NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2010

LOS ANGELES - For the JFK-assassination conspiracy junkie who has everything: Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin. Body not included.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has overturned the will of a man who left all of his assets to his only son, neglecting his four daughters.

Heavy, wet snow created dangerous driving conditions that resulted in numerous vehicle collisions on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula roads Tuesday.

People who use a Halifax trail that's still under construction are being warned about encounters with coyotes.

A 57-year-old Dieppe man is facing a dozen more charges of fraud over an alleged snow-removal scam in southeastern New Brunswick.

A murder case derailed by the distracting behaviour of a Toronto prosecutor is continuing without a jury.

B.C. Liberal Kevin Falcon kicked off his campaign to become the next leader of the Liberal Party and premier of B.C. with a proposal to cut the HST to 10 per cent.

A recall campaign targeting B.C. Science Minister Ida Chong has been has been given the green light by the province's acting chief electoral officer Craig James.

The Natural History Museum - more famous as the home of ancient fossils - is using augmented reality in a novel way to reanimate extinct creatures.

The fragmentation of tropical rainforests 300 million years ago helped pave the way for the rise of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.

A new gun the US military hopes will help take on the Taliban has been unveiled. Called the XM-25 it has been described by the US Army as a 'game changer'.

Scotland's oldest Highland bagpipe chanter has been donated to National Museums Scotland after it was taken to Canada 205 years ago.

HMS Invincible has been put up for auction on a military disposal website.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said a new arms race could begin in the next decade if Nato and Moscow fail to agree on a joint missile shield.

Haiti's general election on Sunday was valid despite "serious irregularities", international observers have said.

Eye-opening training prepares 103 Squadron for its rescue response

As the scheduled combat mission in Afghanistan draws to a close, the federal government announced that Canada would take on a new, non-combat training role in Afghanistan, starting in 2011.

Riding high on its recent record-setting initial public offering, General Motors is adding 700 employees to its flexible manufacturing line in Oshawa, Ontario.

SURREY, B.C. -- Wally Buono is staying on as both head coach and general manager of the B.C. Lions, the CFL club said Tuesday.

A high-ranking Vancouver police officer has been found guilty of assault for an unprovoked attack on a man standing outside a Kitsilano pub last year.

Former Vancouver police officer Peter Hodson has pleaded guilty to dealing marijuana on and off duty. The former constable was arrested and promptly fired from the force in April after a two month investigation into his activities.

The brutal heat waves that killed thousands of Europeans in 2003 and choked Russia earlier this year will seem like average summers in the future as the Earth continues to warm, the UN weather agency said Tuesday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country will not make "one iota" of concessions over its nuclear rights in upcoming talks with world powers.

CALGARY - Canada's Governor General received a good old-fashioned western welcome when he visited Calgary on Tuesday. David Johnston received the white cowboy hat that has become the symbol of the city from Mayor Naheed Nenshi and proudly recited an accom

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Valley Zoo is sending one of its red pandas on a blind date. An 18-month-old female named Sha-Lei (shay-lee) is being shipped to a zoo in Madison, Wis., as part of a program to ensure the continued survival of the threatened specie

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Canadian army is racing to exploit gains from a long, hard summer of fighting west of Kandahar just as defence planners scramble to assemble the new Afghan training mission promised by Ottawa.

A coalition of First Nations, commercial fisheries and environmental groups from Canada's Pacific Northwest Coast are demanding a ban on oil tankers in the region, claiming the local economy is in jeopardy because of increased traffic.

The National Energy Board has kicked off its Arctic offshore drilling review by meeting with territorial and federal leaders in the North.

A heartbreaking crime was committed against the family of former NHL coach Pat Burns within hours of his funeral in Montreal.

Cyclists in select Canadian cities can now get bike directions using Google Maps.

President Obama is hearing an earful from union allies who accuse him of chipping away at the deficit on the backs of federal employees, underscoring the political gamble he just took in proposing a two-year freeze on federal pay.

The international community has stopped short of declaring that Haiti's elections on the weekend were invalid, despite growing calls for such a move within the country.

Ahmet Davutoglu brushes aside leaked US diplomatic cable that described him as 'exceptionally dangerous', says tensions with Jewish state come from sharp policy disagreements

(CNN) -- North Korea claimed Tuesday that it is has "thousands of centrifuges" working to create nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Palestinian protests erupted in east Jerusalem on Tuesday after Israeli forces demolished a home in the Arab neighborhood of Issawiya.

