NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 09-2015

Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his record 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, has died. He was 90.

Mr Shkreli bought Daraprim which is used to treat a parasite infection that can cause life-threatening problems for those with weakened immune systems

Hillary Clinton has broken her longstanding silence over the construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, saying at a campaign stop in Iowa that she opposes the controversial project.

Japan-based SoftBank included a clause in the ownership contract which said using Pepper the robot for 'the purpose of sexual or indecent behavior' breaks this rental agreement.

French Front National party leader compared Muslims praying in streets due to mosque shortages to a Nazi occupation

Tired of coming home to find all the parking spaces in front of your house already taken? Calgary resident Justin Kern was, so he took the matter into his own hands. The sign has been getting quite a bit of attention, even from city bylaw officers.

The invasive zebra mussel could yet get into Saskatchewan waters, a risk that is of concern to researchers.

Manitoba First Nation leaders say they're pleased to hear that a court battle with the federal government over Kapyong Barracks, a hotly contested piece of real estate in Winnipeg, could soon be over.

The "monster" El Nino weather system expected to hit Canada's West Coast later this fall and winter could lead to higher tides, flooding and erosion in low-lying coastal areas, according to a professor at the University of Victoria.

The Royal Canadian Navy is expected to receive only eight to 10 ships out of a total 15 it had been promised as part of a multi-billion dollar procurement, CTV News has learned.

Wolves have killed four large dogs and injured another at cottage communities north of Winnipeg in the past two weeks.

The quality of drinking water in Al-Tabaqa, northern Syria, got worse after an engineer went on the run having stolen cash from the water plant he was running, it has been claimed.

Researchers at the University of Western Australia claim that men can gauge how trustworthy a woman is just by glancing at a photograph

Englishman who fanaticized about killing princes faces sentencing for alleged plan to kill as many non-redheads as possible with cyanide

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says the Liberal plan to exclude the F-35 from the bidding process to replace Canada's aging fleet of CF-18s would "crater" the aerospace industry. Would it?

An Edmonton-area candidate running in the federal election believes he has a sure-fire way to raise campaign funds.

University of Alberta researchers have made a discovery surrounding insulin production in the body, that could lead to new ways of treating Type 2 diabetes.

Unidentified gunmen have abducted two Canadians, a Norwegian resort manager and a Filipino woman from a southern Philippine island, the military and police said Tuesday.

Travis Nielsen was relaxing with his wife and their two daughters when suddenly a cougar attacked his youngest and took her head in its mouth.

Blue Jays ace David Price worked seven shutout innings and Josh Donaldson scored twice as Toronto defeated the visiting New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night in the opener of a pivotal three-game series at Rogers Centre.

A two storey house in the Birken neighbourhood north of Pemberton was buried up to its roof line after heavy weekend rains triggered flooding and landslides in the Sea to Sky corridor.

Israeli archaeologists may be one step closer to solving a riddle that has vexed explorers for more than a century: the location of the fabled tomb of the biblical Maccabees.

Top Conservative cabinet ministers fraternized with senior staff from KPMG's tax division even as the Canada Revenue Agency was alleging the firm set up a deceptive offshore tax "sham" that deprived the government of potentially millions in revenue.

The Stawamus Chief on Canada's West Coast is a world-renowned rock-climbing destination known for its beautiful multi-pitch routes and crack-climbing pitches. But many visitors are unaware that the iconic granite monolith also carries the scars of a legen

As the Vancouver Canucks suit up for their first pre-season game on Monday night in Victoria against the San Jose Sharks, it will be strange for some of the veterans not having Kevin Bieksa on the ice.

A rare collection of sea fossils on the southeastern tip of Newfoundland is a step closer to possibly being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

USA Hockey is expected to name John Tortorella as its head coach for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tournament, according to news reports.

A coalition of resource companies, financial institutions, First Nations and conservation organizations has recommended that aboriginal bands have veto power over development on their traditional lands.

Hundreds of people have gathered to honour police officer Catherine Campbell, whose body was found in a wooded area near a Halifax bridge last week, at her funeral underway in her hometown of Stellarton, N.S.

Minor hockey at the bantam and midget divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador will be a little less physical this season, with Hockey NL voting to prohibit checking for those not playing at the elite level.

The length of duelling lobster rolls has sparked an inter-provincial controversy as lobster festival organizers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are both boasting new records.

Newly released research on Quebec's low-cost child-care system suggests children who go through it may do well academically, but have worse outcomes when it comes to health, life satisfaction and crime rates.

Volkswagen Canada has stopped sales of many of its diesel models in this country following revelations late last week that the automaker had rigged emissions tests for almost 500,000 diesel cars in the U.S.

Apple Inc says it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet.

Voter-suppression techniques flourishing in U.S. likely to spill into other countries, employees advised in presentation aimed at raising awareness prior to the Oct. 19 federal election.

Records deleted, burned, tossed in Dumpsters. A Maclean's investigation on the crisis in government data.

