NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 09-2015

Fifteen years after white farmers were kicked off their land, black farmers are hiring them as managers.

Facebook 'travel agencies' are run by callous people smugglers luring refugee families to their deaths with the promise of safe journeys from Turkey to Greece.

A health-care aide's alcohol addiction qualifies as a disability, and her employer was wrong to fire her for drinking off the job, a Manitoba human rights adjudicator has ruled.

Crowds of protesters rallied on Wednesday as Japan's parliament moved close to passing bills for a defence policy change that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since the Second World War, despite opposition by many ordinary voters.

Parents dropping their children off at Strawberry Hill Elementary School in Surrey this morning found bullet holes in their school and police on the school grounds.

Blairmore, Alta., residents attending a vigil for Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette on Tuesday were told the RCMP had found remains

Air Canada says one of its pilots diverted an international flight to ensure a dog could travel in safety.

Montreal Children's Hospital has named its atrium in honour of P.K. Subban, after the Canadiens defenceman made what the hospital described as "the biggest philanthropic commitment by a sports figure in Canadian history."

Focusing on economic issues, the latest results from Vote Compass reveal a majority of Canadians support higher taxes for corporations and the wealthy. But they're conflicted about building more oil pipelines.

John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman all appear in series, with one missing episode to be screened at TV festival next week

The amount of fish in the oceans has halved since 1970, in a plunge to the "brink of collapse" caused by overfishing and other threats, the WWF conservation group said on Wednesday.

Former master corporal Collin Fitzgerald says Crown prosecutors have evidence that allegedly shows his innocence.

This is shaping up to be a deeply unpleasant autumn for junior energy companies and the banks that lent them hundreds of millions of dollars. Banks and other lenders are about to start re-evaluating their energy loans. A Bay Street investment bank says th

The amount of fish in the oceans has halved since 1970, in a plunge to the "brink of collapse" caused by overfishing and other threats, the WWF conservation group said on Wednesday.

The CBC's Reg Sherren found out he "liked" the Conservative Party on Facebook. Except he did no such thing. Sherren explores the underworld of "like-jacking," and how some organizations are buying fans on social media.

Const. Carlton Watson collected full salary while under suspension for four and a half years.

Edmonton's Stantec Tower will be bigger than either Calgary's reigning champion, the 236-metre Bow, or Brookfield Place, the 247-metre, 56-storey structure that will supplant it when finished in 2017.

According to a NASA analysis of satellite data, the 2015 Arctic sea ice minimum extent is the fourth lowest on record since observations from space began.

Arcade Fire's Win Butler recently declined to comment publicly on the Canadian election. As an American, it would be 'illegal' thanks to an obscure election law

The U.S. Navy agreed to limit its use of sonar and other training that inadvertently harms whales, dolphins and other marine mammals off Hawaii and California in a settlement with environmental groups approved Monday.

A pair of kayakers get a literal brush with nature as a humpback whale breaches atop their boat in Monterey Bay, Calif.

New hydrophones installed in 170 metres of water just off the mouth of British Columbia's Fraser River are expected to help researchers understand how shipping noise affects at-risk whales, says a project spokesman.

A Vancouver couple's wedding video was photo-bombed by an uninvited guest who nearly stole the whole show last weekend.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has accused the Harper government of slashing funding to seniors, veterans and Aboriginal Affairs in order to balance the books, but his claims don't exactly add up.

Andrelton Simmons' tie-breaking RBI single in the ninth inning snapped a 12-game home losing streak and the Atlanta Braves beat the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday night.

A new text messaging service will ping you when whales are in the frame of live cams positioned in British Columbia's Johnstone Strait.

The Amber Alert for Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette was cancelled Tuesday night after her body was found. The missing Alberta toddler was found in a rural area, RCMP Supt. Tony Hamori said at a short press conference after 10 p.m. The two-year-old was taken fro

Lisa Borch was aged only 15 in October last year when she spent hours on YouTube watching footage of the savage decapitations of David Haines and Alan Henning.

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is facing some public backlash after he once again called Toronto Canada's 'most important city' while speaking in Vancouver.

A Federal Court of Appeal panel has dismissed a government appeal over a ban on face coverings at citizenship ceremonies.

Vancouver Canucks fans will be seeing the price of tickets rise and fall with demand this season, following the team's decision to roll out so-called "dynamic pricing."

Elizabeth May is not letting the lack of an invitation keep her out of Thursday's election debate on the economy, by issuing her own responses to questions through Twitter

A former Cold War pilot who once saved a fellow aviator from a fiery crash will have an Edmonton street named for him later this week.

