NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 09-2010

Remember when Fred Flintstone ticked off that hothead Mr. Slate? Wilma's elephant faucet (just one of her living, breathing, complaining appliances)?

When two dolphin species come together, they attempt to find a common language, preliminary research suggests.

The fossil of a giant penguin that lived 36 million years ago has been discovered in Peru.

It is not too hot and not too cold, and astronomers believe that a new planet detected outside our solar system may have a temperature that is just right to support life.

The chief public health officer says last year's H1N1 pandemic could have been as deadly as the Spanish Flu had it not been for government spade work. Dr. David Butler-Jones says the outbreak "could have been much worse" than it actually turned out to be

A mysterious object in the sky over Montreal this week is getting a lot of attention, including from a respected Montreal doctor who believes he saw something "out of this world."

Snakes are not native to Newfoundland, but a provincial wildlife official confirms that the reptiles have been found breeding on the island. A pregnant garter snake was recently found in St. David's, southwestern Newfoundland, according to Bruce Rodriguez

The NDP is renewing calls for a public inquiry into the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan after concluding that a special committee of MPs will never get to the bottom of the matter.

A Toronto doctor already accused of three counts of sexual assault is now facing 26 more charges. Police laid the additional charges on Thursday, after 26 more women came forward and accused Dr. George Doodnaught of assaulting them, while under his care.

Police in Newfoundland and Labrador will be able to pull over drivers without having to give a reason beginning Friday.

Dany Heatley scored, Antero Niittymaki made 19 saves and the San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Wednesday night in an exhibition game.

The company that operates ferries between southwestern Newfoundland and Nova Scotia has named its new vessels after two historic military units in Atlantic Canada.

The Belinda Stronach Foundation is giving up to 5,000 laptops loaded with specialized software to children in aboriginal communities across Canada.

More than 1,700 private offshore bank accounts belonging to Canadians turned up on a list of secret accounts in Switzerland, a joint CBC News/Globe and Mail investigation into possible tax evasion has found.

A private Russian space firm and a state-controlled spacecraft manufacturer are planning to build and operate the world's first commercial space station and expect it to launched by 2016.

A 19-year-old Garden Hill First Nation man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after beating another man to death with a tree branch.

Like many young women, Denise Garrido is taking a break from higher education to see what the world has to offer.

New Zealand rescuers cut free a humpback whale Wednesday that had been entangled for at least two days in a heavy nylon rope that officials said would have caused its slow death.

BP's incoming chief executive on Wednesday announced a new unit to monitor safety throughout the oil company's operations, starting work to restore the company's battered reputation two days before officially becoming CEO.

Nintendo slashed its earnings forecast by more than half Wednesday after announcing that its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won't be ready to go on sale for Christmas.

A wealthy young teenager buried near Britain's mysterious Stonehenge monument came from the Mediterranean hundreds of miles away, scientists said Wednesday, proof of the site's importance as a travel destination in prehistoric times.

Police believe a teenage code of silence is stopping witnesses from coming forward to explain just what happened the night a 16-year-old girl was repeatedly sexually assaulted while others watched and even took photos.

Maclean's fired back at the Quebec government Wednesday after Premier Jean Charest lashed out at the magazine for calling his province the most corrupt in Canada.

Police are seeking help from the public in finding the rightful owner of a winning $12.5-million ticket, after charges were laid against three relatives who police say wrongfully claimed the winnings seven years ago.

The federal government will appeal an Ontario court ruling that struck down Canada's anti-prostitution laws.

Two men brandishing guns kicked in the door to an inner city home before leaving to invade another in the same block after realizing they had the wrong address, cops say.

After being victimized by a third home invasion or burglary within a couple of months, a North End woman is keeping a handgun close by in case trouble bursts in again.

If huge, hungry Asian carp reach Lake Michigan, their long-dreaded invasion may turn out to be less ferocious than once expected, because a tiny competitor is gobbling up their primary food source, some Great Lakes researchers say.

Building on the momentum of the first modestly effective human vaccine for HIV is the goal of international researchers meeting in Atlanta, Ga., this week.

