NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2007

In a historic legal victory for First Nations in British Columbia, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled aboriginal people have proven title to 2,000 square kilometres of land in the Chilcotin district.

A man who was jolted with a Taser has died in a Dartmouth, N.S., jail.

* A former student at a Toronto French public elementary school alleges her teacher kissed her and felt her breasts in the classroom and on outings, and told her that he loved her

A report says the conflict in Afghanistan has reached crisis proportions, with the resurgent Taliban present in more than half the country. Afghanistan 'falling into hands of Taliban'

Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer who's serving a life sentence for killing his disabled daughter, is applying for day parole.

The Canadian Forces has hired a former Afghan warlord to provide private security guards at one of Canada's remote forward operating bases deep in the heart of Taliban country.

The NHL waits until June to hand out its annual awards but with a quarter of the season in the books, The Canadian Press takes a look at the early favourites for some of the league's annual honours

* Amid all the litigation involving Taser International -- 100 claims against the company alleging wrongful death or injury and lawsuits launched by the company against coroners, claiming their popular stun gun was wrongly named as a cause of death -- lie

(CNN) -- It may not be the most appetizing reading before a hearty holiday meal, but the New England Journal of Medicine is devoting part of its Thanksgiving issue to a giant hairball -- and not the feline kind.

Council: American suppliers not passing on savings from loonie

A new report is calling on NATO to double its troop levels in Afghanistan to 80,000 soldiers.

Ottawa announced Wednesday it is acting to protect two large swaths of boreal forest and tundra in the Northwest Territories from development.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Markus Naslund scored three goals and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 Wednesday night.

The federal Tories tabled a bill Tuesday that would give authorities the power to arrest, charge, and convict people who intend to sell personal information as part of an identity theft scheme.

A new report is calling on NATO to double its troop levels in Afghanistan to 80,000 soldiers.

While the Conservative government tried earlier this year to divert the public spotlight from combat to reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, the military was quietly buying a record supply of guns and ammunition

Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves today on his first trip to Africa to attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Uganda amid criticism his government has virtually ignored the plight of Africans.

The Department of National Defence (DND) has purchased approximately 6.4 hectares of land from Canada Lands Company CLC Limited (CLC). The site was purchased for approximately $800 thousand and will become home to the new multi-purpose facility at Canadia

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf could quit as chief of the army and take oath as a civilian president by Saturday, a senior official said.

Canadians entering the United States with visas will have to scan 10 digits rather than just two under a newly expanded security program launching later in November.

No pleasantries are expected to be exchanged prior to the upcoming American Thanksgiving holiday as the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild meet Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn.

Any Nov. 20 you don't get fired is a good Nov. 20. In that way, coach Alain Vigneault did better than his team here Tuesday. Vigneault kept his job. The Vancouver Canucks kept a point, losing 5-4 in a shootout to the Edmonton Oilers.

SHANGHAI - A deadly landslide near China's controversial Three Gorges Dam has killed one construction worker and left two missing in central Hubei Province, near the dam's massive reservoir.

The gleaming steel cylinder is almost half as long as the average billiard cue but feels 10 times heavier. It will be dulled to black when it is transformed into an essential component of the basic weapon of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan - the barrel o

The security situation in Afghanistan has reached "crisis proportions," with the Taliban permanently occupying more than half the country, according to a new report by a think-tank with operations in Kandahar province.

A contract to transfer the maintenance of Canada's four submarines to Victoria from Halifax that drew a lawsuit from Irving Shipbuilding, and lobbying by former Tory official Fred Doucet will likely be cancelled and put out to tender again.

LAKOKHEL, Afghanistan - Canadian troops arriving in Afghanistan on future rotations will find a rapidly changing military landscape that requires a lot of adjustment, according to the incoming commander of the Canadian forces mentoring program.

Under provincial law, there was nothing preventing a 14-year-old Ajax youth from buying the car he later crashed, killing two friends, officials say.

