NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2014

Like a slowly draining bathtub, this sparkling inlet of Lake Michigan had seen its clear, cool waters recede for years,but after reaching historic lows in 2013, water levels in the Great Lakes are now abruptly on the rise

The bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank earlier this month have been found north of the city of Hebron, a source confirmed to ABC News today.

An artifact from the ship that served as a major backdrop in the negotiations that led to the birth of Canada is about to return home. A bronze bell from the S.S. Queen Victoria is one of the few artifacts salvaged from the steamship which sank off the

The Supreme Court on Monday limited the power of public-sector unions to compel employees to pay contributions, dealing a setback to public-sector unions.

Canada staged an intervention this week over new allegations of U.S. protectionism, with federal officials producing a list of fresh grievances during a meeting at the World Trade Organization.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a recall notice for meat products produced by Harvest Meats Co., which says that the products may contain "unsuitable ingredients."

As Stephen Harper was pouring vitriol and sanctions on Russia for months over the Crimea and Ukraine crisis, he did not seem to have expected much of a serious slap-back from President Vladimir Putin. But as Brian Stewart writes, Harper badly underestimat

There aren't any laws that dictate what to do with the Canadian flag, but over time, protocols have developed, with an overriding focus on ensuring the Maple Leaf is treated with respect.

Provincial police say they have charged Akmal Hayat of Milton, Ont., with careless driving following a near-crash between two tractor-trailers on Highway 11 in northern Ontario last month.

Taxpayers spent $17,500 so a University of Alberta student could bar-hop in Jasper to research how to score a one-night stand. The University of Ottawa received the same amount to study tattooed teachers. The University of British Columbia is spending $20

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An offshoot of al Qaeda which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic caliphate and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance

Tea Party candidate Chris McDaniel was left fuming after Republican incumbent Thad Cochran won the Mississippi primary by recruiting the votes of the state's black population.

AN insidious trend has developed over this past third of a century. A country that experienced shared growth after World War II began to tear apart, so much so that when the Great Recession hit in late 2007, one could no longer ignore the fissures that ha

Lake Winds energy plant in Mason County now has to mitigate noise of its windmills

Thousands of Detroit residents have had their water and sewer services turned off as part of a crackdown on delinquent customers.

The Al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility Friday for this week's Beirut hotel suicide bombing, warning that dozens of more men plan to carry out similar attacks.

Wealthy Russians, international oligarchs and those wanting to curry favour with the Russian leader can spend their hard-earned roubles on this snazzy mobile complete with the Russian coat of arms and lines from the country's National Anthem.

A sultry ad for a perfume created by Roberto Cavalli has touched a raw nerve with Muslim mystics, who claim the Italian design house has inappropriately used a symbol sacred to practitioners of their mystical faith.

Boko Haram insurgents believe the ghosts of their victims are coming back to murder them in the form of killer bees and snakes.

Almost the entire Syrian side of the Golan Heights is now under the control of rebel forces, including radical Islamist groups, a senior Israeli military commander in the area said Friday.

Thursday night marked a big and much-needed win for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football club.

Clyde River will see anywhere from 15-25 cm of snow starting tonight and continuing through tomorrow evening.

Five boats in the Yukon River Quest race got into trouble early on in Lake Laberge, where paddlers faced high waves and white caps. 'Everybody agrees that the lake was a real character builder.'

The Canadian Forces says it is retiring two of the six Challenger executive jets it uses to transport VIPs. Use of the twin-engine jets to ferry around politicians and officials has drawn political fire from opposition parties for years.

A Calgary doctor who will not prescribe birth control because she says it goes against her personal beliefs has triggered outrage among patients.

London's Trafalgar Square and New York's Central Park won't show any Canadian love on Canada Day this year -- no real-life Mounties, no street hockey games, no performances by Canadian musicians.

An Ottawa farmer claimed discrimination in court Monday after he was charged with operating an illegal slaughter plant without a licence, while the Muslim men who bought and killed his sheep were not.

If you get bitten by a massasauga rattlesnake this summer, the Toronto Zoo advises you do the opposite of whatever you've seen in movies.

The NHL draft is like Christmas time for hockey fans, and there were seven new presents under the tree for most of the seven Canadian franchises on Friday.

A hundred years ago, the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, and his pregnant wife Sofia, were shot and killed by a Serbian assassin. Saturday marks the anniversary of the shooting, and many are wondering if history will repeat itself.

Do you prefer "golden maple syrup with a delicate taste" or "very dark maple syrup with a strong taste"? Ottawa wants to bring in new labels for the classic Canadian treat.

Sarajevo marked the centennial on Saturday of a prince's murder that lit the fuse for World War One, offering a message of unity to a divided country and a continent buffeted by deep social and economic strife.

Luis Suarez claimed to FIFA's disciplinary panel that he did not deliberately bite Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.

