NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 07-2013

Vancouver has surpassed its previous record for sunniest month ever after racking up more than 388.1 hours of glorious sunshine by 8 a.m. PT Tuesday morning.

When a single genetic mutation first let ancient Europeans drink milk, it set the stage for a continental upheaval. That adaptation opened up a rich new source of nutrition that could have sustained communities when harvests failed.

Google's smart glasses will distract drivers, says Department of Transport. By Jemima Kiss

STOCKHOLM - Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped the last remaining charges against a man who was once considered Sweden's worst serial killer, but whose eight murder convictions were overturned after he withdrew his confessions. Psychiatric officials will

At a regularly scheduled city council meeting last night, the Oakland City Council unanimously accepted a $2 million federal grant that would create a round-the-clock "Domain Awareness Center" (DAC) in the West Coast port city. In doing so, Oakland thrust

Activision Blizzard announced that it struck a deal with Vivendi to buy out most of its controlling stake.

Zach Collaros threw three touchdown passes in his first professional start Tuesday as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 38-12.

In an age in which explorers are running out of wildernesses and life has been street-mapped to the ends of the earth, it is a rare moment indeed: the discovery of uncharted waterfalls on a river in a G8 country

At least one veterans group promises to campaign against the Harper Conservatives because of a stand taken by federal lawyers, who argue the country holds no extraordinary social obligation to ex-soldiers.

A new forecast suggests Canada's long run leading the world's biggest economies in growth is at an end.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial plan to keep large sugary drinks out of restaurants and other eateries was rejected by a state appeals court on Tuesday, which

A Canadian stroke victim has developed a rare neurological condition nine months into his recovery that leaves him disgusted by words printed in a certain shade of blue and lifted to ecstasy by the sound of music by brass instruments.

The newly restored shuttlecraft Galileo from TV's 'Star Trek' will go on permanent display tomorrow (July 31) at Space Center Houston.

House members who voted to continue the NSA's domestic phone-spying dragnet on Wednesday received more than double the campaign financing from the defense and intelligence industry than those voting to end the program, according to a new analysis commissi

Want to see what your home looks like from the International Space Station on any given day? A Vancouver-based company will soon be giving the public the opportunity to get that view.

Two weeks of unusually warm weather in the North Pole have caused a lake to form in mid-July. The meltwater lake is approximately a foot-deep. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, temperatures in early July were 2 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit hi

The fate of a proposed rare earth minerals mine in the Northwest Territories is now in the hands of the federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. The company also says it needs to raise $1.6 billion for the mine to become operationa

Police say a bus carrying pilgrims plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy after slamming into several cars, killing as many as 24 people, including the driver.

The names of the six teens who died in a crash with a semi-tanker at a rural Saskatchewan intersection early Saturday morning have now been released by RCMP. Three males and three females died following a crash about six kilometres southeast of Lloydminst

One man was sent to hospital early Sunday morning after he was attacked by up to 20 young men in Dartmouth.

An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history.

Flight testing of the air force's long-delayed CH-148 Cyclone helicopters is set to begin next month in Nova Scotia.

Backup Drew Willy threw three first-half touchdown passes while CFL rushing leader Kory Sheets had a record fifth straight 100-yard game as the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-20 on Saturday night to remain the CFL's only unbeaten

Johnson fell to 1-7 and saw his earned-run average rise to 6.08 as he gave up seven runs on seven hits, including three home runs. It was his third straight bad start and fifth consecutive loss in as many appearances.

A 17-year-old from Surrey is facing charges after trying to sell brass knuckles at various stops along the SkyTrain route

A Saltspring Island woman has initiated a class-action lawsuit against B.C. Hydro over smart meters. Nomi Davis is suing the utility for installing a smart meter at her home last year against her wishes.

As former residents and descendants of Africville gather to mark the 30th annual summer reunion, the president of the Africville Geneology Society says having the site double as an off-leash dog park is disrespectful.

Police were called to the called to the scene of what they thought was a semi rollover about six kilometres southeast of the city early Saturday morning. They say that when they arrived, they determined a car had also been involved in the crash.

Egypt's health ministry said it had registered 65 killed on Saturday in what the Muslim Brotherhood has described as an attack by the security forces on supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the capital Cairo.

More than 1,000 detainees escaped from a prison near the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in a massive jailbreak Saturday, as protesters stormed the offices of political parties in Libya's main cities.

A gunman holding hostages inside a South Florida apartment complex killed six people before being shot to death by a SWAT team that stormed the building early Saturday following an hours-long standoff, police said.

A senior federal minister warmly thanked Liberal MP Marc Garneau for helping to get the Canadarm displayed in a national museum -- just three weeks before Garneau was snubbed at the official unveiling.

Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and there will be parades and ceremonies across Alberta, including in Calgary.

Seven people have died in a collision between a semi-trailer truck and another vehicle six kilometres southeast of Lloydminster, Sask.

At least one car flipped and several others went skidding as heavy rainfall hit New Brunswick on Friday, creating dangerous driving conditions and some flooding.

