NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 01-2016

Shodan search engine is only the latest reminder of why we need to fix IoT security.

Some government-sponsored Syrian refugees staying at a budget hotel in Toronto say they feel like they're "trapped in a prison" without hope due to a lack of communication, supplies and assistance.

Details matter to army veteran and history buff Terry Hunter. So when he noticed a Canadian War Museum poster of Second World War-era women using a wrong "American-style" salute, he decided to say something

Thieves struck overnight Wednesday, robbing Michael Twyman of his $15,000 custom-built tricycle and the mobility it gave him.

Migrants have been banned from a historic swimming bath in Germany after a gang of men were caught on camera masturbating in a hot tub and sexually assaulting women.

Over the past two weeks or so, hundreds of people have come from across the Lower Mainland to see for themselves what the apartment's tenants believe to be a manifestation of the Virgin Mary.

An Edmonton man who won a $10-million Lotto 6/49 draw was in court Friday claiming he was the victim of police entrapment during a prostitution-related sting operation.

A GROUP of Christian refugees who fled the brutal reign of Islamic State (ISIS) have described the moment they saw a jihadi militant disguised as a desperate migrant.

Saskatchewan Immigration Minister Jeremy Harrison says the arrival of nearly 600 Syrian refugees over the last couple of months is straining resources.

As the House of Commons prepares to resume on Jan. 25, the government is expected to table some significant pieces of legislation this year which they promised during the 78-day election campaign.

A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travellers and shutting down the nation's capital and its largest city.

A video posted Saturday morning by the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington of panda bear Tian Tian enjoying snowfall has gone viral on social media.

It's something locals take for granted, but people who have moved to St. John's from warmer countries are experiencing the thrill of sliding. They've lived through war and natural disasters, but a St. John's winter is a new experience for a group of newco

A stranded, sickly Guadalupe fur seal, rescued last week off the coast of Vancouver Island, far from its normal range, is recovering at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick to help the Pittsburgh Penguins rally past the Vancouver Canucks for a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Jannik Hansen also had a hat trick for Vancouver, the second of his career. He scored 27 seconds into the game.

Police say the victim was taken to hospital on Friday night after being assaulted by another man. Kamloops RCMP said they're investigating the homicide and are still searching for the suspect.

'It didn't seem real,' says nearby resident who called police after he heard the victim moaning on the ground.

A potential tourist town on Vancouver Island that never quite made it has a new player in real estate: the neighbouring Huu-ay-aht First Nation. They bought 11 properties in town, including an airport, and hope to develop that tourism potential.

The body pulled from a frozen pond in Markham on Saturday was that of 25-year-old Taneesha Brown, who has been missing for nearly two weeks, York police have confirmed.

Two people have died in an apparent industrial accident at a lumber yard in the Metro Vancouver area.

Winter is bearing down anew, and Harvard University students have been engineering new ways to deal with it. A major problem is clearing snow off Harvard's many old and flat-roofed buildings.

The massive snowstorm promising more than 30 centimetres of snow for a wide swath of the eastern U.S. is all many Americans can talk about. But is it a blizzard? And how did it get so big? Here are some answers.

Thousands of Poles take part in marches in Warsaw and other cities to protest about plans of the conservative government, which they say will curtail privacy and freedom.

Services from the Port of Calais are disrupted after 50 migrants boarded a ship, the mayor of Calais says.

The sexual, physical and emotional torture of young women in Calgary has netted Amanda McGee eight years in prison.

A massive blizzard began dumping snow on the southern and eastern United States on Friday, with mass flight cancellations, several states declaring states of emergency and more than 60 centimetres predicted for Washington alone. At least nine people died

A 3,000 year-old Bronze Age village has been unearthed near the city of Peterborough, England. The settlement, dating back 3,000 years to the end of the Bronze Age, would have been home to several families that lived in a number of wooden houses above wat

Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella broke two ribs falling after a collision with forward Rene Bourque during an outdoor practice Friday and will not coach Saturday night at Boston.

The La Loche Community School in La Loche, Sask., is in lockdown due to an emergency.

The militia, who call themselves Red God's Defenders, formed in the mountains in the restive south of the Philippines where the terror group is taking a stranglehold.

Nabil Benhsaien has been found guilty of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in five attacks on women with a hammer or a heavy object.

The husband of one of the Quebecers killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack says hanging up on Justin Trudeau "felt good" after the prime minister called him earlier this week.

A man charged with criminal harassment over his dealings with two Toronto women's rights activists on Twitter has been found not guilty.

Health Minister Jane Philpott has wrapped up two days of meetings with provincial and territorial counterparts in Vancouver, with the ministers deciding to tackle drug prices, community care and innovation as top priorities.

Spectators were treated to a rare phenomena when a rogue wave moved in on Pacific Beach in Washington State.

Daniel Sedin became the Vancouver Canucks' career leader in goals with 348, scoring twice in the third period of a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

European Union officials quietly approached Justin Trudeau's new government last fall with a request to revisit controversial investment protections in the Canada-EU trade deal. Both sides are afraid of losing the ratification vote in Brussels.

