NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 02-2016

The long-rumoured espionage project of the Chinese government set up to collate masses of sensitive data collected by cyberattacks into a searchable database has been exposed by an insider who claims to have helped build the system.

A lion was fatally shot after wandering out of its enclosure at a small zoo east of Ottawa over the weekend.

A former Toronto elementary school teacher is facing additional charges after three people came forward to report alleged inappropriate behaviour.

Ontario's top court has formally acquitted a woman who pleaded guilty 25 years ago to killing her three-year-old stepdaughter.

The woman shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as she appeared at Oktyabrskoye Pole metro station in the northwest of the Russian capital holding the severed head of a young girl.

Journalist Tom Wainwright argues drug cartels have figured out how to make profits much like big box stores and franchises - and that it's helping them win the war on drugs.

A hunter in Whale Cove, Nunavut, took down an aggressive polar bear in the community early Friday morning. Okalik said the bear showed obvious signs of being aggressive. He said polar bears tend to run away when spooked, but this polar bear continued to m

The 25,000th Syrian refugee landed in Canada Saturday night, marking the end of the first phase of the the federal government's massive resettlement program.

Last September Chris Eyre and his friend Robbie Austin were sheep hunting near Fort Nelson, B.C., when they were attacked by a bear protecting her cubs. "She tore up my face really badly and my arms, and chest. She broke my skull and broke my ribs," Eyre

Manitoba government documents suggest polar bear encounters with people have reached record levels on the shores of Hudson Bay with more of the mammals ending up in a specialized jail in Churchill.

Edmonton police are investigating after two cars collided and the occupants of the vehicles exchanged gunfire Sunday morning in a west end residential neighbourhood.

A 21-year-old man is charged with the murder of a prominent member of a mosque in Rochdale.

Not long after Defence Secretary Ash Carter prodded his cyber commanders to be more aggressive in the fight against Islamic State, the U.S. ramped up its offensive cyberattacks on the militant group.

A Toronto raccoon seemingly sought sophistication in its Wednesday morning escapade and crept into an art classroom at R.H. King Academy. Mark Tufford, an art teacher at the Scarborough high school, arrived at work shortly after 8 a.m. to prepare for the

The B.C. Community Bat Program wants to gather information on the province's bat population, before a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North America spreads here.

The white morph gyrfalcon was photographed in the Eel River Bar area Thursday by Jim Clifford, months after it had been first spotted by Ken Reinsborough. Reinsborough says the birders thought it may have been the only picture ever taken of the white gyrf

The four rowers were about 20 days into their attempt when a wave capsized their boat around 400 nautical miles off Cape Verde. The quartet of rowers were about 20 days into their attempt to break a women's speed record when a wave damaged their boat arou

Kevin O'Leary, the reality TV star and entrepreneur who has talked of running for the federal Conservative Party leadership, tells CBC he might take a run at the leadership of the Liberal Party.

Florida wildlife officials say 106 Burmese pythons were caught during a state-sanctioned hunt for the invasive snakes.

There were gasps of joy, tears and applause at the Iqaluit airport as crew members of the fishing vessel Saputi arrived from Nuuk, Greenland, following a close call at sea last week when they struck ice and took on water.

Once again, a team of Yellowknifers have spent a large chunk of their winter building a giant castle of snow and ice on Great Slave Lake. Construction began in November, with crews harvesting 430 pieces of ice from the lake.

Veterans and dignitaries gathered for a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait. The Persian Gulf War was Canada's first major battle since the Korean War (1950-53).

A -34 windchill on Yellowknife Bay didn't dampen the enthusiasm of more than 100 Canadian Rangers coming together from 10 Northwest Territories communities for Exercise Dene Ranger this week.

The Mayor of Tangerang, Indonesia, Arief R Wismansyah has come under fire for suggesting instant noodles and children's formula is making babies gay.

The World Pond Hockey Championship is played every year on Roulston Lake in the village of Plaster Rock -- population 1,135.