The former wife of an Iranian-Canadian blogger who was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for his provocative writings says she's stunned by the ruling.

As eastern Newfoundland continues to recover from the deluge left by hurricane Igor, the west coast is getting a drenching of its own.

Disgraced former junior hockey coach and NHL agent David Frost has resurfaced at a hockey academy in Southern California.

A former sex-trade worker who now helps prostitutes trying to leave the trade, says an Ontario court's decision to strike down Canada's laws surrounding prostitution was a terrible move.

The Conference Board of Canada says its consumer confidence index fell for the fourth month in a row to 78.1 in September.

A top official with the International Civil Aviation Organization says he expects airline passengers to be able to bring gels and liquids back on board within a couple of years.

Canada's population was estimated at 34,108,800 on July 1, up 120,800 or 0.36 per cent from April 1.

Security officials at the Commonwealth Games aren't monkeying around anymore, deploying langur monkeys at several venues in New Delhi to keep smaller simians from causing any trouble.

Ontario and Quebec have launched a formal complaint against the federal government's decision to axe the long-form census, calling the move a "mistake" that will have serious consequences.

The cost of cancer drugs that need to be taken at home can be devastating to families, the Canadian Cancer Society said Wednesday as it renewed its call for more coverage of catastrophic drugs.

An unknown amount of diesel fuel that leaked out of a Suncor-owned reservoir in east end Montreal and into the St. Lawrence River has been contained.

The Deadliest Catch stars and captains of the deep-sea power scow Time Bandit, announced Tuesday that they're leaving the hit series after being sued for breach-of-contract by the Discovery Channel. And they're taking fan favorite Sig Hansen, captain o

Three British Columbia men are facing charges after police say they drove their van, disguised as a school bus, from school to school in Alberta selling drugs.

The RCMP and Canadian Forces are probing how a crate filled with inert military-grade landmines destined to UN troops almost ended up on an El Al Airlines passenger flight at Pearson International Airport on Monday.

A horrified husband discovered his wife bound, duct-taped and left for dead inside her Toronto florist shop, the victim of a robbery, a court was told Tuesday.

Canadians wanting to obtain illegal electronic stun guns can find them easily online and from domestic sellers, including some in the Montreal area, according to a CBC News investigation.

More and more children are playing video games online, but parents don't seem to be taking much notice, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.

Mark Zuckerberg, already portrayed in a warts-and-all film drama about his founding of the ubiquitous social media site Facebook, is also to be the subject of a new comic book.

A man whose four fingers were severed during a tug-of-war contest across the river separating Digby and Annapolis counties is recovering in a Halifax hospital after having them reattached.

Anti-smoking groups are urging the government to move forward with a plan to introduce larger and more graphic warning labels on cigarette packages.

The Afghan government has appointed nearly 70 people to a new High Peace Council, formalizing efforts already under way to reconcile with top Taliban leaders and lure insurgent foot soldiers off the battlefield.

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped 15 schoolchildren on their way to a private school near the country's oil-rich and restive southern delta, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

North Korea's ailing dictator, Kim Jong-il, has promoted his youngest son Kim Jong-un in a sign the inexperienced Kim is being groomed to succeed his father as head of the nuclear state.

A Canadian-Iranian blogger has been sentenced in Tehran to 19 years in prison after being convicted of creating anti-government propaganda.

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, on a trip promoting his new book, developed an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland on Tuesday and was taken to a hospital, officials said.

The B.C. government has declared communities on northern Vancouver Island and the Central Coast disaster areas, so residents and businesses will be able to claim thousands of dollars in compensation to repair flood damage.

Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddard has announced she will investigate how Veterans Affairs handles the personal information of wounded Canadian soldiers, after she found evidence that widespread privacy violations may have taken place at the departmen

Canadian athletes are finally settling into their new temporary homes at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India -- an event that has had a tumultuous start.

Charges against a suspect have been upgraded to include second-degree murder after a man who was robbed and set on fire on Sept. 10 died on Monday.

Canadian tourists don't seem too deterred by the bloody drug war gripping Mexico and increasingly unflattering comparisons of that country to a narco-state.

