NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 05-2010

BP crews are preparing to lower a massive containment dome deep into the Gulf of Mexico to help curb the spread of oil gushing from a wellhead 1,500 metres below the water's surface.

British and American media are buzzing about the world's largest beaver dam, which is in northern Alberta and was first found using Google Earth in 2007.

Colin Dandy usually catches lobster and scallops, but last year he caught a piece of history.

Momentum has been bouncing back and forth like a tennis ball in the Vancouver Canucks NHL Western Conference semifinal against the Chicago Blackhawks.

A grey whale was spotted in False Creek, south of Vancouver's downtown peninsula, between the Granville Street and Burrard Street bridges, on Wednesday morning.

WAGENINGEN, the Netherlands - More than 100,000 people lined the streets, cheered from rooftops and applauded from windows in this historic Dutch town Wednesday, saying thanks to the Canadians who liberated their country 65 years ago.

The Detroit Red Wings continued to have their penalty problems in their second-round series against the San Jose Sharks.

The Canadiens are frustrating Sidney Crosby so much he's snapping sticks, cross-checking opponents and yapping on the ice. But he's still making a difference.

Police say surveillance footage shows the suspect come into the store then go outside and jump on the bike and ride away. The owner of the bike had parked it just outside the door before going into the store.

May the 4th be with you!

Fort Chipewyan residents have learned that the oil sands industry is boosting the amount of toxic metals in the Athabasca River, as well as in the area surrounding the oil sands plant sites.

Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher is a married man again and so far it appears there are no problems, the National Parole Board says.

The federal government, which barred a grieving daughter in China from coming to British Columbia for her mother's funeral, has since denied her two subsequent requests to visit the grave site.

RCMP near Calgary are looking for an upset driver who ignored caution pylons at an elementary school and struck a 12-year-old crossing guard.

A neighbour heard a gunshot and then a car racing off before a man's body was found inside a northwest Calgary home.

The death of a 13-year-old Alberta foster child last week was not caused by an injury or natural causes, an autopsy found Monday.

An Edmonton couple is hoping to convince the Alberta government to cover the costs of an insulin pump for their two-year-old daughter.

The skipper and crew of the Marine Clipper II leapt from the boat into a life-raft after noticing fire. Other fishing vessels in the area responded quickly.

An Edmonton woman has complained to police over her mother's treatment at a south end seniors home owned by a woman already facing an assault charge.

A convicted sex offender accused of violating a court order that bans him from visiting public places where children are often present has been released from custody.

A man and two grade school sisters died in a crash between a Via Rail passenger train and a truck at a level crossing in Edmonton Tuesday morning.

Working people in Metro Vancouver need to earn more than $18 an hour in order to meet the most basic costs of raising a family, a new report says.

An anti-abortion group at the University of Victoria is suing the Students' Society, claiming censorship and discrimination. Youth Protecting Youth is an undergraduate student group that, according to its website, provides information on alternatives to

(CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad has admitted involvement in what authorities have now labeled an attempted terrorist attack.

Vikram Bubber was just five when he began treatment for a tumour in his middle ear, but the memories of multiple bouts of chemotherapy and lying on a cold steel table beneath a radiation beam have barely dimmed with time.

Apple Inc. said Monday that is has sold 1 million of its new iPad tablet computers in the month after its launch, meaning it's been selling more than twice as fast as the iPhone did when it was new.

Google Inc. plans to feed its appetite for tantalizing new technologies by investing in more startups while it devours others by buying them outright.

Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz received a US$47.2-million compensation package during her first year on the job as the Internet company tried to motivate her to engineer a turnaround.

China will target online information from "overseas hostile forces" in its next crackdown to tighten Internet controls, a government spokesman said in comments reported Monday.

MasterCard Inc. on Tuesday said its first-quarter profit jumped 24 per cent with more shoppers feeling comfortable enough about the economy and their jobs to reach for the plastic again.

Greek protesters unfurled banners Tuesday over the defensive walls of the ancient Acropolis, the country's most famous monument, to protest harsh new austerity measures as strikes began across the country.

A Dubai appeals court has thrown out a public indecency conviction and a month's prison sentence for a Pakistani couple accused of having sex in their car after the pair claimed they were together in a private place, their lawyer said Tuesday.

New Brunswick's first casino opens Tuesday in Moncton and the provincial government is hoping it means a jackpot of new revenue, business and tourism

Journalists and soldiers alike paused for a moment of silence Monday to mark World Press Freedom Day by honouring a Canadian war correspondent who died last year while covering the conflict in Afghanistan.

There's no need for a moratorium on new offshore drilling licenses, despite concerns the same ecological disaster in the Gulf Coast could happen in Canada, says the parliamentary secretary to Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis.