An Ottawa-area man says he will never use his snow machine again after losing his 26-year-old son in an snowmobiling accident earlier this week -- one year after he lost his brother the same way.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has announced he will not be signing any agreement with the federal government that includes a national carbon tax.

The Maple Leafs are once again looking to the future by trading another veteran, only this time it's with an eye toward pieces already in the organization.

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism in hundreds of Twitter posts.

India is conducting the final trials of its first nuclear-armed submarine, which would make it the sixth country in the world to possess a vessel capable of launching nuclear warheads from underwater. When deployed, the submarine will c

The shocking allegations of a racially tinged assault at the University at Albany appeared to unravel Thursday as police accused three black students of making the story up and charged the women with assaulting a fellow bus passenger. In social media pos

One of the last two people to be sentenced in connection with Vancouver's 2011 Stanley Cup riots is dead, says Corrections Canada. Fisher participated in the riot for about two-and-a-half hours, committing three assaults and confronting police lines in mu

Scientists say the newest member of an endangered population of killer whales that travel the waters off British Columbia and Washington state appears to have died.

Tim Haus, a singer Stompin' Tom Connors himself hand-picked to follow in his footsteps plays Friday night in Summerside. Tim Hus, originally from Nelson, B.C., was a friend and traveling companion of Connors, a man he idolized. The feeling was apparently

A gunman killed four people in a home in rural Washington State before fatally shooting himself after an hours-long standoff, authorities said Friday.

Millennials are no longer following their noses to a box of cereal in the morning, and that's slowly starving the breakfast cereal industry, according to a new report.

A New York City pet groomer is giving senior shelter dogs free haircuts he hopes will help them find their forever homes.

The body of Omar Nayef Zayed, a convicted murderer who evaded Israeli authorities for more than 25 years, was found in the garden of the Palestinian embassy in Sofia on Friday morning

An earthship is an off-grid home that produces its own energy, captures its own water, treats its own wastewater, grows its own food and passively collects the sun's energy for heat. That's the idea, anyways. But ever since the Kinney Earthship was built

Scientists analyzed air during months-long leak and came to some disturbing conclusions.

Justin Trudeau's Liberals seem just as capable as their predecessors of making promises they know they can't keep, Neil Macdonald writes. Similarities with previous governments are growing in other ways as well.

Albertans are sending their condolences after learning that former premier Don Getty has died at the age of 82.

Exclusive: More than 1,000 soldiers are engaged in covert ground war with the Islamic State near their stronghold of Mosul, against Iraq's

Pc Hassan Ali (pictured) was under investigation accused of being part of the Rotherham sex ring when he died last year. At least 54 police officers are accused of turning a blind eye to the abuse.

The case of Tracy Elise, leader of Phoenix Goddess Temple, is scheduled for final arguments years after the she was charged with running a brothel

A 16-year-old Moscow boy has won a month in a hotel with a Russian porn star, and he appears to be pretty happy with his prize.

Jake Virtanen scored the winner in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Thursday night. Matt Bartkowski, with a goal and an assist for the first three-point game of his career, and Emerson Etem, with two, also scored f

Three new cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Canada, federal health officials tell CTV News. The new cases are in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta.

Wolverines are known for their elusiveness, their fearlessness and their powerful bite. But a new documentary featuring rare footage of wild wolverine families reveals some surprising new insights about their lives and relationships.

University and college will soon be free for low-income students in Ontario, but prices are going up on wine, tobacco, gasoline and heating for most homeowners.

A group that worked to free a small humpback whale that was tangled in fishing gear in Bay L'Argent says this is the earliest rescue they've ever done.

Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter-jets may still be in the mix to replace Canada's CF-18s after the federal minister responsible for government procurement refused to rule out a return to the F-35 in an interview with CBC.

Jimmy Savile molested 72 victims at the BBC and was still abusing women in 2006 when the corporation brought him back to host the last ever Top of the Pops aged 79, it has emerged today.

