NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 03-2017

Another winter blizzard is hitting Churchill, where people are already desperate for groceries that have been delayed since the last blizzard two weeks ago.

Norway vaulted into the top position of the ranking of 155 countries. Canada came in the seventh spot, with the U.S. trailing behind in 14th

Genome study reveals different human groups evolved to eat specific diets.

A former kindergarten teacher-turned life coach is bringing playtime to adults.

The Comox, B.C. group Vimy Flight is packing six First World War replica planes into a Boeing C-17 and flying them to France for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

A Toronto-based company wants to use its drones to deliver items to more than 40 First Nations communities in northern Ontario, many of which aren't easily accessible by road and can only be reached by plane or helicopter.

Following a bump in crime rates in many parts of rural Canada, some farmers and ranchers are turning to high-tech security systems to help them monitor their properties.

On Saturday, Chapman was among 13 people honoured for her bravery by the Lifesaving Society at a reception at Vancouver's Fairmont Hotel. She said the day of the rescue was the first time in three months she had left the house. Chapman mustered the streng

A popular attraction for divers in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the HMCS Thiepval went down in 1930 carrying unexploded shells. Now, the Canadian Department of National Defence is planning to remove the ordinance.

The oldest crust that exists today is about 2.7 billion years old, and remnants have long been known to be in the Canadian Shield. Researchers have found traces of Earth's crust in the Canadian Shield dating back 4.2 billion years, when our planet was in

Lockheed Martin has completed the design, development and demonstration of a 60 kW-class beam combined fiber laser for the U.S. Army.

A California woman has become the latest victim of alleged dine-and-dash bandit Paul Gonzales, who is accused of repeatedly skipping out on dates before the bill comes, CBS Los Angeles reported.

Portland residents will host small shelters for the city's homeless in their backyards as part of a government pilot program that will take effect this summer.

Chandler police responded early on Dec. 30 after Naomi and Seth Ellis said they woke up to find a menorah, which they had placed in their front yard, disfigured overnight into the shape of a swastika.

A man has been shot at Paris airport after trying to take a soldier's gun, it has been reported.

Famous arms maker Kalashnikov says it's rebounding from losses brought on by western sanctions by making and marketing new consumer products and reaching into markets previously untapped.

A passenger plane landed safely Friday after one of its two propellers fell off in a near disaster as the plane approached Sydney Airport.

California Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Thursday proposed spending nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state's largest lake just as it is expected to evaporate an accelerated pace.

From the deserts of southern New Mexico and Nevada to islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government conducted dozens of nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s until the early 1960s.

A UBC law professor and expert in victim crime says the Canadian criminal justice system needs to take a hard look at the way it treats victims.

If police enter someone's home without a warrant only to discover a trove of guns and illegal drugs, does the severity of the evidence trump that person's charter rights? That was the question at the heart of a Supreme Court of Canada decision Friday.

ISPs that want the federal government to eliminate broadband privacy rules say that your Web browsing and app usage data should not be classified as "sensitive" information.

Shortly after crossing the Rio Grande into the gang-infested border city of Reynosa, dozens of Mexicans deported during U.S President Donald Trump's first days in office said they would soon try to head north again - but this time to Canada.

A man from Osage, Minn. has been fined $4,250 for a pair of offences related to unsafe hunting in northwestern Ontario, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Tyler Seguin scored on the power play in the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Thursday night.

Brian Jones has flipped his fair share of opponents on the mats of dojos in Manitoba over the years. The sixth-degree black belt started practising judo since 1956 and shows no signs of slowing.

Gilbert Samson got a call from Pierre Thibault and Mickael Fiset, stuck in a truck not far from their workplace on Tuesday night, and urged the men to abandon their vehicle due to a blizzard. The next morning, he helped dig out the truck. The men were fou

Authorities in Connecticut say a 3-year-old girl was found living alone with her dead mother and with nothing to eat but cereal for several days in an apartment.

Google is now directing its review teams to flag content that might come across as upsetting or offensive in search results.

Niki Ashton deleted the 'to the left' meme after Black Lives Matter Vancouver tweeted 'appropriating Black culture is not intersectional feminism ... please delete'

The empty posturing of the UN's climate campaign is well known by now, but it might finally get called out for it by the most powerful leader in the world, President Donald Trump

The LHCb experiment at CERN is a hotbed of new and outstanding physics results. In just the last few months, the collaboration has announced the measurement of a very rare particle decay and evidence of a new manifestation of matter-antimatter asymmetry,

Environmental groups are giving Canada's seafood labelling requirements an F grade due to their lack of details compared to American and European packaging standards.

USA Hockey has set a Thursday deadline for members of the women's national team to decide whether they will play in the world championships after they threatened to boycott the tournament because of a wage dispute.