Stephen Harper's Conservatives raked in more donations in the first three months of this year than all the other federal parties combined.

A new survey suggests Canadian businesses are not totally sold on the current economic recovery.

The streets of Halifax were filled with sailors Tuesday as the Canadian navy celebrated its 100 anniversary -- a milestone marked by events across the country and a royal proclamation.

Police are investigating a suspicious death in a suburban northwest neighbourhood.

The first Canadian to walk in space is going to take on a different challenge, leading the next NASA undersea mission as commander of the crew of NEEMO14.

BC Place's "giant mashmallow" roof is scheduled to come down this morning, after bad weather delayed the deflation earlier this week.

Restaurateurs, hotel owners, fishermen and beachfront property owners watched and waited for the weather and ocean currents to choose where a bulk of the oil from a calamitous Gulf of Mexico spill would finally wash ashore.

Two Halifax firefighters can now pursue libel suits after their lawyer received the names of anonymous commentators who criticized them on the website of a weekly newspaper.

The National Parole Board has cancelled an upcoming hearing for a man who killed six members of a family during a camping trip in 1982.

Extra police and security staff stood guard Tuesday as parents dropped off their children on the first day of classes in China since dozens of students were injured in three back-to-back attacks on schools last week.

A member of the Canadian navy was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan Monday, the first sailor to die in action since October 2004.

One man was flown to hospital in critical condition Sunday after receiving a severe electric shock while launching model rockets east of Calgary.

The blocked valves, contained on the hull of the submarines, meant steam from nuclear-powered boilers would not have been able to be released in an emergency.

OTTAWA - The future of the Afghan mission is quietly being shaped in the corridors and backrooms of Parliament Hill. Here, some Conservatives and Liberals are having hushed talks about Canada's role in Afghanistan beyond next year

An 18-year-old has been charged with murdering his mother, whom police in Caledon, Ont., found dead in a car while responding to a minor accident call on Friday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand will extend its troop commitment to Afghanistan for another year, then start withdrawing troops while posting civilian development specialists to the war-ravaged country, Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Iran on Monday of "flouting the rules," and called for a strong international response to Tehran's alleged development of a nuclear weapons program.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a "horrific" oil spill similar to the one in the Gulf of Mexico couldn't happen in Canadian waters because of the federal government's strong offshore drilling rules.

This time, the Chicago Blackhawks mustered a comeback against the Vancouver Canucks.

Atlantic cod, an Ontario bumblebee and a western pine tree should be added to Canada's grim list of endangered species, says a national committee that tracks more than 600 wildlife species at risk across the country.

A Wetaskiwin cat received a national honour on Monday after his story was featured on GlobalTVEdmonton.com.

A "brave" 12-year-old boy was forced at knifepoint into being the getaway driver for a man who had just committed robbery.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has soundly rejected attempts by Taser International to discredit a lawyer and medical expert who participated in the Braidwood Commission into the death of Robert Dziekanski and the use of Tasers in B.C.

If the future for telecommunications providers rests with owning the content that flows over their networks, Shaw Communications Inc. catapulted itself into the pole position in Canada Monday, announcing a $2-billion deal to acquire every TV station and s

A grey whale spotted feeding in Howe Sound north of Vancouver in recent days is a sign that efforts to restore the area's natural ecosystem are working, according to the chief of the Squamish First Nation.

Imagine loading your dishwasher after supper and walking away, allowing radio-activated technology and your energy provider to figure out when it would be cheapest to wash your dishes.

Canada's partners in the G8 have endorsed Prime Minister Stephen Harper's plan to focus the foreign aid of rich nations on saving the lives of new mothers and their young children in the developing world.

Convicted pedophile Karl Toft has been charged with violating a court order that bars him from public places frequented by children.

Mammoths had a form of "anti-freeze" blood to keep their bodies supplied with oxygen at freezing temperatures.

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says people will one day be able to travel into the distant future.

A long-developing business deal has created the world's largest airline after United and Continental Airlines announced Monday that they will join forces in the skies.

The second-seeded Chicago Blackhawks will try to bounce back from a blowout loss in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals, when they host the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 tonight at United Center.

Heritage Minister James Moore has made his allegiance clear in one of the country's most politically divisive debates -- he's declared the Vancouver Canucks are Canada's team during this year's NHL playoffs, not the Montreal Canadiens.

Growing misuse of opioids like OxyContin has resulted in overdose deaths but new Canadian guidelines for prescribing the drugs aim to curtail the problem.

Lynn Redgrave, the acclaimed British actress and member of the Redgrave dynasty of performers, has died at age 67. Redgrave died Sunday night at her home in Connecticut, her publicist said Monday on behalf of her children, who were at her bedside.

There is "not a single credible proof" that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, that country's president said Monday at the start of a month-long conference reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN in New York City.