The man who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in 2008 could move to independent living in the community once his treatment team completes an assessment report and recommends he's ready to do so, according to a decision by the Manitoba Crimina

In another blow to B.C.'s nascent liquefied natural gas industry, AltaGas Ltd. is shelving the development of its Douglas Channel LNG plant near Kitimat. The decision to halt work on the project was blamed on poor economic conditions and worsening global

A Vancouver Island MP hopes a parliamentary study into the implications of closing a Coast Guard communications station in Comox may convince the federal government to keep the station open.

A former volunteer firefighter says she's facing backlash after speaking out and helping convict a small town fire chief accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson says he's excited about the upcoming Toronto Blue Jays season. "I wouldn't want to pitch against us. There were a lot of guys last year that we faced who were defeated before they even threw the first pitch. And

A man caught smuggling nearly 40 turtles in his pants has been fined $3,500 and placed on probation for two years. During an inspection at the Niagara border crossing on June 11, 2014, Canada Border Services Agency officials discovered 38 turtles strapped

The RCMP in New Brunswick is misleading the public with the claim that every patrol vehicle in the province has a carbine firearm, say Mounties who have yet to be trained on the high-powered weapon and cannot use it.

Stephen Lund, from Victoria, B.C., creates city-sized "doodles" using his bike and a GPS-tracking app.

An Afghan boy received a signed jersey from Lionel Messi after the Internet found photos of the five-year-old wearing a plastic bag with the soccer star's name on the back.

As a new winter storm crosses southern Ontario and Quebec, people woke up to snow, freezing rain or just plain old rain.

A fireball hit the Earth with nearly the energy of a Hiroshima-type atomic bomb earlier this month, making it the most powerful meteor strike since a 2013 event that injured more than 1,000 people in Russia.

Ever wondered why we have leap year? Or exactly what it means for people born on that day? Here are five fun facts to bring you up to speed on the most unusual day of the year.

Bruce Rainnie, host of CBC News: Compass, and weatherman Kevin "Boomer" Gallant sit down to explain P.E.I. slang.

Crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, after a winter storm brought snow, freezing rain and rain to Eastern Canada.

The canal has been closed almost as many days as it's been open and that's disappointing for the businesses who rely on it for income.

About 130 Canadian Rangers have made camp at Weledeh Park along the Yellowknife River just outside of the capital to take part in Exercise Dene Ranger, the largest such event ever held by Rangers in the southern N.W.T.

Edmonton police are recognizing a good Samaritan who stopped a man who was beating up an officer last week. Novakovic said he was pinned to the ground and assaulted, while the suspect's female acquaintance fled the scene.

An Alberta sheriff responsible for enforcing traffic laws on highways between Edson and Jasper is facing four criminal charges for endangering the lives of motorists on those same roadways over a four-month period.

We all know science is a fantastic tool for explaining our world. But as medical doctor-turned-editor Ivan Oransky knows all too well, it's not perfect.

Rising carbon dioxide emissions have significantly reduced coral-reef growth rate.

The state's House of Representatives approved a bill that would permit children under 14 to possess pistols, revolvers or ammunition under parental supervision.

Retired Maj.-Gen. David Fraser is making headlines with his honest views on the war in Afghanistan and the mission to overthrow Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson's well-known baby powder and other products containing talcum.

The carcass of a rare species of dolphin washed up on the shore of Haida Gwaii in B.C. this weekend.

A crafty hunter from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, made emergency pants out of a fox after he fell through ice over the weekend.

Professional photographer Christopher Martin spends a lot of his time watching wildlife, so when he spotted an elk erratically walking back and forth on a rail bridge in Banff National Park, it caught his eye.

Countries that have banned female genital mutilation should allow less invasive practices such as small surgical nicks to girls' genitalia as a compromise, two U.S. gynaecologists said on Monday.

Marilyn Stefanie Nevalainen from Boras, western Sweden claims she only agreed to travel to the 'caliphate' with her jihadist partner because she 'didn't know what ISIS or Islam was'.

House Republicans are pressing the Department of Homeland Security for answers following a FoxNews.com report that hundreds of badges, cell phones and guns belonging to DHS employees were lost or stolen.

Four men and two women are convicted of offences relating to the sexual abuse of teenage girls in Rotherham.

