NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 03-2015

Skywatchers across Canada could be treated to a dazzling light show tonight and tomorrow night, owing to a pair of solar belches that cast a cloud of magnetized gas into space, triggering a strong geomagnetic storm.

Freshly donated blood is not better than older blood when it is transfused into severely ill patients, a new Canadian-led study reports.

The link between high fashion, body image and eating disorders on French catwalks may lead to a ban on super-skinny models.

The federal Liberal party's national revenue critic says Conservative cuts to the Canada Revenue Agency are hurting service and confusing taxpayers, leading to fines and lawsuits against them in some cases.

Three hundred Calgary employees of Nexen Inc. received pink slips this morning as part of the Chinese-owned energy company's efforts to restructure in the face of falling energy prices.

A new report shows greenhouse gas production has stalled while economic growth continues. Despite the stereotype of climate change instransigence by business, it is the power of capitalism that's coming to the rescue, Don Pittis writes.

On a quiet street corner in a small Louisiana town, a large piece of Nova Scotia dominates the landscape.

The Harper government has ratified an international treaty to ban deadly cluster bombs, after more than half a decade of criticism.

A lack of surveillance and uncontrolled use of antibiotics on pets across Canada could be adding to the growing problem of superbugs, experts say.

New research suggests the risk of heart attacks and death could be greatly reduced by a new experimental class of cholesterol-lowering drugs.

The Local Public Eatery restaurant and bar at Lansdowne Park has received hundreds of angry messages on social media because of a joke it posted on its chalkboard sidewalk sign.

Royal officials said Tuesday that Prince Harry will leave the armed forces in June after 10 years of service that included two tours of duty in Afghanistan.

The San Francisco 49ers announced late Monday that linebacker Chris Borland is retiring after one season. Borland told ESPN's "Outside the Lines" earlier Monday that he is calling it quits following his standout rookie season because of concerns about hea

A whale that washed up on McNabs Island in Halifax Harbour died because it had a belly full of plastic, scientists said this week.

The parliamentary budget officer says the family tax cut announced last year will cost the federal government about $2.2 billion this year but will only help about 15 per cent of Canada's families.

Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho while migrating to nesting grounds on the northern coast of Alaska, wildlife managers said Monday.

Crews were installing support beams at the bridge site when, about 2:15 a.m., four of the girders collapsed. The site has been secured and the city is investigating

As his opulent homes in Tunisia were ransacked during the 2011 uprising against his brother-in-law's corrupt regime, Belhassen Trabelsi and his family fled by boat and eventually sought refuge in Canada. But the Immigration and Refugee Board has ruled

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, after years of cautiously linking gun ownership to farmers and duck hunters, now says firearms are needed by rural Canadians for their own security so they can shoot people who pose a danger.

Granting Khadr Omar bail could also jeopardize relations with the United States, the Canadian government argues in court documents filed late Monday.

Fighting intensified to the north and south of Saddam Hussein's hometown yesterday as Iraqi security forces vowed to reach the center of Tikrit within 48 hours.

Mansoor Miah, supporter of radical Islamist cleric, avoids prison for inviting underage teenager to meet him for sex in hotel after sending her sexually explicit photos

A massive Russian polar exercise involving tens of thousands of troops plus ships, submarines and aircraft, is intended to tell the world that Moscow is still a global player, says the U.S. commander of North American air defence.

The Royal Bank of Canada has identified 114 clients as "very high-risk" for maxing out their credit cards before travelling to countries near Syria and Iraq, QMI Agency has learned.

The schoolboy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, punched Glynis Bensley, 47, in the head and stamped on her face before stealing her money and leaving her head in the gutter in Smethwick.

About 1.5 million protesters hit the streets across Brazil on Sunday in a major show of anger against leftist President Dilma Rousseff

A Chechen woman in the Netherlands takes her two young children against their father's will to join Islamic State militants in Syria, prosecutors say.

The Canadian dollar is hovering at just over 78 cents US today as oil fell to its lowest level since 2009, beginning a week that many watchers say could be crucial for both the loonie and oil.

A universal prescription drug plan could reduce total spending on medications in Canada by billions and cover everyone at an affordable price for taxpayers, health policy researchers say.

Three teenagers who were stopped from travelling to Syria after UK police alerted Turkish officials are released on bail.

With its special place in the American psyche, Kansas has gone from icon of prairie populism, and Superman's home, to its latest experiment with Reagan-like tax-slashing orthodoxy. As Neil Macdonald reports, this latest plan isn't going well.

Travel to the United States by road, rail and sea could undergo a major revamp as a result of an agreement set to be announced today between Canada and the U.S.

'Over the past two years, the board has invested in the order of $3 million, found through internal efficiencies, towards reducing the pardons backlog'

Vanuatu's president said the cyclone that hammered the tiny South Pacific archipelago was a monster that has destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital Port Vila and has forced the nation to start anew.

Five years ago, I was one of 43 Fellows of the Royal Society who wrote to our then-president about its approach to climate change, by PROFESSOR MICHAEL KELLY, of Cambridge University.

