NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 09-2015

An Ottawa man serving time for his part in a homegrown terror conspiracy is asking a court to halt the federal government's attempt to strip him of Canadian citizenship.

Cheryl Thomas, a Liberal Party candidate for Victoria, has resigned because of past comments she made on Facebook about the Muslim and Jewish communities.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday that companies must be more open about their 'climate change footprint' to avoid abrupt changes in asset prices that could destabilise markets.

The Toronto Blue Jays clinched the American League East division for the first time since 1993 with a 15-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in the front end of a double-header on Wednesday.

Only four of the air force's venerable CH-124 Sea King helicopters are due to be written off between now and the end of next March, despite last June's splashy retirement party for the five decade-old workhorses.

Phyllis Jolly, 79, successfully fought off an attempted purse snatching in Winnipeg on Tuesday morning.

University of Victoria student captured footage of three polar bears chewing on research equipment, valued at $200K.

​Children gain protection against asthma if exposed to four types of gut bacteria by the age of three months, as their immune system is being established, a team of researchers from British Columbia has discovered.

Daniel Portras has figured out a way to squat in rental homes for free by taking advantage of landlords and manipulating the justice system.

A Nova Scotia man is giving a ranch near Kamloops, B.C., rave reviews. This week, he told a B.C. court that as he drove by, he loved it so much he just turned off the highway and walked in.

Quebec's former lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault, who pleaded guilty last year to submitting improper expense claims for travel, gifts, meals and events during her 10-year appointment, has been sentenced to jail and ordered to repay the government.

King Tut's tomb may contain hidden chambers, Egypt's antiquities minister said Tuesday, lending support to a new theory that a queen may be buried in the walls of the 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum.

When Pierce Orminston saw his dog being attacked by a huge black bear, he knew exactly what to do.

Tuesday night's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and hometown Baltimore Orioles has been postponed by rain. The game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Wednesday, starting at 4:05 p.m. ET.

A Toronto woman finally has the answer about what happened to her brother, who went missing during a ski trip to Europe 35 years ago.

For the first time ever, there are now more people in Canada age 65 and over than there are under age 15, according to Statistics Canada.

An animal rights group held a noisy protest at Toronto's Keg Mansion over the weekend and posted the video to YouTube.

As dozens of three-way races heat up across the country, the Conservatives appear to have the most seats strongly secured, according to new information from an independent federal election statistics database.

Monkeys used their brainwaves to accurately move a cursor, and the research may lead to devices such as a wheelchair that paralysed people can drive with their own brain waves.

World leaders including Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Raul Castro and Robert Mugabe speak at 70th UN General Assembly in New York

Fans of tattoos and extreme body modification descended on the capital of Ecuador this weekend for the annual Quito Tattoo Convention.

Councillor Olga Gutierrez who represents vulnerable groups in a suburb of Mexico City said it would be kinder to give the homeless lethal injection to solve the problem of beggars.

BALTIMORE -- The Blue Jays moved one step closer to a division crown by rallying with two runs in the eighth inning and one run in the ninth to steal one from the Orioles, 4-3, on Monday night at Camden Yards. Toronto temporarily took a 4 1/2-game lead ov

Maria Manna, who questioned official accounts of how the Twin Towers collapsed, has resigned as federal Liberal candidate in Cowichan-Malahat-Langford.

The Canadian military has been working on a plan to create with the United States a bi-national integrated military force to deploy to hot spots around the world.

'That female must be attractive, otherwise it is not much use,' he said. The 80-year-old Dalai Lama made his remarks during a nine-day visit to London

Jacking up Alberta's carbon tax is the best way to reduce the province's greenhouse gas emissions from power generation, says a government-funded analysis obtained by The Canadian Press.

Foreign Affairs presentation echoes criticism of Prime Minister Stephen Harper made by diplomats, foreign observers and political opponents

Taliban spokesperson says fighters are moving toward airport in Kunduz city after seizing the provincial governor's office

In 2013, a 13-year-old boy in Alberta shot and killed his father -- a man who had been a malevolent presence in the life of the boy and his family for years. The CBC's Janice Johnston tells the harrowing story of Joey, the father who terrorized him, and t

New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.

Voyagers have gathered evidence suggesting that a well of heat in the depths of the Arctic ocean could be accelerating that rate at which ice is melting. As the receding layers of ice increases th

Royal Dutch Shell will cease exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska's coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well it just completed.

California drought means turning sewage into drinking water, and other home-recycling initiatives.

Polluters would have to pay for their actions under a plan to put a price on carbon and set limits for greenhouse gas emissions, New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair said Sunday.

Scientists in B.C. are helping to develop a new way of treating cancer by using a patient's DNA to come up with a customized treatment plan.