The pending legalization of recreational marijuana is expected to cause a spike in the number of users, and that has some employers worried about stoned workers in safety-sensitive jobs. They want Ottawa to pass new regulations on prohibition and random-t

13 dogs, seven puppies and seven horses were rescued from the property south of Burns Lake.

56,000 signatures fill petition organized by the B.C. Federation of Labour and tabled by NDP Leader John Horgan.

Questions are being raised about reinforced gloves used by Ottawa police following the death of a man last year, and CBC News has learned that an internal police audit of all gloves issued to officers is underway.

Carleton University is feeling the burn from students on social media for removing a weight scale from its gym to promote a more holistic approach to a healthy body image.

The United States announced charges Wednesday against a dual Canadian-Kazakh national, two Russian intelligence officers and a fourth man, who lives in the U.S. but has ties to Russia, accusing them of a massive data breach at Yahoo that affected at least

On the edge of the milky way, a star circles an all-consuming black hole in the tightest orbit known to man.

A team of scientists have found a way to use solar power to generate a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel.

Indonesia's government says it will take strong action after a cruise ship destroyed coral reefs in a popular tourist area known for its extensive marine biodiversity.

A massive deer eradication on Haida Gwaii will mean venison for school lunches and marksmanship training for local youth.

A rookie member of McGill University's basketball team says he was a victim of a brutal hazing ritual in 2015, throwing into question the university's commitment to wipe out the practice following another high-profile incident more than a decade ago.

Six advertising industry trade groups yesterday thanked Republican lawmakers for introducing legislation that would overturn rules that protect the privacy of Internet users. If the rules are overturned, advertisers would not be prevented from buying cons

Liberal backbenchers have defied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, voting in favour of a bill that would bar health and life insurance companies from forcing clients to disclose the results of genetic testing. Just hours before the vote late Wednesday in the

The man shot by Edmonton police Monday after he was seen waving a rifle at bystanders near a busy intersection began his day with two ominous posts on Facebook, including a video in which he showed off his weapon and a bullet.

Scientists finally have been able to pin down when bison first arrived in North America and helped set the stage for the Great Plains that eventually supported the continent's first humans.

Citing weather, sponsorship and attendance issues, the group that organizes Vancouver's St. Patrick's Day celebrations says it will take a new tack in 2017.

The legislation would allow doctors to refuse to prescribe Viagra and require a medically unnecessary rectal exam before elective vasectomies. It's meant to make a point about abortion restrictions.

Some residents of Prince Edward Island are fighting for recognition after the province was overlooked on three Canadian maps.

The head of NATO threw down the gauntlet Monday, saying he expects all members to increase what they spend on their militaries even as a new report showed Canada lagging behind most of its allies.

The world has lost roughly half its coral reefs in the last 30 years. Scientists are now scrambling to ensure that at least a fraction of these unique ecosystems survives beyond the next three decades.

Former Edmonton Oilers star Ryan Smyth was injured during a Senior AAA ockey game in Alberta after being on the receiving end of an illegal elbow. Smyth was knocked out by Lacombe Generals forward Kyle Sheen midway through the third period of Game 1 of a

Some Canadian apiarists believe some imports of honey are diluted with other sweeteners and then purchased at cut-rate prices to be used as an ingredient in cereals, granola bars and other food products in an effort to save producers from paying more for

It has been derided as an expensive excuse to burn coal. But now, carbon capture technology may be leading to new commercial uses that could end up in your mouth.

The Canadian government was left scrambling to replace its private security contractor guarding the embassy in Kabul following a suicide bombing last summer that killed 15 people. The Trudeau government has also turned down a demand by Nepal to compensate

Teenage boys from Grand Rapids Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan were asked to stop their demonstration in favor of President Trump's immigration policies on March 3.

Some 1.2 billion barrels of oil have been discovered in Alaska, marking the biggest onshore discovery in the U.S. in three decades.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro ended its power warning Sunday for Avalon Peninsula customers, as a unit at its Holyrood generation station was brought back online.

Environment Canada is predicting 15-25 cm of snow for southern Ontario this week, starting Monday. The agency has issued special weather statements for much of southern Ontario.

The Canada Revenue Agency is reporting that all of its online services are back in service after being down since Friday afternoon.

Toronto Blue Jays reliever T.J. House was taken off the field in an ambulance Friday after being hit on the head by a line drive in the ninth inning of a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers.

An Alberta woman who drugged and killed her nine-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance at parole for 18 years.

Store clerks ask, "May I help you, sir?" all the time, but it's not every day that they get to say, "May I help you, Sir Elton John?"

The Vancouver Park Board has voted to begin work on changing its bylaws that would end the display of cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Lawyers for three families who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong say they have formally asked the Canadian government to grant them asylum.