Winnipeg Police confirm they have discovered a body in the Red River, but say it's too early to know if it's Lisa Gibson, the mother of two small children who died after being found injured in their home Wednesday.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is probing a fatal shooting involving Toronto police after a man was killed on a TTC streetcar overnight Friday.

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Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., shoots five-under-par 67 in second-round action at the Canadian Open in Glen Abbey Golf Club on Friday.

The dream of Halifax landing a Canadian Football League expansion franchise is once again alive.

Encarnacion became the first Toronto player in 20 years to hit two home runs in the same inning as he led the way for the Blue Jays' 12-6 rout of the Houston Astros on Friday night at Rogers Centre.

A lake has formed in the middle of the Arctic ice cap thanks to rising global temperatures.

North Korea stages a huge military parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.

Residents near Slocan B.C. have been told not drink their water after a tanker truck carrying helicopter fuel ended up in nearby Lemon Creek.

More than 300 unaccompanied minors are pouring into Canada seeking refugee status every year, a CBC investigation finds.

U.S. federal regulators have certified two types of unmanned aircraft for civilian use, a milestone expected to lead to the first approved commercial drone operations in the U.S. later this summer.

Bo Levi Mitchell threw a trio of touchdown passes in his first CFL start and Rene Paredes made all five of his field-goal attempts as the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37-24 Friday night.

Parks Canada says a hiker who was travelling with the Sierra Club was mauled by a polar bear this week during an excursion through the Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador.

An earthquake has rattled the area off northwestern Vancouver Island. The U.S. Geological Survey says 5.1 magnitude quake hit at 5:57 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

A New Democrat member of Parliament has been fined by Canada's telecommunications regulator over robocalls made during the party's last leadership campaign.

The new federal justice minister says the Conservative government is considering changes to impaired driving legislation in the Criminal Code. But Peter MacKay, who only took over the portfolio earlier this month, wouldn't say exactly what is being ponder

Prosecutors in Egypt say ousted leader Mohammed Morsi is being held for plotting with Palestinian militants as rival protesters mass in Cairo.

Halliburton Co. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and will pay the maximum possible statutory fine, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.

China will spend $283 billion to tackle air pollution over the next five years, a state newspaper reported Thursday, highlighting how the issue has become a priority for the country's leadership.

Parts of a national forest in California have been evacuated and closed down after a ground squirrel there was found to be infected with the plague.

Brandon Whitaker rushed for more than 140 yards and scored a touchdown as the Montreal Alouettes ended a three-game losing streak with a 32-27 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night.

The remains of a World War II airman have been identified and will be returned to his U.S. hometown for burial nearly 70 years after his plane and two others slammed into a remote, jungle-covered mountainside in the South Pacific.

Arctic scientists are watching in awe this week as a raging summer cyclone tears up what could become a record amount of rotting northern sea ice.

Mark Buehrle pitched a two-hitter and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a season-worst seven-game losing streak, beating the Houston Astros 4-0 Thursday night.

The Senate Finance Committee has promised to classify as confidential any proposal submitted by senators detailing tax breaks they want to preserve when the tax code if reformed.

A British terror suspect is challenging a government decision to strip him of his UK citizenship as a "flagrant deprivation" of his human rights.

A new species of hero shrew, recently found in Africa, is now known to be one of the strongest, sturdiest mammals in the animal kingdom.

Ask a child to play quietly with a cellphone game and you might end up footing a bill for thousands of dollars worth of 'virtual' berries or gems, as a Newfoundland mother discovered. It's a global problem that regulators everywhere are struggling with.

The horrific case at a North Melbourne animal hospital has prompted a warning about the dangers of people "forcing ideologies" on their pets.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sent back stunning images of Earth and its moon, showing our home planet from more than one billion kilometres away.

An out-of-control natural gas well off the Louisiana coast catches fire, hours after 44 workers were safely removed from the drilling rig following a mid-morning blowout.

An iconic photo of a little boy dashing out toward his father as he marches off to war is going to be immortalized on the B.C. street corner where it was taken more than 70 years ago.

A Dutch court blocks the extradition of a terrorism suspect to the United States amid concern about possible American collusion in his torture.

The interim parliamentary budget officer, Sonia L'Hereux, says she isn't getting the information she's requested from government department and agencies and has gone public to say two deadlines to hand it over have now passed.

University of Florida football player Antonio Morrison is charged with interfering with a police canine and resisting arrest.

Most households in the UK will have pornography blocked by their internet provider unless they choose to receive it, David Cameron announces.

It is terrible that unwarranted anxiety--flogged into a froth of vaccine resistance by the news media and opportunists looking for a buck--leads some parents to leave their children unvaccinated.

Efforts to phase out nuclear power in Germany have stumbled over the need to build a better electric grid

A CMU press release describes a recent field test of CMU's modular snake robot in which it navigates inside an Austrian nuclear power plant. The robot moved through pipes, open valves, and inside various types of vessels. The Zwentendorf nuclear power pla

Two rare Persian leopard cubs have been born at the Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre, Sochi National Park in south-western Russia, WWF reported. This is the first time in over 50 years that any national park in Russia has reported the bi

Abandoned mines from the 19th-century gold rush could contain rare earth metals, elements vital for the production of smartphones, TVs, hybrid cars, and other electronics. The Associated Press r...