The national commission for complaints against RCMP will investigate four B.C. Mounties accused of watching a sexual encounter between two female detainees without intervening.

A week after hurricane Igor left much of eastern Newfoundland a sodden mess, the first fresh supply of food and gasoline reached the 4,100 residents of Bonavista by road Tuesday.

Paris police say the Eiffel Tower is being evacuated following the second bomb threat against the monument in two weeks.

A group of environmentalists say it's a dangerous precedent to allow 16 radioactive generators to be shipped across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River to be recycled overseas.

Ottawa has announced a multimillion-dollar initiative to help military families provide care for seriously wounded soldiers after they leave the battlefield.

Mexican officials have confirmed that seven people died and at least 100 others were missing after a hillside collapsed in a Mexican town early Tuesday, burying at least 100 homes.

One of three Ontario men facing terrorism-related charges after a series of police raids in Ottawa this summer was granted bail Tuesday afternoon.

An Ontario court has struck down several key provisions in Canada's anti-prostitution laws, saying they are dangerous to sex-trade workers.

Heresy? Perhaps. But a survey that measured Americans' knowledge of religion found that atheists and agnostics knew more, on average, than followers of most major faiths. In fact, the gaps in knowledge among some of the faithful may give new meaning to th

The Quebec government is imposing a moratorium on any oil or gas exploration in the fragile St. Lawrence Estuary, CBC/Radio-Canada has learned.

Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.

Broad new regulations being drafted by the Obama administration would make it easier for law enforcement and national security officials to eavesdrop on Internet and email communications like social networking websites and BlackBerry phones, the New York

How well did the White House react to the Gulf oil spill disaster? A federal panel appointed by President Barack Obama starts its investigation Monday.

There's almost no one who doesn't want to see the Canadian Football League expand to Atlantic Canada.

China and Russia signed agreements Monday to boost energy cooperation, while Moscow said it is ready to supply its energy hungry neighbor with all its natural gas needs.

A Canadian man faces sentencing for his admitted role in an international pedophile ring he ran out of Thailand.

The eldest brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is preparing to amend his earnings on his U.S. tax returns and says he will freely disclose financial details of his life to American federal prosecutors.

NATO helicopters based in Afghanistan carried out at least two airstrikes in Pakistan that killed more than 50 militants after the insurgents attacked a small Afghan security outpost near the border, spokesmen said Monday.

They came from near and far to buy a nine-year-old boy's toys and help him pay for the proper gravestone his father deserved.

Residents of two British Columbia communities evacuated due to flooding and mudslides have been given the green light to go home.

Sandra Green was vacationing in Mexico last winter when she learned on the Internet that her daughter and son-in-law had been killed by a suspected impaired driver in Alberta.

When Paul Compton was born in Scotland, his parents rushed to register him as a "Canadian born abroad." They were finishing university and were eager to cross the Atlantic to raise their son as a true Canuck.

Canadians ordered $15.1 billion worth of goods and services on the Internet last year, up from $12.8 billion in 2007.

An Ontario father charged with assault in connection with the death of his infant son has been arrested in Saskatchewan.

After days of speculation and delays due to unfinished accommodations and dismal conditions, Canada's athletes are set to begin arriving today at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

The Palestinian president said Monday he would wait at least a week before deciding whether to pull out of Mideast peace talks, giving U.S. mediators precious time to broker a compromise following the end of an Israeli moratorium on West Bank settlement c

Emergency service workers have made "tremendous progress" rebuilding broken roads and bridges in the aftermath of hurricane Igor, but there's still a lot of work to do, says Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams.

The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway.

An Australian-based organization that promotes assisted suicide is considering legal action after Canadian regulators refused to allow one of its advertisements to be broadcast in Canada.

A Halifax teenager who lost her mother and aunt to breast cancer has inspired fellow students to Run for the Cure.

The Northwest Territories government wants the public's thoughts on whether to introduce a carbon tax on gasoline, diesel and other fossil fuels.

