NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 04-2011

After surrendering a late third-period goal, the Nashville Predators' Matt Halischuk scored off the rush with 5:09 remaining in the second overtime to give his team a 2-1 win and knot the series after two games.

The death toll from the second deadliest U.S. tornado outbreak on record rose above 350 Saturday as thousands of stunned survivors camped out in the shattered shells of their homes or moved into shelters or with friends.

Southern Saskatchewan homeowners are warned to keep sandbags piled high for the few weeks due to a continued risk of flooding.

A 22-year-old with apparently too much to drink confused the Gardiner Expressway with the Autobahn.

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi survived a NATO airstrike on Saturday night that killed his youngest son Saif al-Arab and three of his grandchildren, a Libyan government spokesman said.

Researchers at Brigham Young University are trying to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding the virus that causes AIDS with a trio of studies addressing unusual cases involving a set of twins, a failed vaccine and a protein "stop sign."

David Krejci and Brad Marchand each scored two goals, and the Bruins took out their frustration from one of the great collapses in postseason history with a 7-3 win over Philadelphia on Saturday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

You don't have to look any further than behind the benches to see why the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks have had so much success this season.

Syrian troops killed four people Saturday while storming a mosque that became a focal point for protesters in the besieged southern city of Daraa, and security forces in Damascus kept dozens of women from marching on parliament to urge President Bashar As

NATO says it wants Moammar Gadhafi's forces to end their attacks on civilians before it considers the Libyan leader's ceasefire offer.

Residents of southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba are coping with another blast of winter, with heavy wet snow causing havoc for travellers in both provinces.

As the major parties geared up their election campaigns with promises to seniors, families and professionals, something funny happened on the way to the ballot box: the youth vote became an issue

Nova Scotia wants to double the number of immigrants arriving each year by 2020 in an effort to boost its workforce as the population ages.

Promises on public health care improvements have been flying thick and fast in this federal election campaign -- billions of dollars in promises.

In a series filled with some of hockey's biggest stars and most accomplished players, it was someone who spent almost the entire second half of the season in the minors who came up with the biggest play -- on his birthday no less.

Sean Bergenheim scored early, Steve Downie had a goal and an assist, and Steven Stamkos netted the go-ahead goal on a power play, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the top-seeded Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conferen

WINNIPEG - A city man on trial for rape claims he was forced to have anal sex with his alleged victim against his will, accusing her of stealing his sperm so she could have a mixed-race baby.

The first stars that dotted the universe were not only immense, but probably also fast-spinning, according to a new study that sheds light on the nature of stellar evolution.

A Regina dog trainer is preparing an animal to be a companion pet for a woman with multiple personalities.

A battle between Libya and rebels spilled into Tunisia on Friday, causing leaders in that country to rebuke Moammar Gadhafi.

Inuit in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec voted this week to reject a self-government plan that was proposed for the region.

A seabird expert says a new report on preventing and responding to major oil spills off eastern Newfoundland cannot be taken seriously.

B.C.'s first fire ban of 2011 will go into effect on Monday, when open fires will be restricted in the Cariboo fire region, located in the central interior of the province.

A right-leaning think tank says increasing the minimum wage in B.C. will cost thousands of jobs around the province.

The NHL's legal department has told a Vancouver car dealership to take down the 'Go Canucks Go' sign on its windows, but the manager says he was just trying to get into the playoff spirit.

A rocky planet that is as dense as lead and where a year lasts less than 18 hours has been described by a team of U.S. and Canadian scientists.

Canada received clutch performances from its youngest players while opening the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 4-1 win over Belarus, prompting the coach to muse about some changes to his lineup.

The lead men behind the bench for the Western Conference semifinal series between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators are up for the NHL's award for coach of the year.

The protesters said they simply wanted to ask the Conservative leader some questions. Organizers, however, said if they had registered, they might have had the chance to participate in the rally.

Several participants told Uptown they had already voted in advance polls, including 21-year-old Josh Walker, who carried a huge Canada flag at the event. Walker voted by special ballot since his home riding is in Virden, Man., and says he got involved wit

The World Bank raised its forecast for the world's second-biggest economy Thursday, but warned that China faces risks from inflation and a possible slowdown in its surging real estate sector.

CBS correspondent Lara Logan says she believed she was going to die while she was being sexually assaulted and beaten in Egypt's Tahrir Square.

Regal splendor will be on display Friday as Prince William, the heir to the British crown, will marry Kate Middleton in a ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey.

China's latest census shows the nation's population is aging rapidly and its growth rate has declined sharply, raising new questions about the government's unwillingness to abandon its controversial one-child policy despite warnings of a looming demograph

A Hamilton school superintendent defended several rowing coaches on Thursday, after nine students suffered mild cases of hypothermia when their boats capsized during a sudden storm.

A 30-year-old Surrey, B.C., man has been killed in a shooting apparently triggered by a minor traffic accident.