An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to Ontario for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl's doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product.

A father has been found dead and his two-year-old daughter has been abducted from a small town near the Alberta-B.C. border.

There's been a nearly 400% increase in poison control calls related to children ingesting hand sanitizer in the last five years.

Political strategists warn male candidates to use caution when debating against a female rival. But never before in American presidential politics has a candidate who has drawn accusations of sexism and bullying been forced to personally confront the fema

Crowsnest Pass RCMP has issued an AMBER Alert for the abduction of a female child from the town of Blairmore, Alberta.

Comedian Steve Patterson watches and reviews Peter Mansbridge's interviews with the four main federal party leaders on CBC's The National so you don't have to (well, you still should). Here's what he found.

Residents of Portland, a tiny community in Bonavista Bay, are speaking out about an invasion of murderous mink that are killing their animals and ending up as roadkill.

The federal government posted a surprise $1.9-billion surplus in 2014-15 -- bringing the country's books back into balance a year earlier than expected.

The federal Conservative election campaign is facing yet another legal distraction today as the criminal trial of a former top aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper begins.

Two of California's fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying more than 180 homes and sending residents fleeing Sunday on highways lined with buildings, guardrails and cars still in flames.

Imagine a tiny microphone embedded in your office ID badge. Sound far-fetched? In fact, a growing number of companies are using such data-collecting devices to improve efficiency and communication.

Starting today, former Quebec cardiologist Guy Turcotte will again be judged by a jury for his alleged role in the 2009 deaths of his two children. The case has attracted international attention and reignited the debate around criminal responsibility in C

Australia's beleaguered prime minister has been ousted from his position by an internal government challenge and the party's former leader has been elected to replace him.

As Australia's executive pushes for reform of environmental laws, momentum is growing against development of coal energy in the country. But the matter is still far from settled.

The Toronto Blue Jays fell short of a four-game sweep in the Bronx Sunday, falling to the New York Yankees 5-0. Masahiro Tanaka earned the win for New York, while R.A. Dickey took the loss, but threw an eight-inning complete game.

The forces of nature that can so often turn nasty in the Arctic may also help give Canadian scientists new opportunities to work in the North, particularly in more remote coastal areas.

No stop signs or traffic lights may sound like a recipe for chaos, but the 'shared space' concept of roads without rules is getting some attention, with cities from the Netherlands to Florida giving it a try. Auto expert and columnist David Booth says the

Germany is to introduce temporary border controls with Austria, the interior minister says, as thousands more migrants arrive this weekend.

The Canadian Forces could play a key role in helping bring Syrian refugees to Canada, said retired general Rick Hillier on CBC's Power & Politics.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The federal Fisheries Department is investigating reports that people in eastern Newfoundland have been trying to lasso and ride a beluga whale that has been frequenting the area. . .

The Conservatives are attacking the NDP on crime by slamming the record of a British Columbia candidate who is a former provincial judge.

Canada will be supplying additional humanitarian assistance for victims of the conflict in Syria.

Who would voters' prefer to be their Prime Minister? According to nightly tracking by Nanos Research for CTV and The Globe and Mail, it's a three-way toss-up.

A 24-year-old mother is in custody after her dirty, barefoot 4- and 6-year-old children were found living in a wooden shipping crate in an underground cave in Kansas City, Missouri.

A former Denver radio personality has filed a lawsuit against singer Taylor Swift, saying he lost his job after being accused of inappropriately touching Swift during a photo session.

Two people were rescued from the water in Vancouver, after the tugboat they were on capsized Friday night.

On Friday night ‎hockey, fans flocked to the Penticton Young Stars Classic en-mass as Connor McDavid made his pro debut with a group of Edmonton Oilers prospects.

Julian Feoli-Gudino's 37-yard touchdown reception late in the third quarter gave the Winnipeg Blue Bombers the spark they needed to down the Saskatchewan Roughriders 22-7 in the 12th rendition of the Banjo Bowl on Saturday.

Two men accused of murdering a Hamilton-area man will go straight to trial in the death of a Toronto woman.

Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is out indefinitely after cracking his left shoulder blade in the opener of the Blue Jays' doubleheader opener Saturday against the New York Yankees during a second-inning collision with centre fielder Kevin Pillar.