The Canadian Cancer Society has applauded a small town in Nova Scotia which dismissed criticism that banning smoking in cars carrying children is too intrusive and instead cited the evolution of anti-smoking laws across the country. The town council of W

A B.C. man was fighting for his life in hospital Tuesday after a police confrontation involving the use of a Taser the day before.

Celine Dion cancelled a concert in Halifax because local radio and newspaper reports continually insulted her, the singer's husband and manager Rene Angelil said Tuesday.

Premier to strike panel to study potentially carcinogenic chemical found in many plastics

Former PM worried about income when he took money from Schreiber, aide says

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The mournful strains of "Amazing Grace" mingled with traffic noise at a sombre repatriation ceremony Tuesday to honour the latest victims of Canada's military effort to bring order to Afghanistan.

QUEBEC - The archbishop of Quebec City has issued a wide-ranging mea culpa that seeks forgiveness for the Catholic Church's handling of sex scandals and its treatment of minorities.

LONDON -- This was a bug you couldn't swat and definitely couldn't step on.

A CANADIAN man who used a well-known Photoshopped image circulating on the internet to prove a cat charity owner had been abusing animals has been ordered to have a psychiatric assessment. Stewart Bright, 62, pleaded guilty in Court of Queen's Bench i

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OTTAWA - The Canadian army is turning to the private sector to better train soldiers who investigate roadside bombings in Afghanistan.

ROME -- An underground grotto revered by ancient Romans as the place where a wolf nursed the city's legendary founder, Romulus, and his twin brother Remus, has been found, archeologists said Tuesday.

The Dalai Lama says he may appoint a successor or rely on an election before his death in a break with tradition, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday, following recent orders that China must approve Tibet's spiritual leaders.

Angry jeers and pencil-throwing ended a stormy meeting of the House ethics committee on Tuesday, as the session adjourned without debating a key issue on the agenda regarding the Mulroney-Schreiber affair.

The Pope is considering a dramatic overhaul of the Vatican in order to force a return to traditional sacred music.

Canada is failing its children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as poverty, obesity and mental illness rates rise, a new UNICEF report said Tuesday.

A parliamentary committee is debating a motion Tuesday to summon the two deal-makers in the Mulroney-Schreiber affair to state their cases before the probe into the corruption charges even opens.

The B.C. government apologized to Robert Dziekanski's family Monday and called a public inquiry into the death of the Polish immigrant, saying the public has not been getting the answers it deserves.

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) yesterday announced plans to award $20,000 for each gold medal won, a move that netted praise from athletes but also raised questions over the merits of paying for performance.

Setting up iconic eatery in Kandahar worried military planners. The top generals had spoken: Tim Hortons coffee would be brought to Canadian troops in Kandahar without fail.

OTTAWA - The aging physical foundations of the country's towns and cities are near collapse, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities warned Tuesday.

Major developments in the way thyroid cancer is detected and diagnosed have led to a massive increase in the number of people known to have the disease, according to a new study.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- You could call them the troops behind the troops in Afghanistan.

A group of protesters drove almost 500 kilometres from northern Alberta to deposit fake leaky barrels of radioactive waste on the steps of the legislature in a demonstration Monday against a proposal for the province's first nuclear power plant.

The 14-year-old boy who was driving a car when it rolled and killed two 15-year-old passengers in Ajax Sunday had just purchased the vehicle, police said.

It was a crisp November morning as family, friends and colleagues gathered at Rideau Hall in Ottawa to celebrate a loved one from the Canadian Army, Navy or Air Force being presented with the Order of Military Merit.

Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day is calling on his U.S. counterpart to review border security policy after two incidents in which Canadian emergency workers en route to the U.S. were delayed at the border.

Two Rogers Wireless customers that made changes to their existing cellphone plans claim they were never told that their contracts would be automatically extended.

In the midst of a controversy about their use, the Vancouver Police Department says it's getting 70 more Taser stun guns.

Cocaine traffickers appear to be reacting to the rise of the Canadian dollar and the fall of the U.S. greenback, preferring Canadian and European markets to those in the U.S., say drug experts and medical officials.

