Canadian Delegate to win as well!�

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker says that building a wall along the country's norther border with Canada is a legitimate issue that merits further review.

Oakville's mayor posted an apology to Twitter after an earlier tweet started a storm of criticism and offended Canadian military vets.

No more sob stories, no more pleas for mercy, no more bogus brides and grooms cheating our immigration system.

Leader Justin Trudeau says a Liberal government would repeal the Conservative government's two-tier citizenship law, and ensure a strong and united Canada where all citizens are treated equally.

Questions have been raised over the authenticity of shocking images of a boy with a broken arm being held at gunpoint by an Israeli soldier after a 13-year-old girl seen biting his attacker is said to be a prolific 'Pallywood star'.

Nadine Skow, 38, was stabbed to death early Monday morning. People who lived down the hall heard her scream, but didn't call police.

First picture released of man arrested at apartment on outskirts of city, where officials said bomb-making materials were found

Comet is known for his bizarre sleeping habits on a sidewalk in Mount Pleasant, and has convinced more than one person that he's dead. In fact, he's just an old dog who loves to nap. On his back. Twisted up. And halfway onto the road.

It was a long and bumpy road for the Oshkosh Corporation and its L-ATV vehicle, but this week, the Wisconsin-based US defence contractor won a gruelling three-year competition. The prize? A $6.75b contract to build the US military's Joint Light Tactical V

Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson hit back-to-back homers as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Friday night.

What killed Knut the celebrity polar bear? The answer turned out to be even more useful than scientists could have hoped for.

More than 50 cars spilled into Victoria's Gorge Waterway Friday afternoon after a barge filled with crushed vehicles tipped and listed on its side.

Two years ago, liberal billionaire George Soros gave $675,000 from his Open Society Foundation to support the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Civic Media.

Billionaire investor George Soros, who has demonized fossil fuels for years through his think tanks and political contributions, seems to have warmed up to Big Coal now that stocks are dirt cheap.

The family of the couple who went missing after their plane crashed in northern Ontario more than 23 years ago is relieved the wreckage has finally been found.

Sudbury police shot an injured bear at 10 a.m. on Friday after receiving a call from a resident in New Sudbury that a bear was possibly injured and had crawled underneath their deck.

As coach of the 1980s New York Islanders dynasty, Al Arbour commanded immediate respect from his players and contemporaries around the NHL.

The Cape Breton Miners Museum wants a literal leg up in identifying some of its very old artifacts.

An American drone operator and photographer have been slapped with hefty fine for allegedly getting too close to a pod of orcas in Washington state.

A dispute over energy projects and aboriginal rights is heating up at a pipeline protest camp in northern B.C. where First Nations leaders fear police are planning mass arrests.

B.C.'s hot, dry summer has come to a sudden end, with a deluge of heavy rain over the coming weekend threatening to trigger flash flooding on the South Coast.

An animal so rare that only two people are thought to have ever seen it until now has been photographed and briefly captured in the South Pacific.

Bryce Casavant, the B.C. conservation officer who was suspended for refusing to kill two black bear cubs, is being transferred out of the service, but his union is fighting back.

Emails and financial documents released by the University of Kansas on Thursday reveal earmarked funding from Koch Industries to develop research used to lobby against the state renewable energy standard.

Alberta's Public Interest Commissioner has found three government managers rigged the awarding of contracts last fall.

Major U.S. lawmakers toured an Alberta oilsands project to little fanfare on Thursday as the NDP government failed to release details to the media and, according to the official opposition, almost blew off the meeting altogether. almost blew off the m

Researchers have found a possible genetic link between low vitamin D levels and multiple sclerosis; something that has long been suspected, but difficult to prove.

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Big Easy, some sections of New Orleans are rebuilt and thriving, while others, like the Lower 9th Ward, resemble the land time forgot.

Four young children from the Comox Valley have been allegedly abducted by their biological father and taken to the Middle East, prompting a Canada-wide Arrest Warrant and an online plea from their mother.

Sea levels worldwide rose an average of nearly 8 centimetres (3 inches) - about a finger-length - since 1992, the result of warming waters and melting ice, NASA scientists say.

An Italian-born nun who confronted Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools faced her first test for the long road to sainthood on Tuesday.

The Independent Police Complaint Commission (IPCC) says it has had 47 referrals from South Yorkshire Police since the publication of the Jay Report last year, involving more than 100 allegations.

A mayor in Michigan is concerned with the popularity of flame throwers and wants to see them banned in Michigan.

Fracking triggered a 4.4-magnitude earthquake in northeastern B.C. last year, CBC News has learned, making it one of world's largest earthquakes ever triggered by the controversial process.

Monarch butterflies that alight from Mexico and fly across the United States to Canada are being massacred. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service laid out a grim statistic in February: Nearly a billion have vanished since 1990 as farmers and homeowners spray

Two television journalists were shot and killed in Virginia on Wednesday morning while conducting a live television interview, their station, WDBJ7 said.