A Federal Court judge has struck down federal regulations and granted medical marijuana patients the right to grow their own cannabis.

The economy has jumped as an issue of concern for Canadians, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tops the list of leaders trusted most to deal with it. His approval ratings also remain high, but will the deteriorating economy put Canadians' goodwill with th

A Fort McMurray man has been awarded a bizarre yet well-earned title: Great Canadian Hoser.

The UK is set to have a referendum on 23 June on whether or not to remain a member of the European Union. Here's a guide.

Belgium announces new controls on its border with France as authorities in Calais plan mass evictions at the 'Jungle' migrant camp.

Most of the men who sexually assaulted women in Cologne on New Year's Eve may never be caught, the city's police chief says.

Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Naimi spoke to a packed room in Houston this morning. Hundreds of energy executives from dozens of countries were there to listen.

Comedian Jasmeet Singh was forced at San Francisco airport Monday to remove his turban in order to travel back to Toronto, an ordeal he calls 'insensitive.'

Two staff members at the school wrestled the suspect to the ground and held her down until police arrived. 'People will call them heroes'

How is Israel supposed to trust the international media when it keeps reporting Palestinian terrorists as if they were innocent victims?

As the federal government gets ready to meet its target of bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the month, the RCMP is preparing a document to help police forces across the country better understand the newcomers.

Canada's former parliamentary budget officer says there are "holes" in the government's newly released deficit projections that are unexplained.

Fresh fruit and vegetable prices may be climbing at a rapid rate, but the costs of food delivery box subscriptions are holding steady as economic and weather forces align to make local food a better deal.

The federal government has chosen a retired British Royal Navy admiral to be Canada's expert advisor on the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy developed to rebuild both the navy and Coast Guard.

The U.S. and Canadian governments called Monday for deep cuts in phosphorus runoff from farms and other sources into Lake Erie.

EU climate targets won't be met unless greenhouse gas emissions linked to beef and dairy consumption are dramatically reduced, a Swedish study published on Monday said.

Until industrialization, the fastest rise was 3-4 cm a century. Since 1993 the rate has soared to 30 cm; by 2100 seas could rise 28-131 cm, new studies say

Toronto Blue Jays right-fielder Jose Bautista says he has told management what type of contract it would take to keep him, and he's still waiting for an answer. Bautista's contract expires after the 2016 season.

95-year-old Jack McFarland was one of Hamilton's few remaining Dieppe veterans and was a long time advocate for veterans. A member of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI), he was wounded and captured in the Dieppe raid, becoming a prisoner of war for

Major media companies are 'whitewashed,' and an 'epidemic of invisibility' runs top to bottom through Hollywood for women, minorities and LGBT people, a damning new report found.

A storm system is heading north from the U.S., expected to hit parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes later this week. The weather agency said the storm will be caused by a low pressure system developing over the southern U.S., which is expected to he

Bison from Elk Island National Park are returning to a range in Montana, where their ancestors once roamed.

An El Nino weather pattern that's tied for the strongest on record has passed its peak, the World Meteorological Organization reports. In December and January, El Nino measurements showed it tied 1997-1998 for the strongest since records started being kep

The majority of Ontarians disapprove of the way Premier Kathleen Wynne is doing her job, according to a Mainstreet Research/Postmedia poll.

A Montreal Canadiens practice at the Bell Centre reportedly ended with a baby being injured by a puck thrown by the players to their fans. The baby was knocked unconscious and given CPR on site before being taken to the Montreal Children's Hospital in cri

Ontario's premier will issue a formal apology in the provincial legislature today for a 1912 regulation that prohibited teachers in elementary schools from speaking with students in French.

Labrador retrievers still reign supreme after a quarter century as America's most prevalent purebred dog. But French bulldogs are riding their je ne sais quoi toward new heights, and some lesser-known breeds are climbing the popularity ladder.

Russia will ask permission on Monday to start flying surveillance planes equipped with high-powered digital cameras amid warnings from U.S. intelligence and military officials that such overflights help Moscow collect intelligence on the United States.