One particular photograph captured the moment that went on to represent the entire siege at Kanesatake. Freelance photographer Shaney Komulainen was the woman behind the lens of that iconic image.

BC Hydro is scrambling to restore power to thousands of customers in the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast and North Vancouver Island.

The Conservatives are seeking to throw up another roadblock to a Muslim woman's quest to be able to vote in October.

An elderly orange tabby cat slept calmly on a table in the chart room of the CSS Acadia on Sunday as dozens of people dropped by to stroke his head and give him kisses in honour of his retirement.

The Prince Edward Island Fisherman's Association is hoping their behemoth of a lobster roll will be enough to break a world record currently held by Shediac, New Brunswick.

A veteran New Zealand zookeeper was attacked and killed by a Sumatran tiger Sunday inside the animal's enclosure.

The Boston Red Sox edged the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday, taking two of three from the A.L. East leaders over the weekend. Toronto committed three errors in the loss, and saw their lead atop the division cut to three games.

Four grizzly bear attacks in B.C. this month may signal a short-term upswing in attacks, which usually have some connection to shortages in bears' natural food supply.

First Nations in British Columbia were once believed to have travelled long distances to find prized volcanic rock for tools, but a new study of an ancient village suggests the mountain actually came to them.

An Alabama prosecutor says a suspect has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman, an infant and a pastor inside a church in Alabama.

Research project finds lack of awareness about what constitutes criminal behaviour endemic among first generation families

Kristine Hubbard is leading Beck Taxi from the front lines and the backrooms in its fight to survive against new competition. Uber is hardly the biggest threat the family business has faced in its turbulent history.

The Canadian government expects to resettle 10,000 Syrians by next September, fulfilling the country's current commitment 15 months earlier.

Canadians amused by the improbable presidential run of Donald Trump might be surprised to learn the role their own country played in shaping his story.

A southwestern Ontario First Nation says it has ratified an agreement in the dispute over Camp Ipperwash, which saw the death of aboriginal protester Dudley George in 1995.

The Conservative government says it will speed up the processing of Syrian refugee applications in an effort to issue "thousands more" visas before the end of this year.

During Thursday night's federal leaders' debate NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair accused Conservative Leader Stephen Harper of ignoring a UN request that Canada resettle 9,000 refugees before Christmas and a further 46,000 over the next four years. Has the UN m

The three main federal parties remain in a tight race, according to the latest nightly tracking poll by Nanos Research for CTV and The Globe and Mail.

A landscaper suspected in a series of Phoenix freeway shootings told a judge Saturday that authorities have "the wrong guy" and he hasn't even had a gun for two months.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark brushed off celebrity calls to end the province's wolf cull on Friday, taking aim at Miley Cyrus and Pamela Anderson for their skimpy wardrobes.

Ibrar Zada, 25, (pictured) verbally abused two air stewardesses as he returned to Birmingham Airport on a Thomson flight from Hurghada International Airport in Egypt on March 27.

Mohammed Ali, 31, from Liverpool, pictured, ordered five vials of the deadly poison unaware that the dealer was in fact an FBI agent who had alerted British authorities.

Marcus Stroman pitched seven innings to win his first home start in more than a year, Justin Smoak had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night.

Residents of Tofino and other Vancouver Island west coast communities keep noticing their clocks are losing time.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday it is investigating the deaths of 25 Pacific walrus found on an isolated northwest Alaska beach.

Canadians have spent 35 years admiring the legacy of Terry Fox. And in Cuba, that legacy is perhaps equally admired. Almost 20 percent of the country's population participates in a run every year, according to the Terry Fox Foundation.

American soldier held by the Taliban for five years will attend a hearing to decide whether he should face a court martial for desertion, and possible life in prison

The EU logged 213,000 arrivals in April, May and June but only 44,000 of them were fleeing the Syrian civil war.

A car crashed through a secured barrier at high speed and plunged into the water off the ferry terminal at Mill Bay, B.C., on Friday morning.

A team of NASA scientists who are working with the Curiosity rover as it scans the red planet have named a small patch of rock 'Winnipeg.'

A student at Memorial University who is hard of hearing will pursue a human rights complaint after one of his professors allegedly refused to wear a device that would allow him to hear lectures in her class, says the student's father.

Daisy is one lucky draft horse.

A study from New Hampshire's Dartmouth college says climate change is causing mosquitoes in the Arctic to develop faster, and that is bad news for caribou.

A commercial fisherman caught a grass carp near Point Pelee this week, which has now been handed over for testing.

An Ontario man is serving up a triple treat ahead of the federal election with cereal boxes that poke fun at the main party leaders.

Former Vancouver Olympics CEO John Furlong has won his court battle against a journalist who wrote a damning story about his past as a teacher at a native school in Burns Lake, B.C.

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr can remove his electronic monitoring bracelet, speak to his grandparents in a language other than English and visit them in Toronto for two weeks this fall.

The idea that a prime minister, or even a president, is the "steward of the economy" is a convenient bit of fiction, Neil Macdonald writes. These days, central bankers like Janet Yellen and Canada's Stephen Poloz are the ones calling the shots.

