NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 03-2021

Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged a group of heavily armed police officers to spare 'the children' and take her life instead.

The Chinese government's actions in Xinjiang have violated every single act prohibited by the United Nations Genocide Convention, including one that forbids killing members of a group, says a new independent report from dozens of experts in human rights,

The mid-shore coast guard patrol vessel CCGS G. Peddle is expected back in service by late summer. The ship was forced to tie up in June 2020 after engine failures.

The Northwest Territories is studying whether it should continue using Alberta’s curriculum in its schools, the territorial government says. The N.W.T has used portions of Alberta's K-12 curriculum and provincial exams since the 1970s, particularly in t

An important shakeup is happening at the top of the Canadian military. The deputy commander of the Armed Forces has been replaced. Lt-Gen. Mike Rouleau will step aside as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff to make way for Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen, the country'

A 27-year-old Black woman wearing a burka was walking on the sidewalk alone when a man ran across the road, stopped in front of her and blocked her path.

An Ottawa charity focused on the well-being of Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ youth is in disarray after staff quit and speakers pulled out of a recent conference because they believe the group's leader has multiple aliases and a history of taking her enemie

The 2018 report in Nature claimed to have found evidence of an elusive subatomic particle. A review found that the group had omitted key data.

A newly revised health policy has become the latest symptom of a provincial tug-of-war between government and harm reduction experts in Alberta.

The House of Commons ethics committee unanimously passed a motion today to compel the men behind WE Charity to appear before MPs to explain their role in the botched summer student grants program and answer questions about allegations of donor fraud.

Gambit Energy Storage LLC, which is registered as a Tesla Inc unit, is building an over 100-megawatt energy storage project in Angleton, Texas, according to a Bloomberg report

While top Alberta government officials looked for ways earlier in the year to turn the page on a difficult month, some in the United Conservative Party were musing about whether it was time to turn the page on Premier Jason Kenney himself.

After getting $500 per month for two years without rules on how to spend it, 125 people in California paid off debt, got full-time jobs and reported lower rates of anxiety and depression, according to a study released Wednesday. The program in the Norther

Bonnie O'Reilly, mother of NHL player Ryan O'Reilly and AHL star Cal O'Reilly, has donated one of her kidneys to the man who gave her boys extra ice time at the Seaforth, Ont., arena when they were young.

A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said.

The biggest and fastest-known asteroid of 2021 is expected to make a flyby of Earth later this month.

Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shia cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq's long-beleaguered Christian minority during an historic meeting in the holy city of Najaf.

Samantha Hartsoe documented her investigation on camera and posted the videos on TikTok

A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has died in Afghanistan. The Defence Department says Master Warrant Officer Guy Adam Law was found dead in his quarters at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul on Feb. 25.

American authorities have recovered a body inside the Grand Canyon believed to be the Kentucky man who recently made headlines in Alberta when he was charged for breaching quarantine rules in Banff.

According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, around 17,000 earthquakes have hit the southwestern region of Reykjanes over the past week.

Police in northern India said on Thursday they had arrested a man who beheaded his daughter and carried her severed head to the village police station, a case that spurred calls for a new law against so-called honour killings.

A new UN report estimates 17 per cent of the food produced globally each year is wasted. That represents a big environmental toll. Canadians are more wasteful than Americans, the report found.

A new processing facility being built in Saskatoon could be part of the solution to a recent global shortage of computer chips and semiconductors for vehicles and electronics.

The chief of shíshálh Nation says B.C.'s heritage conservation system is broken and is calling for immediate action to address the reported desecration of a burial site along Sechelt Inlet on the Sunshine Coast. Chief Warren Paull said in a written s

Police investigate death of Byun Hee-soo, who was forced out of military after becoming first soldier to have gender reassignment surgery

Rescuers saved all crew members from the fishing vessel Atlantic Destiny — hours before the vessel sank Wednesday afternoon. The ship was in distress and taking on water after a fire off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia Tuesday night, according to the

Despite the biggest economic slump since 1961, there are new signals that the Canadian economy will bounce back due to an "extraordinary" surge in wealth and savings and a rebound in confidence.

WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees.

A judge has declared that Alek Minassian, the man responsible for Toronto’s deadly van attack in 2018, is guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.

A new report by a group representing foreign media in China says the country is using "all arms of state power" to harass and intimidate journalists, including surveillance, controls on movement and COVID-19 restrictions.

South Carolina senators Tuesday added a firing squad to the list of execution alternatives if the state can't put condemned inmates to death by lethal injection. The state senate approved the bill on a key 32-11 vote with several Democrats joining Repu

The bill will include the creation of a new regulator who will be responsible for enforcing the new statutory definition of hate

The deals mark a significant amping-up for Beyond Meat, which has so far only launched limited foodservice trials in the US, Canada, and China.

The Canadian economy posted its worst showing on record in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country, shutting down businesses and putting millions out of work.

As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning.

One dog sledder says "brazen" wolves have come right up to his home to steal seal meat this winter, while the Department of Fisheries, Forest, and Agriculture is encouraging residents to keep pets indoors as much as possible.

The four classes sold out within hours, sign of widespread concern among the city's Muslim community, an organizer said.

Amid a 2018 Turkish military campaign, Facebook ultimately sided with Turkey’s demand to block the page of a mostly Kurdish militia. “I am fine with this,” Sandberg wrote.