Environmentalists in B.C. say the oil spill off the U.S. coast should serve as a warning about risks the oil and gas industry could pose to the West Coast of Canada.

Police have released a photo of a suspect in the alleged assault of a woman and court officer at the Montreal courthouse Monday morning that sparked a lockdown in the area.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said the province's offshore oil industry will use the best available measures to prevent an oil spill like the one unfurling in the Gulf of Mexico and that the chances of such a disaster happening in the r

Vandals knocked over at least 32 tombstones at Ottawa's historic Notre Dame Cemetery over the weekend, breaking some of them to pieces.

Newspaper reports of Canadian Omar Khadr imply he hasn't had a trial on the charges that he killed a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan.

Three-time world snooker champion John Higgins was suspended Sunday after allegations that he accepted money to influence match results as part of a betting scam.

Canadian veterans remembered the Battle of the Atlantic on Sunday in ceremonies all across Canada.

The turmoil in Greece, hot on the heels of the financial crisis and the tech wreck before, may have future retirees scurrying to the safety of fixed income again but investors should keep their focus squarely on growth to avoid outliving their portfolios,

A 20-year-old man who beat his girlfriend to death with a garden tool was sentenced Friday to life in prison.

To this day, francophone lawyer Michel Doucet wonders whether his narrow defeat in a Supreme Court of Canada case had anything to do with the inability of some anglophone judges to understand him.

A two-year-old boy is dead despite firefighters' and a father's efforts to rescue him from a blazing house in Manitoba.

Nothing has made any sense in these playoffs, so watching the Montreal Canadiens win Game 2 of their series with Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon shouldn't have caused much shock or surprise.

Shanghai opened its multi-billion dollar World Expo to the public on Saturday, showcasing China's booming economy and resurgent national pride, as well as the latest green technology from 189 countries.

Eight people were killed in Tennessee and three in northern Mississippi by a line of storms that brought heavy flooding and possible tornados to the region over the weekend. More rain and storms loomed Sunday as emergency officials in Tennessee sought hel

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry released its annual state of the music business report and slammed Canada for being the developed world's bad boy of piracy.

"The Pakistani Taliban announced its responsibility for the New York attack in revenge for the two leaders al-Baghdadi and al-Mahajer and Muslim martyrs," said a statement on a website commonly used by Islamists.

Stephen Hawking thinks that making contact with aliens would be a very bad idea indeed. But with new, massive telescopes, we humans are stepping up the search. Have we really thought this through?

The Canadian navy will honour active service by introducing one new feature and reinstating another for its uniforms, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Sunday.

After betraying a country offering numerous chances, failing a family who hoped he'd change and proving himself a public danger, a longtime criminal has been deported.

Arizona's tough new illegal immigration enforcement law would not be right for Texas, Gov. Rick Perry

Runners in the Pittsburgh Marathon were detoured as they approached the finish due to a suspected pipe bomb near a bus station near the end of the course.

A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after falling out of a tree at a march for marijuana legalization Saturday afternoon

The TDSB has informed trustees of the proposed second batch of schools that should get the pricey, coveted all-day kindergarten program

Researchers in the Northwest Territories say they may have found the first recorded offspring of a hybrid female polar-grizzly bear in the wild.

It may be as simple as a catchy Facebook campaign, or as grinding as a climb up the legal rungs to the Supreme Court.

For Canadian soldiers asked to clear improvised bombs in Afghanistan, every step may be their last

Police found an �amateurish� but potentially powerful bomb that apparently began to detonate but did not explode in a smoking sport utility vehicle in Times Square, authorities said Sunday.

The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could be even worse than thought, as new evidence suggests a blown-out underwater wellhead may be leaking faster than previously estimated, experts conceded Saturday.

The Vancouver Canucks stunned the high-flying Chicago Blackhawks and their loud and supportive crowd in the opener of their second-round series.

The Canadian Red Cross has set up two shelters in southern Alberta to help residents of an aboriginal reserve who have been forced to leave their homes due to flooded basements and power outages from several recent snowstorms.

How bad will the Gulf of Mexico oil spill turn out to be - for wildlife and for people whose jobs depend on wildlife, such as fishermen?

A US nuclear attack submarine could have been responsible for the sinking of a French trawler off the Cornish coast, a submarine expert has said.

The chief of U.S. Central Command warned Kandahar residents on Friday of a violent summer ahead, predicting "horrific actions" by insurgents as his troops try to drive the Taliban from the southern Afghan city.

PORT HOPE, Ont. - A driver who was trapped in his overturned vehicle for six hours at the bottom of a Hwy. 401 embankment was finally able to break free and flag down passing motorists.

The Blackhawks made it to the conference finals last year at Vancouver's expense so it shouldn't be too hard for the Canucks to get motivated for this series.