NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 02-2013

Bradley Manning, the US Army private accused in the Wikileaks case, pleads guilty to lesser charges but may still be prosecuted for aiding the enemy.

A Kelowna man who suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm earlier this month says he was denied care at a local medical clinic, all because of an outstanding bill for $50.

High-rollers in the energy sector are being invited to an exclusive $5,000-a-head fundraiser for Premier Kathleen Wynne, the Star has learned.

Spain's troubled Bankia - formed of the merger of seven savings banks - has made a record loss despite being bailed out with 18bn euros.

Pilot error was the reason two Canadian CF-18 Hornet fighter jets scrambled to intercept a Sunwing Airlines flight near Quebec City, after the Toronto-bound aircraft lost contact with air traffic control for more than an hour, a CTV News investigation has

A Vancouver father who purposely tripped a young hockey player while coaching his son's minor league team will serve jail time for the assault in an unexpectedly heavy punishment a provincial court judge said should warn other parents to keep their cool.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced Wednesday that it will suspend its offshore petroleum drilling program in the Arctic Ocean for 2013, taking a break to make sure it can do so safely.

In a dogfight of defence contractors, the hunter can quickly become the hunted. It's happening now to the F-35, as Boeing targets the stealth fighter with its own jet, the Super Hornet. Terry Milewski reports.

Obesity rates are at an all-time high, especially in certain parts of the country, say researchers, who have "mapped" the changes to illustrate how Canadians' waistlines have expanded over time.

A western Canadian juice giant is defending its product safety after consumer complaints involving foreign objects found in its juice boxes.

A treasure trove of 50 unpublished Rudyard Kipling poems has been discovered during renovations at a house in Manhattan.

An anti-poverty group in Victoria wants the regional coroner to hold an inquest into 30 deaths among the city's street population over the past four months.

An inquest now underway in Yellowknife may determine whether a 2012 shooting by police was a 'suicide by cop.' The incidence of that phenomenon may be increasing.

The man once entrusted to keep an eye on Canada's spy agency is now wanted by police and extradition procedures are underway in the hope of bringing him back to face criminal charges in this country.

A member of the Communist party political advisory body in Yunnan went on a massive freakout when he and his family missed his flight ... and it was all caught on video

Ontarians should brace themselves for slow commutes to and from work on Wednesday as Environment Canada predicts there will be 10 cm to 15 cm of snow by morning

The Harper government established the Office of Religious Freedom to promote freedom of worship around the world. But plans for the office, announced before the 2011 election, have been controversial.

Two men are in custody after a sheriff was wounded in the hand during a shooting inside a Whitecourt, Alta., courthouse northwest of Edmonton today.

A Saskatoon man who's upset with the city for displaying Merry Christmas messages on city buses says he will take his complaint to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.

Israeli police say a rocket has been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. A police spokesman says there was damage to a road but no injuries.

A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field today, killing at least 18 foreign tourists, a security official said.

Italy's centre-left narrowly wins the vote for the lower house of parliament but ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi's party says the election is "too close to call".

Mayor Rob Ford will not face charges over the alleged campaign finance violations found by an auditor.

A woman who bought lobster p�t� recently at a Wal-Mart and felt ill after eating it was shocked to find the can should have been pulled from circulation a year and a half ago.

Damien Brunner had two goals and two assists, and Joakim Andersson scored twice for the Red Wings in an 8-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Jimmie Johnson has won his second Daytona 500, racing past defending NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski on the final restart, while Danica Patrick finished eighth.

Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful that he wasn't abandoning the church.

Even before she takes office Monday as South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye's campaign vow to soften Seoul's current hard-line approach to rival North Korea is being tested by Pyongyang's recent underground nuclear detonation.

Superior Court Judge Robert Riopelle made it clear in Timmins Friday he is not about to put up with any effort, by anyone, who tries to ignore his court order to end the ice road blockade near Attawapiskat, Ontario. He will also be taking steps to ensure

San Jose Sharks forward Ryane Clowe was suspended Saturday by the National Hockey League pending a supplemental disciplinary hearing on Monday.

The Blackhawks set an NHL record for the best start to a season, beating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Friday to give them at least one point in their first 17 games.

Matt Stajan scored twice including the go-ahead goal Saturday night as the Calgary Flames got a much needed two points with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

The first woman in history to earn the top starting spot in a race at NASCAR's elite Sprint Cup Series, Danica Patrick will bring new eyeballs to Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500.

At least 28 NASCAR fans were injured Saturday when large chunks of debris, including a tire, sailed into the grandstands when a car flew into the fence at Daytona International Speedway on a frightening last-lap accident in the second-tier Nationwide Seri

Want to strengthen your father-daughter bond? A new study suggests taking up a sport together, after researchers found that relationships among fathers and daughters improved significantly once they engaged in a shared activity.

There's a lot riding on NEOSSat and Sapphire, two Canadian satellites scheduled to be launched from India on Monday.