The mayor of Lawn, N.L., says his Burin Peninsula community is "completely out" of gasoline, leaving many people worried about how they will cope with medical emergencies in the Hurricane Igor-ravaged town.

Nikolai Khabibulin made 26 saves in his first action since being convicted of drunk driving in Arizona and the Edmonton Oilers thumped the Vancouver Canucks 8-2 in NHL pre-season action Sunday.

Liberal Leader Shawn Graham said Sunday that with five parties running in the provincial election Monday, it will be critical for supporters to get out to vote in every riding.

Afghanistan's election commission has ordered recounts of parliamentary election votes in some areas of the country, a senior official said Sunday.

A partial moratorium on Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank has expired and Jewish settlers are preparing to resume building.

People tend to clutch a painful area of their body after an injury because it may offer a sense of relief, British scientists have found.

One in five sexually active gay and bisexual men in the United States has the AIDS virus, and nearly half of those don't know they are infected, a new study suggests.

Facebook has launched its Places feature in Canada, which allows users to "check in" to locations using the GPS on their smartphone and share the information with friends.

A global survey of groundwater levels appears to show underground supplies are dwindling. The research, examining groundwater reserves by measuring rainfall and other water sources against evaporation and removal for agriculture and other uses, finds t

The Game Tight Soldiers' stranglehold on organized crime in Prince George has been loosened during a recent police sting.

Environmental groups are hoping their message about Alberta's highly talked-about oilsands industry will be heard by a famous Hollywood movie director.

An accused conman who has targeted Winnipeg seniors was in the television spotlight south of the border Saturday night.

A Nova Scotia man had his fingers severed in a tug of war during a fall fair over the weekend.

Local club hoppers had the chance to party with a Youtube sensation most commonly known as The Old Spice Guy on Saturday night.

Comic book fans will soon be getting their first glimpse at an unlikely new superhero -- a Muslim boy in a wheelchair with superpowers.

A man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed inside a McDonald's in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on Sunday morning.

Members of Canada's tight policing family marched up to Parliament Hill in the thousands Sunday, standing behind the grieving relatives of seven officers who had died in the line of duty over the past year.

Two more Australian athletes backed out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games on Sunday, renewing concerns over cleanliness, construction and security at the international event slated to open next weekend.

It's been 10 years this week since the death of Pierre Trudeau, whose guiding motto was "reason over passion."

A 15-year-old girl has died after an assault in a Delta, B.C., park on Saturday afternoon. Laura Szendrei was walking through a wooded are of Mackie Park, at 10900 82 Ave., when she was assaulted, police said.

OTTAWA - National Defence has a "Don't ask, won't tell" policy on Canadian soldiers wounded in Kandahar. The department will release statistics on how many are injured, but only if the department is specifically asked about the information, say federal do

The Edmonton Eskimos needed some East Coast scenery to energize their dwindling playoff hopes. Running back Calvin McCarty scored two touchdowns Sunday as the Eskimos defeated the Toronto Argonauts 24-6 in the CFL's first ever regular season game in Atlan

The U.S. Department of Defense bought and destroyed about 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's new memoir "Operation Dark Heart" last Monday because the book apparently contained classified information.

Owen Thomas wasn't an NFL superstar. He didn't even play for a big U.S. college team. But now, months after his passing, the way the young defensive lineman died is casting a shadow over football and raising questions about the sport's very future.

The productivity of today's workforce is under assault by the sheer volume of e-mail that is hurled at it on any given work day.

A strong offshore earthquake has shaken parts of eastern Indonesia.

There's something special about a warm summer night at dusk, around a campfire or under the stars in the backyard, when the darkness is suddenly illuminated by bright, fast flashes of light.

Amos Johnson comes from North Carolina and finds it very painful to talk about his 16-year-old daughter Ashley. Police records show that two minutes before the crash that killed her, Ashley retrieved a text message. Her car swerved left and slammed head-o

The residents of a B.C. coastal reserve where flood waters are rising have been airlifted to safer ground.

Soldiers are expected to set to work Sunday rebuilding a pair of bridges in eastern Newfoundland that were damaged when Hurricane Igor swept past the province last week.