NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 10-2010

The Edmonton Eskimos continued to leave their early-season problems in their rear-view mirror Saturday behind a sparking effort from quarterback Jared Zabransky.

The Argos clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2007 with a 27-8 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday, and head coach Jim Barker said it didn't come easy.

One person is in custody after the Roman Catholic bishop of Kamloops, B.C., was severely beaten at the city's cathedral. RCMP were called to the Sacred Heart Cathedral in the B.C. Interior city on Friday night, and found Bishop David Monroe bleeding on th

A remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario has declared a state of emergency because of ongoing violence and is asking for outside help to get things under control. The Eabametoong First Nation is home to 1,200 people, but since January it has had thre

Natynczyk paid tribute Saturday to Lang and 14 soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan. The chief of the defence staff unveiled an Afghanistan plaque at the Saskatchewan War Memorial with the names of Lang and 14 soldiers.

A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can be treated has killed at least 20 Ugandans and sickened more than 20,000 in just two months.

On a late summer afternoon, Dustin LaFortune is having his first sip of beer in months. It's a special occasion -- LaFortune is toasting the long awaited reunion with family and friends in Victoria, British Columbia, after spending nearly five months in h

A deadly cholera outbreak which has claimed more than 200 lives in Haiti could spread to the cramped and vulnerable tent camps of the nation's capital, health officials fear.

An underwater robot owned by the University of British Columbia is probing the ice-covered waters off Antarctica as part of a project designed to give scientists a rare glimpse into the forbidding depths at the South Pole.

On Thursday, parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said balancing the budget could require tax increases to meet the government's five-year projection.

U.S. actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi are seeking refugee status in Canada, telling an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing in Vancouver that they fear for their lives in the U.S. The Quaids told the hearing Friday that eight of their close friends

Haitian officials confirmed Friday that a spreading cholera outbreak has killed 194 people and sickened more than 2,300 in the country's deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake earlier this year.

The U.S. Pacific commander has warned that if North Korea carries out a third nuclear test, it would seriously undermine international and regional security.

The Vancouver Canucks were blown out earlier this week by the Minnesota Wild, but Roberto Luongo and his teammates have enjoyed more success against their Northwest Division rivals at home.

Vancouver Canucks forward Rick Rypien was suspended on Friday for six games for grabbing a fan in Minnesota earlier this week.

"Basic physics: If I could get in front of him and let him hit me, the delta difference in speed would just be a few miles an hour, and we could slow down together," Innes explained.

The opposition is accusing the Conservatives of running a scheme in which companies are asked to make donations after receiving federal contracts.

The codes used by the president to launch a nuclear strike were mislaid for months during the Clinton administration, the former highest-ranking US officer has said.

CALGARY - Leaving her elderly cat's broken leg untreated for months, until it became gangrenous and fell off, has landed a Calgary woman a $2,000 fine.

The H1N1 swine flu virus may be starting to mutate, and a slightly new form has begun to predominate in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, researchers reported Thursday.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Col. Russell Williams thought he was smarter than them all. But he was no more than a mouse caught in a trap made of his own breathtaking hubris.

Stephen Harper will spend the weekend smiling, greeting and shaking hands with heads of government and state who let him down.

The African Union is calling for a naval and air blockade of Somalia as well as more troops and aid to fend off piracy and terrorism in the struggling Horn of Africa nation.

Research indicates that more northern gannets from Newfoundland and Labrador may have run into BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico than previously believed.

A rocket sent crashing into the Moon last year kicked up several hundred pounds of water, silver, mercury and other surprising chemicals, scientists reported Thursday.

TORONTO - A North York father who strangled his eight-year-old daughter was sentenced Thursday to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 15 years.

They look just like any other airline passenger, but they are Canadian travellers' last line of defence against a suicide bomber or hijacker. And soon, there will be 25 per cent fewer air marshals boarding international flights to and from Canada to foil

A Yukon mining prospector claims federal geologists stole a priceless piece of meteorite he found in the 1980s that contained alien organisms, but RCMP say they haven't found any evidence to support that allegation.

The temperature is rising again in the Arctic, with the sea ice cover dropping to one of the lowest levels on record, climate scientists say.

Two mass graves that may hold the remains of up to 2,000 Japanese soldiers have been discovered on the island of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest and most iconic battlesites of World War II, a report and officials said Friday.

A Canadian Forces report says its search and rescue services are threatened because it can't recruit and retain staff.

Amid disputes over where "The Hobbit" movies will be shot, Peter Jackson and the executives behind film have announced the cast for the anticipated two-picture tale.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that Alberta's "dirty oil" is a better alternative for the United States than using oil from the Gulf.

The Edmonton Oilers will be the first Canadian NHL team to get their own cheerleading team.

