NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 02-2009

Almost 4,000 personnel from the UK armed forces were diagnosed with a new mental disorder in 2007, according to statistics from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). Official figures released this week show that incidents of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) is investigating US soldiers and officials in the alleged misuse of a portion of the $125 billion initially sent to Iraq for reconstruction shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein. n the e

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CARSON, Calif. (KABC) -- A Carson resident is holding a one-man protest. He recently lost his home to foreclosure. Tuesday, he took extreme measures. He says he wants to buy the house back. The man recently lost his job and then found some new work.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday the money will go towards funding more than a dozen GO Transit projects, including upgrades to the Ontario-wide commuter system.

The Canadian dollar tumbled more than two cents against the U.S. dollar in early trading before cutting its losses by about half to trade at 79.33 US at noon ET.

Demand for Canadian-made vehicles and parts plunged last year in the key U.S. market because of the global financial crisis, the downturn in the housing market and soaring fuel prices.

"We should not be rewarding those who express views that are contrary to Canada's best liberal values of tolerance and mutual respect." One of those groups, said Kenney, is the Canadian Arab Federation whose president Khaled Mouammar called him a "prof

It's not personal but niceness doesn't cut it in the land of the free and home of the brave

About 250 social housing units included as part of the Olympic Village project for the 2010 Winter Games may face the axe due to new cost overruns, according to a Vancouver city administrative report

The group planning to re-enact the battle of the Plains of Abraham this year has vowed it will hold the event even if it must be relocated to Ontario.

North Korea has asserted its right to "space development", amid speculation that it plans to launch a missile test.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's chief spokesman said Monday that Obama will make a decision shortly about how many additional troops to send to Afghanistan, and when.

DARMSTADT, Germany - Wary of the multitude of satellites in earth's orbit, the European Space Agency has begun a program to monitor space debris and set up uniform standards to prevent future collisions far above the planet, an official said Monday.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - With air strikes and helicopter strafing being blamed for the mounting civilian death toll in Afghanistan, Canadian air crews say they don't intend to add to the gruesome statistics.

The 23-man roster that will represent Canada at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver has been set, or so it would seem if hockey analyst and former player/coach Pierre McGuire were executive director of Canada's men's hockey team.

B.C.'s Liberal government will maintain spending on health care and education, but cut budgets in other ministries, according to the throne speech delivered in the legislature on Monday by Lt.-Gov. Steven Point

Canada's Foreign Affairs Department has systematically prevented the release of hundreds of thousands of government records on everything from the mission in Afghanistan to the NATO briefing materials Maxime Bernier left at his girlfriend's, to new free t

Next week sees the start of the long-awaited Pirate Bay trial. With the eyes of the world on Sweden, Pirate Party leader Rick Falkvinge argues that there is much more at stake than the future of the site's operators.

Surrey RCMP are investigating an overnight shooting in Metro Vancouver -- but have not confirmed if it is gang related.

All eyes are on Victoria this week as the B.C. government tables its throne speech Monday and a new budget Tuesday.

Two nuclear-powered submarines from Britain and France, both carrying nuclear missiles, collided deep under the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, authorities are now acknowledging.

CHICAGO -- A former Roman Catholic priest convicted of taking a boy on religious retreats to have sex with him was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison.

President Hugo Chavez has a won a referendum to eliminate term limits, allowing him to run for president again in 2012.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Unmanned drones, based at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, are set to start patrolling the Canadian border.

The 2010 Olympics are being blamed for police sweeps and aggressive ticketing in Vancouver's poorest neighbourhood.

Organizers in Vancouver cancelled the final two snowboard Olympic test events at Cypress Mountain on Sunday because of soft snow resulting from mild weather.

Canadian speedskaters won two medals Sunday during a World Cup long-track speedskating event in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.

Twin bothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin each had a goal and an assist and goalie Roberto Luongo made 25 saves for Vancouver, which won for the fifth time in six games.

There could be one hundred billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, a US conference has heard.