Federal and state officials say six underground tanks holding a brew of radioactive and toxic waste are leaking at the country's most contaminated nuclear site in south-central Washington state.

North Korea warned the top American commander in South Korea on Saturday of "miserable destruction" if the U.S. military presses ahead with routine joint drills with South Korea set to begin next month.

A local dive team did not find any bodies during a search of the capsized Miss Ally off the coast of Nova Scotia, RCMP announced Saturday evening.

The head of American special forces delivered a pitch for closer co-operation among allies to deal with global flash points, in a speech likely to receive a cool reception in deficit-minded Ottawa.

Luongo made 23 saves for the shutout and Dale Weise broke a scoreless tie at 9:14 of the third period and the Vancouver Canucks defeated Nashville 1-0 Friday.

The latest day of exhaustive searching for a fishing boat off the coast of Nova Scotia has turned up no evidence of the Miss Ally or the five fishermen who were aboard when it overturned in a storm.

A Halifax man says he was refused service at a popular downtown bar because he's black.

Nearly 30 part-time soldiers from the northwest are wrapping up week-long training this weekend in northern Saskatchewan.

Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall was suspended two games Friday for kneeing Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck Thursday night.

Prince Edward Island Senator Mike Duffy says he's going to pay back the living expenses he's claimed for his Ottawa home.

Futurists have long proclaimed the coming of a cashless society, where dollar bills and plastic cards are replaced by fingerprint and retina scanners smart enough to distinguish a living, breathing account holder from an identity thief.

Police in Prince George, B.C. are on the hunt for three men considered armed and dangerous, two of whom are wanted on outstanding arrest warrants.

Police in Sudbury, Ont., wanted the phone to ring on a new hotline to report bad driving by older people, but now officers are dealing with calls from angry seniors.

Howard Lavers, a Newfoundland and Labrador wildlife officer, is missing and presumed drowned after falling through ice on the Northern Peninsula.

The president of Montreal's police union is demanding an apology from Mayor Michael Applebaum, who said earlier today that he was threatened by the union's top man.

An avalanche has swept down the backside of the Revelstoke Mountain Resort, catching up a group of three skiers and killing one of them.

A Nunavut mother has been sentenced to five days in jail and probation of two years after counselling her teenage daughter to kill herself.

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Nearly half of the owners of Detroit's 305,000 properties failed to pay their tax bills last year, exacerbating a punishing cycle of declining revenues and diminished services for a city in a financial crisis, according to a Detroit News analysis of gover

Free Syrian Army says it bombarded Shiite militia's positions opposite rebel-controlled area of Syria

The future of energy may lie in a nuclear reactor small enough and safe enough to be installed where the home water heater once sat.

Some of the world's greatest minds have collided in Vancouver and agreed to build a new US$7.78-billion particle collider that will help answer some of the universe's deepest secrets.

The Quebec government says its language watchdog was a little too aggressive in chasing after an Italian restaurant for excessive use of Italian on its menu.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the government is moving forward with a plan to put defibrillators in recreational arenas across the country, saying hockey rinks are often "witness to medical emergencies, occasionally with tragic results."

An Edmonton couple charged with starving and abusing their young twins are facing murder charges.

The federal government is expected to announce soon how it plans to restructure the rest of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, according to AECL's president, who was before the nuclear safety regulator on Wednesday.

An edgy new campaign aimed at distracted drivers is being rolled out across Alberta called Crotches Kill.

A southwestern Ontario school board is speaking out against teachers who pulled an elaborate prank on a group of Grade 8 students in Windsor.

Just days after forcing the early closure of Vancouver's Kitsilano Coast Guard station, the federal government has announced $6.6m for a Newfoundland and Labrador base.

Two skiers were rescued from Cypress Mountain Thursday, after getting stuck in steep terrain out of bounds on Vancouver's North Shore.

Jason Garrison and Henrik Sedin scored third-period goals to help the Canucks overcome a 2-1 second-period deficit en route to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Three people die on the Las Vegas Strip after a gunman in a Range Rover fired on a Maserati, sending it crashing into a taxi and sparking a fireball.

Human Resources Development Canada staff are dropping by to visit some of the 1,200 employment insurance recipients selected for a random audit, as protests continue over recent changes to the system.

An African-American nurse claims a Michigan hospital agreed to a man's request that no black nurses care for his newborn.

Four males have been shot in Whitby, Ont., and one victim has been transported to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries, according to Durham Regional Police.

Ontario's highest court has signalled that the right of police officers to look through someone's phone depends on whether there's a password.

Three British Muslims have been convicted of a terrorist plot in 2011 intended to be bigger than the 2005 London transit bombings.

Home improvement retailer Rona Inc. plans to cut 200 full-time administrative jobs across Canada -- about 15 per cent of the total -- as it looks for ways to become more efficient and improve the customer experience.

A man who falsely accused two Winnipeg police officers of dumping him at the city's edge and theatening him with a stun gun is expected to give a public apology on Thursday.