A group of protesters drove almost 500 kilometres from northern Alberta to drop off fake leaky barrels of radioactive waste on the steps of the legislature in a demonstration Monday against a proposal for the province's first nuclear power plant.

More young offenders could be transferred to the adult court system under new legislation the federal Conservatives were planning to introduce today.

Canadian athletes that reach the podium at any future Olympic Games will be financially compensated up to $20,000 per medal, officials said Monday.

GLIWICE, Poland - A vodka bottle lies on the floor beside a coffee table featuring a half-eaten breast of chicken, an overflowing ashtray, and large photographs of Robert Dziekanski's final hysterical moments before dying in the grip of Taser-wielding Mo

A British scientist has found evidence linking the catastrophic collapse of a glacial ice dam in Canada more than 8,000 years ago and the rapid spread of agriculture across Europe around the same time.

If a Quebec company has its way, dirty diapers normally destined for landfills will soon be transformed into a cost-effective, synthetic diesel fuel.

Liberal members of Parliament are more worried about protecting their own jobs than those of the people who elected them, Jack Layton said Sunday.

Mattias Ohlund's clean record in 10 NHL seasons didn't count for much Sunday when the veteran Vancouver Canucks defenceman was handed a four-game suspension for playing woodchopper's ball on the back of Mikko Koivu's left calf.

Veteran, top-four defencemen? Who needs 'em? Apparently not the Vancouver Canucks, who despite having the suspended Mattias Ohlund join Sami Salo and Kevin Bieksa on the sidelines Sunday, continue to play inspired, shutdown hockey, particularly again

Gangsters have "hit" lists. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have what they call a "s--t list," a team T-shirt made up with the names, numbers and faces of B.C. Lions who are in their bad books. Nothing too personal or exclusional about it. Every Lion mad

Former warlords could be among those hired to do work by the Canadian military. The Defence Department is keeping secret the names of dozens of companies that received almost $42 million worth of contracts in Afghanistan.

A new strategy is having some success in pacifying this part of southern Afghanistan's volatile Zhari district, but the Taliban are still making their presence felt with quick hit-and-run attacks, a Canadian military spokesman said Monday.

Canada is likely doing all it can to keep its soldiers in Afghanistan protected against roadside bomb blasts, says a military analyst.

Canadian athletes will receive cash rewards for winning medals at the Olympic Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee announced the decision Monday as it prepared for the Summer Games next August in Beijing.

OTTAWA -- Three out of four suspects stun-gunned by the RCMP were unarmed, indicates a review of 563 cases that shows Tasers are often used for compliance rather than to defuse major threats.

Canadian officials are calling for a review of border security after ambulance workers were delayed while transporting a heart attack patient to a Detroit hospital.

The death toll has passed 2,300 from the cyclone that devastated part of Bangladesh, but some warn it could exceed 10,000 as rescue workers continue to search through stricken areas.

The Bombers hung on to beat the Toronto Argonauts 19-9 in the East Final in front of approximately 35,000 at Rogers Centre

Canadian and Afghan troops pushed into a Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan, fought off fierce counter-attacks and fortified an outpost on Sunday to stay in the area.

In the horrifying video of the death of Robert Dziekanski, only one woman among several bystanders can be seen reaching out a hand to help, talking calmly, trying to soothe the obviously desperate man who didn't speak English.

RIYADH -- An explosion and fire killed 28 people working on a natural gas pipeline in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi national oil company said Sunday.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion wants any public inquiry into the Brian Mulroney-Karlheinz Schreiber affair to also examine some actions by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government.

BARGUNA, Bangladesh - Hungry survivors scrambled for food Sunday as rescue workers cleared fallen trees and twisted roofs from roads to reach remote villages after a cyclone battered Bangladesh, leaving at least 2,300 people dead and thousands homeless.

OTTAWA - The decision to borrow 20 Leopard A6M battle tanks from the Germans and purchase 100 slightly-used models from the Dutch was a hotly debated and ultimately last-minute decision for the Conservative government and Canada's Defence Department.

