NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 11-2014

From Yahoo News: The local government in a majority Kurdish area of Syria has passed a decree granting women equal rights in what a monitoring group called "an affront" to discriminatory jihadist moves. Last year, Syria's Kurds created autonomous governme

A Laval, Que. father and son say they plan to be at Ottawa's Remembrance Day ceremony on Tuesday, even after their school board cancelled all field trips to the event amid concerns over last month's Parliament Hill attack.

Among the memories being sifted through this weekend as Germans commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago are those of life lived under the glare of the Stasi spotlight in the former German Democratic Republic.

Passenger came close to suffering serious injury, possibly even death, when blade came close to her head

A Massachusetts town has become an improbable battleground in America's tobacco wars. This week, the Board of Health will hear public comment on a proposed regulation that could make Westminster the first municipality in the U.S. to ban sales of all tobac

Calgary police became the first force in Canada to start using facial recognition software this week, but the technology is already in use at some of the world's airports, on social media sites and in some government agencies. And it's growing in populari

There may be a scientific answer for why conservatives and liberals disagree so vehemently over the existence of issues like climate change and specific types of crime. A new study from Duke University finds that people will evaluate scientific evidenc

The heaviest shelling in recent weeks has shaken the main city in Ukraine's rebel-held east, heightening worry about the renewal of full-scale conflict despite a cease-fire signed two months ago between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists.

A 93-year-old veteran of the Second World War says all of his personal documents, including irreplaceable papers from the war, were stolen in a robbery at his home in southwestern Ontario.

The Vancouver Canucks snuck out a win with a shootout goal from Nick Bonino that ended a 1-1 stalemate against the Anaheim Ducks.

Hummingbirds are giving up some of their secrets. The perfecting of placing tiny numbered bands on their legs in the last decade has led researchers to discover hummingbirds can live longer than 10 years as opposed to the two or three once thought likely.

Canadian soldiers will be "proudly on parade" during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa on Tuesday, says a top military official, despite the shooting death of a young reservist at the National War Memorial less than three weeks ago.

A charity motorcade rolled across parts of southern Ontario on Sunday to collect money and toys for military children in the name of slain soldiers Nathan Cirillo and Patrice Vincent.

Queen Elizabeth honoured fallen soldiers from Britain and the Commonwealth Sunday in a dignified ceremony at the heart of central London.

A military veteran who served in Afghanistan was petitioning door-to-door in St. John's on Saturday, as part of a national campaign to get better treatment for soldiers.

North Vancouver RCMP have released an image of a man they allege stole two poppy donation boxes on Tuesday.

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, begins a two-day visit in the Ottawa region Monday that includes the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial and meetings with aboriginal youth, police officers and soldiers.

The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs, who will play a re-scheduled game on Sunday night, gathered at the National War Memorial on Sunday to pay their respects to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo.

RCMP are searching for five teenagers who left a northern Saskatchewan community Tuesday morning by boat and haven't been seen since.

For the third time in just a few weeks, Hamiltonians lined a parade route to honour members of Canada's military, including the city's most recent hometown loss.

High in the Canadian Rockies, not far from the eastern slopes of Jasper National Park, volunteers are working to preserve the memories of people who lived and died in a now-abandoned community.

Ottawa police are investigating after a 10-year-old child found a sewing needle in a Snickers bar, a treat received during Halloween trick-or-treating.

New documents suggest that Canada's last-minute decision to stretch its claim to the Arctic seabed all the way to the North Pole took federal bureaucrats off-guard.

The University of British Columbia is building an exclusive new college at a cost of more than $127 million, but Canadian students need not apply.

The sickening footage, part of a grooming investigation which led to five men being jailed for a total of 27 years, will feature in a TV documentary on Sunday

Wayne Gretzky is at peace with never representing the Toronto Maple Leafs

American war planes have reportedly launched a strike on a gathering of ISIS leaders, critically wounding their leader.