A week after a multimillion-dollar prescription drug fraud case exposed holes in B.C.'s pharmaceutical system, the province is poised to make changes to increase security.

The space shuttle Endeavour is nearly ready to fly for the final time.

More than 200 members of Syria's ruling party are reported to have resigned in the southern province that has been the centre of anti-government protests.

Morocco's interior minister says at least 11 foreigners and three Moroccans were killed in a terrorist bombing in a cafe popular among tourists in the heart of Marrakech.

A former acting teacher at B.C.'s Capilano College has been found guilty of multiple sex offences involving children.

The Vancouver Canucks huffed and puffed and managed to blow at least one shot past the brick wall otherwise known as Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne.

Changes to a "neglected" ocean current near the southern tip of Africa could keep Europe warm even if the Gulf Stream switches off, scientists say.

The body of a girl thought to have been murdered by Roman soldiers has been discovered in north Kent.

SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. group opposed to male circumcision said they have collected more than enough signatures for a proposal to ban the practice in San Francisco.

Just two days after a thrilling Game 7 victory, the top- seeded Vancouver Canucks will host the Nashville Predators at Rogers Arena in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals.

The Pivot Legal Society is demanding a review of the Vancouver Police Department's policies regarding the use of police dogs, including whether the trained K9s should be biting suspects.

The NDP's Jack Layton is now the national leadership frontrunner after surpassing the Conservative's Stephen Harper in a pair of key indicators, new poll numbers suggest.

The B.C. government is paying more than $2.4 million in severance to a handful of ex-public servants let go when Premier Christy Clark took over the reins of government from Gordon Campbell.

Nunavut Conservative candidate Leona Aglukkaq is accusing the Liberals of not supporting Canada's commercial seal hunt, based on statements by at least two of that party's members.

A catastrophic spill at an oil field off Newfoundland could be resolved by burning off the fuel, a report released Thursday says.

A P.E.I. couple was astonished on Saturday when two bald eagles fell from the sky into their Stratford backyard.

Hundreds of frogs were seen jumping across a New Brunswick highway Tuesday night between Maugerville and Jemseg

Max Pacioretty says he no longer has any ill will toward Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara for an injury that ended his season on March 8.

Some employees in a west-end industrial park are outraged after they witnessed a building manager spray goose eggs to rid the area of the wild birds.

When he turned his final rotation, stuck an emphatic toe pick in the ice, and the music came to a stop, Patrick Chan looked up to the rafters hopefully.

An official with Elections Canada says an enumerator was wrong to exclude an elderly Saskatchewan woman from the voters list because of a medical condition.

Alberta's drug police seized nearly $480,000 in cocaine and $478,000 in cash in its biggest ever bust in Edmonton.

A spring storm that dusted the city in white Thursday afternoon was threatening to develop into thunderstorms in the evening and then drop as much as 10 centimetres of snow overnight, Environment Canada said.

The death toll from severe storms that roared across the U.S. South has risen to at least 283 across six states following the worst outbreak of tornadoes in the U.S. in almost 40 years.

The scheduled launch Friday afternoon of the space shuttle Endeavour prompted a Canadian Coast Guard warning to mariners who will be south of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula at the time.

Ferocious winds expected to reach up to 100 km/h were blamed for several injuries reported in the capital on Thursday, as the wicked weather toppled trees in the capital region, knocked out power to thousands of homes and caused traffic mayhem.

A massive iceberg, originally about 250 square kilometres, that broke off a Greenland glacier last August is near northern Labrador, according to the Canadian Coast Guard.

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Daniel Sedin will go for an unprecedented family double at the NHL awards banquet June 22.

The Nashville Predators arrived in Vancouver Wednesday night to find a city still letting out a giant, collective sigh of relief.

The survey by Nanos Research, which was conducted on April 27, shows the NDP Leader pulling well ahead of his Conservative rival on a scale that measures Canadians beliefs about who is the most trustworthy and competent and who had the best vision for Can

As some swollen rivers reach their crest in Manitoba, flood warnings and watches continue in many areas across the province and in neighbouring Saskatchewan.

If you're looking to buy local produce from you grocery store, it's important to know that it is, in fact, from this country.

Sean Bergenheim scored the only goal of the game at 5:41 of the second period and Dwayne Roloson made 36 saves for the shutout as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final on Wednesday nig

Nathan Horton scored in overtime to send the Bruins to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs as Boston defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in Game 7 on Wednesday in Boston.

Eight NATO troops and a contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military officer opened fire in a meeting, making it the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan turning against his own coalition partners, officials said.

The man was on a flight from southern Alberta to the central Interior of B.C. when it crashed in a gorge on Mount King, according to a release Wednesday from RCMP in Golden, B.C., about 200 kilometres west of Calgary.

