NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 01-2012

Daniel Sedin scored in overtime Tuesday as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a battle of clubs contending for top spot in the Western Conference. Elsewhere, the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 as the Flames were

Canadian singles who use Android phones are more likely to have sex on a first date and partake in one-night stands, in comparison to those with other types of smartphones, according to a results of a survey.

The 85th birthday of a true old fashioned ice rink in Markham Ontario. As popular today as it was in 1927.

Two Windsor Muslim women are speaking out against violence against women after the Shafia trial ended with three people found guilty of the first-degree murder of four female family members.

UK scientists use radar satellites to measure a huge dome of fresh water that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean.

The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude.

A herd of cottontail cows could be sent to the slaughterhouse if a retiring Ottawa-area beef farmer can't sell them before the spring.

Researchers say melting Arctic sea ice is enticing more killer whales to Nunavut where they feast on the region's mammals.

Peruvian authorities say 112 people have been treated for injuries after a magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck the country's central coast. They say none of the injuries are life-threatening.

An Afghan woman has been strangled to death, apparently by her husband, who was upset that she gave birth to a second daughter rather than the son he wanted, police said Monday.

Research shows northern forests in the three prairie provinces are drying up and shrinking from drought caused by climate change, while the eastern boreal forest is holding its own.

A dark chapter in British Columbia's political history is being resurrected with a defamation lawsuit against former premier Bill Vander Zalm, who is being sued by the man who helped force his resignation in 1991.

The new standards for Taser use are being rolled out across the province Monday, requiring police to undergo mandatory training for the conducted-energy weapons.

With budget cuts on the agenda, Prime Minister Stephen Harper outlined plans to reduce the deficit, but carefully avoided specifics on possible changes to Old Age Security during the first question period on Parliament Hill after a six-week break.

Athens rejects outright German proposals for an EU power of veto over the Greek budget, with a minister threatening to quit over the issue.

Belgians angry over austerity measures hold a general strike - disrupting travel and other services - as European leaders gather for a key summit in Brussels.

Heavy snow and a severe cold snap killed at least 36 people across eastern Europe and many areas were under emergency measures as schools closed down, roads became impassible and power supplies were cut off.

A former Massachusetts dentist was sentenced to one year in jail Monday for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals.

Spain's fourth-largest airline Spanair collapses, leaving more than 20,000 passengers stranded across Europe and Africa.

An unexplained rumbling disturbed hundreds of Windsor, Ont., residents this weekend to the extent that some thought it was an earthquake, prompting calls for Ottawa to step in.

The festivities in Ottawa are over and it's time to get down to serious business. We set up the remaining slate for all seven Canadian NHL teams.

This past weekend's all-star festivities resulted in a record-setting broadcast for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, with an average audience of 2.461 million viewers.

Whitehorse RCMP are reporting that five people are dead at a home in Whitehorse, Yukon. Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the potential causes firefighters are investigating.

Canadian doctors say that offering more support to physicians in India who are struggling to treat patients with a serious strain of turberculosis could help protect people here

An Ottawa high school teacher lost her teaching licence after admitting to having inappropriate relations with three male students.

A Conservative MP's private member's bill to make it a crime to prevent someone from flying the Canadian flag was the first order of business for MPs when they returned to work in Ottawa on Monday.

Teaming with banks to crack down on e-mail requests for users to provide payment card numbers, bank account information and other personal data

Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan scored two goals apiece to lead the U.S. to a 4-0 victory over Canada in the CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying tournament final Sunday in Vancouver.

The icebreaker at the heart of Canada's premier Arctic science program has been pulled from service, leaving researchers scrambling to find other ships to take them to the North.

At least eight sea lions have been shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials say.

The prince wants to lead the 1,000-vessel parade on the newly-built Royal Rowboat Gloriana, a cross between a giant gondola and a Viking longboat.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was given a pay package worth roughly $16 million in the company's 2011 fiscal year.

Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution readings soaring in the more sensitive measurement system Beijing started using a little more than a week ago, reports said Sunday.

The cruise ship that capsized off Italy's coast will take up to 10 months to remove, officials said Sunday, as rough seas off the Tuscan coast forced the suspension of recovery operations.

A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were instantly blinded. At least 10 people were killed.

A federal environmental review is quietly getting underway for the contentious Prosperity gold and copper mine in the B.C. Interior.

Iran's state media say the Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a web developer convicted of spreading corruption.