TEHRAN - A prominent Iranian nuclear scientist was killed Monday and a second was seriously wounded in nearly simultaneous car bomb attacks in the Iranian capital, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported.

President Obama and congressional leaders agreed in a much-anticipated meeting Tuesday to set up an informal group of administration officials and lawmakers to resolve an impasse on tax cuts that are due to expire at the end of the year.

Most of us already get enough vitamin D and calcium from our diet and the sun and don't need to take supplements, conclude the authors of a long-awaited report on the hot-button health topic.

Brussels opens investigation into Google's business practices after complaints about its display of internet search results

Former BC health minister Kevin Falcon entered the Liberal leadership race to suceed Premier Gordon Campbell Tuesday proposing to cut the HST to make it more acceptable to voters.

The future of Leslie Nielsen's final film is in doubt because the animated movie's creator is still hunting for investors to finance the project's completion.

A Spanish woman has claimed ownership of the sun, and intends on charging everyone for its use.

B.C.'s children's watchdog has issued another scathing report on the province's child welfare system and its progress reforming its operations, on Monday morning in Victoria.

A blind Toronto woman who sued the federal government because she is unable to apply online for a government job has won her case.

Yukon's hot mining industry has made real estate there a rare and precious commodity, with the average Whitehorse house price going up by $40,000 this year alone.

In the unlikely event that your Christmas list this year includes every item mentioned in The Twelve Days of Christmas, be prepared to pay nearly $100,000 US.

Vandals went on a rampage inside a Winnipeg sporting complex, smashing toilets, water pipes and the club's mechanical systems.

Police in the Manitoba city of Brandon have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man accused of sexually assaulting children while working for local youth organizations in the 1980s.

It doesn't get any easier the second time around. For the second year in a row, Saskatchewan Roughriders fans have had to face the disappointment of losing the biggest Canadian Football League game of the year to the Montreal Alouettes.

It was a familiar, sombre scene in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' dressing room after Sunday's Grey Cup.

Saskatchewan's energy minister said Monday he's confident a buyer will be announced within days for a shuttered pulp mill in Prince Albert.

Aboriginals near Fort McKay say they no longer hunt in part of their traditional hunting grounds because animals living there can access an oilsands tailings pond.

The prime minister dismissed concerns Monday over Edmonton's failed Expo 2017 bid.

House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled Monday that the leak of a confidential finance committee report to five Conservative lobbyists impeded the work of MPs. His ruling was unexpected as the MP whose staffer leaked the document had apologized and

The US State Department gave its diplomats instructions to spy on other countries' representatives at the United Nations, according to a directive signed by Hillary Clinton. Diplomats were told to collect information about e-mail accounts, credit cards an

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Convicted sexual predator and killer Russell Williams will be discharged from the Canadian Forces this week

A long-lost treasure of Canadian history -- a one-of-a-kind, 17th century map of the country, hand-drawn by the leading English cartographer of the era -- has been discovered under a thick layer of dust in the utility room of an old house in rural Scotlan

The true origins of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered the Americas, have been uncovered five centuries after his death, according to a book that claims he was the son of a king in exile and hid his roots to protect his father.

Canada's new stealth fighter aircraft will require extensive maintenance, as well as very expensive changes to improve security at the military bases they operate from, according to Defence Department documents

The race to replace retiring B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell may be about to get crowded. Attorney General Mike de Jong is the latest to reveal he'll announce his leadership intentions this week.

About 2.5 per cent of gay men in Vancouver are unaware that they are HIV positive, a new study suggests.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her government "deeply regrets" the disclosure of information intended to be confidential in hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. State Department documents released by website WikiLeaks.

Iran's president accused Israel and the West of being behind a pair of daring bomb attacks that killed one nuclear scientist and wounded another in their cars on the streets of Tehran on Monday. He also admitted for the first time that a computer worm had

KABUL - An Afghan border policeman killed six American servicemen during a training mission Monday, underscoring one of the risks in a U.S.-led program to educate enough recruits to turn over the lead for security to Afghan forces by 2014.

The federal government is promising to add a total of 362 new bunks to five federal prisons in B.C., Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews announced Monday morning in Abbotsford.