A Canadian Forces reservist has avoided jail for his role in a deadly training accident in Afghanistan three years ago. But Maj. Darryl Watts is being demoted by two ranks to lieutenant and is to receive a severe reprimand.

They say the best way to hide is in plain sight. This may have been Jasmin Klair's line of thinking.

A couple who lied to the provincial insurance agency in hopes of saving barely $800 in premiums has instead been ordered to pay the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia more than $200,000.

The Buffalo Sabres have fired coach Lindy Ruff as a result of the team's inconsistent start to the season.

Vancouver Canucks forward Jannik Hansen has been suspended one game for a hit to the head on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa.

A hot, rocky planet even tinier than the smallest planet in our solar system has been discovered using the Kepler space telescope.

The Coast Guard has admitted that it did not inform the Vancouver Police Department or Vancouver Fire and Rescue of the closure of the Kitsilano station the day after a training exercise involving all three agencies.

A drop in core temperature due to exposure to severe cold can slow the metabolism so much that a person can appear to be dead, say doctors, who believe that was likely the case with a newborn girl who had been declared dead on the weekend but 'came back'

Health officials are investigating another massive cross-country beef recall after frozen burgers sold by Canada Safeway Ltd. tested positive for E. coli bacteria.

Quebec's language watchdog has set its sights on one of the trendiest restaurants in Montreal, over the inclusion of the word 'pasta' on its menus.

The announcement of the Office of Religious Freedom's first ambassador puts a face to an organization that has long been in the planning stages. But what will the new office really do?

A cow on the lam in north Edmonton is back in captivity after escaping from a nearby slaughterhouse.

Bulgaria's government is resigning following nationwide protests against austerity and high electricity prices, PM Boiko Borisov says.

Japan's monthly trade deficit hits a record in January after its recent monetary policy stance weaken its currency sharply.

A gas explosion that sparked a massive, block-engulfing blaze in an upscale Kansas City shopping district injured 14 people, a city official said Tuesday evening, adding that it is believed that an accident involving a utility contractor may have caused t

The Parole Board of Canada says a former Halifax naval officer convicted of spying for Russia is eligible for conditional release in three years.

Nuclear-armed North Korea has used a UN disarmament meeting to warn that South Korea risks "final destruction."

Scientists say further study of the Higgs boson will reveal if there is an inherent instability in the Universe, leading to its eventual replacement.

The B.C. Liberal government tabled a lean budget Tuesday that promises to deliver a surplus and includes a limited number of pre-election goodies.

Discovery of a small arsenal of explosives and firearms in one unit of a highrise apartment in Burnaby, B.C., forced residents from their suites for several hours Monday night.

A Winnipeg judge gave a former St. John's Ravenscourt student no jail time after he pleaded guilty to numerous sexual assault charges related to a 2009 hazing incident.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. will acquire Irish Life Group for $1.75 billion through an agreement with the Government of Ireland, which acquired the company last summer after its former parent failed to pass financial stress tests.

A hang-glider pilot whose passenger plunged to her death last year appeared briefly in court in Chilliwack, B.C., this morning on a charge of criminal negligence causing death.

English-rights activists in Quebec are raising concerns about a proposed new French language law they say infringes on their rights.

Danica Patrick has won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.

More than 100 Burnaby, B.C., residents have lost their homes in an apartment building fire Sunday morning.

More than half of the teams in Formula 1 have serious financial problems, according to McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating to North America weeks earlier than in decades past, and research indicates that higher temperatures in their winter habitat may be the reason.

Regional travel in the Maritimes could be severely impacted by the winter storm that's moving in from the west.

A tank leaking plutonium at a contaminated nuclear waste site in Washington has prompted the state's governor to sound the alarm over the threat it poses.

It's time to rethink the blimp, a House of Commons committee suggests in a new report.

Federal Liberal leadership rivals used the third of five debates as an opportunity to challenge each other's priorities before a crowd of 900 supporters in Mississauga, Ont., on Saturday.

The gambling losses reached more than $1 billion. The former mayor of a major U.S. city appears to blame the spree on a brain tumour.

A B.C. Supreme Court justice says a co-owner of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team won't have to sell more than 1,900 bottles of wine to help pay for his estranged wife's legal fees.

Last year's record loss of Arctic sea ice is already causing big changes for plants and animals that scientists are just starting to understand, according to newly published research.

A Winnipeg father who was videotaped in a heated exchange with another parent has been banned from attending his son's hockey games.

Henrik Sedin became the Vancouver Canucks' all-time scoring leader with a pair of second-period assists in Friday night's game against Dallas.

A man from Stewiacke, N.S., says he barely escaped death when he was pulled from his burning home by his dog on Wednesday night.

Jeffrey Hutchings, a Dalhousie University fisheries scientist, and Kevin Stringer, an assistant deputy minister with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, share their views on accusations that the Canadian government is forcing international scientific