The commander of the Canadian army says he doubts the international community will have the cash or the political stomach after 2014 to sustain the sprawling Afghan security force being trained by NATO allies.

The federal RCMP has suspended a program that sends Mounties to train in drug recognition with an Arizona-based police department after learning of allegations against the force including racism and abuse of authority.

Measuring your blood pressure on both arms could detect a silent, but serious cardiovascular disease and save your life, a new study has found.

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Marian Gaborik beat Henrik Lundqvist twice in the first period, finished with three goals and an assist, and earned MVP honours in leading Team Chara to a 12-9 win over Team Alfredsson on Sunday in the NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa. Daniel Alfredsson netted

A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.

About 300 people were arrested in Oakland during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn an American flag, as police earlier fired tear gas and bean bags to disperse hundreds of people.

A First Nation in northern Alberta is outraged because federal environment minister Peter Kent recently said he won't issue an emergency protection order for woodland caribou.

Two Toronto teens who launched a Lego man into space were rewarded with some awe-inspiring video, but experts say anyone trying to replicate the feat should be aware of air safety.

Sales have soared for erotic literature with the advent of e-readers such as Kobo and Kindle, with one company in British Columbia reaping the benefits.

NDP MPs vying for the party's top job gathered for a second televised leadership debate in Halifax on Sunday.

The world's foremost gathering of business and political leaders wrapped up their meetings Sunday in Davos, Switzerland amid fears that economic turmoil in Europe could spread around the world.

What's believed to be the world's largest emerald went up for auction in B.C. Saturday, but the gem failed to get a single bid.

A recent crackdown on Montreal wood-burning restaurants has some owners concerned.

Canadian speedskater Christine Nesbitt set a world record in the 1,000 metres at the world sprint championship Saturday. Nesbitt's time of one minute 12.68 seconds at the Olympic Oval in Calgary bettered the previous mark of 1.13.11 set by Canadian Cindy

A wet, windy storm blew across Newfoundland on Saturday, creating hazardous driving conditions and shutting down some services.

More than 1,000 prisoners in Kyrgyzstan have sewn their lips together, a grotesque act inmates describe as a protest of their dismal conditions, but which authorities blame on organized criminal gangs who resent attempts to break the power they wield in p

A Montreal couple and their son were all convicted Sunday of first-degree murder in the deaths of four family members.

Penguins say neck injury is now 'fully healed'

Britain says coastlines, wildlife and even the nation's most famous dish are under threat from climate change in its first-ever national assessment of likely risks.

A strong earthquake has been felt in northern Italy.

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning was issued.

Bones found inside a boot on a Vancouver beach are likely not human and may have come from an animal, says a member of the BC Coroners Service.

The Dutch Cabinet moved a step closer Friday to banning the burqa, making good on an election promise that is largely symbolic but has broad public support.

Another four-hour closure to the Coquihalla Highway Friday morning had drivers questioning the quality of maintenance provided by the current contractor.

Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings, fired on crowds and left bleeding corpses in the streets in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.

Christine Sinclair scored two goals as Canada's women's soccer team qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday night in Vancouver with a 3-1 victory over Mexico.

Vancouver Canucks sponsor mindcheck.ca, a website that urges sufferers to seek help

The Calgary Flames have dealt journeyman centre Brendan Morrison to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday for minor league defenceman Brian Connelly.

Canada is delivering a diplomatic scolding to Libya over reports of deaths and systemic torture in Libyan prisons.

A sports equipment maker is trying to reduce head injuries with a new type of helmet.

Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.

Rates of sexually transmitted infections are on the rise on P.E.I., and Islanders are being reminded to use safer sex practices by the Department of Health and Wellness.

A Cape Breton man says his family is devastated after two of their dogs were found shot and dumped off a rural road in Reserve Mines.

A second case of fox rabies has been confirmed in Labrador. The province's chief veterinarian says a red fox killed near Labrador City five days ago tested positive for the disease.

Ottawa residents will get a chance to sit down with one of sixty human books available to sign out at locations across the city on Saturday.

Roads remained slippery Friday afternoon in Ottawa as police responded to a number of collisions after a day of freezing rain and snow.

Just weeks after award-winning actor and little person Peter Dinklage drew attention to the perils of dwarf tossing, a Windsor, Ont., strip club will hold a competition Saturday.

The four-month-old Winnipeg girl who was hospitalized following a devastating fire that killed her mother, grandmother and two sisters has died, according to the head of the Islamic Social Services Association.

