NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2017

David Cassidy, the teen and pre-teen idol who starred in the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family and sold millions of records as the musical group's lead singer, died Tuesday at age 67.

A Windsor man has been sentenced in connection with an indecent act at the downtown aquatic centre.

While NASA began monitoring life on land in the 1970s with the Landsat satellites, this fall marks 20 years since the space agency has continuously observed plant life at the surface of both the land and ocean.

A grad student and teaching assistant at Wilfrid Laurier University says the administration is trying to stifle critical thinking, after she was reprimanded for showing students a video discussion on gendered pronouns involving controversial professor Jor

OTTAWA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should not be the only one to say sorry for state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ people, say advocates who have long demanded the federal government apologize for years of persecution.

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A video appearing to show African migrants sold as slaves in Libya sparked a global outcry on Monday as protests erupted in Europe and Africa, while soccer stars to U.N. officials made impassioned pleas for the abuse t

Inspired by an unwelcome speeding ticket in his mailbox, Benjamin Lavin came with a novel solution to keep his driving in check and avoid the flash of the photo radar camera.

Alphabet's Eric Schmidt says the search engine's algorithms can help reduce spread of propaganda.

It will take several years and far more than the $540 million the Liberal government has set aside to fix its troubled payroll system, Canada's spending watchdog said Tuesday.

Russia's meteorological service says it measured pollution of a radioactive isotope at nearly 1,000 times normal levels in the Ural mountains, the first official Russian data supporting reports that a nuclear accident had taken place.

UCLA researchers have designed a device that can use solar energy to inexpensively and efficiently create and store energy, which could be used to power electronic devices, and to create hydrogen fuel for eco-friendly cars.

As woodland caribou habitat dwindles, the threatened species' preservation pits the environment against economic interests in rural Alberta. Roads and seismic lines allow wolves to travel two to three times more quickly. The wolf packs then cut into the f

The coast guard has been forced to spend more than $2.5 million this fall to charter vessels to carry out at-sea science surveys because a much-delayed refit has left its own research ship unavailable.

Canadian weather forecasters are split over what kind of winter we can expect in 2018 - and how much of a role global warming has to play. Chris Scott, The Weather Network's chief meteorologist, said the message from his forecast team is "buckle up becaus

Astronomers say they've learned more about the first known object to enter our solar system from deep space, including its size and colour. The discovery was an exciting one for the astronomical community as it was the first recorded visitor from beyond

Nine people in northeastern New Brunswick are facing almost 190 charges related to illegal moose harvesting, selling moose meat and the the illegal sale of hunting rights. The charges were the result of an 11-month joint enforcement investigation in the M

Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, marked their 70th wedding anniversary on Monday. Elizabeth became queen in 1952. Now 91, she is the first British monarch to reach a platinum anniversary.

An alleged drunk driver who jumped the line in a McDonald's drive-thru proved easy to catch: He was still waiting for his food when police arrived. It's alleged the man's breath samples were just over three times the legal limit.

A Newfoundland man says he plans to auction off the opportunity to advertise on an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean next spring. The ad will be sold to the highest bidder, with bids starting at US$500,000.

The Hamilton-area has seen three snowy owls hit by cars in the past week, according to the Hamilton Conservation Authority. Snowy owls spend the summer months in the Arctic, before migrating to Southern Canada and the Northern United States in the late Fa

The mother of three children killed by their father says she lives in constant worry for her safety following a board's decision over escorted outings for Allan Schoenborn.

President Donald Trump said he is designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, subjecting the regime to additional sanctions and reinforcing its status as an international pariah.

Brooklyn College is kowtowing to cop-hating students by directing officers who need a bathroom break to the broken-down facilities in a building on the far edge...

Charles Manson, the wild-eyed 1960s cult leader whose followers committed heinous murders that terrorized Los Angeles and shocked the nation, died Sunday of natural causes, according to the California Department of Corrections. He was 83.

A new study says summer thunderstorms in North America will likely be larger, wetter and more frequent in a warmer world, dumping 80 per cent more rain in some areas and worsening flooding.

