NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 04-2016

Justin Bieber has stirred controversy with his new dreadlocks, with fans calling him out for cultural appropriation. The 22-year-old singer appeared on stage at the IHeartRadio Awards with his new hair style and posted several photos of the dreadlocks on

A worker who helped build Trump International Hotel in Vancouver says he took a stand against the building's namesake and his immigration policies over the weekend.

A U.S. senator on Monday called on the federal Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate before a gun that looks like an iPhone comes to market.

A report done for Transport Canada and quietly tabled in the House of Commons, paints a grim portrait of the country's coast guard fleet, saying it is understaffed, desperately in need of new ships and without political support.

A B.C. resident got quite a show with his morning coffee today: a male black bear, up from hibernation, finding the perfect scratching post.

Surrey has recorded its 29th and 30th shooting incident of the year, just days after police spoke of a worrying spike in drug-related, violent crime in the city.

There's one last orca birth to come at SeaWorld, and it will probably be the last chance for research biologist Dawn Noren to study up close how female killer whales pass toxins to their calves through their milk.

A biologist on Haida Gwaii is seeking the return of a dolphin's head likely scooped from a carcass that washed up on Haida Gwai.

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake near Sechelt B.C. rattled residents on the Sunshine Coast and to the east in Squamish

The world's southernmost population of polar bears has already lost significant amounts of body weight after decades of shrinking sea ice with breeding females suffering the most, says new research from the Ontario government.

A protest by Black Lives Matter Toronto outside police headquarters is not in its third week, and an organizer says it's unlikely to end soon. 'We have been ignored for far too long' organizer Sandy Hudson told Metro Morning.

Some members of Canada's legal community are criticizing a provision introduced by anti-terrorism Bill C-51 that gives police more leeway to arrest people who haven't committed any crimes and bring them before judges who can restrict their liberty.

How do people or companies with vested interests spread ignorance and obfuscate knowledge? Georgina Kenyon finds there is a term which defines this phenomenon.

The financial secrets of heads of state, athletes, billionaires and drug lords have been exposed in the latest, and biggest ever, leak of records from an offshore tax haven.

Marcus Stroman outpitched Chris Archer in his first opening day start, helping the Toronto Blue Jays begin defence of their first AL East title in 22 years with a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

A man in St. John's is trying to capture the sights and stories surrounding every one of the province's lighthouses.

The Nunatsiavut Government has been recognized with a Manning Award for its work in preserving the Moravian and Inuit resettled community.

The potential discovery of a second Viking site in Point Rosee, Newfoundland may spell big news for the tourism industry on the island's southwest coast.

The ice road crossing the Yukon River at Dawson City will be officially closed as of Friday morning. It's the earliest closure date in more than 20 years of record-keeping.

James Firth says the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link's tractors bulldozed his traps and are scaring away the moose, caribou and other animals he hunts and traps.

The fifteenth annual Ivakkak, a traditional Inuit sled dog race held in Nunavik, Quebec, is off and running, as twelve teams make their way down the Ungava coast.

"The coast guard needs to put the brakes on and analyze the threat to marine safety. We aren't waiting to say 'we told you so' after a tragic accident," says Union in response to May 10, 2016 closure date.

Residents of the Northwest Territories' Mackenzie Delta are in for quite the show Sunday afternoon, as 3,000 reindeer will make the annual crossing of the ice road between the communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk.

As a large cruise ship gets ready to sail the Northwest Passage this summer, there are safety concerns about how prepared the Canadian Coast Guard would be should something go wrong.

Imogen Wilson wanted to make a point at Thursday's student council session at the University of Edinburgh when she was told off by officials.

At Least 20 Stung by Swarm of Bees at Arizona Mosque

Evelyn Heller, who was born in 1915, was evicted after a brief trial in Palm Springs on Friday morning.

A woman who claimed a man called her a terrorist and slashed her in the face in Lower Manhattan has recanted her statement.

The RCMP have been plagued in recent years by allegations of bullying, intimidation and sexual harassment.

Los Angeles police records show that the Nova Scotia native was arrested early Friday morning, and has been released on $20,000 bail

One of Vladimir Putin's most prominent rivals has been filmed in a sex sting with a British woman who is also a leading opposition campaigner.

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general in 16 states announced Tuesday an unprecedented campaign to pursue companies that challenge the catastrophic climate change narrative, raising concerns over free speech and the use of state authority to punish p

The president of the New Democratic Party thinks her party is "too white" and needs to aggressively diversify its ranks in order to better reflect Canadian society.

Three brawling babes in bikinis were collared in South Carolina for a riverside beach fight.

In a fresh blow to George Osborne (pictured visiting Asda staff in Manchester) the owners of B&Q are threatening to sack staff unless it signs a new employment contract that cuts work benefits.

Claiming he needed to prepare the land for his cows, farmer Lazaros Oulis turned his field in Idomeni, Greece into mud and soil while dozens of migrants stood by watching.

Emerson Etem scored the tiebreaking goal against his former team with 6:37 to play, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied from a third-period deficit for their second straight victory, 3-2 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Leaders from more than 50 countries, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, met in Washington, D.C., for a Nuclear Security Summit meant to keep the most devastating weapons out of the reach of would-be attackers. What's the world's best defence against

It doesn't get more Canadian than a Mountie stopping traffic to get a beaver off a highway. The officer tried to encourage the beaver to move off the highway, but it hissed at him, showing its buck teeth.

None of the seven Canadian NHL teams was good enough this season to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs, a dismal milestone in the home of modern hockey and the first time it has happened since the 1969-70 season.

A Burnaby man has been charged with the targeted murder of a woman whose body was discovered near Stave Lake in Mission earlier this week.

A fast moving winter storm is headed for southern Manitoba. Approximately 2-4 cm of snow is expected. Winds will be strong, he said, between 50-70 km/h.

The Winnipeg Police Service will be purchasing semi-automatic carbine rifles for some of its general patrol officers, to be used only in dangerous situations.

Manitoba is expanding its border by annexing 422,680 square kilometres of Northwestern Ontario, including the popular cottage country of the Kenora/Lake of the Woods region.

Defence planners hope 'X' marks the spot for the sailor-strained Royal Canadian Navy as the military has embarked on a set of experiments aboard existing frigates aimed at reducing crew sizes on its future warships.

The Islamic State is preventing the remaining Christians in the Syrian city of Raqqa from leaving what has become their defacto headquarters in the war-torn country.

UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden at risk of rise in millionaire outflows amidst emerging signs of unrest.

The March 22 budget predicted a sea of red ink in response to feeble growth and a crash in oil prices. Only 10 days later, Statistics Canada says real growth is much stronger than the budget said it would be.

The Calgary police chief is accepting responsibility for a service dog who bit a 12-year-old boy causing puncture wounds Wednesday evening.

A CBC Marketplace investigation reveals modern car thieves can bypass even advanced built-in security systems.

Portly North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, whose hostile actions have brought crippling international sanctions to his impoverished nation, has a new message for the Hermit Kingdom's starving masses: Get ready to eat plant roots. Kim, whose weight the S

Officers at Brussels Airport said they have warned about the terrorist sympathisers whose security badges give them access to planes, but they remain employed.

Over the past three years, Venezuelans have seen shortages of food, water, toilet paper and medicine. In some areas of the country, electricity has been curtailed.