NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 07-2008

More than 150 bikes have been reported stolen so far this year in Surrey, B.C. But the one thieves took this week has left a little girl with cerebral palsy heartbroken

Quarterback Jarious Jackson and linebacker Javier Glatt, who led the B.C. Lions to a rout of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, were unanimous selections as the Canadian Football League players of the week, the CFL announced Tuesday.

Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has been charged in New York State with cocaine possession.

German prosecutor was visiting a French village Tuesday to try to uncover secrets about one of the most vicious massacres perpetrated on French soil during the Second World War

VANCOUVER -- BC Hydro said it is making progress in restoring power to the downtown core but can't predict when everyone will have their electricity back on.

An American soldier who was deported to the U.S. on Tuesday after his refugee claim was dismissed nearly three years following his arrival in Canada may now face a number of consequences for army desertion.

Elections officials found no evidence that other political parties engaged in a scheme to circumvent spending limits as the Conservatives are accused of doing in the 2006 federal election, Canada's chief electoral officer said Tuesday.

Superstores across Canada are going bagless...

Vancouver residents are the most perturbed by party-hearty neighbours and people loitering in the streets, while residents of Calgary and Quebec City are the least peeved by such displays of "social incivility," according to a newly released Statistics

TORONTO - It was a freak encounter with tragic consequences. A Canadian woman who had travelled to South America last year died 10 days after stepping, barefoot, on venomous caterpillars, a team of Edmonton doctors reported Monday in the Canadian Medic

BEIJING - For any Olympic fans wanting to make like Robin Hood, know this: Crossbows will be banned at venues.

To the delight of some fans, a brazen blond enjoyed some of Saturday's game against the Yankees in an outfield hotel suite wearing nothing but a thong and a smile.

MONTREAL - So, a big nasty rock is heading for Earth. Who you gonna call? Nineteen regions or countries, including Canada, have space programs, but - Hollywood epics notwithstanding - there is no cooperative process for deflecting a killer asteroid

VANCOUVER - Thousands of customers in the heart of Vancouver will be without power again on Tuesday as BC Hydro warned that the power failure that gripped the city's downtown core could take "a couple of days" to repair.

TORONTO - Ontario will prohibit mining and forestry across a swath of northern boreal forest larger than the Maritime provinces, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Monday as part of a larger plan that will also include changes to the antiquated Mining Act.

OTTAWA - Refurbishing a derelict Afghan dam has been billed as one of Canada's "signature projects" in the war-ravaged nation, but defence analysts say these major initiatives carry a giant bull's eye for militants desperate to obliterate tangible sig

After decades of concern about southern pollutants poisoning traditional foods that northern aboriginals depend on, a new government study suggests levels of toxic chemicals in a wide range of animals across the Arctic are finally dropping.

NEW YORK - You've heard those criticisms that the Home Run Derby is boring and drags on for far too long? Here's an easy way to change that - just bring Josh Hamilton back every year. The Texas Rangers outfielder put on a must-see display of jaw-drop

It could take BC Hydro officials at least another day to figure out what caused a fire that burned through 14 circuit cables Monday, knocking out power supply to 20,000 customers in a large section of Vancouver's downtown core.

An American war deserter living in Canada since 2005 has lost his bid to stay in the country while his legal case unfolds and could be deported as early as Tuesday.

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada faces a critical interest rate decision on Tuesday as concerns grow over the country's ability to avoid a major hit from the global economic slowdown.

The former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host, died Saturday after a long bout with cancer. He was 53.

An ex-serviceman refuses to take down the Canadian flag on his balcony in a subsidized housing unit in Cardinal, Ont., even though the local housing authority is threatening to evict him.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -The BBC has raised the possibility that Iran may target NATO forces in Afghanistan, which include several thousand Canadian troops stationed in the province of Kandahar, with short-range missiles.

More than eight million Americans tuned in for the season premiere of the Canadian-made police drama Flashpoint on CBS Friday night, making it the night's top-rated program in overall U.S. households. This far surpassed the expectations of the network an

Nova Scotia will get $870 million from the federal government as part of a deal that ends the so-called Crown share dispute.

PRINCE GEORGE - For two hours orphaned grizzly cubs Suzie and Johnny tested their new-found freedom with curiosity and trepidation.