The leader of a tiny network of Quebec separatists is taking credit for the apparent scrapping of a re-enactment of the battle of the Plains of Abraham

The severity of global warming over the next century will be much worse than previously believed, a leading climate scientist has warned.

CALGARY - A former Stampede Princess was killed yesterday after her car hit a patch of ice and slid into oncoming traffic.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - As Masahiko Goto sees it, the USS George Washington is not a ship. It's a floating nuclear disaster waiting to happen

Canadians are watching more and more videos and TV shows that aren't required to have home-grown content via their computers and cellphones, but after a decade of explosive Internet growth the CRTC will review its hands-off approach to the medium.

PORT HOPE -- A Port Hope man is the second person in Ontario charged under a new law that prohibits smoking in vehicles carrying children.

TORONTO - A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for a man accused of shoving three teens in the path of an oncoming Toronto subway train.

A marine census released Monday documented 7,500 species living in the Antarctic and 5,500 in the Arctic, including several hundred that researchers believe could be new to science.

CHICAGO -- Scholars are reconsidering what ancient Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes knew of the concept of infinity, and archeologists may have found a fossil brain millions of years old, thanks to new ways of looking beneath the surface of anc

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Police in Kandahar say they thwarted a plot Sunday to blow up a provincial building in the city, on the same day U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke visited the region

U.S. presidents have visited Canada numerous times but few will arrive with the excitement stirred up by the 44th commander-in-chief, Barack Obama, when he visits Ottawa and Prime Minister Stephen Harper this Thursday.

People in Venezuela were voting Sunday in a referendum that could allow President Hugo Chavez to stay in power as long as he keeps winning elections.

The Montreal Canadiens are going into Sunday night's game hoping to accomplish something they haven't done in five years: beat the Vancouver Canucks

Another finalist of CBC Sports' Hockeyville 2009, a competition to crown Canada's most spirited hockey community, was revealed Saturday night.

Is virginity a precious gift, a pitstop on the road to sexual adulthood or an embarrassing stigma to be shed as soon as possible?

A coalition of major Canadian organizations yesterday urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to signal Canada's willingness to renegotiate NAFTA in talks next week with President Barack Obama.

Calgary - The Canadian Olympic Committee and Hockey Canada have reached an accord. Call it the modified traditional jersey accord.

If she's not the oldest person in the province, May Wyatt is certainly in the running after turning 107. Speaking to CTV, the Kelowna woman said he has no recipe for longevity. She simply considers herself lucky.

A Langley family is angry they're out a car and thousands of dollars in insurance after the Insurance Corporation of B.C. sold their car without their consent.

The violations stem from a Feb. 8, 2007, incident in which the company's Saint John mill released black liquor, a by-product of the pulp and paper process that is harmful to fish, into the St. John River.

Delays in the $1.4-billion refurbishment of the Point Lepreau, N.B., nuclear power plant are hitting Canadians in the wallet, according to new documents released by the federal government.

Hundreds of nordic racers pulled out their skis Saturday to compete in the 21st Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival, the largest classic cross-country race in North America.

With the thermometer hovering around -30 C, 29 mushers set off from Whitehorse on Saturday to make their way toward Fairbanks, Alaska, 1,600 kilometres away.

Doctors who have been working closely with admitted killer Vincent Li have concluded he shouldn't be held criminally responsible for last summer's beheading on-board a Greyhound Bus because he was suffering a major mental illness at the time

CLARENCE, N.Y. - An investigator said Saturday the Canadian-built plane that crashed on a house in a Buffalo suburb Thursday night landed flat on it and was pointed away from the airport where it was supposed to land.

The freestyle skier from Rosemere, Que., captured his third consecutive victory Saturday, winning the dual moguls at a World Cup event.

VANCOUVER -- Her mother and two sisters died in Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside -- their bodies beaten and left to die, likely by the dealers that were fuelling their habits.

Steve Omischl of Kelowna, B.C., soared to fifth at a World Cup skiing aerials event Saturday in Moscow, good enough to capture his third straight crystal globe as the overall champion.