In a devastating critique of a culture of misguided political correctness, Trevor Phillips said far too many people felt unable to speak their minds because they feared being branded racist.

Tofino has been recognized by National Geographic as a top whale watching destination as the Pacific Rim Whale festival begins.

RCMP in Surrey are investigating to see if there are links between a violent drive-by shooting last night and a series of shootings last week.

The City of Richmond is looking for solutions to keep the peace between English and Chinese speaking residents who have varying views on Chinese-only business signs.

This week's flurry of announcements by the veterans affairs minister has helped the Conservatives start to repair an embattled relationship with Canada's former soldiers.

One of three Ontario Provincial Police union officials under suspicion in a fraud, theft and money laundering investigation has been fired from his union position

Wildlife officials in Banff National Park have been testing DNA to learn more about the grizzly bear population and density in the area. Early results show a well-known large male bear known as The Boss, has fathered at least five of the young bears in th

Cambridge researchers say we acquired essential 'foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in ancient times. The study challenges conventional views that animal evolution relies solely on genes passed down through ancestral lines -

Wedding bells are on the horizon for Bristol Palin and 2011 Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer.

Rescue officials are warning people not to go hiking high up in the mountains after saving the life of a hiker with limited eyesight who got lost in poor weather on Saturday.

Derek Dorsett had a goal and two assists for the first three-point game of his career Saturday as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1.

Samantha Houlgrave, 20, was jailed for 10 years by a judge at Preston Court Crown Court after plunging a knife into the stomach of Samuel Madden in a row over alcohol.

Iraqi officials are investigating a number of U.S.-trained Iraqi military units accused of committing atrocities against civilians, including ISIS-like beheadings.

Politically motivated street artists have plastered redesigned movie posters at various Los Angeles bus stops mocking Liam Neeson for his recent pro-gun control comments amid the release of his new action movie, Run All Night.

A paedophile chemist has been jailed for 15 years after footage of his rape of a two-year-old girl left a female judge close to tears. The 48-year old judge returned to court looking pale and at first struggled to get her words out. She said: 'It is of

We've all heard the horror stories about these ten foods, which have been on the receiving end of bad press over the years. Nutritionist Sarah Flowers dispels the bad-food myths to FEMAIL

Tony Brookes, a former police constable with 30 years' service, claims South Yorkshire Police knew that girls as young as 12-years-old were being raped and assaulted in Sheffield but ignored it.

Massive chunks of ice have washed ashore on the Cape Cod National Seashore.

An Indian bride walked out of her wedding ceremony after the groom failed to solve a simple math problem, police said Friday.

The Tsilhqot'in Nation and the province say they've had constructive talks in recent months on how to implement the court ruling and they've announced several interim agreements.

Norwegian authorities are reminding visitors who want to eye a total solar eclipse from the remote Arctic island of Svalbard this month to be aware of polar bears, dress warmly and make sure they have a place to stay before coming.

A Michigan man was sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison on Friday for fatally injuring a referee whom he punched during a recreational soccer game in a Detroit suburb last summer.

Experimenting with three-on-three play in overtime has dramatically increased the amount of AHL games decided in overtime. Total shootouts are down 12 per cent from last year, and of those games that get to overtime, they're down more than 40 per cent.

A South African university said Friday that it had performed a successful penis transplant. The patient had his penis amputated three years ago following complications from a circumcision performed in his late teens, the university said.

Given the historic low temperatures and snowfalls that pummeled the eastern U.S. this winter, it might be easy to overlook how devastating California's winter was as well.

Ice Road Truckers star Alex Debogorski stepped up to help deliver six pallets of food to St. Theresa Point, Man. Clarina Taylor started the Emergency Northern Food Drive in early February after learning about high food prices in the north.

Russian relations, maritime law, and a weakening satellite locator are some of the roadblocks facing NTCL as they attempt to retrieve a barge that went adrift last fall and is now 40 kilometres from the Russian coast.

A number of children were injured Friday morning when a school bus slid off Highway 35 and rolled near Elfros, Sask.

Edmonton police have charged Darren Jason Young, 37, with second degree murder for the fatal stabbing of James Milliken almost 18 years ago.

New rules will curtail the size of tailings ponds and limit water use from the Athabasca River in Alberta's oilsands, says Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Minister Kyle Fawcett.

After years of heavy industry in Squamish, marine life is starting to return to Howe Sound, but the Squamish First Nation says it's concerned that trend could be reversed if the proposed Woodfibre LNG plant is approved.

Just a week away from the official start of spring, the Maritimes are bracing for blizzard conditions this weekend, forecast to affect roads, ferries and airports.

Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O'Toole both promised injured part-time reservists would receive the same benefits as full-time Canadian Forces members.

An Ottawa couple has been charged with assault following an altercation at a January hockey tournament in Vermont in which their child played.

Spanish police say they have arrested eight suspected members of a jihadist cell linked to Islamic State militants in dawn raids across the country.

