NEWS IMAGE COLLAGE / for 01-2018

Alex Dupuis Potocki, who has been housebound on crutches for weeks, is $850 poorer after the city towed and impounded her parked truck because of an obscure bylaw she didn't even know existed.

Bryan Kupiak had to prove to the government that he was alive after his social insurance number was mixed up with his deceased mother's. He thought it had all been cleared up, until his wife received a Revenue Canada notice stating she is a widow.

Medical experts say the do-it-yourself coffee enema promoted on Paltrow's Goop website is not only scientifically unsupported, but potentially dangerous. The idea of using coffee as a colonic to detox the bowel and the body has been around for a long time

Joe Arpaio, the criminally convicted Arizona sheriff whose approach to immigration and prison administration was widely criticized and legally contentious, has announced he is running for the U.S. Senate.

Higher road density leads to lower grizzly bear density, says new research. Grizzly bear researchers such as Gordon Stenhouse from the Foothills Research Institute have also shown how roads affect the survival rates for grizzly bears.

At least five people were killed and homes were swept from their foundations Tuesday as heavy rain sent mud and boulders sliding down hills stripped of vegetation by Southern California's recent wildfires.

About 99 per cent of newly hatched turtles are now female at one of the biggest green sea turtle nesting areas in the world. Scientists say warming temperatures are to blame. That's because the sex of young sea turtles (and alligators, crocodiles and some

A Prince George history professor has identified three historic factors he believes led to the city's reputation for crime and disorder. In 2010, Prince George, B.C. was on the cover of Maclean's magazine, described as "The Most Dangerous City in Canada,"

The outbreak of spruce beetle infestation in north-central B.C. rose to record-breaking levels in 2017, and the latest government data shows no sign of the spread slowing.

More than 400 animals have died in one colony alone as temperatures soar above 47C, causing exhaustion and dehydration

An examination of emails released by the State Department shows that backup copies were created in the dates after Clinton left the State Department in 2013

Sweden has launched an investigation into the soaring number of rapes after it emerged that one in 24 women have fallen victim to a sexual offence.

A 50-year-old man ran into a burning Oshawa, Ont., home twice in an attempt to save people stuck inside, then became trapped himself before dying along with three others, according to a neighbor who witnessed the act of heroism.

CBC News has learned former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel will run for the leadership of the Alberta Party. Sources confirm Mandel will make an announcement Wednesday in Edmonton.

The diagnosis was possible only after hospital recommended the rarely-used vitamin capsule-size endoscopy.

It's not necessarily the roads in the backcountry that bother grizzly bears. Sometimes, it's the people on them.

A U.S. spy satellite that was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday failed to reach orbit and is assumed to be a total loss, two U.S. officials briefed on the mission said on Monday. The classified intelligence satellite,

Governments around the world say they've recovered a combined $500 million in unpaid taxes thanks to the Panama Papers leak in 2016. But none of that was in Canada, where the CRA says it will be at least 2� more years before it can announce anything.

Kingston police say a "Good Samaritan" may have saved the life of a three-year-old boy found wearing only pyjamas outside his apartment building early Saturday morning.

Getting the annual flu shot every year prevents severe flu in older adults. Dr. Brian Goldman has the surprising reason why. The value of repeated flu shots in older adults is that doing so reduces the severity of the illness.

The wildlife- and whale-watching industry is safe despite three incidents resulting in deaths and injuries in less than two years. The Stellar Sea struck a rock that was a known hazard during a bear-watching tour off the west coast of Vancouver Island in

In a video posted to the Twitter page for NBC Sports California, three San Jose Sharks players slammed Winnipeg, deriding it for being cold and dark, as well as for its lack of Wi-Fi. The team was in the city on Sunday to play the Jets, who soundly defeat

North and South Korea are holding their first formal talks since December 2015, brought together by sport to discuss how the North's athletes can attend next month's Winter Olympics in the South, despite simmering fears of conflict.

Stubborn scabs of so-called "anchor ice" that encrusted New Brunswick roads after Thursday's weather bomb made for perilous driving over the weekend and into Monday.

A Kingston, Ont., pub located in a stone building that once housed Sir John A. Macdonald's law office is shedding the name of Canada's first prime minister because it's offensive to some Indigenous customers, according to its owner.