ABOARD HMCS IROQUOIS, Indian Ocean -- Canada has sent three warships to help thwart swarms of modern-day Long John Silvers and Jack Sparrows who have been terrorizing maritime traffic in these distant waters.

U.S. Marines deployed in southern Afghanistan since the spring have killed more than 400 insurgents, have eliminated insurgent positions and strongholds, and are stabilizing the region, a commander said Wednesday.

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- On the worst day yet for Americans in the Afghanistan conflict, Canada's new top soldier has made a whirlwind surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan, delivering an upbeat message about the war and making a promise to so

Russia is thinking of aiming nuclear weapons at western Europe for the first time since the end of the cold war

Bombardier announced the launch of a new CSeries regional jet on Sunday, saying the "greenest single-aisle aircraft in its class" will be manufactured mostly at the company's Mirabel plant north of Montreal

Canadian scientists are returning to a remote Arctic island where Cold Warriors once eavesdropped on Russian submarines to test a new generation of high-tech detectors

Gen. Walter Natynczyk has gone to Afghanistan for his first visit with troops there since becoming Canada's top soldier earlier this month.

CARDINAL -- Mark Murray has seen more than his share of battles. The decorated former soldier spent 10 years in the line of fire in more places than he can remember, but now he's involved in a fight of another kind.

CHICAGO -- Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The Canadian Teachers' Federation wants Ottawa to criminalize cyberbullying.

OTTAWA - A government plan to transfer key parts of food inspection to industry so companies can police themselves will put the health of Canadians at risk

It might be the depths of winter in Antarctica but scientists say they're seeing more signs of global warming on the frozen continent.

Worries grow over 'stew' of chemicals spread on farmland

Rick Hillier is now just 10 days into his new life after stepping down on July 2 as Chief of the Defence Staff. He is spending the summer deciding his future and is doing so with the help of Gowlings, a huge law firm based in Ottawa.

The Dutch are certainly not trying to rub Canada's face in it -- but there's at least a touch of irony in a recent ceremony at Kandahar Airfield for a Royal Netherlands Air Force helicopter that passed its 10,000th hour of operations.

TORONTO - Canada's oldest retailer is again facing speculation its ancient name may vanish after rumours that the owner of a high-end U.S. department store chain is considering making a bid for the Hudson's Bay Co.

The Chuck Cadman biographer who is in the middle of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's $3.5-million lawsuit against the federal Liberal party says the controversy is "a classic case of shooting the messenger."

"There's the horn and . . . they'rrrrrrre off!" If Joe Carbury didn't have your attention before, he certainly has it now.

The daughter of a provincial court judge was granted bail yesterday in a Winnipeg courtroom. Jessica Linda Smith has been charged with seven offences including robbery with a weapon, possession of a prohibited weapon, and wearing a disguise in relatio

A 23-year-old suspect is facing multiple charges after a man unleashed a string of bizarre assaults in downtown Edmonton and then tried to steal a car yesterday.

A girl who turned 13 just three weeks ago told police she "had fun" burning down a brand new home in Harbour View South last May, and said the family that was set to move in can "go to hell."

Still in recovery from cancer surgery on his lung, the Oshawa man has gone through his life savings and is now battling an eviction notice because his sickness has made him fall behind on his bills. It didn't have to be this way

Ottawa police are looking for a man they allege broke into a Sandy Hill area apartment on Wednesday, killed one cat and threw another off the third-floor balcony.

Scientists with NASA say their airborne pollution study on the impact of boreal forest fires in the Canadian Arctic went better than expected, and they hope to produce preliminary results in the fall.

Federal fisheries authorities have asked Yukon First Nations to cut their salmon catch quota in half this season, but at least one First Nation is refusing to accept the new quotas.

Two high-ranking Edmonton police officers were given conditional discharges Friday for assaulting a man inside his home in 2004. Provincial Court Judge Vaughn Myers ordered Staff Sgt. Jamie Ewatski and Patrol Sgt. Giovanni [John] Fiorilli to each perfo

Two months after a devastating earthquake rocked China's Sichuan province, 46 million people are homeless and in dire need of help rebuilding their lives, says the Canadian leader of the International Red Cross relief effort.

A B.C. canine is back at home this weekend after a weeks-long solo adventure that took him from Whistler, B.C., all the way to suburban Vancouver.

Friends of a B.C. model killed in Shanghai said they have doubts about the story told by an 18-year-old Chinese man who confessed to stalking and slaying her.