A month-long rash of cats falling from high-rises has led the BC SPCA is issuing a warning.

Cancer cells have been programmed back to normal by scientists in a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments and even reverse tumour growth.

A disabled Toronto man had his name removed from the waiting list of a subsidized city apartment because he does not meet the main criteria for living there: being Muslim.

An apparent new trend in China has tech firms hiring women to hang out with young male programmers who are "terrible at socializing".

Pyongyang's shiny new airport building has all the features international travellers have come to expect, though some lose their lustre upon closer examination.

After a deadly accident closed part of the Trans Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday, drivers who attempted to take a detour through a First Nation were told to pay $20 or turn back. The decision by a couple of members of Stoney Nakoda First Nation t

A young P.E.I. fisherman is looking for confirmation he may have hooked a new world record for the largest tuna caught by someone aged 10 and under.

A young boy is dead after a firearm accidentally went off in a home near Grande Cache, Alta.

Researchers are closely monitoring a young killer whale with an injury that may have been caused by a boat strike.

Canadian and U.S. experts are co-ordinating efforts to try to unravel the mystery surrounding the deaths of 36 whales

NEW YORK -- The Astros supported Dallas Keuchel with their largest offensive showing of the season, as Evan Gattis, Marwin Gonzalez and Carlos Gomez all homered in a 15-1 drubbing of the Yankees on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Houston pounced on Ivan

Troy Tulowitzki had a game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning before Adrian Beltre's throwing error allowed another Toronto run to score as the AL East-leading Blue Jays rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

A suspected arson attack on a gym intended as a temporary asylum shelter follows violent protests in Germany against the arrival of migrants.

It was a frightening and dangerous scene: A Louisiana state trooper lay bleeding on the ground as a man rifled through his pockets and tried to take the immobile officer's handgun from his holster.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was showing a triple-digit gain in early trading Tuesday as markets around the world rebounded from the previous day's tumult.

There will be some lucky customers filling up their gas tanks this morning at select Shell stations in Metro Vancouver.

RCMP arrested twin brothers Carlos and Ashton Larmond in January on terrorism charges.

Spain and Morocco arrest 14 people in a joint operation targeting suspected recruiters for the so-called Islamic State group.

A disciplinary hearing has found a high-ranking Toronto police officer who ordered two mass arrests of protesters at the G20 in 2010 guilty of discreditable conduct and unnecessary exercise of authority.

Hidden camera investigation last year resulted in 11 charges against Hybrid Turkeys over treatment of birds in its care.

Grant Kinzel spent countless hours over the past five years painstakingly restoring an Italian car so rare it had not been seen in public since a New York car show in 1954, but it paid off.

A Russian court has convicted a Ukrainian filmmaker of conspiracy to commit terror attacks and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

A court case that could strike down trade barriers that restrict the flow of alcohol and other goods across provincial borders is set to unfold this week in Campbellton, N.B.

Under the influence of the anaesthesia used for her wisdom tooth extraction, this girl suspects her dentist of foul play. 'They cut off my lips,' she says in the car with her mother, driving back from the procedure. She later adds: 'No one is ever goin

A transgender charity has reported the fun run to the police, saying "We do not need to give the bigots any more ammunition"

Read 'Dog saves woman and gets a new home in return' from our blog Good News on Yahoo News Canada. The men were scared away and the 25-year-old credits the dog for saving her, reports The Telegraph. The scruffy pooch, believed to be a poodle terrier cross

Alan Frew, lead singer of the Canadian band Glass Tiger, has announced on social media that he suffered a stroke last week.

North American stock markets tanked out of the gate today as investor fears about a Chinese economic slowdown spread around the world.

A Chilliwack couple who say their lives were saved by cannabis oil are fighting for the right to treat their severely ill baby with the substance. Justin Pierce and Michelle Arnold, both 21, suffer from epilepsy, and their daughter Mary Jane Pierce was bo

Immigration to Britain overtakes the NHS and the economy as the topic most likely to cause concern to voters, according to survey

Mohammed Abad was aged just 6 when he had his penis ripped off has been fitted with an 8in bionic manhood - which inflates when you squeeze the testicles.

A black bear -- that may have learned to prey on humans -- killed a woman and injured her husband at a provincial park in northern Ontario. Police and wildlife officials were on the hunt for the wounded bear Wednesday.

The firing of Montreal Alouettes coach Tom Higgins brought with it some good news for Montreal fans.

A 16-year-old army cadet from Summerside, P.E.I. brought home a gold medal and couple of second-place finishes from an international shooting competition in England recently.

A pod of orca whales were seen gliding through the waters off St. Anthony on the Northern Peninsula on Wednesday.

The provincial government declared the agricultural economic losses and hardship resulting from Alberta's extreme weather is a disaster on Friday.