Chasen Shreve forced three runs in with bases-loaded walks in the 11th inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the New York Yankees 9-5 Saturday in a doubleheader that could mark the final turning point in the AL East ra

A new Canadian approach to the Syrian refugee crisis overwhelming the Middle East and Europe could see teams of civil servants and security staff deployed into two countries struggling under the weight of the problem -- Lebanon and Jordan.

A woman is summarily mugged by two Roma gypsies in central Paris on Wednesday. No-one bothers to help stop a crime that's become common in the world's most popular tourist city.

A young couple who stopped to take pictures at a scenic overlook in the Utah mountains at first thought the screams sounded like children playing in the distance.

An NDP candidate in Alberta was forced to defend her husband after a photo of him posing with a person who is pointing a gun at the camera was circulated online Friday.

A towering construction crane toppled over on Friday during a violent rainstorm in the Saudi city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 87 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage later this mon

Video of a beating inside an Ottawa jail shows Carlos Larmond, who is facing terrorism-related charges along with his twin brother, being attacked after allegedly trying to convert another inmate to Islam.

A Hamilton city councillor says a "racially charged" email from a resident that was allegedly forwarded from the city's police chief to members of the Police Services Board is "problematic" for the community.

Saudi Arabia, which has offered to pay for the structures, has accepted a fraction of the refugees that European nations have.

In at least three cities in the last 18 months, drivers have been targeted by “serial shooters,” the term police use to describe a sustained attack by elusive assailants who randomly fire onto busy highways.

The Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe's extraordinary story includes beating Ferrari, being driven by Phil Spector, and being discovered again after 30 years.

A judge has agreed to ease some of the bail conditions for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr.

Israel will not exist in another quarter century, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said during a speech in Tehran, state-run media report.

Goldman Sachs has bad news for anyone banking on the oil price rebounding any time soon, saying in a report that the price of crude could fall to $20 per barrel by the time it's all said and done.

The amount Canadians owe compared to their ability to pay it off rose to yet another record high last quarter, the national statistics agency says.

Leader Pierre Karl Peladeau said the best way to defend the interests of the province is to turn it into a country

The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach has told a German newspaper that he blames Canadian authorities for the tragedy that also killed his wife and another son.

After meeting for about an hour at city hall, religious leaders had ideas to help refugees, but concerns about red tape

Vancouver-area candidate Joy Davies has faced questions about comments that babies born to mothers who smoke pot have higher IQs

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says national parks are under threat by commercial development and voters should challenge the federal parties about the issue during the election campaign.

The number of people arrested for terrorism-related offences in the UK reaches record levels with 299 arrests in the past year - up 31% - Home Office figures reveal.

A class action lawsuit has been launched against Hydro One claiming customers were victims of a new billing system brought in by the utility

Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system has been praised for improving upon the flaws of its predecessor, but the company is facing widespread criticism for what some are calling invasive data collection.

New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair said Wednesday that he had no plans to fire his most senior communications aide for tweeting offensive anti-Roman Catholic comments.

Expanded partnership will be 73 per cent owned by 21st Century Fox and 27 per cent by the National Geographic Society.

The memorial is located in Thornton Park, near the Canadian National Railway Station.

The Boston Red Sox beat AL East-leading Toronto 10-4 on Wednesday night, sending the Blue Jays to just their second series loss since late July.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says his first acts as prime minister would include pulling the Canadian Forces out of Iraq and Syria, bringing in 10,000 Syrian refugees and reducing taxes for small and medium-sized businesses.

A Hungarian TV camera operator has been let go after she was filmed kicking and tripping refugees, including children, as they tried to run away from police at a Hungarian border town.

Sources allege that the rights holders to 'Eye of the Tiger' will be seeking damages for an unauthorized performance of the song at a Kim Davis rally.

Remember when Ardbeg Distillery sent a vial of unmatured malt whisky into space? Well the space Scotch has returned! And it has allegedly been changed by its time in microgravity.

Forcing staff to start work before 10 a.m. is tantamount to torture and is making employees ill, exhausted and stressed, an Oxford University researcher has claimed.

Having put one of their most capable operators at the helm, Jason Kenney, the Tories pulled off some of the most revolutionary changes to the immigration system since the days of Clifford Sifton: More and better immigrants, faster processing times and fak

Police in Texas say they removed a loaded handgun from a woman's body during a cavity search.

Vancouver Canucks President Trevor Linden has confirmed the passing of longtime anthem singer Richard Loney.

Richmond Green teacher Michael Marshall has been dismissed following student allegations of anti-Muslim posts online.

A second Muslim woman is challenging a government policy that prohibits people from covering their faces while swearing the oath of citizenship