NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2010

The Medical Society of P.E.I. and the Canadian Cancer Society are still waiting for the province to move on legislation for tanning beds, and they say guidelines aren't enough.

A latrine designed for Third World countries has won an international award for a Winnipeg-based company.

Canada's youngest multiple killer is progressing in her studies and therapy and could be moved to a supervised home in Calgary.

A 36-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing five charges relating to child exploitation.

Almost two and a half years after the murder of B.C. realtor Lindsay Buziak, both her family and Saanich police are turning to the NBC television series Dateline for help.

Twenty-eight-year-old Beatrice Akello has been praised for her beauty her entire life. As a child growing up in Atiak, Uganda, elderly women in the village would pinch her smooth cheeks as she walked by, her long silky black hair always tied with bright r

What better way to spend Canada's birthday than to watch our men's Olympic gold medal hockey game again on a big screen?

Port Moody firefighters delivered under pressure when a frantic expectant mother showed up at their fire hall in labour on Tuesday.

Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced a multi-player trade with the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday evening. The Maple Leafs have obtained right-winger Kris Versteeg and the rights to left-winger Bill Sweatt (pronou

A judge in Washington State has blocked what might have been a tax loophole for cross-border shoppers from B.C. when the new HST comes into effect on Thursday.

The wife of jazz legend Oscar Peterson says a bronze statue of the musician unveiled Wednesday in Ottawa is "an overwhelming honour" for one of Canada's most treasured artists.

A Saskatchewan man convicted of gunning down his daughter's drug-addicted boyfriend will get a new trial because of "backroom meetings" between the judge and the lawyers in the case.

Starting today (July1), every Finnish citizen now has a guaranteed legal right to a least a 1Mbps broadband connection, putting it on the same footing as other legal rights in the country such as healthcare and education

Toronto's top police officer misled the public by displaying fake weapons used in a medieval-themed role-playing game to help justify their actions during G20 protests, their owner said Wednesday.

Researchers have discovered the fossilised remains of an ancient whale with huge, fearsome teeth.

Canadians love the Internet but they don't quite trust it, Canadians, on average, spend more time per week online than they do in front of the television or reading a newspaper.

Throughout Canada's mission in Afghanistan, many have complained that the public is not receiving sufficient information from the field about the military and its operations.

SEELEY'S BAY, Ont. - A woman who bared her breasts to draw attention to her battle with a six-year-old neighbour's ATV habits said she is dismayed by the resulting sensationalism.

A well-known member of the Montreal Mafia was one of two men killed in a shootout in the city's east end on Tuesday that authorities say was a settling of accounts.

NATO and Afghan forces clashed with insurgents Wednesday after the insurgents attacked an airfield outside the Afghan city of Jalalabad.

Rough seas generated by Hurricane Alex are derailing cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, sidelining skimmers and pushing more oil from the massive spill onto area beaches.

The Queen thrilled children and adults alike in Ottawa Wednesday by accepting dozens of bouquets offered by a crowd of thousands lining the route of her tour through the capital.

Temperatures in Canada's Arctic were about 19 C warmer two million years ago than they are currently, according to a new study.

A Canadian archeological firm has been cleared to test robotic submersibles in Larsen Sound this summer, provided it does not disturb the possible resting place of Sir John Franklin's lost ships.

RCMP on Vancouver Island are investigating the disturbing discovery of a partially clad woman's body in a shopping cart in a bushy area near the city's downtown core.

Shoppers in Nova Scotia will start digging a little deeper starting Canada Day because of a two percentage point hike in the province's harmonized sales tax.

A father and son drowned Tuesday after the father tried to rescue the boy as he was swept away by high waves in Lake Huron.

Militants tried in vain to storm an air field used by Afghan and international forces on Wednesday, using a car bomb to created a distraction and then storming the entrance.

Canada's highest-ranking Catholic cardinal, who was been under fire in recent months for his views, has received a major promotion to Rome from the Vatican.

A Canadian family is baffled as to how an alleged Russian spy selected the name of a dead relative to use for a false identity.