A full page Thunder Bay newspaper ad that appears to take aim at First Nations' treaty rights is sparking some outrage.

Nineteen-year-old Dante Williams' family said there is no doubt he entered the Waffle House in Chesnee back in January of 2012 intent on robbing it, but they say he didn't have to die.

A report based on new satellite imagery says forests on the slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains are disappearing more quickly than anywhere else in the province - including the oilsands area.

Canadian shipping companies aren't the only ones rallying against increased inspection fees proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A WARNING in the official New South Wales government handbook for learner drivers, stating that climate change could cause dangerous road conditions due to heatwaves, storms, flooding and bushfires, is set to be removed.

A growing number of RCMP members are facing formal discipline for offences ranging from having sex in a cruiser to using excessive force, according to the latest report from the RCMP's professional integrity officer.

The passengers and crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on autopilot, a new report released by Australian officials says.

As huge sums are being spent to remove the substance from public buildings, it is being installed in luxury condos, office buildings and even hospitals

The husband of a Sudanese Christian woman facing threats after her apostasy death sentence was overturned has expressed relief that the family has been given refuge at the US embassy in Khartoum.

One hundred years ago, in the summer of 1914, a series of events set off an unprecedented global conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than 16 million people, dramatically redrew the maps of Europe, and set the stage for the 20th Century.

Waterfront Toronto spent more than $500,000 on two painted rocks and $11,565 on 36 pink umbrellas at Sugar Beach, a councilor has learned.

The pupils, aged from 14 to 16, are being held hostage in an ISIS-controlled city in Syria, where they are being forced to take lessons in radical Islamic theology.

The arsonist who killed Ji Yun Lee was especially cruel and calculating, dousing her small cabin in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains with more than 60 gallons of gasoline and heating fuel and setting at least eight fires, ending at the front door to block

Former Vancouver Canucks enforcer Gino Odjick has a rare terminal heart illness, and that doctors say he may have as little as a few weeks to live.

The chief of defence staff and the deputy minister of defence are warning the government that cuts to the Canadian Forces budget will affect readiness and capabilities across the military, according to documents obtained through the Access to Information

A former professor at the University of Calgary says he left his tenured position after colleagues refused to respond to his concerns with students spreading radical Muslim views.

The governor hasn't been subpoenaed in the investigation into possibly illegal campaign coordination.

The clever marketing team over at Molson Canadian has made a few adjustments to the famous beer fridge that debuted at the Sochi Winter Olympics so that it will only open for those who can belt out the the lyrics to 'O Canada.'

Vancouver city council formally acknowledged Wednesday that the land on which the city is built actually belongs to three local First Nations.

TORONTO - The CBC says it is cutting back dinner-hour newscasts and in-house production in a bid to shift its priorities from radio and television to digital and mobile services.The public broadcaster announced its five-year strategic plan Thursday. The C

Canada has been warming at roughly double the global average over the last six decades, setting the stage for dramatic changes to the economy, environment and our very way of life. But government and business have been slow to react and Canada still has n

Summer UV levels linked to winter's polar vortex Will you have to slather on extra sunscreen this year to avoid burns? Here's what Canadians can expect from the sun this year.

The Supreme Court of Canada grants declaration of aboriginal title to more than 1,700 square kilometres of land in British Columbia to the Tsilhqot'in First Nation. Today's decision resolves important legal questions, such as how to determine aboriginal t

George Laurer had no idea his design would reach well beyond retail outlets when he created the black line and number sets known as the modern bar code. Since the then IBM engineer's development of the UPC some four decades ago, a new generation of catalo

History and plane buffs in Calgary have successfully raised enough money to restore two World War Two-era planes owned by the City.

High-profile Wildrose MLA Joe Anglin accused his party Wednesday of favouring its friends over him after it rejected his bid to have a rival nomination candidate disqualified. The outspoken former Rimbey councillor blasted the Wildrose executive for faili

A new bitumen pipeline, twice the size of the Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast, could be under construction this fall to bring 900,000 barrels a day into the Edmonton area, TransCanada Pipelines told a regulatory hearing Tuesday.

A McMaster University scientist has discovered a compound that attacks a dangerous new class of superbugs, providing a gleam of scientific hope against the spectre of antibiotic resistance, but he now faces more work to capture the interest of a pharmaceu

A young bear fell through an Alaska couple's skylight while they were preparing to celebrate their child's birthday, sending the humans scurrying out the room while he feasted on cupcakes.

When Kiab turned 16, her brother promised to take her to a party in a tourist town in northern Vietnam. Instead, he sold her to a Chinese family as a bride.

House Speaker John Boehner announced Wednesday he plans to file suit against President Obama over his alleged abuse of executive power.

North and South Korea on Wednesday marked the 64th anniversary of the war between them that ended in a truce and left the nations bitterly divided.