Scientists have taken a big step toward designing complex forms of life from scratch by constructing five new artificial chromosomes of baker's yeast, representing a third of the micro-organism's genome, or genetic blueprint.

An impaired-driving suspect was shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop in southwest Edmonton Thursday afternoon. Before the shooting, police had received two 911 calls from citizens at 1:30 p.m. reporting a vehicle swerving all over the road,

It's been set aside for infrastructure, but where, exactly, is this money? Nobody seems to know.

An Ottawa teacher has been sent home after he was accused of cutting the hair of a seven-year-old student with autism at school without permission from the boy's mother.

Linwood Fiedler arrived at an Iditarod Race checkpoint about an hour behind his dogs after falling asleep and toppling off his sled. "From the minute my body left the sled until my face smashed into the snow, I was still asleep"

British Columbia's government will spend $500 million over the next four years to improve care for seniors, including increasing the direct services the elderly receive at residential care facilities.

Bighorn sheep infected with a parasitic disease in the south Okanagan are getting treated as part of a trial program between the Penticton Indian Band and University of Saskatchewan.

Shell's sale of its Alberta assets today comes less than a month after two other major players pulled billions of barrels of Canadian oil from their reserves

Edmonton police made an arrest in their investigation of a vicious road rage attack, in which a man was accused of breaking a woman's arms with a crowbar. Jared Matthew Eliasson, 28, has been charged with attempt to commit murder, possess offensive weapon

As many as 25 Quebec-based soldiers will soon take part in a revamped mission to train security forces in the troubled western African country of Niger.

A Winnipeg-based search and rescue technician with the Royal Canadian Air Force died Wednesday during a routine training jump near Yorkton, Sask., military officials say. Barr's mother, Sharon Barr, said she was told her son died when his parachute failed

Five people are injured in the attack at Duesseldorf's main railway station.

Canada's judicial watchdog is recommending the federal attorney general remove Federal Court Justice Robin Camp from office.

Sorry. But this is probably bigger news in Germany than it is in Edmonton. Leon Draisaitl sits at 23 goals and 32 assists, good for 55 points on the year. With four more points this season, the Cologne, Germany, product will tie Marco Sturm for the most i

Top court upholds lower court ruling in favour of investors who have launched a lawsuit alleging they were misled by Trump

A report found that nearly 70% of samples of 48 types of conventionally grown produce were contaminated with pesticide residues, a 6.6 percentage points decrease from 2016.

​NAFTA negotiations will probably start late this year, might take about a year, and will include serious changes that could include the addition of several entire new chapters to the landmark agreement, according to comments made by U.S. Commerce S

High school teacher Emmanuella Lambropoulos couldn�t hold back her surprise after beating former Quebec provincial cabinet minister Yolande James on Wednesday

A charter bus carrying dozens of tourists to Mississippi casinos was stuck on railroad tracks for about five minutes before a freight train barrelled into it, sending frantic passengers in all directions, witnesses and authorities said. Four people were k

Israel's parliament has passed an initial reading of a bill that would make mosques lower the volume of their call to prayer, amid protests by Arab lawmakers.

A senior U.S. general on Wednesday accused Russia of deploying a land-based cruise missile in violation of "the spirit and intent" of a nuclear arms treaty and charged that Moscow's intention is to threaten U.S. facilities in Europe and the NATO alliance.

Three underwater robots spent weeks listening to grey whales off the west coast of Vancouver Island last month, so scientists can learn more about what the whales are doing in northern waters.

Blue, a 24-metre female whose skeleton goes on display Saturday at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Blue's 350-bone skeleton can be viewed until Labour Day. Her skull measures nine metres on its own and researchers figure she weighed about 90 metric t

Canada's last destroyer is going on a final tour of Halifax harbour today after 44 years of service. Ottawa announced over two years ago that HMCS Athabaskan would be retired along with three other Royal Canadian Navy ships.

The Climate Council report, titled "Angry Summer", said the season was defined by intense heatwaves and bushfires in eastern Australia but heavy rain and flooding in the west. It showed climate change was being felt across Australia, the researchers sa

A new study at the University of British Columbia has produced a "definitive debunking" of a controversial procedure that surgically widens neck veins as a treatment for multiple sclerosis.

An attempt by the Liberal government to gut the genetic discrimination bill was defeated by a coalition of MPs from across party lines Tuesday evening, despite constitutional concerns raised by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.

In Laikipia, north Kenya, armed tribesman are terrorizing white-owned ranches as they claim grazing rights for their cattle, but in an election year - the government is doing little to take action.

A former Ontario school teacher has pleaded guilty to multiple sex-related offences involving students, some under the age of 16. The charges McLaren pleaded guilty to on Tuesday include sexual exploitation, luring, possession of child pornography, sexual