Journalist slams Liberal PM for being asked his favorite Baltic nation and saying 'that's not a thing,' warns Russia may invade Balkans.

Demise of ancient reptile in Hanoi lake as party delegates prepare to choose new leaders prompts grief and questions

CCTV shows the woman stepping in to prevent a man stealing from an old lady in Stockholm, Sweden, and in return he attacks her, kicks her in the stomach, hits her in the face and spits on her.

Refugees have brought the potentially fatal and highly-contagious bacterial infection diphtheria into Denmark and authorities are warning hospitals there could be an outbreak.

Until now, coalition air strikes have been focused on close support for the few effective allies the West has on the ground

Five million litres of raw sewage leaked into the Red River in Winnipeg over the course of nine days this month.

President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia's FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison, a British judge said Thursday in a strongly worded report that led M

Drivers in the Washington area spent hours in icy gridlock ahead of heavy snowfall that's predicted to arrive by the weekend from the Appalachian Mountains to Philadelphia and maybe farther north.

A strong earthquake struck well off the Pacific coast of western Mexico near Jalisco state on Thursday, but authorities said there were no reports of injuries or damage.

A video clip of Saudi Arabia's top cleric saying that the game of chess is "forbidden" in Islam because it wastes time and leads to rivalry among people has provoked heated debate, and widespread criticism, among Arabic Twitter users.

Scientists think they've found the oldest evidence of human warfare, fossils of a band of men, women and children massacred by a troop of attackers with clubs and stone blades on the shores of a lagoon in Kenya about 10,000 years ago.

Bolivia's Lake Poopo, high on Bolivia's semi-arid Andean plains at 3,700 metres and long subject to climatic whims, was officially declared evaporated last month. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and gone.

Canadian Pacific Railway plans to cut 1,000 positions this year as it adjusts to lower shipment volumes and profits.

A highway sign in Nova Scotia directing traffic to the Northumberland ferry to P.E.I. appears to be broken, directing people instead to the "E.I. ferry."

The owner of an elderly dog who was run over twice by police, then shot to death, remains in the dark about an incident that sparked nearly 90 official complaints and resulted in an investigation by officials who may never publicly reveal its findings.

Selkirk RCMP are concerned that people racing and drifting in their cars on the frozen Red River could hurt or kill someone.

Bridget Nielson, from Sedona, Arizona, and Aluna Verse, from Los Angeles, California, are among members of the 'Hybrid Baby Community' who believe their children live on alien spaceships.

Calgary doctors say they've treated what's believed to be the first case of stomach worms resulting from consumption of raw fish purchased at a Canadian grocery store.

Ali Muhammed Brown, 31, from New Jersey, pictured, who is accused of murdering 19-year-old student Brendan Tevlin, inset, was on a federal terror watch list according to prosecutors.

Trophy hunting of bighorn rams is stunting the growth of the species' most famous feature, according to research at the University of Alberta.

A culture of entitlement makes distracted drivers a new kind of menace

With the oil market in a severe downturn and stiff opposition greeting every pipeline proposal, there is debate over whether this country will ever break ground on new export pipelines.

The Liberals' refugee plans have hit yet another snag. Immigration and Refugee Minister John McCallum revealed Wednesday morning that four cities are now asking for a pause to the flow of Syrian refugees arriving in their municipalities. Toron

A Quebec woman, who is eight months pregnant, says she was forced to walk home in freezing temperatures on Tuesday, after a provincial police officer confiscated her car for an unpaid registration bill.

​Two environmental groups say they're taking their fight against British Columbia's controversial wolf cull to court. Pacific Wild and Valhalla Wilderness Society say they have filed an application for a judicial review.

There was simply too much snow on a driver's vehicle for it to escape police attention in Brussels, Ont. And the elderly driver told police he was 'too weak' to clear it any further.

Scientists reported Wednesday they finally have "good evidence" for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the fringes of our solar system. The gas giant is thought to be almost as big as its nearest planetary neighbour Neptune, quite possibly with rings and mo

BC Hydro is seeking an injunction against protesters at its Site C dam project, claiming they have been preventing contractors from completing their work on the south bank of the Peace River since Jan. 4.

If the NHL playoffs started today, it would mark the first time since 1970, the year Bobby Orr scored his famous OT winner in the Stanley Cup final, that no Canadian teams would be involved.

North Korea has created a hangover-free liquor that is between 30 and 40 per cent alcohol but leaves you clear-headed in the morning, according to state media.

Ontario Provincial Police's east region commander says vast majority of officers do exemplary work, after 18-month investigation into alleged criminal activity by police officers in Leeds County ends with three constables charged.

One cat liked the mosque so much, she brought her kittens in one-by-one, by the scruffs of their necks

The zoo, in the Armenian town of Gyumri, has not had a paying guest for more than two years after it was abandoned by a billionaire oligarch while reportedly fleeing mobsters.