Armed with legal advice that the systems can be classified as warning devices, the Canadian military wants to proceed with the purchase of laser weapons designed to temporarily blind people.

Looking nothing like the team which had stumbled mightily on offence through their first two games, the Lions were led by quarterback Jarious Jackson, who threw five touchdown passes to pound the 0-3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 42-24

Two websites operated by Hezbollah and Hamas were being hosted by a Canadian internet service provider even though the militant groups are banned from operating in the country, CBC News has learned

There is a quarterback controversy brewing in a southern California high school, pitting two famous sports names against each other in the duel to call the signals for a famous local football powerhouse.

What began as a report of suspicious activity at Calgary's Chinook Centre led to a foot chase, an arrest involving a stun gun and the seizure of $30,000 worth of cocaine.

Edmonton police officers regularly rounded up women from bars at closing time and took them to a constables' lounge at police headquarters for "talent nights," a disciplinary hearing has been told

Junk haulers in Vancouver got quite a surprise while clearing out the apartment above a derelict deli -- turning up close to $1,000 in bills dating back to the 1930s.

There's no question that the development of social networks like Facebook and MySpace and personal blogs have had a significant impact on the way that people interact and engage with one another.

REGINA -- Patients with chronic conditions can now get a long-distance diagnosis, and all they need is a cellphone.

The eight-engine blimp is being developed for 40-ton 200-mile hauls in adverse environments such as wildernesses and what Boeing calls places "no other kind of transport can go."

"So if it's 'angel food cake,' it's white. If it's 'devil's food cake,' it's black. If you're the 'black sheep of the family,' then you gotta be bad, you know. 'White sheep,' you're okay. You know?" Price said.

Sylvan Lake RCMP are among several police forces in Alberta that want to permanently use the two-wheeled, self-balancing vehicles after successful trial runs.

A 1990s Playboy model and B-movie actress is back in the news after a bizarre TTC subway slashing and purse- snatching attempt.

Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.

Despite the better prices and service terms temporarily being offered by Rogers Communications Inc. for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G, Canadians will still be paying nearly the highest overall cost for the device in the world.

Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy on Wednesday publicly cleared the entire Ramsey family of any involvement in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, a fatal error that only complements the repeated misjudgments she has made in the case since she was elected.

A suspect in the slaying of a 22-year-old Canadian model in Shanghai last week was caught in Anhui Province on Friday, Chinese media reported

High winds peaking at 70 km/h buffeted B.C.'s south coast Thursday afternoon, causing extensive power outages and downing trees in Metro Vancouver.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Brian Burke says he will abide by the NHL's request to end his criticism of Kevin Lowe and the Edmonton Oilers, but the Anaheim Ducks general manager still had plenty to say Thursday.

A Winnipeg mother whose children were seized by authorities after she sent her daughter to school with a swastika on her arm says she regrets redrawing the Nazi symbol after a teacher scrubbed it off.

Unrestricted free agent Pavol Demitra has signed with the Vancouver Canucks, the club announced on Thursday

Two of the five feet found in British Columbia over the past year came from the same man, police from that province said Thursday.

The debate over changing the slogan on Alberta's licence plates is being driven purely by political motivation, according to a provincial party leader.

This Friday July 11th, the much heralded Apple iPhone 3G is set to be released in 22 countries worldwide including Canada. The internet-enabled multimedia mobile phone, which Time Magazine named the Invention of the Year, is likely to be this years most s

Vancouver police are looking for two men who allegedly attacked a woman with a prosthetic leg during a dispute over a parking spot for people with disabilities.

TWO grannies on mobility scooters had to be dragged apart after they started FIGHTING in a supermarket.

KITALE, Kenya -- A missionary couple from Canada and the United States are in critical condition in a Kenyan hospital after being attacked with clubs and machetes.

Evidence Remains Scant on Games Touted to Improve Cognition; Some Users Swear by Puzzles

Explosive new documents suggest Canada was aware of the harsh treatment that Canadian terror suspect Omar Khadr was being subjected to in Guantanamo Bay at the hands of U.S. military interrogators.

The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is re-opening the bidding between Seattle-based Boeing (BA) and two defense industry rivals to vie for a prized contract to make aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force.

Well, it's the ultimate accessory if you're Mets reliever Joe Smith. Because he missed out on rookie hazing last year, Smith must wear a pink Hello Kitty backpack every time he walks from the dugout to the bullpen.