Ultrafast internet speeds that most Canadian city dwellers can only dream of will soon be available to all 8,500 residents in a rural Alberta community for as little as $57 a month, thanks to a project by the town's non-profit economic development foundat

SWAT teams were once rare, but they now operate at every level of government, from small towns to federal agencies. Is it time to reconsider the militarization of American policing? By Radley Balko

EU foreign ministers agree to list the military wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.

Darian Durant was exceptional, completing 20 passes for 347 yards and 4 touchdowns, two to receiver Rob Bagg as the Riders beat the Ticats 37-0.

A team of 400 scientists from 11 countries, including Canada, has revealed that, for the first time, a muon neutrino was seen transforming into an electron neutrino.

Across the West, early miners digging for gold, silver and copper had no idea that one day something else very valuable would be buried in the piles of dirt and rocks they tossed aside.

Carlos Delgado is now officially one of the Toronto Blue Jays' greats. The former slugger was inducted into the club's Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre ahead of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

A team of Israeli archaeologists believes it has discovered the ruins of a palace belonging to the biblical King David, but other Israeli experts dispute the claim.

The financial downturn in the United States might be having an unforeseen affect in New Brunswick -- an increase in the black bear population.

An Italian court on Saturday convicted five employees of an Italian cruise company for the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 crew and passengers after it accepted their plea bargains.

King Philippe I became Belgium's seventh monarch on Sunday's national day after his father Albert abdicated as the head of this fractured nation.

Chris Froome was riding to victory in the 100th Tour de France on Sunday, dominating rivals over three weeks on the road and having coolly and adroitly dealt with doping suspicions off it.

Phil Mickelson shot a 5-under 66 Sunday to match the best round of the tournament and win The Open at Muirfield in Scotland. The celebration began while there were still four groups on the course.

Two American fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs into Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park last week when a training exercise went wrong, the U.S. Navy said, angering environmentalists.

People in several communities east of Oromocto, N.B., are assessing the damage after they say a tornado pushed vehicles and tore down a garage Saturday night.

It could take a couple of more days before power is fully restored to more than 140,000 customers in southwestern Quebec and southern Ontario after fierce storms tore through the area.

Crowds of youths throw stones at French police and set cars alight in a second night of disturbances in the Paris suburb of Trappes.

Andrew Harris scored three touchdowns, while Travis Lulay threw for 284 yards and one touchdown as the Lions cruised to a 31-21 home win over the Eskimos.

Montreal baseball fans hoping to lure a major league team back to their city are gathered at a Blue Jays game in Toronto Saturday.

The longstanding mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Bell of Batoche was unravelled Saturday, as the man who stole it from an Ontario Legion hall in 1991 came forward.

The Calgary Stampeders scored 35 unanswered points, coming all the way back to defeat the Montreal Alouettes 38-27 on Saturday night at McMahon Stadium.

Southern Ontario and Quebec are cleaning up after severe storms swept across central Canada Friday, killing one person, injuring many others and leaving thousands without power.

A man in a wheelchair set off a homemade bomb in Terminal 3 of the Beijing International Airport on Saturday evening, injuring himself but no one else, Chinese state media reported.

'Bash mobs' are becoming a problem in Southern California, with such a group crime rampage set for Long Beach on Friday.

The long-awaited deal for the NHL to send its players to the 2014 Sochi Winter Games came Friday with the league and its players giving the green light for a fifth time.

A man in Salvage, N.L., is being called a 'miracle man' by some residents in the community for lifting a vehicle off his son-in-law, but he says he's no hero.

A 16-year-old Chinese student who initially survived the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport was killed when at least one fire truck rushing to the scene ran over her, the San Mateo County coroner confirmed Frida

A homeless cat from Mainland on the Port au Port Peninsula that was the subject of animal cruelty is receiving free treatment from a vet office in St. John's.

Environment Canada lifted the tornado warning for Hamilton, but the thunderstom warning stays.

Two people were sent to hospital after a tornado that touched down in a Manitoba First Nation Thursday night.

Ricky Ray completed 19 of 20 passes, but left in the third quarter with a knee injury as the Argos cruised to a 35-19 win over the Bombers at Investors Group Field.

Norwegian Marte Deborah Dalelv is given a 16-month prison sentence in Dubai after reporting a rape incident to police.

A woman who went missing from her Surrey, B.C. home more than 50 years ago has been found alive in Yukon.

America's controversial stand your ground laws are unlikely to change, despite nationwide protests and increased federal scrutiny following the acquittal of George Zimmerman, say gun control and legal experts.

A snowboarder who spent two cold nights lost at Cypress Mountain Resort before he was found after a very expensive search and rescue operation says he is ready to pay back the costs.

A prison officers' group denies "any wrongdoing" by guards after one of the two Woolwich murder suspects claims he was assaulted in prison.

People arriving by boat to seek asylum will no longer be resettled in Australia but will go to Papua New Guinea, PM Kevin Rudd announces.

A Second World War veteran from Saint John is receiving one of the highest American military honours bestowed on a non-U.S. citizen.