Thousands of economic migrants are trying to claim asylum to reach Europe. But there are claims the rising numbers are making Europe a more dangerous place to be, with violence rife in migrant camps.

Doctors said last night at least 25 straight women had given birth in the past five years despite being virgins - though critics have said the development undermines the family.

Has Nasa found life on Mars? Speculation mounts ahead of press conference to unveil "a major science finding"

Two neighbouring ghost towns, both failed by the 20th-century mining industry in northwest B.C., could be on the brink of new life thanks to monster power projects helmed by a pair of dreamers.

A family of three that travelled by canoe from Edmonton to Montreal ended their journey safe and sound on Saturday.

A geological crew accidentally drilled into an uncharted layer of pressurized groundwater during fieldwork in 1965 near Vernon, B.C. More than half a century later, engineers believed they've finally sealed the pesky well, after numerous failed attempts a

A child and a man are dead and three others are in critical condition after a crash in Vaughan on Sunday. One person was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drunk driving but has not been formally charged.

The party continued Sunday as Josh Donaldson's walkoff solo homer gave Toronto a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the Blue Jays' regular-season home finale.

The condemnation of a national leader for being in touch with his people suggests the EU is back in the business of oligarchy

Kansas City no longer controls its own destiny for home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs. The Royals, who fell 9-5 to Cleveland on Saturday night, share the AL's best record with Toronto at 89-65, but the Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker after winn

Mike Reilly engineered a thrilling late comeback and tossed a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Eskimos won their third game in a row, defeating the visiting B.C. Lions 29-23 on Saturday.

Steven Huynh was riding along on his way to work when he met a man petting a crow on the side walk. When he stopped his bike to get a better look, things got serious.

Across Toronto and the country on Saturday, elated supporters of the Blue Jays were coming down with a bad case of playoff fever.

An Alberta Conservative candidate is threatening legal action against a Liberal opponent who demanded he repay money raised with the help of Senator Mike Duffy.

It was party time at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon as another sellout Toronto crowd celebrated the Blue Jays' return to the playoffs as well as a wild 10-8 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

That is the question for the Mercer County School District in Washington state and for some unhappy parents

A Syrian rebel commander who recently completed a U.S. training program has told the U.S. military that he surrendered six coalition-provided trucks and ammunition to an intermediary linked to the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, known as the Nusra Front.

This is getting ugly. Well, allegedly.

The man thought to be the main organizer of a plot to bomb targets in downtown Toronto in 2006 has been stripped of his Canadian citizenship, the first time that has happened under a new law.

The federal Liberals say they can add almost $146.5 billion in new government spending over the next four years, and still bring the budget back to balance by the end of a four-year mandate. CBCNews.ca is livestreaming the announcement starting at 11 a.m.

The sandwich chain said 'following a strong demand from our Muslim customers' 185 stores in the UK and Ireland are now halal-only.

In an ironic twist, nobody noticed when the Jays secured at least the second wild-card spot. The Jays clinched Friday night when they beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 and the Minnesota Twins lost to Detroit.

Few had forecast that Canada's relations with Saudi Arabia, and specifically, a multibillion-dollar contract to sell armoured vehicles to the country, would surface as an election issue.

Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud was arrested on suspicion of forced oral copulation of an adult as a neighbor claims he saw a bleeding woman screaming for help from the prince's Beverly Hills home.

The GOP leader seemed relieved this afternoon as he spoke to reporters, singing Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah as he took the podium at an afternoon presser. 'My, oh, my what a wonderful day,' he said.

Intelligence sources claim the operation involves Russian generals and other Moscow personnel, with one senior official saying they are 'popping up everywhere' in the Iraqi capital.

Canada's ability to control the price of patented drug prices could be at risk after a U.S. company challenged the constitutionality of a federal patent drug price regulator.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced a barrage of questions on Friday over a break in his campaign schedule on the same weekend his party's platform costing is being released.

A Utah woman who unexpectedly gave birth on a cruise ship months before her due date says she wrapped towels around the 1 1/2-pound boy and, with the help of medical staff, managed to keep him alive until the ship reached port.

North Shore Rescue volunteers responded to 20 more calls than usual in August. North Shore Rescue volunteers are pleading with people heading into the backcountry to share their plans and take communication devices capable of calling out from remote areas

John Craighead, a former professional hockey player and now coach of the Langley Knights junior 'B' team, insists he was trying to stop a bench-clearing brawl.

Their magic number for clinching at least a wild card down to two, the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays can secure the franchise's first post-season spot in 22 years on Friday night as they open a home series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

A public notification has been issued for a woman convicted of causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal.