EDMONTON - Two teams badly needing points hooked up for the latest skirmish of the Battle of Alberta between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, and it was the Flames who looked like they wanted it more.

TORONTO - Shutout goaltending by Vesa Toskala, top-notch play by reunited defencemen Bryan McCabe and Tomas Kaberle and a pair of goals from an underachieving power play helped the Toronto Maple Leafs post their most significant victory of the NHL season

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Blues honoured Al MacInnis on his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Friday night, announcing they've commissioned a bronze statue in his likeness.

LOS ANGELES - Ilya Bryzgalov's teammates and coaches on the Anaheim Ducks knew he had the talent to be a No. 1 goalie in the NHL.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Once again, the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks were locked in a tightly played game that had almost the intensity of the playoffs.

PHILADELPHIA - Martin Brodeur gave Patrick Roy some company in the 500 victory club. Now Brodeur's chase to become the winningest goalie in NHL history is truly on.

MONTREAL - It was old-time Canadiens-Bruins hockey - shots, goals and fisticuffs - and Montreal came out on top. Seven different scorers helped the Canadiens to a 7-4 victory over Boston in a wild and sometimes nasty encounter on Saturday night.

BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan - A disturbing finding has emerged concerning last week's deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

People are mystified about how a gangster managed to escape from one of British Columbia's most secure jails.

B.C.'s New Democrats have approved a plan to ensure more women and minorities run for the party in the next election.

Northern resident killer whales appear to have survived this summer's oil spill in Robson Bight without adverse health effects -- so far.

Japanese whalers began their largest expedition in decades on Sunday with plans to hunt the protected humpback whale for the first time since the 1960s.

Ceremonies have begun to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

The federal Conservative government is cutting a popular, bilingual and user-friendly website that provides citizens and medical professionals with reliable, non-commercial information on how to stay healthy and prevent injury and disease.

The Arctic has immense oil reserves and mineral wealth, but Canada has been slow to protect its northern sovereignty

A small, northern Nova Scotia company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to manufacture communications equipment used in the defence industry.

Judo Manitoba gave a bureaucratic boot Saturday to a little girl who just wanted to participate in a tournament.

At least 33 people are dead and dozens missing after a methane explosion in a Ukrainian coal mine Sunday morning.

Hundreds of soldiers attended a twilight ramp ceremony Sunday at Kandahar Air Field to pay tribute to two Canadian soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Cows at the farm line up by themselves and enter an automated stall one by one. A laser identifies each cow by a tag on the animal's neck, telling the machine where to place the automated milking equipment.

Sergeant Scott Elliston knew three-year-old Kate Williams was alive when he took her pulse and she started crying. The Edmonton toddler had been hanging by the straps of her car seat, upside down, for about five hours when military and civilian searchers

Ever had to build fortifications while under fire? That was the situation for Troop 6 of 56 Engineering Squadron during Operation KHAIR KHOWHAI, in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar

The concourse at NDHQ was crowded. Patience was needed to elbow through, because of the growing number of people packing into the centre aisle to hear Major-General Matthew Macdonald, Chief of Defence Intelligence, Robert Fonberg, Deputy Minister of Natio

Master Corporal Bruno Lapointe says he was just doing his job. The 442 Squadron Search and Rescue Technician from 19 Wing Comox humbly accepted congratulations from Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a recent by the PM to British Columbia.

On October 25, 18 soldiers graduated from the seven-week Army News Course, a course designed to teach soldiers how to be journalists. One graduate had the honour of being the very first to win the Master Corporal Darrell J. Priede Top Candidate Award

The death of a Quebec soldier in Afghanistan on Saturday has sent shockwaves through his hometown of Riviere-Rouge, a small village in the Laurentians.

Climate change could have far-reaching and "irreversible" consequences if more action is not taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a UN scientific panel warned in a report released Saturday

The Earth's climate is warming at a quickening pace, with major implications for northern countries like Canada and threats of human suffering and species extinction around the globe, says a new report from a Nobel-winning UN scientific panel.