NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 09-2015

Mayor John Tory is still mulling an Olympic bid, but several councillors are voicing caution to the idea

The RCMP will be laying torture charges against a former Syrian military intelligence officer in the case of Maher Arar, the Canadian who was tortured after being deported to Syria by U.S. authorities.

HILLSBORO, MO (KTVI) - Students walked out of class on Monday morning over a transgender pupil's right to use the women's locker room. About 200 Hillsboro High School students held their demonstration after 3rd period for about two hours. There were

The 72-year-old WWE Hall of Famer has been charged with his girlfriend's murder, 32 years ago, Pennsylvania prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Researchers have discovered that a man vaccinated against polio when he was a child has been carrying the virus in his gut for more than 30 years. The virus has since mutated into a more dangerous strain, and the discovery could have serious implications

The union representing federal scientists says the agriculture research library in the southern Alberta city of Lethbridge has been quietly closed.

A statistical analysis of the Conservative government's changes to environmental laws and procedures suggests Ottawa has "all but abandoned" attempts to protect Canada's lakes and rivers. "Over the last decade, what we've seen is a not-so-gradual aband

Britain has become the latest country to start teaching computer coding in primary schools, on the assumption that tomorrow's workers need to know more tech than merely checking their Facebook feed. Why is Canada ignoring this trend?

Almost 1,000 energy-sectors jobs are disappearing, mostly in Calgary, as two major oil and gas players announce plans to scale back operations because of the low price of crude.

The lawyer for Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar, who was tortured in a Syrian jail after being sent there by U.S. officials in the wake of 9/11, is speaking to reporters this morning about a development in his case. CBCnews.ca is carrying the event live at

A couple of months ago, I received an interesting package in the mail. It looked like a standard manila envelope, but inside was a device that could quite possibly revolutionize the way we view the microscopic world. I'm referring to the Foldscope, an ori

Durham Regional Police Const. Glen Turpin has twice been convicted on criminal charges and has been convicted three times on Police Services Act charges

The might of Russia's air force (see video below) could be about to be unleashed on the murderous cancer known as Islamic State! Russia has given up on...

A Vancouver model who found herself in the crosshairs of a cruel social media body-shaming campaign is taking a stand against her online bullies.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a civil suit filed by a woman claiming she was hit by a car at a downtown Vancouver crosswalk and instead found she was jaywalking. Alsaeedi planned to seek damages should the driver be found negligent.

Muslim charities tell homeless Christians in Pakistan that they must convert to receive aid, or else become bonded servants.

A small colony of endangered birds in Nova Scotia that call an old chimney home won't be forced to move, after officials decided to preserve the structure as part of an effort to save the tiny, winged animals.

The chief of a Fraser Valley First Nation says she regrets that a toll was charged to drivers trapped after a vicious wind storm toppled trees across the main route out of Cultus Lake on Saturday.

ICBC says the rules around four-way stops are clear.