Air Canada is closing its flight attendant bases in Halifax and Winnipeg, and making big job cuts in Vancouver. Roughly 200 jobs will be cut in Halifax, 145 in Winnipeg and 300 in Vancouver as the airline aims to eliminate 2,000 positions in the face o

A young B.C. model found stabbed in Shanghai was stalked by a man she met during a modelling job there, one of her friends told CBC News Wednesday. Diana O'Brien, 22, of Saltspring Island, had been in China since mid-June after landing a contract with

A new fee will be levied on electronic goods as part of Ontario's recycling program, according to a report.

The US has said it will not hesitate to defend its interests and those of its allies as Iran continues missile tests.

A fire has destroyed the abandoned Woodlands school in New Westminster

Out of the blue, Google has announced a new 3D virtual world called 'Google Lively'. The world is similar to Second Life, or the upcoming 'Home' for PS3.

ABOARD HMCS IROQUOIS IN THE PERSIAN GULF - "I've got to deliver," was the message that Gen. Walt Natynczyk took halfway around the world with him to his first meeting with a front-line operational unit since becoming Canada's new chief of defence staf

Reliability of 41-year-old search-and-rescue aircraft questioned amid concerns future missions could be at risk

A former New Brunswick lieutenant-governor says he'll return his Order of Canada in protest of Dr. Henry Morgentaler being named to the order.

Rogers Communications Inc. has thrown a bone to potential iPhone customers by offering a limited-time promotional data rate plan that should silence complaints about Canadian pricing for the eagerly-anticipated device.

A Canadian model killed in China earlier this week appears to have been stabbed to death, according to one of her neighbours

The leaders of the world's industrialized nations have made an "important advance" on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the close of G8 meetings in Japan.

There's a rite of passage that's as common as parades, flapjack breakfasts and bronco bustin' at the Calgary Stampede each year - it's the annual stampede of politicians taking in the event. In order to fit in, all of them from the far left to t

A Newfoundland medical clinic held a lottery this week to determine which patients could see its two new doctors. The clinic had 4,000 potential patients apply to see the physicians, but could only accommodate 2,000.

Yellow margarine may soon be allowed in Quebec grocery stores after the province's cabinet quietly agreed to change a 21-year old law that forbids any coloured form of the oily spread to be sold in La Belle Province.

The Province of Alberta will invest $2 billion into capturing and storing greenhouse gases deep within Alberta's earth, Premier Ed Stelmach announced Tuesday.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 10-year-old girl from the Vancouver Island community of Courtenay who is believed to have been abducted and travelling with her stepfather.

OTTAWA -- Most Canadians still want aggressive government action to fight climate change, in spite of skyrocketing fuel costs, a new poll suggests.

WEDDINGS in space could be right around the corner, and experts figure the inevitable cosmic consummation will be just around the next corner.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military says it has decided to provide more air power for Afghanistan by shifting an aircraft carrier away from the Iraq war.

A man's shoe containing a human foot was found Tuesday on the seashore in southern Sweden but local authorities say it's too soon to say if there's any link to the five severed feet found along the southern B.C. coast since August 2007

A desperate German woman finally called emergency services to rescue her after a friend visited her and talked for 30 hours straight, authorities said Tuesday. A police spokesman in the western city of Speyer confirmed reports about the case, in which

The federal Conservatives are set to introduce new copyright legislation that will include provisions to target users with a $500 fine for all illegal files transferred online, a move that legal experts say could see Canadians sued for hundreds of thousan

Cellphone users are about to be hit with new fees as two of Canada's telecommunications giants plan to bring in a levy on incoming text messages. Bell Mobility will begin charging customers 15 cents per incoming text message on Aug. 8. Telus Mobility

Two Ontario police officers have been credited with saving the life of Van Halen singer David Lee Roth - after he suffered a severe allergic reaction.

Lynne Harper's brother said the $6.5 million being paid to Steven Truscott, the man wrongfully convicted of killing his 12-year-old sister, is "a real travesty," according to a media report.

Canada is heralding a G8 declaration that sets a goal of halving global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 -- one approved by both the United States and Russia.

A British Columbia model found dead in Shanghai was unhappy about her contract and was eager to return home, friends and family have confirmed.

Road rage is likely to blame for a car crash that claimed the life of a man and caused hours of traffic gridlock on the highway, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.