An effort to save thousands of sea turtle hatchlings from dying in the oily Gulf of Mexico will begin in the coming weeks in a desperate attempt to keep an entire generation of threatened species from vanishing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wi

Wachovia admitted it didn�t do enough to spot illicit funds in handling $378.4 billion for Mexican-currency-exchange houses from 2004 to 2007. That�s the largest violation of the Bank Secrecy Act, an anti-money-laundering law, in U.S. history -- a sum

It is one of the most exquisite views we have ever had of the Earth. This colourful new map traces the subtle but all pervasive influence the pull of gravity has across the globe.

Arrows, notebooks, gas masks and bike helmets are among the items police say are evidence of a criminal conspiracy to "wreak havoc" on Toronto during the G20 Summit.

A damning new report says the U.S. has vastly overestimated the capability of Afghan military and police units, calling into question NATO's strategy for winning the war and sending international troops home.

RED DEER, Alta. - It's not quite Jurassic Park, but researchers floating down an Alberta river over the next month will definitely be on the lookout for dinosaur fossils.

A YouTube video of a deer attacking a dog in a Cranbrook, B.C., residential neighbourhood has gone viral, getting more than 1.4 million hits since it was posted on June 6.

HALIFAX - Loud cries of "hip, hip hooray" rose above Halifax's storied harbour Tuesday as the Queen sailed on a Canadian frigate past a flotilla of international ships during a ceremony that harkened back to the days of wartime convoys.

All that separates Odong Harrington from his new life is one kilometre, but he may never make it there. Like tens of thousands of Ugandans injured in the two decade-long conflict against the Lord's Resistance Army, Harrington found himself living in a dis

The community of Abbotsford, B.C., is rallying to support the mother and sister of the little girl who was killed in Washington State over the weekend.

The man who ran in and out of traffic before dying in the custody of the Surrey RCMP last week was a former drug addict who ran a local recovery house, according to friends and records.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly killing his mother.

Environment Canada is confirming that two low-intensity tornadoes hit the Montreal region on Monday evening.

Two men were killed in a shootout Tuesday in east-end Montreal.

An Ontario teen will be stuck in Cuba indefinitely after Cuban authorities ordered him to stand trial for a traffic accident his family says was not his fault.

Larry King, who interviewed statesmen and stars from a prime-time perch at CNN for 25 years but has faded in ratings and influence lately, said Tuesday that he will step down this fall from his nightly show.

A public inquiry into Robert Dziekanski's death revealed new evidence and the investigation into the actions of the four RCMP officers involved should be reopened, says a special prosecutor appointed following a damning report from the inquiry.

Ontario and Quebec residents shaken by the magnitude 5.0 earthquake last week are being asked to share their experiences with a federal research project.

The Queen unveiled a plaque commemorating 100 years of Canadian naval service in Halifax on the second day of her royal visit.

The Canadiens have traded Sergei Kostitsyn to the Nashville Predators for forward Dustin Boyd, goaltender Dan Ellis and future considerations. The deal also includes future considerations for the Predators.

Toronto's police chief is admitting there never was a five-metre rule that had people fearing arrest if they strayed too close to the G20 security perimeter. Chief Bill Blair smiled and said, "I was trying to keep the criminals out.�

The head of CIA has defended awarding a large contract to the controversial security company formerly known as Blackwater. The director of the CIA, Leon Panetta, said the company's bid was US $26m less than its nearest rival. The contract, worth $10

Two sets of parents are suing the Greater Toronto Hockey League, one of its clubs and four coaches for $25,000 each because their sons were cut by the Avalanche Minor Sports Club midget junior A team during tryouts in April.

Have a look at these three Germans. They are members of the Berliner Orkesterhaus. They are here explaining how to do Ravel�s Bolero on the vuvuzela.

Mayors of Canada's big cities aren't exactly beating down the door to host the next international summit, after seeing the havoc in Toronto over the weekend.

The Chinese Navy will hold six-day military drills in the South China Sea from Wednesday, allegedly in response to planned U.S.-South Korean exercises in the Yellow Sea, local media reported on Tuesday.

