NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 07-2018

MGM Resorts International has sued hundreds of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in a bid to avoid liability for the gunfire that rained down from its Mandalay Bay casino-resort in Las Vegas.

The agreement is a challenge to the increasing protectionism employed by US President Donald Trump.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has not produced any report in almost two years on the about 50,000 Syrian refugees in Canada.

LISTEN TO ARTICLE 2:08 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email MGM Resorts International sued the victims of a Las Vegas music festival mass shooting in an effort to block any potential compensation claims against it. The owner of t

U.S. federal authorities have charged a Russian woman living in Washington with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government while infiltrating U.S. political organizations.

"My project is to test if the world is round or flat. Science says that it's round but, you know, people are not sure about that these days. So I figured I'd do a simple experiment," he explained.

Astronomers looking for the a proposed planet beyond Pluto instead found 12 new moons around Jupiter, with one they refer to as an 'oddball.'

Alberta's United Conservatives say they will not release an internal report on voting irregularities that led to the resignation of one of their legislature members.

An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii's Big Island, injuring 23 people.

Villagers slaughter the reptiles at a sanctuary in revenge for one of them killing a local.

Some Tesla customers say they now have to fork over an extra $14,000 for their new Model 3 electric cars because of Ontario's sudden decision to end an incentive program for electric and hydrogen vehicles.

Children's summer program director Tahsiyn A. Ismaa'eel said that she and her kids were kicked out of Wilmington, Delaware public pool because of their clothes.

The Associated Press reported last month that Algeria has left more than 13,000 migrants in the desert of Niger and Mali since May 2017

The CETA accord has been provisionally in effect since September. It needs to be approved by all 28 EU member states to fully come into force.

The expedition's aim is to explore underwater mountains near Haida Gwaii and monitor the biodiversity of the unique ecosystems.

"Over the past few weeks the southern half of Vancouver Island has actually moved about four or five millimetres to the west, towards Japan."

Controversial right-wing activist Lauren Southern has caused a stir, touching down in Brisbane Airport sporting an 'it's okay to be white' T-shirt ahead of her speaking tour.

A Twitter account billing itself as a parody of Iqra Khalid disappeared briefly but then returned Friday, its previous tweets deleted, after the Liberal MP complained about references to her Muslim heritage and claims she supports Sharia law and the Islam

Innaarsuit, an island community in northwestern Greenland, is on standby for evacuation because a giant iceberg is looming over it.

The man was convicted of consuming alcohol more than 10 years ago, when he was only 14 or 15.

What if, instead of a black and white X-ray picture, a doctor of a cancer patient had access to colour images identifying the tissues being scanned? This colour X-ray imaging technique could produce clearer and more accurate pictures and help doctors give

California Polytechnic State University recently released a 30-page report which stated that it was hoping to reduce its percentage of white students from 55 per cent to less than 40.

Transgender woman Evie Amati, 26, told her Tinder date she planned to kill a lot of people and then called her a 'psychopath' before attacking three people at a Sydney convenience store in 2017.

A scientific consortium led by Dr. Eleanor Scerri, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford and researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, has found that human ancestors were scattered across Africa, an

The annual British Social Attitudes survey revealed that rising numbers of respondents are now firmly convinced by the case for departure.

Following 2016 and 2017, 2018 is likely going to set another heat record in many parts of the world. Already, the first six months have set high-temperature records for the US, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported yesterday

Imagine it's six months from now and you've developed a brilliant blend of fertilized soil that's proven especially beneficial to the growth of cannabis plants. It's January 2019 and Cannabis is fully legal in Canada. You've obtained every permit you'r

Frustrated Toronto cops are taking to social media to show their support for a fellow officer’s Dear John letter that accused the mayor of being a direct contributor to the increased gun violence plaguing the city.

Canada will assume command of a NATO training mission in Iraq for its first year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday.