Competition with other marine mammals for the same food may be a bigger problem than fishing, at least in recent years, for southern resident killer whales that spend time in Washington state's Puget Sound, a new study suggests.

The University of Winnipeg has been working to repatriate the remains of Indigenous people stored on campus, but at least one Indigenous woman says it's not happening fast enough.

An international summary of five year's worth of research on Arctic climate change concludes the top of the world is getting warmer faster than anyone thought.

Bill Clinton is facing accusations of sexual assault from four women, highly placed Democratic Party sources exclusively told author Ed Klein.

TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline won approval Monday from regulators in Nebraska, marking the last major hurdle for the project.

Thousands of people attended a celebration of life to commemorate fallen police Const. John Davidson in Abbotsford following a procession that began earlier in the day.

More than 15,000 foreign nationals are subject to removal orders from Canada, but some of them can't be deported because their home countries won't take them back.

Children's perception of "nature" might be different from their parents'. And how did a research paper that never actually existed get at least 400 citations by scientists?

Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), the country's telecommunications agency, has banned the sale of children's smartwatches after it classified such devices as "prohibited listening devices."

Chris Scott, The Weather Network's chief meteorologist, says the message from his forecast team is "'buckle up' because it looks like a stormy winter." This year's La Nina weather system bears a striking resemblance to that of 2007-2008, when Toronto rec

A search and rescue operation for an Argentine navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members aboard continued on Sunday, after failed satellite calls likely from the vessel raised hopes the crew are alive.

A group of runaways and outcasts known as the Manson Family carried out gruesome murders orchestrated by Charles Manson. Here is what has become of several of the members of Manson's cult.

More than a thousand people from around the world are locked in a competition to see if they can come up with a better way to spot icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he should have left three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China in jail. The players returned to the U.S. last week. They have been indefinitely suspended from the team.

U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a crash that killed a Japanese man.

Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has died. Tillis died early Sunday at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla. H

A beagle named Sadie Mae is in critical condition in the Ottawa-area after being shot in the head. X-rays showed the dog -- which caretakers have named Sadie Mae -- had six gunshot pellets embedded in its head

An Alberta animal rescue group says it has saved dozens of dogs and puppies from a town in the far north of the province, including some that were homeless and scavenging at the local dump.

The Canadian military has launched an investigation after a reservist died during a training accident in Manitoba on Saturday. Cpl. Nolan Caribou, who was an infantryman with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the 38 Canadian Brigade Group, was found dead at Ca

A strong weather system has brought torrents of rain to B.C.'s South Coast and heavy snowfall to mountain passes. Environment Canada says around 25 millimetres of rain fell in downtown Vancouver during a three hour span on Sunday.

Drive BC says the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt, B.C., could be closed in both directions until 10 p.m. Sunday. A crash near the Zopkios Rest Area forced the closure as heavy snow continues to fall.

President Duterte said he was angered and insulted after Canada PM Trudeau spoke of his government's war on drugs, which has been widely condemned for leaving thousands of suspects dead.

From Julie Couillard to Stephen Harper to supply management, Maxime Bernier tells CBC News what will and won't be in his forthcoming book.

Argentina's defence ministry said seven failed "satellite calls" that it believes came from a missing naval submarine were detected on Saturday in a likely sign the crew of 44 was trying to reestablish contact.

The District of Squamish is responding to a diesel spill in the south end of the district's downtown area. Officials say some fuel did leak into a nearby estuary.

Archaeologists are searching for the secrets of why the ancient Mayans chose the sites for the famed pyramids of Chichen Itza by looking underground. Mexico's Yucatan peninsula is dotted with natural wells called cenotes and underground rivers.

More than a thousand dead geese that washed up on the shore near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, last August appear to have died of natural causes, including toxicity caused by drinking salt water.

A mystery is emerging out the Yukon ice: human hunting tools hidden for as long as 9,000 years have started to melt out. And each new find is another piece to the puzzle of who these people were.