B.C. anti-HST crusader Bill Vander Zalm says he'll be delivering more than 100,000 sheets of signatures on a petition against the tax to Elections BC on Wednesday, the day before the tax is implemented.

While an Olympic gold medal may be the ultimate symbol of athletic achievement, it's not exactly the easiest fashion accessory to wear around town.

Manitoba's Crown attorney office has determined there are no legal grounds to appeal a recent decision allowing Vince Li escorted walks outside at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre.

Twenty-two-year-old Denis Wera is going home tomorrow. He hasn't been there in 12 years. The native of northern Uganda was abducted from his village when he was only 10 years old. He lived with, and fought for, the Lord's Resistance Army -- or LRA -- for

Among the thousands of protesters who descended on Toronto for the G20 summit were a few familiar Vancouver faces -- some of whom say the police went too far with their crowd-control tactics.

The public was told policing of the 2010 Games would cost $900 million, but the officer in charge of Olympic security in Vancouver says he's under budget.

A risk management expert says Canada can learn from safety advances in Norway and other countries with offshore oil sites.

A father and his daughter were killed after their motorcycle slammed into a car that stopped to let a duck cross the highway.

A 29-year-old British Columbia man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his five-year-old stepdaughter while they were on vacation in Washington state.

Scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) say they have moved a step closer to their aim of unlocking the mysteries of the Universe.

The Vancouver Canucks have tendered qualifying offers to eight restricted free agents, including defenceman Shane O'Brien.

B.C. authorities kicked off the annual Counterattack campaign Monday to combat drinking-and-driving, this year targeting a new set of impaired drivers.

OTTAWA - The U.S. government says four alleged Russian spies posed as Canadians to cover their tracks on deep-cover assignments for Moscow. The Justice Department in Washington said Monday that three of them were among 10 who have been arrested as purport

OTTAWA - Ardent monarchists close to Stephen Harper are helping to pick the next Governor General, who is likely to be more of a Buckingham booster than recent representatives of the Queen, insiders say.

A Quebec man says he was able to help save a woman who lost her legs in a train accident by tying the arteries in her legs thanks to his experience as a jeweller.

Vicious wind, hail and funnel clouds caused havoc throughout southern Manitoba on the weekend. The St. Andrews and Selkirk areas just north of Winnipeg were drenched with 40 millimetres of rain Saturday, adding to the wet misery much of the province has e

Residents of Montreal's West Island were surprised by a funnel cloud spotted in the area on Monday afternoon. The cloud was reported over areas including Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Pointe-Claire at around 3:30 p.m.

As part of a bilateral strategy to manage this summer's historically low water levels in the St. Lawrence River, Canadian and United States officials have agreed to release more water from Lake Ontario through the dam at Cornwall, Ont.

Hundreds of spectators greeted Queen Elizabeth in Halifax Monday afternoon as she landed in rainy weather to begin her 22nd trip to Canada.

Thanks to R & B star Chris Brown the 2010 BET Awards delivered some unexpected drama in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Hurricane watches were in effect Monday for a stretch of Gulf coast in southern Texas and northern Mexico as Tropical Storm Alex gained strength and appeared on track to become a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall later this week.

More than half the foods marketed to babies and toddlers in Canada have too many of their calories coming from sugar, researchers from the University of Calgary say.

Polish officials say they detained two Canadian men after visitors to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp reported seeing them pick up loose nails from a railway track at the memorial.

Statscan says population rose 88,100 in first quarter

The individuals who carry on the anarchist Black Bloc tradition today congregate through online forums, newsletters and small conventions. They are yoga teachers, soup-kitchen volunteers, community organizers and university students from Southern Ontario,

A tense and bizarre standoff between police and a crowd lingering in central Toronto following a weekend of G20 protests has ended after nearly four hours

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced Israel as a "genocidal" government on Sunday as he hosted Syrian President Bashar Assad on his first visit to Latin America.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Monday it must bolster its nuclear capability in a "newly developed way" to cope with what it sees as hostile U.S. policy and military threats amid tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship.

Canadian health care ranks second to last compared with seven industrialized nations, according to a recent report by a private U.S. foundation that monitors and researches international health-care systems.

