NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2009

Pakistani forces have captured the strategically important town of Ladha from the Taliban in ongoing clashes in South Waziristan, officials say.

Saudi Arabia has insisted its forces only attacked Yemeni rebel positions on Saudi territory, according to the state news agency

Spain says it will not negotiate over two Somalis held on piracy charges, despite pleas from the relatives of Spaniards held hostage in Somalia

New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen spent more on travel than any other MP this year, spending $228,603 to fly across Canada and trek around his sprawling British Columbia riding.

WASHINGTON - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counselling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

Bullion for December delivery reached $1,101.90 US before falling back to trade at $1,094.70, up $5.40, at midday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of Natasha Cournoyer, a 37-year-old federal Correctional Services of Canada employee, Quebec police say

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen will head the federal inquiry into the decline of the Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks, Minister of International Trade Stockwell Day announced Friday morning in Vancouver

Vancouver police are moving to shut down one of the oldest strolls in the city's sex trade just in time for the 2010 Winter Games, CBC News has learned.

It's pretty hard to wear out your welcome on a one-game homestand, but the Edmonton Oilers managed to do just that, judging from the bum's rush they got last night at Rexall Place.

The federal government is throwing another $200 million at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. to cover more cost overruns related to CANDU refurbishment projects.

The Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colourful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier's opening.

The warning bells were going off in Vancouver when the Canucks' franchise goalie and last year's team scoring leader joined a growing list of players lost to injury

Astronomers examining data from a supernova first observed in 2002 have determined that it represents a new class of rapidly exploding star.

A baby pig left in a Tim Hortons washroom in Ridgetown, Ont., was returned unharmed to its owner late Thursday.

Thousands of homes and businesses in the Halifax area are without power as the first snowfall of the season blasts Nova Scotia.

Faced with a $160-million budget shortfall, officials at Fraser Health -- B.C.'s largest and fastest-growing health region -- announced Thursday that they are undertaking numerous cost-cutting and restructuring measures.

Earlier this week, members of the WHL's Chilliwack Bruins arrived at the Prospera Centre arena not for a practice, but a poke

Matt Pettinger scored his first goal with the Canucks, helping lead the team to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Thursday night's kickoff to a five-game road trip.

Lawyers for the federal government revealed Thursday that at least two of the 76 men who came to Canada illegally last month are members of the Tamil Tigers, a group banned in this country as a terrorist organization.

A modern-day gold rush in northern Manitoba is bringing renewed hope to a town that was in decline just a year ago.

TORONTO - The love and loyalty of military families - even as they experience "appalling emotional strain and anxiety" while their loved ones are fighting overseas - are "essential" for a successful mission, Prince Charles said Thursday.

As the Olympic Torch makes its way to Vancouver for the start of next year's games, there will be more torch relay ceremonies held in Conservative ridings than in the ridings of opposition members.

The B.C. coroner has used DNA to identify a foot that washed up on shore on the Fraser River last month as belonging to a dead man from the Vancouver area.

OKLAHOMA CITY - It's not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways. But an elephant?

A U.S. soldier opened fire at a military base in Texas on Thursday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding 31 more.

LONDON -- Three people in the London region have died from H1N1, including a two-month-old boy -- the first infant in Ontario to succumb to the virus.

MONTREAL - The widow of late boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been awarded $40,000 to cover legal fees and child care costs

SAN'A, Yemen - Saudi Arabia sent fighter jets and artillery bombardments across the border into northern Yemen on Thursday in a military incursion apparently aimed at helping its troubled southern neighbour control an escalating Shiite rebellion.

Defenceman Shane O'Brien, who has appeared in 15 games this season, was suspended one game by the NHL on Thursday.

Two more coyotes were destroyed this week in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in the wake of a fatal attack on a hiker.

19 Wing Comox had the honour of being one of only 10 Canadian Forces bases to have a team carry the Olympic Torch over one kilometre in distance.

TORONTO -- Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion has threatened to take legal action against a Cobourg-area credit union for distributing lapel pins depicting the Highway of Heroes sign, which incorporates the image of a poppy.

TORONTO -- The boyfriend of a woman on trial for the second-degree murder of her daughter testified in court yesterday that he is the one responsible for the little girl's death.

Halton Regional Police have nabbed three teens that robbed donations out of an Oakville, Ont., poppy box.

The United Nations says at least 50 peacekeepers have been punished by national authorities in the last three years for committing sexual abuses while on UN missions.

The United Nations said Thursday it is temporarily relocating 600 staff members in Afghanistan after the deadly attack on a UN guest house last week in Kabul.