The Calgary Zoo's 16-year-old lion, Okonko, died Friday afternoon from heart failure following intricate surgery to remove its cancerous spleen.

The RCMP has issued an apology for not catching B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton earlier.

A winter storm blanketed parts of New Brunswick with snow Friday, followed by freezing rain in the evening, while many parts Nova Scotia saw a bit of snow followed mostly by rain.

Local NDP MP Jinny Sims says she didn't mean to offend any of her Newton-North Delta constituents' sensibilities with her recent "sniper rifle" mail-out.

RCMP and border officials shed more light Thursday on what they say is a scheme to repeatedly import drugs into Canada, with cocaine-stuffed pineapples intercepted at a port in New Brunswick and marijuana packaged around watermelons seized from trucks in

With fond memories and lavish praise that might have embarrassed their beloved coach, Penn State paid tribute to Joe Paterno at a public memorial Thursday, an event that capped three days of public mourning following his death from lung cancer.

Captain Zdeno Chara picked Detroit forward Pavel Datsyuk first overall in the NHL all-star fantasy draft Thursday night in Gatineau, Que., while Carolina's Logan Couture was the final player chosen.

A construction worker is suing the Vancouver Police Department after his leg was ripped open by a police dog during his arrest.

If tweets are any indication, Brampton, Ont., has the dubious honour of being the Canadian city most often associated with a vulgar term.

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has promised to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected in November.

A Saskatchewan Mountie who specializes in drunk driving cases took his work home with him recently when an allegedly drunk driver got stuck on his lawn.

After six years of combat in the desert, some Canadian troops are in for a shock as they deploy to the Arctic for a two-week training exercise.

The Conservative government is considering raising the age Canadians can receive the Old Age Security benefit from 65 to 67, CTV News has learned.

Seven members of the Canadian Forces receive the Medal of Military Valour from Governor General David Johnston in a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the U.S. navy's expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the country's west coast, saying the noise can harass and kill whales and other marine life.

People living with physical disabilities say there aren't enough full service gas stations in Vernon, and are asking city hall enact a bylaw to change that.

A boot containing the apparent remains of a human foot have washed ashore on Vancouver's coast.

A time capsule buried at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931 and revealed on Thursday contains an NHL rule book, a municipal code, financial information on the team and a tiny carved ivory elephant of mysterious origin.

British Prime Minister David Cameron touted the value of a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada on Thursday and called on leaders to conclude a deal by the end of the year.

A pair of Toronto teens sent a Lego man into space aboard a homemade weather balloon, capturing the plastic astronaut's adventure in an eye-catching video.

"The Ship That Would Not Die" has returned to its South Carolina home.

A Norwegian TV channel has launched 'Bubble football' - a game that involves footballers wearing huge plastic bubbles and trying to collide with each

The Tecumseh Flag, said to have covered the dead Chief Tecumseh in 1812, will be unveiled in Windsor in February and remain on display until January 2013.

CBC News has learned federal Environment Minister Peter Kent is set to announce discussions on re-introducing bison to Banff National Park.

The long-awaited Evergreen Line SkyTrain route will cost an estimated $1.4 billion by the time it opens in the summer of 2016, officials announced on Wednesday morning in Port Moody, B.C.

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Nine pirates killed in raid that frees American and Danish hostages

Cody Hodgson scored the shootout winner Tuesday to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over Edmonton that sent the Oilers to a sixth straight road loss.

A little storefront on Vancouver Granville Street is the home of some big ideas, and some big-ticket food items.

Premier Dalton McGuinty says the Ontario government can't eliminate a $16-billion deficit without dealing with public sector salaries.

Philip Hammond said the sending of HMS Argyll as part of an international flotilla of warships through the Strait of Hormuz sent a 'clear signal' to Iran.

Christine Sinclair scored twice, and Canada clinched first place in its group Monday with a 5-1 win over Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is losing another key member of his media team. Sara MacIntyre, Harper's press secretary and a key aide who has been with the Prime Minister's Office the past few years, announced Monday she is resigning effective Feb. 10.

NASA released a time lapse video using stills of storms over Africa that was put together by the crew of Expedition on the International Space Station.

The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.

Nearly three decades after Tony Roche's bike was stolen from outside a Victoria pub, the "well used" ride has been returned to its rightful and slightly baffled owner.

The Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup hero, Tim Thomas, refused to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama during the team's meet-and-greet with the Commander-in-Chief Monday, saying the U.S. government is "out of control."