Police across British Columbia have handed out more than 21,000 tickets in the last six months to drivers who were speeding, impaired or using hand-held cell phones.

A total of three teenagers have now been arrested and charged in connection with the brazen armed robbery of a Vancouver jewelry store last month, but police believe the masterminds behind the heist are still at large.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority says no new patients were infected after it was discovered equipment used for endoscopic procedures at Victoria General Hospital wasn't cleaned properly.

Some of the Tamil migrants who arrived on ships in British Columbia waters were already rejected refugees from the United Kingdom, according to a Canadian cabinet minister.

A joint investigation by Surrey RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department has brought down an alleged fraud ring that authorities say was buying and selling items online with stolen credit card information.

Not all Vancouver residents are pleased with the backyard homes that have been popping up all over the city since laneway housing got the green light a year ago.

The Canadian dollar faltered Thursday as the U.S. greenback shook off early losses against a basket of currencies, including the euro and the loonie.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall won't support mining giant BHP Billiton's hostile move to takeover PotashCorp, which could be the largest such deal in Canadian history.

Human smugglers will face mandatory prison terms and illegal migrants will have a harder time qualifying to staying in Canada under new legislation introduced Thursday by the Conservative government.

Although the coming flu season may be far less severe than last year, doctors are urging the public to be vaccinated in case a third wave of the H1N1 virus breaks out.

Soon to be ex-Col. Russell Williams was given two life sentences Thursday for horrific crimes he admitted "traumatized" many.

AUSTRALIAN special forces troops were left for dead by two Dutch attack helicopters during a deadly ambush in Afghanistan.

Japanese importers said Thursday that Chinese exports of rare earth metals crucial in high-tech products are still halted after a month, and the government is investigating reports that some Chinese exporters have unilaterally scrapped contracts with Japa

Astronomers believe they've found the oldest thing they've ever seen in the universe: It's a galaxy far, far away from a time long, long ago.

Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, according to the Associated Press. While the pipe-smoking, velvet-pajama-wearing Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner was the mainstream face of men's magazines in America

An overweight B.C. man has been awarded $2,000 in damages for "injury to his dignity, feelings and self-respect" after he lost out on work as a construction flagger because he was too fat.

An Ontario man who was wrongly convicted of killing his niece will receive $4.25 million in compensation.

Nine out of 10 Canadian women between the ages of 18 and 25 are not vaccinated against HPV, the virus that can lead to cervical cancer and other cancers, a new survey finds.

Embattled automaker Toyota Motor Corp. has issued another series of recalls, warning owners of 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models about brake fluid and fuel pump problems.

Soon to be ex-Col. Russell Williams was given two life sentences Thursday for horrific crimes he admitted "traumatized" many.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the government will take all necessary steps to make sure all possible benefits are taken away from convicted killer Col. Russell Williams.

Israeli settlers have begun building new homes more than four times faster than in the last two years. And many homes are going up in areas that under practically any peace scenario would become part of a Palestinian state, a trend that could doom U.S.-br

A New Westminster cop accused of beating up a newspaper delivery man told his side of the story in a B.C. court on Wednesday, and said that his actions were consistent with his training.

The killing of Inuit sled dogs on Baffin Island more than 50 years ago was likely not the result of a federal government plan to force Inuit out of their traditional way of life, according to an Inuit commission.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to visit St. John's on Thursday, a visit that will turn a new chapter for Canadian Forces presence in the city.

Veteran defenceman Nolan Baumgartner was named captain of Manitoba Moose on Wednesday.

Plans for a Halloween seance in Moose Jaw are not dead. An original event at the Western Development Museum was scrubbed but organizers have found a new place to host their activity.

Rick Rypien of the Vancouver Canucks has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing, following Tuesday's altercation with a Minnesota Wild fan.

A McDonald's in the Netherlands has a sign by the door that reads: "You steal, you're marked." And by marked, they mean covered in a synthetic DNA spray.

NEW YORK - A former JetBlue flight attendant who became an overnight celebrity after exiting down his plane's emergency chute after a dispute with a passenger, was ordered on Tuesday to undergo a year-long mental health program.

WASHINGTON - Astronomers have spotted the oldest galaxy ever seen, one born just 600 million years after the Big Bang. Their report, published in the journal Nature Wednesday, confirms that the distant smudge first spotted by the orbiting Hubble Space Tel

TORONTO - CBC president Hubert Lacroix says the public broadcaster has emerged from a round of deep cuts to staff and programs with a renewed commitment to Canadian content and regional programming.

Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and created an erotic corporate empire around it, only to see it crumble as his investments soured and the world of pornography turned toward video and the internet, died Wednesday. He was 79.

Roberto Luongo appears to have his game back, just not in the shootout. Nearly flawless through regulation and overtime, the Vancouver Canucks goalie went 0-for-3 in the shootout, allowing goals by Chicago's Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and 2010 Stanl

Hamilton police say no charges will be laid after a high school football game featuring a Montreal team turned ugly Saturday when players began fighting with spectators in the stands.