A wave of thunderstorms with winds blowing near hurricane force strafed the U.S. South on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people from Arkansas to Alabama, including a father struck by a tree while protecting his daughter at a Mississippi campsite.

The original hardwood floor where the first game of basketball may have been played in Canada has been discovered after a fire at the former YMCA in St. Stephen, N.B.

A 10-month-old boy from Barry's Bay, Ont., now holds the Guinness World Record for finding the world's largest oak leaf.

A man who apparently drove his car off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon survived when it lodged against a tree just metres before another long drop-off, an official said Wednesday.

Vancouver Aquarium staff say the next several days are critical for a wild porpoise rescued in very poor condition after it washed up on the beach of one of B.C.'s Gulf Islands.

A Washington man apparently set fire to his own home, killing himself and five of his children, authorities said Wednesday.

Possible tornadoes have been reported in Ontario as a line of severe storms swept eastward.

Hockey fans took over the streets of downtown Vancouver in jubilation Tuesday after the Canucks downed the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7 finale of the Western Conference Stanley Cup quarterfinals.

Police are closing off a large stretch of downtown Montreal Wednesday night as the hometown Canadiens play a pivotal Game 7 against the Bruins in Boston.

Nanaimo police are searching for a naked man in a gorilla mask who assaulted a woman jogging around the popular Westwood Lake trail on Saturday afternoon.

Centres Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit, Vancouver's Ryan Kesler and Jonathan Toews of Chicago were named finalists for the Frank Selke Trophy on Wednesday.

The NHL has announced that the Vancouver Canucks will begin their second round playoff action at Rogers Arena on Thursday.

Alexander Burrows knocked down a clearing attempt from Chicago defenceman Chris Campoli to score five minutes and 22 seconds into the extra period to send the entire city of Vancouver into a frenzy.

Brian Boucher stopped 25 shots and the Philadelphia Flyers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 7 of their first-round series on Tuesday night.

Micheal Cammalleri had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 to win Game 6 of their Eeastern Conference quarterfinal in Montreal on Tuesday.

The flood situation was looking slightly better in southern Manitoba on Tuesday, with river levels dropping in many areas, but in other parts of the province high water might last until June.

VANCOUVER -- When Mike Gillis complained about the officiating in the opening-round series between his Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks, he travelled a path well worn by other general managers and really what has become a Vancouver tradition.

Lacking the money to pay its operating expenses, Mountain View's SETI Institute has pulled the plug on the renowned Allen Telescope Array, a field of radio dishes that scan the skies for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations.

A University of Alberta astronomer has discovered a strange, frictionless, gravity-defying "superliquid" at the centre of a neutron star.

A young pilot showed nerves of steel when his engine cut out and managed to land his Cessna on a highway east of Montreal.

Women around the globe have joined their "Canadian sisters" to dress provocatively in protest of a Toronto cop's controversial comments.

The Montreal Canadiens have been here before. Six times last season, in fact. The Washington Capitals remember, as do the Pittsburgh Penguins. Both of them lost in Game 7 of their playoff series against Montreal last year.

With Boston holding a 3-2 lead in the NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final heading into Tuesday game in Montreal (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET), play between the two Original Six rivals has been so close that neither team is willing to risk giving the oth

Canadian schoolchildren are getting poor grades over how much, or how little, physical activity they get on a daily basis.

The anticipation that surged through the city over predictions the Canucks would win the Stanley Cup has turned into fear of suffering one of the biggest upsets in franchise history.

The Chicago Blackhawks have won three straight tests to force tonight's decisive Game 7 in Vancouver. The defending Stanley Cup champions will try to complete the amazing comeback when they visit the top- seeded Canucks at Rogers Arena for the finale of W

They fled with their black Lab, Duke, two cats and a couple of suitcases stuffed with clothing. They don't know what will be left when they get back to their 62-acre grain farm in Ste. Agathe, Man.

Netflix knocked over a new milestone Monday: It now has more subscribers than the largest cable TV operator in the U.S.

As we watch, white-knuckled, the final playoff game between the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night we should keep in mind the remarkable performance the home team has delivered this year.

Joe Thornton scored 2:22 into overtime Monday night to give San Jose a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings and send the Sharks to a first-round series win.

Goaltender Roberto Luongo will start in net for the Vancouver Canucks in tomorrow night's Game 7 of their NHL playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Taking a page from Brian Burke's book, a fed up Vancouver GM Mike Gillis spoke out against the officiating. All season long the Canucks preached composure when it came to their relationship with officials. But with a Game 7 on Tuesday, after blowing a 3-0

Steve Downie scored to snap a third-period tie and Dwayne Roloson stopped 27 shots Monday night, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Marc-Andre Fleury and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 to force a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.

The Al Sunnah Al Nabawiah Mosque in Montreal was among nine houses of prayer or Islamic institutes worldwide considered by the U.S. military to be places where "known al-Qaeda members were recruited, facilitated or trained," according to leaked classified