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays swatted a trio of solo homers in support of R.A. Dickey's 100th career win in a 5-3 victory over the Rays at Rogers Centre on Friday.

A Montreal-area man who went all the way to the Supreme Court in a battle that originated with his feeding squirrels and birds in public spaces says he was fighting for all Canadians.

A Liberal candidate in the British Columbia riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford who expressed skepticism about the 9/11 attacks in past social media posts said it was her "truth" at the time and she has since moved on.

Finland's government condemns a protest where demonstrators - including one dressed in a Ku Klux Klan outfit - attacked buses carrying asylum seekers.

When a local NDP campaign had to meet a Calgary animal and bylaw services employee in a Walmart parking lot to make an exchange, it had the whiff of intrigue.

Want to know why pump prices are still high when the cost of crude is so low? It has a lot to do with refinery margins, something Natural Resources Canada was documenting regularly until the election began, Neil Macdonald points out.

A female bear that charged a Powell River man has been destroyed, along with her two cubs.

An Alberta man who the RCMP say travelled to Syria to fight alongside Islamic State has been charged in absentia.

The wife of National Hockey League star Duncan Keith has lost an interim bid in B.C. Supreme Court to get her husband to pay $150,000 per month in spousal support.

A desperate Gilles Duceppe is expected to come out swinging, Tom Mulcair will need to keep his cool and Justin Trudeau needs to re-introduce himself to Quebecers skeptical of his family name.

Two giant waves of Muslim pilgrims collided at an intersection Thursday near a holy site in Saudi Arabia, and more than 700 people were crushed and trampled to death in the worst disaster at the hajj in a quarter-century.

Ontario Liberal Party fundraiser Gerry Lougheed Jr. has been charged by provincial police with unlawfully influencing or negotiating appointments in relation to the Sudbury byelection in February.

A new study is putting the cost of emissions from thawing permafrost at $43 trillion by the end of this century, including lost agriculture, ecosystems and health impacts.

A Hamilton school trustee running in the federal election for the New Democrats has apologized for making a crude reference related to Auschwitz, reportedly saying she had no idea that it was a notorious Nazi death camp.

Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier, the men convicted earlier this year on terrorism charges for plotting to derail a Via passenger train, were both sentenced to life in prison today in a Toronto courtroom.

Russell Martin hit a three-run homer and Marcus Stroman threw seven scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Yankees 4-0 on Wednesday in the rubber game of a pivotal three-game series between AL East rivals.

It was supposed to be Peachland's first Oktoberfest. But organizers have been forced to turn off the taps of the beer festival because of poor ticket sales.

Rainfall expected in the region around Whistler and Pemberton, B.C., beginning on Thursday night could bring more flooding to the area, says Environment Canada.

CBC personalities Rick Mercer and Eleanor Wachtel, filmmaker and actress Sarah Polley, chef Normand Laprise and singer-songwriters Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida are the latest Canadians honoured with the Order of Canada.

A Toronto taxi driver is standing trial Tuesday for the second-degree murder of a longboarder.

Ahmed H. (39) Syrian citizen, was arrested on Tuesday at Szeged, after being caught by the Counter Terrorism Commando on Saturday at the train station at Győr. He is suspected of being the leader of an aggressive migrant group which attacked the offi

A total lunar eclipse will share the stage with a so-called supermoon Sunday night or early Monday, depending where you are. That combination hasn't been seen since 1982 and won't happen again until 2033.

A suspicious package found in a bus shelter today at Halifax's Navy dockyard has been safely destroyed.

Costa Rican officials say snap-happy visitors are interfering with the nesting habits of a vulnerable sea turtle species.

A Canadian team has broken the record for the fastest human-powered vehicle in the world.

A remote First Nation's chief and council seized an illegal alcohol shipment, burned the booze and gave the alleged bootleggers 24 hours to leave the community on Monday.

Donny Stone encountered a pair of cougars while out for a run near a work camp about 100 kilometres southeast of Grande Prairie, Alta. He captured this video of one that charged him, and his defensive deployment of bear spray.

Believe it or not, grizzly bears don't often dive to find food. But a researcher has caught one bear taking to the water like Michael Phelps in search of salmon to eat.

Two men found guilty of terrorism charges after being accused of plotting to derail a passenger train were sentenced to life in prison Wednesday as a Toronto judge found neither of them had expressed remorse for their offences.

New Miss Italy makes a gaffe she is paying for dearly on social media after answering when asked live on TV by judges what historical period she would like to live in would like to live in

An Islamic militant group in Bangladesh has issued a hitlist of secular bloggers, writers and activists around the world, saying they will be killed if its demands are not met. The targets in the list include nine bloggers based in the UK, seven in German

Video shows Joe Daniel telling voters that agenda cannot spread to Canada