A RCMP warrant executed at the headquarters of the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) alleges there is evidence of criminal fraud, theft and laundering the proceeds of crime, the union has confirmed to its members.

The head of a group representing Canadian Muslims accuses a veteran Conservative MP of making slanderous comments during testimony on the government's proposed anti-terror legislation.

The twin of HitchBOT, a hitchhiking, social media maven robot, is back from a jaunt around Germany and has the souvenirs to prove it: A miniature beer stein, a black-red-yellow scarf, an autograph from a footballer.

Robert Downey Jr. and Albert Manero, a #CollectiveProject student who founded Limbitless, surprised a very special child with a new bionic 3D printed arm at no cost to the family. To learn more about Albert and the #CollectiveProject visit:

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors want to question Julian Assange in London over allegations of sexual assault, potentially ending an impasse that left the WikiLeaks founder holed up for almost three years in Ecuador's embassy.

Climate change could increase the risks of air travel in isolated communities in northern Ontario, according to new research being done at the University of Toronto.

An investigation by the fifth estate discovers rampant over-prescription of drugs by some team doctors in major sports leagues.

Interactive map of Canadian gas prices from CBC

Canadian scientists have managed to double the size of experimental ants by unlocking the mystery of how an animal's environment affects how big it grows

Cuts to the Bank of Canada overnight lending rate appear to be the driver behind consumers ratcheting up their debt, which Statistics Canada said Thursday reached record levels in the four quarter of 2014.

A woman who went into a rage after being insulted about her sexual identity and beat a man to death with a baseball bat has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.

The former White House intern, whose affair with then-President Bill Clinton in 1998 led to his impeachment, is scheduled to speak on the subject in Vancouver on 19 March as part of the TED 2015 Truth and Dare event.

In 2004, people Googled ways to make their rear ends smaller. Today, it's for ways to make them bigger. Now, in this heyday of derriere, stars turn their other cheeks to the cameras, and rear enhancement is the fastest-growing plastic surgery.

The government has limited debate on proposed legislation it named the "barbaric cultural practices" bill. The legislation would make it illegal for anyone under 16 to get married and block anyone in a polygamist relationship from immigrating to Canada.

The current lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine, the result of a ceasefire signed in February, is a temporary reprieve from what is likely to be a protracted and increasingly violent conflict. With or without peace, what is to become of Ukraine's eastern

The Los Angeles Kings served noticed they have the Vancouver Canucks in their sights. Jonathan Quick made 19 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and Justin Williams and Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist Thursday as the Kings defeated the C

Two dogs are injured and another is missing after a series of wolf attacks near Ucluelet, B.C.

Sgt. Andrew Doiron died almost instantly and his special operations colleagues held their fire last Friday when Canada's Kurdish allies suddenly and unexpectedly swivelled their weapons away from ISIS targets to cut them down, CBC News has learned.

When asked about new firearms legislation at an event in Saskatoon, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said there are too many restrictions on gun ownership, which he added is important for the livelihoods of rural people, recreation and personal safety.

North Korea has test fired seven short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea said Friday, in its latest launch of missiles during joint military drills between South Korea and the United States.

A previously secret military investigation into the suicide of Cpl. Stuart Langridge blames not only Langridge himself for the tragedy, but also his biological parents, who divorced when he was five.

The Harper government is poised to resolve a decades-long dispute with veterans groups by announcing significant changes to benefits for injured reservists in Canada, CTV News has learned.

The government's proposed anti-terror law will almost certainly face legal and constitutional challenges on multiple fronts, according to witnesses who appeared before the House public safety committee.

Measles threatens to kill more children than Ebola has in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea unless vaccination gaps due to the Ebola outbreak are quickly filled to avert a second health crisis, researchers warn.

Air Transat plans to increase the number of seats aboard its Airbus A330 jets on routes to London and Paris as part of a bid to save money.

About 1,000 tradespeople working on the Husky Sunrise Energy oilsands project woke up to find themselves out of work Wednesday morning.

Is your internet provider handing your personal information to U.S. and Canadian authorities without your knowledge? A new report looks at the stated privacy practices of 43 Canadian internet service providers and has found that many may be breaching Cana

The U.S. alcohol regulator has approved a new powdered alcohol product that's stirring up trouble even before it hits the retail market.

A massive alligator was spotted roaming a Florida golf course last week, going for a stroll and sunning itself just a short put away from the pin.

British fantasy writer Terry Pratchett has died, with tweets posted to his Twitter account in the style of deathly passages from one of his hilarious books.

Sub-contracted oilfield employees who were initially stranded at a remote work site north of Fort McMurray, Alta., will soon be returning home.

Canadian cross border shoppers are being warned to watch what they put in their grocery basket, after the federal government issued a ban on raw poultry products, and live birds from six American states due to concerns over avian flu.

The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier, an agency spokesman said Wednesday.

A barge owned by Northern Transportation Company Ltd. that went adrift last fall on its way to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., is now off Russia's northeast coast.