Winston Churchill urged the United States to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union to win the Cold War, a newly released document reveals.

Montreal was the first East Division team to clinch a playoff and although they lost their division crown to Hamilton on the last week of the regular season, they head into the playoffs on a hot streak and with home field advantage in the Eastern Semi-Fin

Parts of a display of almost a million ceramic poppies that have filled the Tower of London moat to mark the centenary of the First World War will be preserved and go on tour, organizers say.

Team Canada was victorious agains the United States again in Women's Hockey. The Canadians outlasted the Americans for 3-2 shootout win in the final of the Four Nations Cup.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats cemented their spot in the playoffs with a 29-15 victory over the Montreal Alouettes. In doing so, they eliminated the Toronto Argonauts from playoff contention, and took the top spot in the East division.

Quarterback Kerry Joseph completed just five of 16 pass attempts for 71 yards and a one-yard touchdown run in two quarters of play as the Saskatchewan Roughriders snapped a five-game losingskid with a 24-17 victory over the short-handed Edmonton Eskimos o

Stooped and unsteady, Djordje Mihailovic walks among rows of discolored marble crosses of Serb soldiers slain a century ago in the horrors of World War I. For over half a century, the 86-year-old has been a caretaker at Thessaloniki's Allied War Cemetery

The Saudi king's advisory council recommends that women over 30 who drive during the day without makeup be allowed behind the wheel

Despite the passage of time, Canadian Lt.-Col. John McCrae's poem 'In Flanders Fields' -- often recited around Remembrance Day or when a soldier dies in the line of duty -- has managed to remain relevant to every conflict since the First World War.

Tensions between the major powers have pushed the world closer to a new Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Saturday.

Barrie police are searching for two people suspected of stealing a poppy box from a coffee shop.

The Big Three will finally be together again Saturday night when Guy Lapointe joins Serge Savard and Larry Robinson, his accomplices on the Habs' defensive line during the 1970s, in the Bell Centre's rafters.

George Lawrence Price was a typical Canadian soldier in the First World War, except for the timing of his death. He holds the sad distinction of being the last Canadian and last Commonwealth soldier to die in the First World War.

Another of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting has died, raising to five the number of fatalities after a student opened fire in the cafeteria two weeks ago.

Charles Emmett Logan, of St. Paul, Minnesota, attacked nurses at St. John's Hospital, running through the nurse's station and hallways of the building as he violently swung a large metal pole.

Yelena Borisovna Mizoulina said giving the President's 'genetic material' to would-be mothers would improve patriotism in the country.

Legislation aimed at curbing "barbaric" cultural practices from occurring in Canada would be introduced on Wednesday, Citizenship Minister Chris Alexander has announced.

The Fatah movement, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, published several cartoons on its Facebook page encouraging Palestinians to carry out car attacks against Israelis for the sake of the Temple Mount. The call for such attacks com

Four men are being questioned after being arrested by police investigating an alleged Islamist terrorism plot targeting the UK.

The quiet village of Bassingbourn, Cambs, has been swamped by drunkenness, theft and allegations of male rape since the controversial scheme was implemented.

1,500 further American soldiers will be deployed to train Iraqi troops to help them fight Islamic State

A British man died after being Tasered by police when he was confronted trying to eat the face and eyeball of a woman in his hotel room.

In case described as 'an American horror story,' accusations include hitting boy with frying pan, taping him to a chair and hanging him upside down

RADICAL preacher Anjem Choudary has insisted that he would go and live under the so-called Islamic State (IS) if the UK Government gave him back his passport and granted him safe passage.

Bavarian Farmers Association release calendar featuring scantily-clad women posing alongside spuds

A study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has shown that verapamil, a drug widely used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and migraine headaches, is able to completely reverse diabetes in animal models. The UAB team will now

The federal government has signalled to Washington that it wants to buy at least four F-35 stealth fighters, according to leaked U.S. Department of Defence slide presentation obtained by The Canadian Press.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says Canada shouldn't drop bombs to defeat ISIS but rather offer 'cold winter' advice to the victims.

The Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility accidentally released a man charged with attempted murder and six other offences on Friday morning, says the province's Department of Justice.

The Ontario government is strengthening its anti-smoking laws in the new year to make it illegal to light up in children's playgrounds.

A homeless First Nations woman in Northern Ontario faces a $10,000 fine after attempting to build a cabin on land where she grew up.

Hugh Bonneville, who plays the Earl of Grantham in the popular British drama Downton Abbey, says his character's dog is not being killed off over its name.

KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine's military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks and truckloads of troops into the country's east to support pro-Russian separatists fighting government

The next great hockey talent could very well come from Japan. Not the most traditional location, but a highlight reel showcasing 11-year-old Aito Iguchi looks pretty convincing.

The retired Navy SEAL who says he shot al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the forehead publicly identified himself Thursday amid a debate among special operations brethren about whether they should break silence about their secret missions.

A Calgary man who served in the military has pleaded guilty to weapons charges after police uncovered a plot to attack a downtown Calgary skyscraper that houses a Veteran Affairs Canada office.

A Canadian soldier has died and another suffered minor injuries after an accident at a training centre in Alberta.

Phil Rudd, the drummer for legendary hard rock band AC/DC, has been charged with attempting to have two men killed.

A brass bell from HMS Erebus, one of the two doomed ships from the Franklin expedition that came in search of the Northwest Passage, is now in the hands of scientists in Ottawa.

A young Boston Bruins fan was lucky enough to watch the pre-game warmup from the bench on Tuesday night. Cuteness ensued.

WINNIPEG - An African immigrant sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison for a violent sex attack on his girlfriend told corrections officials physical force against women is acceptable in his culture.

A policeman in Pakistan hacked a man to death for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, police said, just two days after a Christian couple was lynched over blasphemy in the same province.

Canadians no longer have to give a 30-day notice to cancel or change their television, internet or landline telephone service, the CRTC says.

The BBC's Mark Lowen meets a 13-year-boy in southern Turkey as he prepares to travel to join Islamic State in Syria.

While American cops have been accelerating the use of facial recognition technology over the last year, the Calgary Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in Canada to implement it.

Dale Hasenuik knows he shouldn't have taken the money,but says he was just trying to help. The 61-year-old owner of a trucking business was driving from Fort McMurray to Edmonton on a cold morning last December when he came across a nasty crash on an icy

Ian Capstick, a former Liberal and NDP staffer, alleged for the first time on Wednesday that he was sexually harassed by two former members of Parliament several years ago.

Chinese officials and businesspeople used a state trip by President Xi Jinping and other high-level visits to smuggle ivory out of Tanzania, an environmental watchdog says.

The drummer for rock band AC/DC has been charged in New Zealand with trying to arrange two killings.

Russian president says he sees nothing wrong with treaty with Nazi Germany that led to the carve-up of Poland - and blames Britain for destroying any chance of an anti-fascist front.

A driver who struck a moose on the Alaska Highway has been found liable for a head-on crash because he failed to warn others about the carcass within nine minutes.

Two Liberal MPs were suspended from caucus over allegations of sexual harassment Wednesday.

A North Delta minor hockey coach has been fired for posting Nazi propaganda to his Facebook page.

More than 300 of Libya's armed forces have been based at Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire since July as part of the UK's pledge to support the Libyan government.

MailOnline has established the identity of the man who killed Osama bin Laden. His father said he was proud of his son's service and backed his decision to go public

WestJet is encouraging the public to report unwanted telephone calls from scammers claiming to represent the Calgary-based airline.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Rebecca Johnston scored her second goal of the game with 3:40 left in regulation Wednesday as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 at the Four Nations Cup women's hockey tournament in the teams' first meeting since the final of the Sochi

Jillian Saulnier and Jamie Lee Rattray each scored their first goals at the senior level Tuesday as Canada opened the Four Nations Cup with a 2-0 victory over Sweden.