The Canadian government wants to crack down on human smuggling by bringing in stiffer penalties. A senior government official said proposed changes to be unveiled Thursday would see the introduction of mandatory prison sentences of up to 10 years for t

A Nova Scotia soldier convicted of killing a comrade in Afghanistan will get a new trial.

A Belgian woman was convicted on Wednesday of murdering a fellow skydiver and love rival who plunged to her death four years ago after her parachute was sabotaged.

An OPP manhunt continued in and around this community after a four-year-old child was viciously attacked Monday night at the village arena.

The lawyer for a teen charged with having sex with a 12-year-old while others looked on is awaiting disclosure before proceeding with the case.

They may sound like an odd couple, but da Vinci and McSleepy are a robotic surgical dream team.

Canadian troops are tightening their grip on eastern Panjwaii as coalition allies move against insurgents in the western edge of the strategically important district near Kandahar city.

Canada is being urged to fight for the rights of women in Afghanistan after it pulls its troops out of the country next year.

The Obama administration on Wednesday asked a U.S. appeals court to immediately suspend a judge's ruling that overturned the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.

Calgary police say charges are pending after they identified the mother of a newborn boy found inside a dumpster.

A Vancouver newspaper delivery man who was attacked by off-duty police last year says he's haunted every night in his dreams by what happened. One of three officers alleged to have been involved, New Westminster Const. Jeffrey Klassen, is on trial in B

Over recent years the leaders of Majlis practically have come out against interests of Crimean Tartar People. Mustafa Dzhemilev and some other leaders of Crimean Tartars try to mistake their own group objectives for the interests of the whole national gro

Almost four months after a special committee of MPs was created to examine 40,000 sensitive Afghan detainee documents, not a single page has been cleared for public release. The committee made up of Conservative, Liberal and Bloc Quebecois MPs has been p

Nunavut is closely watching an Arctic oil and gas search unfolding off the coast of neighbouring Greenland, where at least one exploration company says it has found oil and gas.

A father from the Montreal suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux who is fighting for his family's right to play street hockey will have to wait a while longer for a court decision in his case.

A man has died after the car he was in collided with a horse on Monday night in Saint-Eustache, northwest of Montreal.

Federal health and safety inspectors laid eight charges against Public Works and Government Services Canada on Tuesday over a boiler explosion that killed an engineer working near Parliament Hill.

Accused extortionist Jonathan David Meer believed he was above the law and would do anything to resolve disputes to his satisfaction, a Crown prosecutor said during final arguments at Meer's trial Tuesday.

A local state of emergency has been declared in the Bella Coola Valley on the Central Coast of B.C. because of heavy rains expected in the area.

A suspect in the high-profile killing of a Hamas commander at a Dubai hotel has been arrested in Canada, the city-state's police chief says.

Google Street View cars breached Canadian privacy laws by inappropriately collecting personal information through a "careless error," the federal privacy commissioner has found.

The Canada Revenue Agency has uncovered at least $33 million in undeclared income from Canadians feeling the heat over their offshore accounts with two Swiss banks.

The Parti Quebecois promises to revive the sensitive language issue in the next election and campaign on a plan to rescind a contoversial new law passed Tuesday by the Charest government.

Tourism operators in Saint John say they've been warned about an approaching cruise ship carrying some passengers with gastrointestinal problems.

A $6-million boost from the federal government is aimed at changing Canada's history of poor performances in team sports at the Summer Olympics.

The Minnesota Wild got the message. Vancouver's Rick Rypien may be getting one from the league office. Marek Zidlicky had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild scored three times on the power play to beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 Tuesday night.

The Chinese-based spiritual group Falun Gong has won a long legal battle with the City of Vancouver. The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that the court order to remove the group's protest hut on the corner of Granville Street and 16th Avenue West four year

The Ambulance Paramedics of BC has confirmed that two paramedics are dead after their ambulance plunged off of Highway 4 and into Kennedy Lake on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

A Saskatchewan jail guard is facing a charge of attempted murder and accessory to murder after the fact in the death of a Saskatoon man and the injury of another man.

The mother of one of two American hikers still jailed in Iran said Tuesday that she's been told they will stand trial in November and that she's relieved they will get to formally deny the espionage charges against them.

Parents are being advised to keep a close eye out for some toxic kids' jewelry after the federal health minister admits a harmful chemical has been found in certain imported children's jewelry.

A newborn baby is in hospital after being thrown into a Calgary dumpster.

The family of Lyle and Marie McCann -- a couple from St. Albert who have been missing since July -- are planning to launch a series of billboards along highways west of Edmonton to generate some tips about the couple's disappearance.