NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 06-2010

Mr. Black was playing third base in a men�s slo-pitch recreational game in Hamilton on May 19, 2004, when the batter hit a line drive right at him during the eighth inning. Mr. Black, a long-time player, lost sight of the ball in the setting sun.

A group of rare, glass sponge reefs off B.C.'s north coast have been selected for potential designation as marine protected areas, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea announced on Tuesday. B.C.'s living glass sponge reefs in Hecate Strait and Queen

A gym in Oklahoma city told an overweight new member to get off the exercise equipment lest she break it, reports News 9.

With the TV nether zone upon us, the usual summer space-fillers are already airing

US scientists have found further evidence that huge seas existed long ago on Mars. A geological mapping project found sedimentary deposits in a region called Hellas Planitia which suggest a large sea once stood there.

A mysterious gray whale sighted off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea has been seen again off the north east coast of Spain. The second sighting, made 23 days and 3000km after the first, has continued to perplex whale experts.

Gunmen have attacked a Nato convoy near the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing at least seven people and setting several vehicles on fire.

Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says it has cut ties with one of its most prominent members for violating its rules against carrying weapons.

OTTAWA - The federal cabinet is expected to debate the multibillion-dollar purchase of new jetfighters Wednesday, but the long-term cost of the Joint Strike Fighter will be a moving target.

A new report meant to boost Canada's global standing urges the nation to work with the United States to patrol Arctic waters, by expanding the role of the North American Aerospace Defence Command.

Olympian Clara Hughes, filmmaker Sarah Polley and author Farley Mowat are among the latest batch of prominent Canadians to be inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame.

Two fingers from Galileo's right hand and one of his teeth are now on display in a Florence museum after being deemed lost for more than a century

Vancouver city council amended an animal control bylaw Tuesday, making it legal to keep chickens on many more residential properties.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has declared 976 lighthouses across Canada surplus property, raising fears about the future of some of the country's most iconic landmarks.

Senior insiders with the federal Liberals and New Democrats have been holding secret talks about the possibility of merging their parties to form a new entity to take on the Harper Conservatives, CBC News has learned.

Costa Rica is cracking down on an unauthorized stem cell clinic that has attracted hundreds of foreigners seeking relief from degenerative diseases and serious injuries.

AUSTRALIAN women as young as 18 are taking overseas cosmetic-surgery holidays to "reclaim" their youth. Single mother Ambah Young, 18, will head to Malaysia in a fortnight to have a tummy tuck, a boob job and a "designer" vagina procedure.

A CBC News investigation has found a growing number of the devices are winding up in the hands of inmates who use them to stay in touch with the outside world � even to direct criminal empires and plot escapes from inside prison. Over the last two ye

This summer, Yahoo!'s more than 600 million global users will have even more reason to visit (sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/) as global football star David Beckham will be featured exclusively as part of the company's unrivalled sports coverage.

People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot, a new research review finds.

Alarmed by the use of hard-to-track prepaid cellphones by terror suspects, two U.S. senators have introduced legislation requiring consumers to produce identification before buying such phones.

A 25-year-old male who barricaded himself inside a townhouse for several hours Saturday is now facing numerous charges.

There will be no charges in the death of a 16-year-old Alberta teenager who was crushed by a forklift two years ago.

As thousands of Canadians make plans to travel during the summer, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has decided to update wait times for the crossing the Canada-U.S. border by using Twitter.

Police are warning the public about two recent assaults on women in Delta, B.C., that may be related.

Two-thirds of Canada's new fleet of 28 navy helicopters won't begin delivery until June 2012, almost 3 1/2 years behind the original schedule, the Defence Department has confirmed.

Officials in Ontario are scrambling to get a security company hired for the G8 and G20 summits a licence to operate in the province.

Frustrations with BP's inability to contain the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico has everyone from independent experts to Hollywood celebrities offering potential solutions.

A 17-year-old Quebec mother has been charged with manslaughter after a three-week-old baby girl was mauled to death by a husky dog.

It's not a "fake lake" that cost $2 million, it's a "fake lake" that's part of a $2-million "marketing pavilion" partially aimed at foreign journalists, Prime Minister Stephen Harper clarified Tuesday.

Pee Wee players almost four times more likely to suffer concussions if checking is allowed

Bethany Lott, 25, was struck and killed by lightening atop a mountain, minutes before her boyfriend was poised to pop the question.

Ottawa is moving on a sole-sourced purchase of high-tech U.S. fighter jets to replace its CF-18s despite furious last-minute lobbying by rival manufacturers.

A portion of the Don Valley Parkway and a trail of downtown Toronto streets leading to the Ontario coroner's office have been designated as a "Route of Heroes" to honour Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

The Canadian Lacrosse Association has been stripped of its charity status by the Canada Revenue Agency. The CRA accuses the association of participating in a tax shelter scheme involving $60.7 million in donation receipts. Read more: http://www.cbc

Three inmates have been let out of jail by mistake and another six walked away early last year, the province confirmed recently.

