NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 02-2009

The need for hands-on training on CH-47 Chinook* helicopters brought Canadian Forces aircrews heading to Afghanistan to the New York Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility 2 in Rochester, NY, first.

More than a hundred soldiers, training to be future generals and commanders, are in Iqaluit this week to learn about the Arctic as a strategic asset. One hundred and thirty-two students from the Joint Command and Staff Program at the Canadian Forces Co

The journalist for Sveriges Television (SVT) who conducted an interview with conservative Catholic bishop Richard Williamson in which he denied the Holocaust, has denied allegations that SVT was involved in a plot to damage Pope Benedict XVI.

Two people -- a man and a woman -- have been shot dead in separate incidents in Metro Vancouver Tuesday evening.

The Vancouver Canucks finally weathered the storm Tuesday night, ending an eight-game winless drought and a franchise-worst nine-game losing streak on home ice with a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at General Motors Place.

Liberals are putting lives at risk by scrapping up to 35% of Ontario regulations

The House of Commons passed the Conservative government's budget Tuesday night by a 211 to 91 vote.

A group of Obama-maniacs from the Toronto area hoping to hold a welcome rally on Parliament Hill has been told it won't get permission.

Two former business partners of Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini have been shut out from their bid to claim part ownership of the team.

A Northern Vancouver Island First Nation is preparing a class-action lawsuit against the B.C. government alleging that nearby salmon farms are harming wild salmon stocks.

Iran said it launched its first domestically made satellite into space, a development that comes a day before Western countries are to hold talks about Tehran's nuclear program.

Three pedestrians, including an elderly couple, were killed in two separate accidents involving snow removal trucks in Montreal on Tuesday.

perhaps Michael Ignatieff can explain why he donated a grand sum of $0 in 2008, a year the Liberals under Stephane Dion were trying to topple the Harper government.

Grumpy old men, indeed. A beer belly, thinning hair and a bad attitude are all signs of male menopause, one author says.

The federal government plans to add two silicon-based chemicals, which are found in shampoo, soap, antiperspirant and hundreds of other personal-care products, to its toxic chemicals list after tests showed they pose a danger to wildlife.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended his government's efforts to fight a proposed "Buy American" clause that may be included in a massive U.S. stimulus bill, as opposition members hammered the Conservatives on the issue for the second straight day.

North Korea appears to be preparing to test fire a ballistic missile that could be capable of striking the western United States, a South Korean official and reports said Tuesday.

A major supply link for NATO forces in Afghanistan has been temporarily severed after militants bombed a bridge in northwest Pakistan, government officials said Tuesday.

A European space telescope has found a unique planet 390 light years away with a diameter less than twice that of the Earth, making it the slimmest planet yet detected outside our solar system.

Canadian soldiers participating in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan could soon be ordered to hunt down drug lords and attack the country's poppy trade, which is inextricably linked to the Taliban insurgency, Canada's top general says.

The Carolina Hurricanes have plenty of momentum as they begin a western road trip against a club desperately looking to find some of its own.

Alberta-raised woman enjoying her time as a contestant on U.S. reality TV show.

A crewmember from the Steve Irwin was slightly injured after being struck by a high pressure water cannon fired from the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru. One of the cameramen on one of the Steve Irwin's inflatable boats was cut and bruised abov

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. on Monday launched a new version of Google Earth that allows users to explore the oceans, view images of Mars and watch regions of the Earth change over time.

SASKATOON - George Clarke will never forget the summer of 1957, when he and other Canadian soldiers were asked to observe military tests in the Nevada desert.

British Columbia will run a deficit for the next two fiscal years, Finance Minister Colin Hansen said Monday afternoon in Vancouver

Five University of British Columbia university engineering students were arrested Monday trying to lower a Volkswagen Beetle off the bridge that spans Vancouver's Burrard Inlet.

On January 6, 2009, the crews of two CH-146 Griffon helicopters made history: they flew a group of soldiers to a Forward Operating Base, thus completing the first sorties by Canadian helicopters in a theatre of war.

The three groundhogs that North Americans turn to in hopes of hearing of an early spring have all emerged from their dens to see their shadows - meaning the winter weather will be sticking around.

London's complex transportation system ground to a halt on Monday after the city was struck by the worst snowstorm in 18 years.

In a new national directive, Russia has asserted claims on large sections of the Arctic Ocean. The tone of the document is openly aggressive, prompting fears of increasing international tension over who has the right to exploit the mineral-rich territory.

It just doesn't make sense. The Canucks have a top-notch goalie, an elite forward and an award-winning coach, but they can't win. In fact, the team has only won four of its last 18 games.

Traffic between the North Shore and Vancouver was held up for hours Sunday when a man threatened to jump from the Lions Gate Bridge.

TOKYO - A snowcapped volcano northwest of Tokyo erupted early Monday, sending up a huge plume of smoke and gas and raining fine, powdery ash on parts of Japan's capital.

School district superintendent Zoe Watson decided Sunday to reinstate the singing. "It is very clear from the communication I have received that people want to see the national anthem played daily at this school," Watson told CTV News. "I will act i

An extinct animal has been brought back to life for the first time after being cloned from frozen tissue

MORE than 30 Victorians have died in the record heatwave that threatens to bring further chaos to the state.

Starting last week, loonies featuring an oil-covered duck sticker -- and the website notankers.ca -- started circulating across the country as part of a campaign against oil tankers off B. C.'s northern coast.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Record-breaking Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps issued an apology on Sunday after a British newspaper published a photograph purportedly showing him smoking marijuana.

With a mix of snow and sun predicted, it's anyone's guess whether famous rodent will see end to winter

TOKYO - In Japan, "What's your type?" is much more than small talk; it can be a paramount question in everything from matchmaking to getting a job.

Sapper Sean Greenfield, 25, died Saturday after his armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb about 40 kilometres west of Kandahar City in Zhari district.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Geologists monitoring Mount Redoubt for signs of a possible eruption noticed that a hole in the glacier clinging to the north side of the volcano had doubled in size overnight -- and now spans the length of two football fields.

The B.C. justice system is coming under sharp criticism after news that the man found guilty of a notorious killing will get out of jail early.

MOLO, Kenya - There were not nearly enough hospital beds - or body bags - after one of Kenya's deadliest accidents in recent memory.

The growing worldwide interest in exploring the Arctic will lessen Canada's influence over what happens there, says a northern historian and sovereignty expert.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has threatened a "disproportionate" reaction to Hamas rocket fire aimed at southern Israel

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

The principal of the Belleisle Elementary School in southern New Brunswick has been told to reinstate the playing of the national anthem following several complaints over the decision to drop it as part of the morning routine for students.

Barack Obama, global hero of a new undefined era, will soon have to define what role he will play, as President of the world's greatest trading nation, on the world economic stage. The subject is trade in steel, but it's really about the future of the glo

U.S. Senators from both sides of the floor are raising their voices about President Barack Obama's proposed stimulus plan, which critics say will spend too much and accomplish too little when it comes to creating jobs and jump-starting the ailing American