Toronto's police chief says an Ontario police watchdog used unreliable evidence to conclude that excessive force was likely used during the arrest of a civilian at a G20 summit protest.

People in Manitoba and Saskatchewan were most likely to want legal pot, with 61 per cent of those polled expressing their support. Fifty-four per cent of British Columbians surveyed said they want to see marijuana legalized.

When his professors drone, Dan Kautz whips out his phone. Kautz, a senior at Wilkes University, might send a text message to someone across the room -- "I can't wait to get out of here" -- or make plans with his roommates.

A Canadian biotechnology company has asked the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after its sliced, saying the improvement could boost sales of apples for snacks, salads and other uses.

As Ottawa braces for the promised release of more than 2,600 sensitive diplomatic documents pertaining to Canada-U.S. relations, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says the two countries will continue to enjoy "great" relations.

Suppose you could repair tissue damaged by a heart attack by magically turning other cells into heart muscle, so the organ could pump effectively again.

An RCMP officer's hunch to check a suspicious vehicle on a northern B.C. highway has led to discovery of the body of a 15-year-old Fraser Lake area girl and the arrest of a 20-year-old man.

The hockey world is gathering together today to bid farewell to Pat Burns, a legendary hockey coach who spent much of his career in Toronto and Montreal.

The Canadian military is another step closer to washing its hands of convicted sex killer Russell Williams.

South Korea has cancelled plans to hold joint military exercises with the U.S. -- operations that North Korea had called a "grave military provocation."

The federal government has announced regulation changes to reduce the amount of lead allowed in toys and a variety of other products young children might put in their mouths.

Residents of the Emerald Terrace building in Vancouver's West End say they have new evidence that tenants paying lower rent were illegally evicted from their homes.

Two men face drug charges following the discovery of two suitcases packed with 90 kilograms of cocaine in a bathroom at Pearson International Airport.

Edmonton � Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen, who spent much of his childhood in Edmonton, died Sunday afternoon. Nielsen died in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from complications of pneumonia. He was 84. Nielsen appeared in more t

The Montreal Alouettes became the first CFL team to capture back-to-back Grey Cup titles in 13 years, defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 21-18 Sunday night at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

Haiti's immediate future appears unclear after a dozen presidential candidates called for the annulment of Sunday's general election, citing widespread fraud.

The lives of Canadian soldiers could be put at greater risk because of Treasury Board regulations that prevent Task Force Kandahar from continuing to employ its best cultural advisers.

A study by medical journal Lancet throws up shocking numbers for malaria mortality in India.

The evil wizards in the new movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 sneer at magic-less humans they call "Muggles."

The Harper government has no plans to follow a U.S. initiative to slash the greenhouse gas emissions of big polluters.

The Obama administration has told whistleblower WikiLeaks that its expected imminent release of classified State Department cables will put "countless" lives at risk, threaten global counterterrorism operations and jeopardize U.S. relations with its allie

China tried Sunday to defuse tension over a recent North Korean attack on South Korea by proposing an emergency meeting in Beijing, hours after the U.S. and South Korea launched naval war games in a united show of force.

YEONPYEONG, South Korea - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises that have upset neighbour China.

A Quebec woman who claims that she paid a doctor $2,000 to expedite surgery for her cancer-stricken mother is raising questions about whether bribery is being practiced in the province's health-care system.

The University of Calgary is disputing a court decision that it infringed on the charter rights of two students when it punished them for criticizing a professor on Facebook.

There was a spate of shootings overnight in the Toronto area, leaving five people wounded in three different incidents.

Ferry service on the Mackenzie River is set to resume late Friday, which will soon end a gas shortage in Yellowknife that has forced some drivers to pay up to $1.99 a litre to fill up.

The Governor General won't apologize to Saint John's black community for a 1785 decree that severely restricted where they could live or fish in the southern New Brunswick city.

Thousands of football fans have descended on the streets of Edmonton in anticipation of Sunday's Grey Cup game.

One of the "stripes" on Jupiter that faded away earlier this year is making a comeback, astronomers have said. The South Equatorial Belt had blended into surrounding white clouds but an "outbreak" spotted by an amateur astronomer heralds the stripe's retu

Evidence of events that happened before the Big Bang can be seen in the glow of microwave radiation that fills the Universe, scientists have asserted.