Canada's top soldier says the military has been given "very clear" instructions on the planned withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan next year. Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's chief of defence staff, also wouldn't speculate during a news conference in Ott

Little Maddox Flynn has suffered a minor setback and will return to New York with his family Monday.

Female humpback whales appear to form lasting friendships, with pairs searching out each other every summer in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a finding scientists say shows they are more social than previously thought.

The federal government has announced plans to expand protection for an area off British Columbia's northern coast known among conservationists as the "Galapagos of the North."

A truck driver has been airlifted to hospital after his rig rolled over at the intersection of Highway 91 and Highway 99 in Delta, B.C., on Monday at around 12:30 p.m.

Family members of a teenage girl who died under mysterious circumstances in March say they're concerned about the rumoured travel plans of a convicted sex offender connected to the case.

Police negotiators in Surrey, B.C., are still in a stand-off with an armed suspect holed up in a Cloverdale rooming house.

Gary Bettman seems more open than ever to bringing NHL franchises back to Winnipeg and Quebec City.

Here's something you oughta know: Canadian pop star Alanis Morissette is off the market.

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says science and religion are fundamentally incompatible -- and the former will always come out on top.

It's well-known that smoking and secondhand smoke are dangerous to our health, but are they also harmful to our mental health? A new study suggests they might be.

Two emergency management officials say one person remains missing after a natural gas line exploded southwest of Dallas.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission is examining whether Ottawa discriminates against families of single soldiers killed overseas by excluding them from a quarter-million dollar death benefit.

A California teenager has died after plunging more than 30 metres from a platform at a North Vancouver tourist attraction.

The mayor of Leamington, Ont., says the town will be picking up the pieces for weeks to come following Sunday's pre-dawn storms that packed a tornado and a downburst.

Is it possible to have sex while fully asleep? Canadians researchers say yes and that it happens a lot more frequently than many may have thought.

At least three suicide bombers attacked a police training centre Monday in southern Afghanistan's largest city, but the assailants were killed before they could inflict any casualties, officials said.

The Iranian Red Crescent will send two ships carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip at the end of the week, the Iranian news portal Press TV said on Monday.

Iran is ready for it's speedboat navy to take on the Israeli fleet. "Iran's navy forces are ready to escort the peace flotilla to Gaza with all their powers and capabilities," said Ali Shirazi of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Government and opposition MPs are targeting an early adjournment for Parliament's summer recess, with a leading pollster and one of the most politically savvy NDP MPs saying a fall election call is likely, possibly before the scheduled return in September

As many as 284,831 Chrysler Town and Country minivans and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans for model years 2008 and 2009 could develop a problem in the electrical system that could cause a short circuit in the latch for the sliding door, which could cause a f

Military police are investigating what caused the main gun on a Leopard tank to unexpectedly fire a blank round, injuring 11 people at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick.

Israel's navy has shot and killed four Palestinians wearing diving gear off the Gaza coast, officials say.

As Canada prepares to mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a historian is urging long-overdue recognition for a "virtually unknown" hero whose stunning exploits during the "pivotal" Battle of Stoney Creek, he says, should rank Sgt. Alexander Fraser a

The way Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger minimized the Chicago Blackhawks top line in the first four games of the Stanley Cup final, it was a shocking turn of events to see him struggle in Game 5.

Days after Katherine Quinn was acquitted in the murder of 16-year-old Matthew Martins, outraged activists took to the street calling for changes to the criminal justice system.

They were recorded talking jihad against their fellow Americans. But they hadn't talked the jihadists into accepting them.

The Canadian Press - Another Canadian soldier has been killed in Afghanistan.

It's static and under control. So why do so many, like The Globe's Jeffrey Simpson, spout the opposite?

Veterans and those grateful for their sacrifices have marked the 66th anniversary of the D-Day landings, remembering the invasion that turned the tide of the Second World War.

President Barack Obama is poised to increase the U.S. debt to a level that exceeds the value of the nation�s annual economic output, a step toward what Bill Gross called a �debt super cycle.�

White House correspondent, 89, issues statement apologizing for anti-Jewish statements that provoked storm in US, saying her comments that Jews should 'get the hell out' of Israel 'do not reflect belief in need for mutual respect and tolerance'

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.

Members of the Palestine Solidarity Network were joined by handful of other protesters calling on the public to boycott Israeli-made products; the push coming after Israeli commandos boarded another ship delivering aid to Gaza Saturday.

The Western Association of Broadcaster recognized CTV Edmonton at their annual awards ceremony Saturday night; awarding the station with a gold medal for the Rink of Dreams project.

Even though Ann Reynar will continue to wait for chemotherapy at the Cross Cancer Institute to treat her stage four colon cancer; she says she feels a little better now that Alberta Health Services finally apologized for the situation.

For those who want to take their last ride in style, a Vancouver horse-drawn carriage company is now servicing funerals.