The beaks of birds in Canada and other northern climes have evolved over millions of years to be smaller than those among species in the southern hemisphere -- a crucial adaptation to avoid heat loss, according to a Canadian-Australian study being hailed

A painting believed to date back to the Ming Dynasty was stolen from a Richmond, B.C., mall by two armed robbers on Saturday afternoon.

Mel Gibson's former partner Oksana Grigorieva has spoken out about her stormy relationship with the Braveheart star, branding the actor "cruel" and accusing him of failing to pay her any child maintenance for their daughter, Lucia.

Another grizzly bear has been killed by a train along a stretch of tracks just west of Banff, Alta.

Hundreds of people have fled a small Manitoba town as a massive wildfire pours thick smoke over the northwestern corner of the province. Between 300 and 400 people have left Cranberry Portage, Man., population 606, as a wildfire 13 kilometres from the rem

The royal tour of Canada begins Monday afternoon when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Halifax.

As conflicts between riot police and protesters over the G8/G20 Summit in Toronto taper off, a Vancouver activist considers the effectiveness of drawing attention to a cause with violence.

Some Canada Revenue Agency workers have been spending far too much time browsing the Internet and sending offensive emails -- and not enough time collecting taxes.

Two weeks after a failed dam sent a destructive torrent of mud and debris down upon homes and farms in Oliver, B.C., questions remain about how the affected are going to rebuild their lives, and who is going to pay for it.

Captain James T. Kirk and Mister Spock are beaming down to Vancouver's Sheraton Wall Centre to appear at the final day of the official Star Trek convention.

Toronto was given a crash course in "Black Bloc" riot tactics on Saturday, as a relatively small group of black-clad men and women rampaged through the city's downtown, smashing windows and torching police cruisers.

A tornado warning has been issued for a large area of southwestern Ontario, including Windsor.

Police fired at least half a dozen rubber bullets at protesters in Toronto's east end on Sunday afternoon, arresting several people as the city remained on edge a day after a downtown rampage by militant activists.

HALIFAX - George McLeod spends most Fridays on board HMCS Sackville sharing war stories over lunch with some of his navy buddies. The group of retired seamen, many in their 80s and 90s, meet in the ship's mess once a week to reminisce on their military se

It's no shock to say that Edmonton is full of hockey fans, but some might be surprised to hear that the NHL draft prompted one city couple to name their newborn baby after Oilers draft pick Taylor Hall.

Tired from Nintendo's press event and rounds of interviews at the E3 videogame conference last week, Satoru Iwata wore an air of earned contentment.

The whoosh of wind we hear as we speed down the hills on roller coasters may be thrilling, but that whoosh can also seriously damage our ears, physicians are warning.

A tropical storm bearing down on Belize and Mexico isn't taking direct aim at the massive Gulf oil spill, but the U.S. Coast Guard says the storm could change course and speed up by mid-week. Tropical Storm Alex, which hit Belize's coast late Saturday w

Leaders of the G20 nations have agreed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's calls to halve deficits and stabilize debt-to-GDP ratios in an effort to foster recovery from the global economic crisis, CTV News has learned.

An abortion hotline which has been set up in Pakistan is facing violent opposition. Islamic groups and political parties have condemned the hotline, which was launched yesterday, as "anti-Islamic" and "colonial", even though it will save the lives of thou

US President Barack Obama has said North Korea must be "held to account" for the sinking of a South Korean warship.

One of the West Vancouver residents visited by a black bear on Friday filmed the animal eating a plate of baked goods in his back yard a few hours before it was shot and killed.

Traffic is flowing again along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Maple Creek, Sask. The road had been closed for a week after torrential rains washed out about 100 metres of highway. On Saturday repair crews put the finishing touches on a temporary fix to

The Canadian Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract deal with Via Rail, averting a strike that might have disrupted passenger travel on Monday

Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially greeted leaders of the G20 nations inside a heavily fortified enclave in downtown Toronto at the start of the organization's summit.

Huntsville residents are breathing a sigh of relief as the G8 summit wraps up, after two years spent preparing and bracing for major protests.