Researchers from Belgium turned to archived television footage and watched as, over the years, trees began to bloom earlier in response to a warming climate in the region. That timing can have a trickle-down effect that affects other plants and species.

Former Liberal senator Mac Harb, who resigned at the height of the Senate expenses scandal, says he's been vindicated after settling a dispute with RBC Royal Bank over allegations of mortgage fraud.

The name that Bombardier has said for a decade was its future is now no more, as Airbus officially renamed the C Series aircraft as the A220, bringing it in line with its other jets.

The company that owns a broken rail line to Churchill in northern Manitoba says talks to sell the line and restore it are back on.

A lobster that was around before Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada got a new lease on life on Canada Day this year. The lobster is at least 75 years of age, possibly as old as 125.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed full pardons for two Oregon ranchers serving federal prison time for setting fire to public land.

Man who already had two wives also charged with polygamy in case that caused outrage in Malaysia

A New Jersey man is facing charges after authorities say he assaulted another man and then drove over him with his vehicle in what is being investigated as a hate crime.

An Iranian woman says she has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for removing her compulsory Islamic headscarf out of protest

Up to 100 jets, helicopters and aeroplanes from across a range of different eras of RAF history roared over Buckingham Palace as the Queen and other royals watched

The U.S. has agreed to revoke a tariff on some Canadian paper products but the move is no beacon of hope for those seeking a similar outcome on steel and aluminum.

Ahmed Hussen, the federal minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, told a news conference today in Halifax that he's "very concerned" by the comments made by Ford and Lisa MacLeod, the provincial cabinet minister responsible for immigration.

A woman has been killed and her husband injured in Saskatchewan after their tractor collided with a semi during their cross-country tour to promote Canadian dairy.

Former RCMP officer Krista Carle, who spoke publicly about her difficult experiences with harassment within the force and helped others find accountability, has died.

Ontario's new Tory government has cancelled a $100-million fund earmarked for school repairs this year, a cut that comes as a result of Doug Ford's campaign promise to scrap the province's cap-and-trade system.

The wee, and no so wee tots of Artisan Gardens have, in effect, been banned from enjoying anything outdoors

A banned chemical used to make household insulation is implicated in damage to the ozone layer.

The wooden roller coaster at Vancouver's Playland turns 60 this summer, making it the oldest in Canada. Playland's wooden roller coaster was declared a site of special significance by the City of Vancouver on its 50th birthday in 2008, and it was given sp

Jordan Carbery had gone out to see some bear cubs in a cherry tree near his home when the mother bear charged at him. Conservation Officer Service Inspector Len Butler says Carbery is lucky to be alive, but that the attack by the bear was defensive, meani

Why tens of millions of dollars worth of Canadian-made light armoured vehicles, or LAVs, are sitting in a London, Ont. scrap yard waiting to be disassembled.

Until Toronto Police discontinued the controversial practice of street checks, Black Lives Matter pressed and protested to end carding, along with anti-gang TAVIS units and cops in schools.

For many, that means fewer job opportunities, a higher poverty rate and greater barriers to accessing services, says Social Planning Toronto report.

The unnamed Belgian Malinois, a fierce breed of sheepdog known for its bravery, had been out on a routine patrol with a team of six crack soldiers from the SAS in May this year.

A politics interview was interrupted when a cat climbed onto a professor's head. Dr Targalski wasn't phased and carried on talking.

The mission to save the football team trapped in a cave is paused after a "smooth" first phase.

An email from within the Toronto Police Service criticizing mayor John Tory over the recent rash of shootings has reached the mayor's office.

Police say 'Gypsy' the snake went missing on June 30.

Upcoming documentary Path of Blood eveals the war on terror from the perspective of the terrorists in seized footage shot by jihadists themselves in Saudi Arabia in 2003-09.

A school has banned the dance craze "flossing" from the hit video game Fortnite because the moves are intimidating children on the playground.

The ex-reporter who accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of groping her at a music festival 18 years ago has identified herself and said she considers the incident dealt with.