A newly discovered object from another star system that's passing through ours is shaped like a giant pink fire extinguisher. "I'm surprised by the elongated shape - nobody expected that," said astronomer David Jewitt of the University of California, Los

The oldest human remains found in Australia have been returned to the Outback desert that he roamed some 42,000 years ago in a ceremony celebrated by traditional owners.

Nova Scotia is at risk of becoming an island within decades if action is not taken to fix the 275-year-old dikes that prevent flooding of the isthmus connecting the province to the rest of Canada, officials warn.

NASA captured 20 years of changing seasons in a striking new global map of the home planet. The data visualization, released this week, shows Earth's fluctuations as seen from space.

A massive and uncontrollable buildup of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park is starting to explode into commercially valuable forests along its boundaries.

A blazing fireball lit up the dark skies of Arctic Finland for five seconds, giving off what scientists said was "the glow of 100 full moons" and igniting hurried attempts to find the reported meteorite.

Alex Trebek and the surviving members of the Tragically Hip will receive the insignia of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday morning.

The streets of Abbotsford, B.C., will be lined with blue on Sunday as thousands of police officers from across the country and around the world march in remembrance of their slain colleague.

A strong weather system moving across the province is expected to bring up to 90 millimetres of rain to parts of the South Coast, while mountain passes will see significant dumps of snow.

Communities along the flood-damaged railway to Churchill have renewed hope after it was announced a Toronto-based investment company will partner with two Manitoba groups in an effort to buy Omnitrax's assets.

Dozens of remote towns on the B.C. coast, including Indigenous communities, still rely on diesel generators for power. The federal government has invested $1.4 million to establish the Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery at UVic.

Students at Sturgeon Composite say the bathroom situation at their high school needs to change, and better reflect the needs of the majority after many of their facilities were made gender neutral.

Human remains found in a French field have been confirmed as being those of a Canadian soldier from Calgary who died in the First World War. The Department of National Defence says Sgt. James Alexander Milne was killed on April 28, 1917.

A popular beach along the West Coast of Vancouver Island has been closed as a wolf prowls in the area of the national park. The beach was closed when a wolf attacked a leashed dog, the second attack in a week.

AC/DC founder Malcolm Young dies after battle with dementia.

'The Navy holds its aircrew to the highest standards and we find this absolutely unacceptable.'

A data collection service called SafeGraph collected 17 trillion location markers for 10 million smartphones during the holiday last year.

A massive and uncontrollable buildup of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park is starting to explode into commercially valuable forests along its boundaries.

Countries like the U.S., U.K., France, and Australia have adopted a policy of killing their citizens who have gone to Syria and Iraq as jihadis, rather than allowing them to return home. Canada is offering "reintegration support."

In a shock unveiling reminiscent of a Steve Jobs "One more thing..." surprise, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that the car will be incredibly fast for a production vehicle.

The Tesla Semi truck is a hulking and menacing hauler, with the presence of Darth Vader lurking from above when cast in the black hue, or more like an apparition in metallic silver-white. In other words, exactly what we expect to see from Tesla, as they a

The European Union (EU) has voted on Tuesday to pass the new Consumer Protection Cooperation regulation, a new EU-wide applicable law that gives extra power to national consumer protection agencies, but which also contains a vaguely worded clause that als

Governments are turning to social-media-based campaigns to stifle dissent, warns a net freedom report.

Talk about swine-ish behaviour!A US Airways passenger was given the heave-ho off a jet when her emotional support pig went hog-wild during a flight from Connecticut.

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that the House has paid out $15 million in harassment settlements over more than a decade, though a spokesperson later clarified that figure does not only account for sexual harassment claims.

A recent global "warning to humanity" endorsed by more than 15,000 scientists around the world includes scaremongering and overheated claims while ignoring much of the progress made in recent decades, some experts say.

Vancouver Island University is at the center of a human rights complaint alleging female staff were not protected from a student who brought a diaper-related sexual fetish to school.

JUSTICE LEAGUE fans are angry about the skimpy "sexist" new Amazon costumes while Wonder Woman's cleavage is the punchline of another controversial scene and another fan protested "gratuitous upskirt shots of Wonder Woman.