The former Conservative government "booby-trapped" Canada's international relations with a pair of laws that are preventing the Liberals from lifting sanctions on Iran, says a former Canadian military analyst and Middle East expert.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is brushing off suggestions Canada was snubbed from an anti-ISIS coalition meeting that several other countries, including Australia and the Netherlands, were invited to attend on Wednesday in Paris.

Veterans group expresses outrage at unlawful killing investigation despite fact that lethal shot prevented insurgent firing rocket propelled grenade at British base

Despite plummeting prices and drilling-rig counts, shale technologies have fundamentally changed the oil market and still rank as the most extraordinary success story in U.S. energy history.

DNA of three members of disbanded leftwing German terror group found at scene of attempted armoured car heist

Security forces in north-west Pakistan are battling militants inside a university in the town of Charsadda, with reports of deaths.

It took two years longer than expected, but BC Ferries says the controversial new cable ferry from Vancouver Island to Denman Island is ready to go into service in February.

Vancouver School Board staff say it may have to close up to 13 schools over the next 15 years as part of its seismic upgrading plan.

​Vancouver Canucks coach Willie Desjardins says captain Henrik Sedin will be out until after the all-star break with an upper-body injury. Sedin was hurt in Sunday's 2-1 shootout win at the Islanders when Mikhail Grabovski checked him into the board

The B.C. Nurses' Union and provincial government have partnered to announce the creation of 1,643 new regular nursing positions across the province.

The U.S.-based Northwest Fisheries Science Center says a resident killer whale pod off the West Coast has a new addition. The centre said the new orca calf named J55 was spotted while its team was conducting research near Puget Sound on Monday.

J.T. Miller scooped up his own rebound and scored on a wraparound 3:54 into overtime, and the New York Rangers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Four male snowmobilers from Alberta could be facing a hefty price tag after they had to be rescued on the weekend from Quartz Creek, west of Golden, B.C.

Clipper says it will add a new hub in Vancouver to connect with Victoria.

Thousands of Russians have taken a dip in the icy waters to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the birth and baptism of Jesus.

What do you get when you send a race car down the famed downhill course in Kitzbuehel, Austria? Not the disaster you might think.

Canada's top general is shaking up the highest ranks of the Canadian Forces with the appointment of new commanders for the army and navy in the wake of a series of high-profile retirements.

Canada's three largest telecommunications companies have raised or plan to raise the prices of their wireless packages in January, and warn of increases to home phone, internet and TV prices in February.

Dozens of front-line Toronto police officers will soon be equipped with semi-automatic assault rifles similar those carried by Canadian Forces soldiers and specialized tactical units, CBC News has learned.

Ontario's Ministry of Transportation hopes to have two lanes of a failed bridge on a northern section of the Trans-Canada Highway open to traffic by the end of February.

Three men are facing charges for moose poaching-related offences after a three-year-long investigation in eastern Manitoba, the province says.

The girl's 'The Voice Kids' audition in Beirut, Lebanon, was seen by 10.5million people as the judges were wowed by her singing. Mirna Hana, 11, and family fled Baghdad eight months ago.

Senator Patrick Brazeau is in critical but stable condition in hospital after he was found seriously injured in his home last night, according to a statement from a hospital in Gatineau, Que.

The reports say defence ministers from the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Australia and the Netherlands will take part in the talks

Sgt. Kalkat asked undercover officers how they planned to avoid potential legal issues months before John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were arrested in 2013

A new poll puts the television personality Kevin O'Leary neck and neck with former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay. But this early in the race, are the numbers for real, or just based on O'Leary's high profile?

How many people does it take to fix a tractor? A year ago, I would have said it took just one person. One person with a broken tractor, a free afternoon , and a box of tools. I would have been wrong.

Many nutritional science stories, like "blueberries can reduce impotism", start with research using a tool called a "food frequency questionnaire." Science journalist Christie Aschwanden tells us how flawed the diaries can be, and what that means for rese

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers are holding a cabinet retreat in the scenic community of St. Andrews, N.B.

The wealthiest 62 people now own as much wealth as half the world's population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich have grown richer and the poor poorer, international charity Oxfam said early Monday in London.

A cat fight among dog breeders has led to a damage award of more than $120,000 for a local woman.

Lucky Lager is the most popular drink in the Harbour City, and has been a top seller over the past five years, data from the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch shows.

A B.C. man playing hockey at an American university was among three people found dead Sunday morning. Matthew Hutchinson, originally from North Vancouver, played hockey for the State University of New York-Geneseo, where he was studying geography and b

Ryan Miller made 47 saves and Radim Vrbata scored in the shootout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday.

From the favourite watering hole of a former Alberta premier to a club that hosted Nirvana and the Tragically Hip, we dig through the Glenbow Museum photo archives for a (blurry) trip down memory lane.

Millions escaped countries such as Nigeria, Eritrea, Syria and Iraq in 2015, according to charity