"One plan includes a Chapter 11 filing that would assemble all of GM's viable assets, including some U.S. brands and international operations, into a new company," the newspaper said. "The undesirable assets would be liquidated or sold under protection of

The federal government unveiled yesterday new mandatory standards for organic foods and enforcement tools so inspectors can keep products falsely claiming to be organic off store shelves.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi king Saturday dismissed the chief of the religious police and a cleric who condoned killing the owners of TV networks that broadcast "immoral" content, signalling an effort to weaken the country's hardline Sunni establish

Investigators say it could take at least a year to understand why a commuter airliner crashed into a residential neighbourhood near Buffalo Thursday night, killing 49 people on the plane and another victim on the ground.

The parents of an innocent man who died last May in a botched attempt to kill one of the notorious Bacon brothers are asking the public for help to find the killer.

Some reserve soldiers fighting in Afghanistan have had their pay cut off because their contracts with the army expired while they were serving overseas.

A Globe and Mail investigation shows for the first time how much public and private money has been spent on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside since 2000: $1.4-billion. What has all that money accomplished? Limited progress at best. As Robert Matas reports, ma

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The first bullet pierced the target just about dead centre and was followed quickly by at least three more rounds that served only to make the hole bigger.

The crew of the commuter plane that crashed into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., late Thursday night had reported "significant ice buildup" on the windshield and edge of the wings, a spokesman for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is calling on Quebec sovereigntists to stop trying to stir up a political war over the re-enactment of the historic Battle of the Plains of Abraham this summer in Quebec City.

Montreal-based CAE will build state-of-the-art flight simulators for the Canadian Forces as part of a 20-year deal worth nearly $330 million, the federal government announced Friday.

The B.C. government says it will deploy 168 new police officers and 10 new prosecutors over the next two years in an attempt to crack down on gangs and gun violence linked to the illegal drug trade

Rural Alberta dodged impact with Russian space debris, according to the province's emergency officials

Backup goalie Jason LaBarbera did his best impersonation of Roberto Luongo, but it still wasn't enough to propel the Vancouver Canucks to victory

The former Baywatch star is reportedly living in a mobile home with new lover Jamie Padgett, who is a surfer and electrician, in Malibu.

AMSTERDAM - The municipal pornography archive in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden has disappeared and officials fear it may be gone for good.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A nine-year-old charged with killing his father and another man has been offered a plea deal by Arizona prosecutors that would spare him any jail time.

TORONTO -- If you think you married this man, Toronto Police want to talk to you.

MOSCOW -- Debris from this week's satellite collision could circle Earth for up to 10,000 years, threatening many other satellites in an already-crowded area, Russia's Mission Control chief said Friday.

That popular break-up refrain appeared to be Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's explanation Thursday as he defended his need for some "breathing space" -- namely that reporters stand at least five feet away when posing questions.

OTTAWA -- The federal government doesn't owe hundreds of millions of dollars to two Alberta native bands, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Authorities charged a man Friday with lighting one of the wildfires that killed a total of more than 180 people in Australia, and whisked him into protective custody to guard him from public fury.

While the Vancouver Canucks look to win a season-high fifth straight game, the Dallas Stars will try to rebound from a rare loss

Canadian Earth-observation satellites are potentially at greater risk than usual of colliding with space debris after two satellites crashed into each other earlier this week, the Canadian Space Agency said.

A controversial B.C. law that restricts third-party spending on political advertising during the coming provincial election kicks in on Friday, but critics continue to say it's a threat to free speech.

MONTREAL - A former Canadian Olympic weightlifter and a jailed biker gang member are among 41 people who have been arraigned following a sweeping police crackdown on alleged drug traffickers

MONTREAL - The Dash 8 turboprop that crashed into a house in suburban Buffalo killing 50 people was a new aircraft, a Bombardier Aerospace (TSX:BBD.B) spokesman said Friday.

Around 100 anti-Olympics protesters marked the one-year countdown to the 2010 Games with a noisy rally and march through downtown Vancouver on Thursday night.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - NATO has ironed out its legal concerns and formally issued orders to treat Afghan drug lords who fuel the violent Taliban insurgency as legitimate military targets.