Canada and USA have played a significant game nearly every year since 1998 when women's hockey made its Olympic debut in Nagano, Japan. On Wednesday night, they resume their rivalry at the Four Nations Cup in Kamloops, B.C.

Calgary financier Brett Wilson is calling on businesses to hold off putting up Christmas decorations until Remembrance Day. He says early Christmas displays show a lack of respect for war veterans.

The DNA of a plant virus was still in 'great shape' after spending 700 years encased in frozen caribou feces in Canada's Arctic, scientists report, suggesting that well-preserved viruses may be released into the environment as the climate warms.

Scientists have unearthed a long-sought missing link in the evolution of fascinating ancient sea reptiles called ichthyosaurs.

It's an award that's left a bitter taste in the mouths of Scotland's proud whisky makers. This year, the world authority on whisky -- the World Whisky Bible -- named a Japanese spirit, Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask, the best whisky in the world. &nbsp

When does pizza not really mean pizza? When Sean Avery is involved in an off-Broadway production. The former NHL agitator was kicked off the cast after throwing a tantrum on the set of the play "Negative is Positive."

Alaskan voters made marijuna legal on Tuesday, meaning Yukoners will soon be able to buy and consume pot in Alaska, but not bring it home.

Remembrance Day can evoke strong emotions for veterans and their families and that is especially true for one elderly couple in Summerside.

A recent encounter between a female welding graduate and a hiring manager at a fabrication company in St. John's is proof that obstacles still exist for woman hoping to break the barriers.

A young moose that has been posing for pictures in the rural community of Tweedside, N.B., in recent weeks and even allowing people to pet her has been put down by a wildlife officer.

Dryden police are investigating after a young person discovered a blade in a Tootsie Roll received while trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and Syncrude have been identified as the two companies that had waterfowl land on tailings ponds in northern Alberta.

A suggestion by BC Ferries that the service between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo is cut has caused outrage - but it's not the only change you should know about.

With Metro Vancouver's North Shore still cleaning up from rainstorms that caused flash flooding Monday, Environment Canada says more heavy rain is on its way.

Rodents pumped up on steroids run wild across the tundra each summer. New research has uncovered how Arctic ground squirrels avoid nasty side effects like 'roid rage.'

New research suggests that duck-billed dinosaurs were no sitting ducks. Scientists have long wondered how the plant-eating hadrosaurs managed to be so numerous everywhere from North America to Asia.

A woman seen on surveillance video being abducted by a man off a Philadelphia street has been found safe outside Baltimore.

The RCMP are investigating a second complaint of a pin found inside a candy bar in the Halifax area.

Canada is listed in a press release from U.S. Central Command as one of the coalition nations launching airstrikes against Islamic State forces, marking the first mention since Canadian planes began flying missions over Iraq late last week.

Poppies are important to wear but easy to lose this time of year, thanks to the single, slippery pin that most people use to keep them in place. But there are better ways to keep a poppy on, as some Canadians have discovered.

In light of two soldiers being killed on home soil in recent weeks, there are renewed calls by federal politicians to make Remembrance Day a day all Canadians get off to observe and remember.

An Ontario woman likely has a Good Samaritan to thank for her life after her car plunged into the frigid Ottawa River Tuesday evening.

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces have identified the remains of a soldier who fought for Canada during the First World War.

An indigenous woman has been burned alive in Paraguay after being accused of witchcraft.Officials said today that members of the Mbya Guarani community tied 45-year-old Adolfina Ocampos to a wooden pole and shot arrows at her before they burned her alive.

Anti-pipeline protesters are asking the B.C. government for help, as Kinder Morgan goes to court to stop demonstrators opposing its survey work on Burnaby Mountain.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is suspending ethics critic Scott Andrews and Quebec MP Massimo Pacetti from the party's caucus after two New Democrat MPs alleged they were harassed.

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will introduce legislation later today to ban people in polygamous and forced marriages from immigrating to Canada.