As flu activity picks up across the country, federal authorities are warning Canadians not to buy unauthorized products from the internet or other sources that claim to fight the H1N1 virus.

Canadian Football League players do not seem to be jumping the queue for H1N1 shots.

The World Health Organization says millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine have been given so far and no unusual side-effects have been seen.

A decision to close one of B.C.'s busiest backcountry ski and snowshoeing areas on Vancouver's North Shore because of the Olympic Games is upsetting those who use the wilderness trails for their winter recreation.

Despite a lengthy list of injured players, the Vancouver Canucks keep finding ways to win

Fewer Canadian infants die before their first birthday compared with the Americans, but Canada ranked behind most European countries on the health-care indicator in a new report.

Professional golfer Mike Weir was among the 35 Canadians who were invested with the Order of Canada in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Thursday morning.

Canadians won't find out how much it has cost to move a fire-damaged submarine from Halifax to Victoria for refit.

Beaten unconscious, covered in blood, and emaciated, a three-month-old puppy is now clinging to life after being abandoned in a northwest parking lot.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A seven-year-old boy whose father was killed in Afghanistan reached up to the Duchess of Cornwall, put his arms around her neck and kissed her at a ceremony Wednesday to remember Newfoundland and Labrador's war dead.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept

OTTAWA - That swine flu shot isn't coming cheap.

Kids, the elderly, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems are advised not to eat raw or undercooked sprouts, federal health officials said Wednesday.

The pond where the bodies of three missing North Dakota college softball players were found would have been easy to miss in the dark, police officials say.

The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that a group of Vancouver Island First Nations has the right to harvest and sell all species of fish found within its territories.

As the countdown for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver hit the 100-day mark Wednesday, celebrations to promote the international event were held in several locations, from Whistler, B.C., to Washington, D.C.

A high school and nearby homes were evacuated and roads were shut down in Burnaby, B.C., late Wednesday after two unexploded mortar shells were found in the area

The Ontario Hockey League has reacted strongly to a hit that put a Kitchener Rangers defenceman in critical condition, suspending Michael Liambas of the Erie Otters for the remainder of the season.

TORONTO - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, landed in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon to begin the Ontario leg of their Canadian tour.

Members of Canada's military in Newfoundland and Labrador, including reservists, are being vaccinated against H1N1 influenza before members of the general public.

Some members of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors have received H1N1 flu shots, news that comes amid a public outcry over vaccinations received by members of the Calgary Flames.

John Crosbie, the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland, greeted Britain's royal couple today in a sealskin coat, a move that could spark new controversy among Europeans already upset over a rabbit stole sported earlier by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak -- made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway -- is rapidly melting, researchers report.

People who work night shifts should give up drinking coffee if they want to get some decent sleep between shifts, suggests a new study from Canadian researchers.

The future of the long gun registry could be decided today, as a private member's bill to kill the registry goes to a vote in the House of Commons.

A physicist from the University of Alberta is part of a team that has identified an unusual neutron star left over from a supernova first seen 330 years ago.

The British Museum is displaying a small selection of a gold hoard found last July in a Staffordshire field by an amateur with a metal detector.

With 100 days to go until the opening of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, questions are being raised about the process used to hire thousands of private security guards.

A large group of a rarely sighted, mysterious species of whale has been seen off the coast of Antarctica.

TORONTO -- A North York mother accused of beating her toddler to death denied she killed her daughter in a "disciplining that got out of hand."

JERUSALEM - Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defence officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas

Canadians can count down to the New Year with debate over who's been selected to the men's Olympic hockey team, with the official roster set to be unveiled on Dec. 31.

Female fiddler crabs have sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection against wandering male intruders, say Australian researchers.

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, paid their respects to Newfoundland and Labrador's veterans Wednesday morning by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in St. John's.

A video posted on the internet shows Mohawk Warriors using a backhoe to dig up and cart away a century-old border marker between Canada and the U.S. on the Akwesasne reserve near Cornwall, Ont.

A profitable market for used torches has sprung up online, with 100 days to go before the Olympic torch relay arrives to light the opening of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver

Extra vaccine for the H1N1 virus has been exported out of Canada to other countries because producers are making more vaccine than can be stored in bottles, officials say.

Vancouver goalie Andrew Raycroft continued to stay solid in place of the injured Roberto Luongo, notching his third win in four games as his Canucks defeated the visiting New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday.

Tests are turning up dangerous levels of lead in children's jewelry and the federal government can't compel companies to recall the toxic trinkets, an auditor's report reveals.

