NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 05-2011

Libya's embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi has not been seen in public since a NATO air strike levelled much of his family compound to rubble, but America's intelligence chief says he's still alive.

Three people in B.C.'s Sunshine Coast have now been charged in connection to an alleged child-pornography ring involving local children.

In one week, Vancouver-Point Grey voters will decide if Christy Clark deserves a seat in the legislature, but they'll have to make their choice without seeing the premier debate her opponents.

A family in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has come across 31 love letters that had been hidden behind a wall in their house for almost a century.

A Conservative majority government could be good news for Canada's North, say the premiers of Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Environment critic Jim Bagnall is demanding the provincial government fix ongoing pollution problems at Charlottetown harbour, caused by the city dumping raw sewage into Hillsborough River.

A Saint John man says he'd like to pursue criminal charges against those responsible for injuries to his dog.

The SPCA seized 38 horses from a northwest New Brunswick farm in July 2010 after an animal protection officer received two complaints about the care of the animals

Quebec's premier, Jean Charest, is calling in the Canadian Forces to help with relief efforts in flooded areas of the province.

A construction worker who was pinned under a cement slab at a site in the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa has died of his injuries after being transported to hospital Wednesday without vital signs.

Ontario's highest court acquitted a man Wednesday who pleaded guilty in the death of his infant son because of a report from now-disgraced pathologist Charles Smith.

Former NHL defenceman Rob Ramage will get a second chance at parole Thursday after concerns over his drinking habits derailed his first attempt two months ago.

More newborn sons are going under the knife in Alberta than any other province.

A Calgary man with a long history of sex offences was convicted of possessing and accessing child pornography on Wednesday.

Two people whose names appear on the nomination papers for the NDP's newly elected MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau say they never provided their signatures to support her candidacy.

ICBC management will be telling its 3,000 claims employees about their future Wednesday afternoon amid speculation about massive reorganization and staff cutbacks at the corporation.

Environment Canada is predicting a hotter and drier summer for much of B.C., but not for Vancouver and Vancouver Island.

An independent government report on the HST has concluded the majority of British Columbians are paying more at the cash register since the introduction of the HST, but low income families are actually paying less.

Members of a First Nation community near one of the largest oil spills in Alberta's history say fumes from the leaking crude are making them sick.

Nothing may be more shocking to a grieving al-Qaeda than the "absent element" in the dramatic story of Osama bin Laden's violent end.

U.S. President Barack Obama won't release photos of Osama bin Laden after he was killed in Pakistan by Navy Seals because doing so would risk national security.

Montreal police have found the remains of a girl who disappeared 12 years ago and say they are pursuing a "serious lead" in the cold case that rattled the city's Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood.

Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi's forces showered the port area of the besieged city of Misrata with rockets Wednesday, just minutes after an international aid ship docked there, killing four people.

A Roman Catholic bishop has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography for the purposes of importation to Canada.

The deputy leader of Canada's new Official Opposition party says he doubts the U.S. has photos of Osama bin Laden's dead body.

Liberal MP Justin Trudeau says he's undecided about whether he wants to replace Michael Ignatieff as leader of their party following its historic defeat in Monday's federal election.

A gas explosion in a coal mine in northern Mexico on Tuesday killed three miners, injured one and left 11 others trapped deep underground.

OTTAWA - Debate over the Liberal party's future began raging even before Michael Ignatieff announced Tuesday he will resign as leader. Battle lines were drawn between two prospective successors, Bob Rae and Dominic LeBlanc, over whether the once-mighty

An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Moncton, N.B., on Tuesday after there were reports of smoke in the cockpit.

Energy regulators now say that an oil leak from a broken pipeline near Peace River in northern Alberta is about 28,000 barrels, far larger than the initial estimates of several hundred barrels.

The Nashville Predators will try to use home ice to take a lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals, as they host the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks in Game 3 tonight at Bridgestone Arena.

An Ontario produce company is warning Canadians not to consume some grape tomatoes because they may be contaminated with salmonella.

Switzerland says it has frozen nearly $1bn worth of assets linked to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and the deposed leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.

A Spanish court has sentenced two Somali pirates to 439 years in jail each for their role in the hijacking of a tuna fishing boat.

Monks, priests, nuns and lay bloggers hunched over their iPads and tweeted updates to their followers as the Vatican told them of its desire to get to know them better and establish a genuine relationship.

BP's subsidiary in Alaska will pay a $25 million civil penalty under a settlement announced Tuesday that comes five years after more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from company pipelines on the North Slope.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was unarmed when he was killed by US troops on Sunday after resisting capture, the White House has said.

If the whole political thing hadn't worked out, NDP candidate Pierre-Luc Dusseault said he was destined for a summer job at a golf course.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is stepping down from his position as party leader, after suffering a historic defeat in Monday's election that halved the size of the Liberal caucus.

Some residents of southeastern Quebec's Monteregie region are lining their streets with sandbags, while others are leaving their homes, in preparation for heavy rain that could exacerbate extensive flooding in the area.