Scientists have long conjectured that climate change would spur families in poor countries to migrate as ever-fiercer storms, floods and other disasters made rural life unbearable. But understanding what specific weather elements would cause people to lea

RCMP in Hinton are warning Albertans to be aware that some "smartphones" may have more zaps than apps.

The federal border agency is bowing to privacy concerns by agreeing to slash the amount of time it will keep data on the cross-border movements of Canadians as part of a new security plan.

A Saskatchewan lawyer who submitted a piece of toilet paper as proof of a contract with his client has been sharply rebuked by the province's law society.

Whole Foods Markets Inc has agreed to pay $800,000 after an investigation found that the supermarket chain overcharged customers in California, officials in the state said on Tuesday.

North Korea's take on an upcoming Hollywood comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un: release this movie and face "merciless" retaliation.

Greg Johnson, a well-known tornado hunter, says the radar that monitors twisters in southern Saskatchewan has become a laughingstock in the weather-watching community.

Eli Wallach, an early practitioner of method acting who made a lasting impression as the scuzzy bandit Tuco in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' died on Tuesday at the age of 98, the New York Times reported.

Emergency medicine researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation have launched recommendations aimed at treating children and teens with concussions.

An Ottawa cyclist says a surprise attack by a Canada goose left her with a concussion and fractured cheekbone, and a renewed respect for nature.

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy at a remote cabin in Nova Scotia has been sentenced to just two years in prison

Environment Canada has confirmed that a tornado touched down in New Tecumseth, Ont., where a roof was torn off a home, causing part of its upper floor to cave in Tuesday afternoon.

The Stanley Park Ecology Society is warning people not to feed "a very comfortable coyote" that has been spotted hanging out during the day near the Beach Avenue entrance of the park.

York Regional Police and the Ontario SPCA are hunting for two animals believed to be coyotes or feral German shepherds in Markham, just north of Toronto, after two women were injured in attacks Monday.

A longer-than-usual winter has meant grizzly and black bears are getting a late start to mating season, and the need for food is drawing them deeper into developed areas.

Dozens of Nazi war criminals who escaped prosecution are still living in Canada, according to an American private investigator known as a 'Nazi hunter.' Those criminals have been living relatively freely in Canada since the end of the Second World War, an

A Saint John, N.B. boy nearly gave his grandfather a blast from the past on Monday when he brought home a rusty old hand grenade from the Second World War.

A Sudanese Christian woman released after a death sentence for refusing to renounce her faith was detained again, her legal team says.

A coffee shop in Valley City is saving money on employee costs...because it doesn't have any.

Climate change will cost the U.S. economy dearly in the form of property damage, lost output and even employee deaths, a nonpartisan group backed by a trio of some of the heaviest hitters in the world of business said Tuesday.

With the cost of photovoltaic devices and wind power dropping dramatically, the economics of some forms of renewable power are becoming increasingly compelling. But these sources of power come with a significant limitation: intermittency. Solar can't gene

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning to GlaxoSmithKline, the company that makes most of Canada's annual flu vaccine.

San Francisco's new crackdown on a mobile app that allows people to auction off their public parking spots marks yet another clash between innovative technologies and regulators trying to maintain law and order, public safety and a sense of social decorum

Scientists want two commonly used pesticides banned around the world for helping cause the mass deaths of bees and harming the ecosystem.

Earthworms didn't get to Alberta naturally, and now researchers at the University of Alberta hope to track the locations of those little pink wiggling invaders to limit their populations. Researchers at the school's faculties of science and education have

A backlog of grain shipments across the Great Plains has been reduced but not eliminated, so U.S. regulators are requiring BNSF and Canadian Pacific railroads to provide weekly updates on their efforts to catch up before harvest.

The rebuilt Bluenose II started sea trials Tuesday morning, with little public notice.

In an age where embarrassing photos can be uploaded and go viral within minutes, some dares simply aren't worth the bragging rights. An anonymous American exchange student learned this the hard way Friday afternoon after firefighters pulled him from th

Premier Kathleen Wynne will be keeping her cabinet intact for the start of the new legislative session, though Ontario will have a new health minister this afternoon.

Satellite images sharp enough to show details such as manhole covers, stop signs and lamp posts will soon be available in Canada and around the world, after the U.S. loosened limits put in place years ago due to national security concerns.

Former News of the World executive Rebekah Brooks has been acquitted of phone hacking, but editor Andy Coulson is convicted after a trial centring on illegal activity at the heart of Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire.

Islamic extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women and 31 boys from villages in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Tuesday.

A decorated soldier who fought in Afghanistan is going public about how Scotiabank slapped him with a $7,000 fee for breaking his mortgage, because he had to sell his house after being medically discharged.

Most consumers, and chefs for that matter, are not aware of the racist slur behind the kaffir lime. The k-word is akin to the n-word in South Africa and some other African countries.

Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say.