TORONTO -- In groundbreaking research, Canadian scientists have for the first time tracked the flight paths of migrating songbirds by fitting them with tiny geolocators carried in miniature backpacks.

ABOARD THE USNS LEWIS AND CLARK - The U.S. Navy has apprehended suspected pirates for a second consecutive day in the Gulf of Aden.

Russia will modernize its icebreaker fleet and station more researchers in the Arctic as part of its push to stake its claim to the vast resources of the disputed polar region, a presidential envoy said Thursday.

Pope Benedict XVI told Jewish leaders Thursday that Holocaust denial is "intolerable," especially if it comes from members of the clergy.

New York state police said a 50-passenger commuter plane crashed into a home in Clarence Center, northeast of Buffalo.

The provincial legislature passed amendments to the law Thursday night that will allow Finance Minister Colin Hansen to bring in a deficit when he tables his provincial budget next Tuesday.

SASKATOON - On Friday, Christopher Pauchay will sit down facing about two dozen people in a tiny hall in eastern Saskatchewan and hear how his negligence in the freezing deaths of his two young daughters has affected each and every one of them.

First Nations leaders in Manitoba are accusing the CBC of providing a forum for the expression of hatred on its website.

Microsoft has announced a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for an internet worm that has been infecting more than two million computers a day for the past five days.

Suffocating in snow is commonly thought to be the main cause of death from avalanches, but researchers say traumatic injuries also need to be considered for many of the accidents in Western Canada.

A revised RCMP policy that restricts how officers can use Tasers recognizes the stun guns can cause death, especially when fired on "acutely agitated" individuals, the head of the Mounties said Thursday.

The 2010 Olympic torch and relay uniforms were unveiled by the first two torchbearers in Whistler Thursday, a year to the day before the Games begin.

The Vancouver Canucks took advantage of a tired Phoenix Coyotes team on Thursday night, coming from behind with three goals in the final period in a 4-3 victory.

Alberta has released a 20-year plan intended to give its oilsands developments a cleaner environmental image around the world, but the strategy is light on specifics.

Police have not said why the man lit himself on fire, but a source told CTV Calgary that the man may have been upset because he was due to be deported back to Algeria.

Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault knows a good thing when he sees it.

Shots were fired Thursday afternoon in a suburban Vancouver area bordering Burnaby and Coquitlam, the RCMP said.

Port Moody Police are putting out a public warning. They say Dennis Karbovanec is living in their community, and presents a risk to public safety.

The Web site features pictures of a rainbow, child's blocks and all eight of Suleman's newborns. Also prominently displayed on the Web site is a prompt for visitors to make a donation, noting that the "proud mother of 14" accepts Visa, MasterCard, America

A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia damaged dozens of buildings and sent panicked residents fleeing to higher ground Thursday, some climbing trees to escape a feared tsunami, officials and witnesses said

Some recent high school graduates in Surrey, B.C., have formed a notorious gang and are believed to be involved in organized drug trade, the RCMP said Wednesday.

SYDNEY - "Sam" the koala, the most famous furry survivor of Australia's worst-ever wildfires, is healing well thanks to the efforts of caretakers at a rescue shelter - and she even has a new boyfriend, "Bob."

EDMONTON - Word that two men are appealing their sentences after pleading guilty to manslaughter in four Mountie deaths has sent another jolt of pain through the hearts of their families.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Arkansas House has approved a bill allowing concealed handguns in churches, despite hearing arguments that lawmakers should put their faith in God, not guns.

A man has been shot dead in East Vancouver in what police are describing as a targeted hit, the latest in a series of killings.

Judges at the International Criminal Court have decided to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, brushing aside diplomatic requests to allow more time for peace negotiations in the conflict-riddled Darfur region of his coun

Aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney Canada is poised to lay off as many as 1,000 employees worldwide in the coming months

Lawmakers in Mexico are trying to determine the whereabouts of island central to the country's oil claims, which appears literally to have dropped off the map about 10 years ago.