Alex Pietrangelo kept Canada from suffering another loss to Switzerland at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, scoring 4:14 into overtime during an entertaining 4-3 victory Tuesday to complete the group stage of the ice hockey world championship with a pe

Parking will now be free in provincial parks, B.C. Premier Christy Clark announced on Tuesday, as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the provincial park system.

The White House says it's worried that releasing a photo of the body of slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could be "inflammatory."

The Red River is set to crest in Winnipeg over the next few days and will top out in the city at about the same time as the Assiniboine River also crests in the Manitoba capital.

Environment Canada is predicting a warmer-than-normal summer across the country based on its forecast for May, June and July.

Arctic ice is melting faster than expected and could raise the average global sea level by as much as 1.6 metres this century, an authoritative new report suggests.

CBC projects Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has won her B.C. riding, winning her party's first elected seat in Parliament and unseating a longtime incumbent Conservative.

The Tories appear to be leading in B.C., after the party won a majority government in Canada's 41st federal election.

Early election results have the NDP completely crushing the Bloc Quebecois, signalling a seismic change in Quebec -- and Canadian -- politics. Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe was among his party's casualties, losing his seat.

David Krejci scored 14:00 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia 3-2 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Canadian voters have delivered Conservative Leader Stephen Harper his first majority government after five years of governing in a minority situation. Meanwhile NDP Leader Jack Layton was set to become Official Opposition leader.

Pakistani officials say the death of Osama bin Laden is an example of the country's dedication to rooting out terrorism, even as questions arise about how the world's most wanted man was able to live in a military town just 150 kilometres from the capital

Thirty four pit bull terriers have been rescued from a home in northeast Calgary in what officials say is one of the biggest seizures of its kind.

The federal government is warning Canadians abroad to avoid public gatherings or protests that may turn violent in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of U.S. forces.

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden used one of his wives as a human shield before he was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan, the White House said Monday.

Preliminary government estimates say there were more tornadoes in the United States in a single day last week than any other day in history.

Shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama announced an American commando unit had killed Osama bin Laden late Sunday night, questions arose about how the al-Qaeda leader's body was handled.

The automated messages claim to be from Elections Canada. They advise residents in both official languages that their polling station has been changed due to an unexpectedly heavy voter turnout.

A 16-year-old Manitoba runaway and her 32-year-old former high school teacher may be travelling from Manitoba to B.C., and RCMP hope someone can track them down.

Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 metres from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. anti-terror forces swooped in the early morning hours of Monday and killed him.

The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with Osama bin Laden, but his life's story will be told many different ways by different people

The death of Osama bin Laden has brought justice for the 24 Canadians who died on Sept. 11, 2001, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday night.

Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by U.S. authorities, U.S. officials said on Sunday night.

Vincent Lecavalier scored his second goal of the game 6:19 into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the top-seeded Washington Capitals 3-2 Sunday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Mounties in Surrey, B.C. say a young man was viciously stabbed Saturday night after a fight broke out on a moving SkyTrain car.

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An Alberta woman who says her well water is steeped with methane gas from nearby natural gas drilling is set to appear before the United Nations to tell her story

An oil field worker has died and two others have been hospitalized following exposure to hydrogen sulphide gas in an oil field 250 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

Officials from the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage were helping to escort the 17-pound (7.7-kilogram) cub from the North Slope, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday. The female cub, estimated to be at least 4 months old, was herded into a net and kept i

A military helicopter from 14 Wing Greenwood in southwestern Nova Scotia was called in Sunday morning to rescue a man suspected of having a heart attack while fishing in woods in the Halifax area.

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak will be sentenced to death if the courts find him responsible for the death of hundreds of pro-democracy protesters, the country's new justice minister said on Saturday.

Vandals in Libya have attacked the embassies of the U.K. and Italy on Sunday, angered over the NATO missile strike that killed one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons and three of his grandchildren

Pope John Paul II is one step closer to sainthood following beatification by his successor Sunday, an honor that saw Catholics crowd St. Peter's Sqaure and churches around the world in memory of the late pontiff.

An official complaint has been lodged with the NHL over the antics of Vancouver's infamous Green Men, according to the pair's Twitter account.

Defencemen Ian White and Niclas Wallin scored their first goals of the post-season and Antti Niemi made 33 saves to help the San Jose Sharks take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series over the visiting Detroit Red Wings with a 2-1 victor

Latest three-day polling data finds the Conservatives with 34.6 per cent of support of decided and leaning voters, the NDP holding 31.4 per cent and the Liberals clinging to 20.4 per cent.

Police say the SUV hit the guardrail, went over the bridge and landed on its roof, partially submerged in the creek. RCMP say a man sitting in the backseat crawled out and flagged down help.

Family and friends of Vincent Denis Frigon are searching a forested area north west of Barrhead this weekend after the 18-year-old went missing during a party.