Friends and family are defending a popular teacher at a Vancouver boarding school after he was arrested on child pornography charges.

Canada is sending half of its ocean boom to the Gulf of Mexico to help U.S. authorities deal with the massive oil cleanup effort.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to milk proteins not to consume certain Uncle Ben's Bistro Express products.

Police say a fight broke out in a parking lot in the 700-block of Pacific Boulevard at around 1 a.m., shortly after the ship docked. A 27-year-old Abbotsford man and a 28-year-old Victoria man were stabbed multiple times.

A former Winnipeg man has died trying to break up a fight between two of his students.

Police are investigating after a woman was fatally hit by a train.

Tornadoes and thunderstorms swept through the Midwest overnight, destroying dozens of homes and upending school buses and police cars in one miles-long trail of destruction in Ohio, and ripping off siding on a nuclear plant in Michigan. At least five peop

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will table legislation this week aimed at cracking down on what he calls "unscrupulous" immigration consultants who prey on those who seek a better life in Canada.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's proposal to create a democratically elected Senate hit a speed bump Thursday when a Conservative-appointed senator spoke out against the idea.

The Chinese fighter jet is based on the Soviet T10K training aircraft, which China received from Ukraine. Chinese engineers found it very difficult to solve the problem of folding wings of deck-based fighter jets. Now the problem has been solved.

US NAVY commandos sank a South Korean warship in March in order to blame North Korea, raise tensions and convince Japan to keep US forces in Okinawa, Fidel Castro has claimed.

Seven seniors at a Southern California high school are facing disciplinary action for participating in a game called Beat the Jew, in which losers were subjected to "incineration" or "enslavement", a school administrator says.

Some call it the Valley of Death. Otherwise known as the Korengal Valley, it's an isolated area in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province.

Was it lead that snuffed out one of the greatest musical minds the Western world has ever known? While that's been an ongoing theory since Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, a new study dismisses the idea.

With at least $1.1 billion of taxpayers' money being spent and intense scrutiny expected into security operations at the upcoming G20 summit in Toronto, Canadian police forces may have more problems controlling public opinion than unruly protesters.

A state of emergency has been declared in Leamington, Ont. after a thunderstorm and suspected tornado touched down early Sunday morning.

BP PLC chief executive Tony Hayward said Sunday he won't step down over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and predicted his company will recover from the disaster.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists take to the streets across Canada, angry at what they call a tepid response by the federal government

So clear are Ted Paxton's memories of his wartime service in the Royal Canadian Navy that he can still feel the heaving seas of the North Atlantic and see the ghostly faces of dead sailors, floating on the surface in their lifevests, in the aftermath of a

A Tennessee Waffle House employee who tried to stop a trio of suspected dine-and-dashers managed to call 911 while clinging to the hood of their car as it reached speeds of 100 km/h, say police.

Lowlife criminals worldwide lurk online, endeavouring to hide identities, while chasing and fulfilling sick fantasies to sexually exploit or abuse children.

Victoria, B.C., activist Kevin Neish, who was arrested aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla earlier this week, says he was brutalized while detained in Israel.

Crowds of protesters held rallies across Canada Saturday to denounce the blockade against Gaza and to demand that Ottawa press Israel to deal with human rights issues in the Hamas-ruled territory.

Canadians hoping to hit the jackpot will have another week to try their luck after the $50-million Lotto Max prize went unclaimed Friday.

An American academic has some advice for Canadian Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff: stop talking issues and start talking morality

Burma has started on a nuclear-weapons programme, according to a documentary based on evidence from a soldier who defected.

It's hard to imagine that 46 days after the Deepwater Horizon rig went down, oil is still gushing from the sea floor with the potential to devastate the ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico from the marshes and beaches to the deep sea ecosystems.

More than 1,000 bikers drove from Trenton to Bowmanville along the Highway of Heroes on Saturday in support of Canadian troops.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Saturday that a cap placed over the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has collected nearly a million litres of crude in the first full 24 hours it's been in place.

An exhibit focusing on one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic rulers, Cleopatra, and featuring never-before-displayed artifacts, has opened in Philadelphia.

It was straight to business for legendary British physicist Stephen Hawking as he started work alongside researchers in Canada.

Scientists have found evidence that there is life on Saturn's biggest moon, Titan. They have discovered clues that primitive aliens are breathing in Titan's atmosphere and feeding on fuel at the surface.

Egypt's supreme court has upheld a decision to strip citizenship from Egyptian men who wed Israeli women if the marriage poses a threat to national security.

The Canadian economy added 24,700 jobs in May, a robust showing after a massive increase in the previous month.

A controversial video that shows Halifax-area principal Ken Fells scuffling with a student was leaked by the school board superintendent's husband.

New Canadian-led research that uses NASA's Hubble telescope to examine the age of elderly stars is shedding new light on how the Milky Way was "put together."

AIDS awareness groups said Saturday they are protesting a ban by the world soccer body FIFA on distributing health related information and condoms at World Cup stadiums and fan events in South Africa.