MONTREAL - It's probably just as well Prince Charles is leaving Canada before the broadcast of a new documentary on the monarchy. He probably wouldn't like what he sees. It predicts his unpopularity could be the single determining factor that spells the d

The Tamil Tigers organization hopes to use Canada as a strategic base to continue the fight against the government of Sri Lanka, according to an authority on the alleged terrorist group.

The Olympic torch has made a jump north on the fifth day of the 106-day cross-Canada relay, hopscotching from Vancouver Island to Haida Gwaii, then to the Yukon and back to northern B.C.

The CFL post-season doesn't start for more than a week, but the Edmonton Eskimos are already in playoff mode.

Three missing North Dakota college softball players, including 21-year-old Ashley Neufeld of Brandon, Man., were found dead Tuesday in a Jeep pulled from a pond two days after the women disappeared.

More than a third of species assessed in a major international biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists have warned.

A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.

During the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) glory days of demonstration flying when the legendary Golden Hawks graced the skies with their aerial ballet, precision was the name of the game. The Golden Hawks with their sleek golden F-86 Sabres were once r

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are preparing for a "very different winter" amid signs that suggest Taliban militants plan to ramp up their attacks in the coming months in an effort to influence debate about international troop le

A day after North Korea pressed the U.S. for one-on-one talks with a veiled threat of going "its own way," the communist regime issued a more direct threat, announcing Tuesday it has successfully weaponized more plutonium for nuclear weapons.

Four more bodies and a skull have been found at the Cleveland property of a convicted rapist, who has now been charged with aggravated murder, rape and kidnapping.

The Olympic dream for many in B.C.'s Lower Mainland has little to do with sporting events or who makes it to the podium. They're hoping to rake in the gold by renting out their homes to tourists coming to the 2010 Games.

A coroner's inquest in Prince George, B.C., watched troubling video evidence of a drunken woman hanging herself in an RCMP cell, before hearing why nobody appeared to notice until it was too late.

Quebec police say they have arrested 10 people linked to the province's construction industry, in a dragnet that included members of the Hells Angels.

Three more people with H1N1 swine flu have died in B.C., and the number of serious cases nearly doubled over the past week, officials with the B.C. Centre for Disease Control report in the weekly swine flu update.

Another 100,000 Olympic tickets are going on sale on Saturday, including coveted seats at the gold medal hockey and curling matches and the Opening and Closing ceremonies, VANOC officials said Tuesday.

A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will eventually become a new ocean or sea, researchers now confirm.

With the H1N1 swine flu vaccine in short supply, concerns are being raised about who can or cannot get the shot in B.C., including patients of an exclusive clinic, firefighters and those who depend on the HandyDart service.

It's payback time for Eugene Melnyk.

MPs were holding an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday on the government's handling of swine flu vaccine distribution. Speaker Peter Milliken agreed to a debate request from Ontario Liberal MP and health critic Dr. Carolyn Bennett

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Rival pirates and militia groups have fought for control over a British couple held hostage for more than a week, an Islamic militia commander and a local elder said Monday. The couple were not injured in the fighting.

MARRAKECH, Morocco - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moderated her praise for Israel's offer to restrain building settlements in Palestinian areas, saying Monday it still falls short of U.S. expectations.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Radovan Karadzic orchestrated the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys and his only regret was "that some Muslim men got away," a U.N. prosecutor said Monday at the former Bosnian Serb leader's war crimes trial.

International leaders urged Iran on Monday to accept a UN proposal calling for the country to get nuclear reactor fuel only after shipping most its own uranium abroad for enrichment.

Prince Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall have touched down in Newfoundland and were welcomed with a round of applause by people waiting at the St. John's airport for the two to begin their first official visit to Canada as a couple.

A Medicine Hat teenager convicted of killing her parents and brother when she was 12 will be able to have supervised trips off the grounds of the psychiatric institution where she is serving her sentence.

As Canada's largest-ever immunization campaign enters its second week, lower-risk Canadians are being asked to step aside so the most vulnerable to swine flu can continue to get their shot first.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says production "over-estimating" by the company producing the H1N1 vaccine and a panicked public are to blame for the shortages now gripping the country.

The temporary bike lanes on Vancouver's Burrard Bridge could be here to stay after a city survey found bike traffic was up, accidents were down and supporters outnumbered opponents nearly two to one.

A federal bankruptcy judge has given his approval to the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to the NHL.

The Canadian Forces has issued a tender looking for a company to supply its beloved Tim Hortons coffee to navy customers in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Wild fires within California's world famous Yosemite National Park are set to become more frequent and severe due to climate change.