Angela Wright of Brentwood, Tennessee, was rushed to the ER with bites all over her body after suffering shortness of breath, hallucinations and dizziness.

Thousands more children of consanguineous marriages survive, but with appalling physical or mental problems. These include blindness, deafness, blood ailments, heart or kidney failure.

More than 181,000 counterfeit items worth $43 million were seized last month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Laredo, Texas, the agency said in a Friday statement.

All charges against a man accused of sexually assaulting six teenage girls last year at the West Edmonton Mall water park have been dismissed.

The RCMP announced on Friday that an arrest has been made and charges laid in connection with the April 6 bus collision which left 16 people dead and 13 others injured.

Opinion: NAFTA or not, protecting supply management is protecting an ever-dwindling number of ever-wealthier farmers

Canada's economy added 32,000 jobs last month, but a surge in more people looking for work pushed the unemployment rate up to six per cent.

Thai authorities overseeing the rescue operation for 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in the country's north said they have a "limited amount of time" to get them out, as they raced Friday against worsening weather and lowered oxyg

A passage featuring racist language may be responsible for the automated system mistaking a historical document for hate speech.

The remains of at least two people are found among a pride of lions in a game reserve.

Parody letters from a "second civil war" to topple Donald Trump flood Twitter on the Fourth of July.

Iraq has banned its farmers from planting summer crops this year as the country grapples with a crippling water shortage that shows few signs of abating.

In July 2017, Ronnie Mickasko led police on a high-speed pursuit through north Edmonton and into Strathcona County. When the chase ended, he was swarmed by more than a dozen officers and suffered severe head injuries. The Alberta Serious Incident Response

The United Conservative Party is calling on the federal government to amend sections of the Criminal Code and sentencing factors to help rural citizens protect themselves from crime.

Two runners from Grande Prairie fought off a grizzly attack while training near Grande Cache, Alta., for the Canadian Death Race.

Police have discovered more human remains at the north Toronto property where the dismembered bodies of seven men allegedly killed by Bruce McArthur were found in garden planters earlier this year.

University of Alberta neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlie intelligence in birds, according to a new study. The discovery is an example of convergent evolution between the brains of birds and primates, with the potential to

The same nerve agent that recently poisoned a former Russian spy and his daughter in the U.K. has left another two people in critical condition, according to British counterterrorism police.

Producer, director and star Nick Loeb tells The Hollywood Reporter that he has lost actors, filming locations and most recently the on-set electrician after they learned about the film.

An alleged leader of the ruthless Trinitarios gang scowled during his perp walk as he became the tenth member to face murder charges of the death of the 15-year-old boy hacked to death outside a Bronx bodega.

Dolezal, who legally changed her name to Nkechi Diallo in 2016, was charged in May with theft by welfare fraud, perjury and false verification for public assistance while living in Spokane.

Austria has said it will send asylum seekers back to Italy and Slovenia - hours after Angela Merkel agreed to restrict migrant arrivals in Germany to save her coalition.

Catherine Reddington, 22, has claimed repeatedly via social media that Alex Goldman raped her following a party in April last year at Syracuse University in upstate New York.

After an area more than twice the size of P.E.I. burned in last year's record-breaking forest fires in B.C., scientists and loggers are back in the woods facing some unpleasant realities.

Astronomers say they've captured the first confirmed image of a planet forming in the dust swirling around a young star.

Hey, did that congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped? New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said.

The 'rake thin' schoolboys, who were found starving but unhurt by two British volunteer cave divers, may have to survive in the cave until October when water levels subside at the end of monsoon season.

Four people have been injured, one seriously, in the second downtown Toronto shooting in as many days.Just after 10:30 p.m., emergency crews were called to the Augusta Ave. for what witnesses described as a ‘large amount of gunfire.

Star forward John Tavares celebrated Canada Day on Sunday by announcing he's coming home to realize a boyhood dream of playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs after agreeing to a seven-year, free-agent contract worth $77 million US.