A woman accused Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken on Thursday of groping her and kissing her without her consent in 2006 while she was on a USO Tour overseas.

In a rare instance, Indian villagers and forest officers worked together for hours to save the animal

One of the world's largest groups of conservation scientists says Canada's biggest national park is among the most threatened World Heritage Sites in North America.

Most people ignore it when they get a call from a swindler posing as an agent from Revenue Canada, not Kevin Underhill.

A recent global "warning to humanity" endorsed by more than 15,000 scientists around the world includes scaremongering and overheated claims while ignoring much of the progress made in recent decades, some experts say.

'Why do Treasury Sec Mnuchin and his wife insist on posing for photos that make them look like Bond villains?'

Workers in Turkey who stitched pleas for help into clothing sold by retailer Zara are 'just the tip of the iceberg' and highlight the need for mechanisms to address concerns about labour conditions, a top human rights expert said on Wednesday.

In a world where accusations of "fake news" are thrown around essentially at random, critical thinking would seem to be a must. But this is also a world where the Moon landings are viewed as a conspiracy and people voice serious doubts about the Earth's r

Silicon Valley makes billions of dollars peddling personal information, supported by an ecosystem of bit players. One of them, an upstart called HiQ, is going up against LinkedIn in a battle for your lucrative professional identity.

The Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway officially opened Wednesday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and inaugural drive to the Arctic coastal community Tuktoyaktuk. The $300 million project took four years to complete, but has been on the minds of some for decade

Kevin Neal's deadly shooting rampage in Northern California may have been prompted by the fatal shooting of his wife, Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said Wednesday.

A senior living on a fixed income will no longer have to pay a $220 fee for an ambulance transfer of less than a kilometre after her family complained to the hospital.

An Alberta man who survived a brutal machete attack in a Halloween night home invasion is back on his feet again, as police continue their search for two men in connection with the incident.

A British Columbia First Nation has released a plan it says will give it a leading role in oil spill prevention and response on the province's central coast.

A couple who treated their toddler son with natural remedies before he died of meningitis can appeal their convictions to the Supreme Court after a split decision from Alberta's Court of Appeal.

Flash floods killed at least 15 people, made scores homeless and destroyed infrastructure in Greece on Wednesday after a raging torrent inundated two coastal towns west of Athens following a night of heavy rain.

Ohio calls off the execution of a man who killed a teenager in a carjacking two decades ago, and who now has multiple health problems, because members of the execution team were unable to find a vein to insert an IV carrying the lethal drugs.

Zimbabwe's military controls the capital and the state broadcaster and is holding President Robert Mugabe, 93, and his wife under house arrest. It appears that the world's oldest head of state has been deposed by a coup.

Astronomers have discovered a world 11 light-years away that may have a surface temperature similar to Earth's. The planet, Ross 128 b, is Earth-sized and is now the second-closest to Earth in temperature. The closest is Proxima b, located around Proxima

A company called V2V Vacations launched the service in the spring but faltered in August when its ship ran into mechanical problems.

Several people have been occupying Marine Harvest Canada's aquaculture site on Midsummer Island, east of Port Hardy in the Broughton Archipelago, for more than two months.

Plow and sander trucks are working to keep roads safe as another dump of snow is expected over the next 24 hours. Snow fell earlier in the year, but the recent dump covering the ground still seems to have caught some people by surprise.

An Island family is celebrating after their cat who had been missing for 15 months was found. 'She wasn't even here for Trump's election so we've got some hard news to tell her'

The Liberal government has announced Canada is prepared to offer up to 200 ground troops for future United Nations peacekeeping operations. Separately, it will also provide hundreds of other personnel through the deployment of transport and attack helicop

A peacock has been killed at the Calgary Zoo by a pair of the zoo's own lions. It happened when the free-roaming birds were being rounded up for the season.

Sgt. Vicky-Lynn Cox reported four incidents of sexual misconduct after Canada's top general announced Operation Honour to end abuse. The alleged perpetrators continue in their careers, but Cox developed post-traumatic stress and it's forcing her out of th

BC Hydro said crews are still working on restoring power to several thousand customers in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.