Darwyn Loring loves his coffee. At least twice a day, Loring heads up the highway adjacent to his home in Spruce Grove, a bedroom community west of Edmonton, for a fix. But Loring's coffee run Monday afternoon left a sour taste in his mouth after an

President Barack Obama was not on the premises during the lock down - he was in upper Washington, D.C. at a hospital, visiting wounded service members.

He did the right thing.

With the Oct. 19 federal election just over a month away, the three major party leaders are in Calgary to debate their plans for the economy.

Burkina Faso's military seized the airwaves and installed a general loyal to the ex-president Thursday as the new head of state, carrying out a coup weeks before national elections.

The Pakistani Taliban killed at least 16 people inside a mosque during a brazen assault on a military base on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar early Friday, officials said.

Opposition lawmakers surged toward chairman seat as they realized something was up after ruling party legislators had gathered at the podium to protect him

The genetic manipulation of human IVF embryos is set to start in Britain for the first time following a licence application by scientists who want to understand why some women suffer repeated miscarriages.

Scientists say they have come up with a new, ultrathin "invisibility cloak" that turns objects into perfect, flat mirrors.

White House officials announced the start of a nationwide campaign on Thursday to encourage legal immigrants to become American citizens, which could add millions of voters to the electorate in time for the presidential election next year.

Endangered fish get less protection than fish that are less threatened because of the way the federal government applies its conservation laws, a new study suggests.

A naked woman was rescued far out in the water from the Newport Beach coast and officials are still flummoxed over how she got there.

Jamal Muhammed Raheem-ul-Nasir, of Liversedge, West Yorkshire, was jailed for seven years at Leeds Crown Court last year for sex attacks on two girls, aged nine and 14

Man identified as Rafik Y, who had been convicted in 2008 plot to murder Iraqi PM, stabbed a policewoman in western Berlin before being shot dead

A downtown Philadelphia Starbucks is at the center of controversy this weekend after a Facebook post alleging that an employee of the coffee shop refused to allow a uniformed Philadelphia Police sergeant use the...

Oyster growers in B.C. are back in business after Vancouver Coastal Health lifted a ban on serving raw oysters.

A North Texas student was punished recently for wearing an American flag T-shirt to school.

EXCLUSIVE - WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Speaking to MailOnline, blue-eyed Muna revealed that Baghdadi informed U.S. hostage Kayla Mueller that he planned to take her as his wife 'by force'.

A security guard at Toronto's Pearson airport has been suspended pending an investigation after making offensive remarks to a Muslim cab driver that were captured in a cellphone video.

Wildlife officials stepped in Tuesday to remove a plastic container covering the head of a black bear in Juneau, Alaska.

North Shore plumber Paul Myers has made what is believed to be the largest individual donation to a hospital foundation in British Columbia.

The number of people receiving employment insurance benefits increased by 10,500 in July and has risen by 36,100 in the past 12 months, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA --  Tonight, the federal party leaders will meet in Calgary to participate in a debate on the economy sponsored by the Globe & Mail. And wh...

The incompetence of the U.S. government in allowing the records of millions of federal workers to be hacked and stolen is simply staggering.

James Christian McIntosh, 5, was hit by a pickup truck at a Penticton intersection Tuesday.

Demand for meat is softening in Canada, thanks to rising prices, an aging population and changing demographics, says a new study from the Conference Board of Canada. Pork consumption per person has

The war of words continues to escalate between the Alberta government and federal Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, who's in Calgary this week for a leaders' debate.

The Town of High River has discovered up to 100 goldfish in its community stormwater ponds that are threatening native fish, and the mayor says "now we've got to go in and kill 'em."

Teens who reported having a traumatic brain injury in the past year were seven times more likely to have consumed at least five energy drinks in the past week than those teens with no history of traumatic brain injury, according to a new study.

Newsnight's diplomatic and defence editor continues to look beyond the headlines about Europe's current migration crisis.

The NHL will have concussion spotters at all games this season to help teams identify visible signs and symptoms of the injury.

U.S. researchers say Arctic sea ice hit its summer minimum last week, and it was the fourth-lowest level on record. Long term trends show no evidence of sea ice recovery, the scientists say.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declined for now to create artificial floating platforms for Pacific walrus that come ashore in Alaska because they lack summer sea ice.

Wildlife officers in Iqaluit killed a polar bear Tuesday that had wandered close to the airport. Today, some people are learning the traditional skill of preserving a polar bear hide at the Nunavut Research Centre.

Canada should be at the forefront of an international push to de-militarize the Arctic and declare it a nuclear-free zone, one of the country's prominent foreign affairs ministers said Wednesday.

A powerful earthquake has shaken Chile's capital, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the quake at a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 but quickly revised the reading to 8.3.

The body of Truro, N.S., police Const. Catherine Campbell, who had been missing since Sept. 10, has been found in a wooded area in Halifax, and police are treating the death as a homicide.