The annual Christmas Bird Count shows there more birds, including bald eagles, sticking around the city in the winter than in previous decades. Three bald eagles were counted in 1987. Last month's count revealed 34. That's a jump of more than 1,000 per ce

Crews are monitoring the Nechako River in Prince George, B.C., after a rapid rise in temperature led to flooding in one neighbourhood. The river's been fairly stable over the last couple of weeks, and for this to change in this fashion is very unusual

The Winnipeg-born actor received numerous accolades, including a Gemini award for his role in the drama Da Vinci's Inquest in 2002 and a Gemini Earle Grey Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.

A Canadian man sentenced to 160 years in an American prison for a string of non-violent burglaries in the 80s has been freed after a group of Canadian lawyers fought for a decade against the excessively harsh sentence.

A Las Vegas judge has dismissed criminal charges against a Nevada rancher and his sons accused of leading an armed uprising against federal authorities in 2014.

Springer is retracting 107 papers from one journal after discovering they had been accepted with fake peer reviews. Yes, 107.

About 200,000 Salvadorans allowed to live in the United States since 2001 after earthquakes in El Salvador must leave the country in 2019, U.S. officials say, marking the Trump administration's latest move to tighten immigration law enforcement.

Some key inner-circle legislature positions filled by Jason Kenney to work for the United Conservative Party are connected to him through their days working as political staffers in Ottawa.

An oil tanker that caught fire after a collision with a freighter off China's east coast is at risk of exploding and sinking, according to Chinese state media. One body has been discovered aboard the vessel and 31 other crew are missing.

Dangerous heat is roasting parts of Australia with temperatures that haven't been seen in decades. The temperature in Sydney hit an almost 80-year high of 47.3 degrees Celsius (117 Fahrenheit) on Sunday.

Postal carriers say a rafter of aggressive wild turkeys have prevented them from delivering mail to more than two dozen homes in a Cleveland suburb. A U.S. Postal Service spokesman says some carriers have been pecked but none have been injured.

There looks to be some relief on the horizon for Canadians after weeks of freezing temperatures that blanketed much of the country. As of Sunday afternoon, many of the weather warnings Environment Canada had issued across the country had been lifted.

City officials in Iqaluit suspended all municipal services this weekend until further notice due to extreme weather conditions. City officials said fire, ambulance and police services will still be provided in spite of the service suspension, unless it's

A new study from the University of Utah found air pollution from around the world ends up in Arctic clouds, which are more sensitive than others around the world.

Sometime in March, a streak of fire will cross the sky as the Chinese space station Tiangong-1 falls out of orbit. But where it will fall, or how much of it will fall, nobody quite knows.

Four children are dead and one adult is in hospital after an early-morning house fire at a home in the small community of Pubnico Head, N.S.

Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who starred as the sidekick in television's Coach, died Friday at age 86. John Castonia said Van Dyke died at his ranch in Hot Spring County. His wife, Shirley Ann Jones, was by his side.

Tyler Steenbergen scored the winner with just 1:40 to play in regulation as the Canadians downed Sweden 3-1 on Friday in the gold-medal game in Buffalo. "I don't want it," said Andersson. "The guy in the stands wanted it more than me, so I gave it to him.

In some Orthodox Christian countries, Christmas Day is celebrated on Jan. 7. In a special mass for the Epiphany on Jan.6 , Pope Francis implored Christians to resist "the thirst for power and for riches."

Inuvik will officially welcome back the sun on Saturday for the first time since it set on Dec. 5. The three-day festival will be held predominantly at the Midnight Sun Complex and Twin Lakes.

The minimum flow rate of water going over Niagara Falls is slower during the winter, but the freezing temperatures aren't impacting rates. To the eye right now it looks as though parts of Niagara Falls are frozen because of the miniature glaciers and long

A major outbreak of coral-eating starfish has been found munching Australia's world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Friday, prompting the government to begin culling the spiky marine animals.

The seven-year-old mastiff is making a great recovery after he was found in a snowy Hope, B.C. backyard two weeks ago, the SPCA says. When Handsome was seized by SPCA volunteers, he weighed 35 kilograms but has since bulked up to 46, and Ringer says 50 ki

A golden eagle found starving in Kamloops, B.C. is taken to a rehabilitation centre where it was found to be part of a large study out of Alaska.

Tyler Steenbergen scored the winner with just 1:40 to play in regulation as the Canadians downed Sweden 3-1 on Friday in the gold-medal game in Buffalo.

Adam Jeffrey Strong, 45, is charged with improper/indecent interference with a dead body. 'At this time, there are no homicide charges against anyone' police say

Two airliners collided on the ground at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, causing a small fire on one and an emergency evacuation of the other. One emergency worker was taken to hospital with injuries.

What started as a routine traffic stop on Monday turned into a wild, high-speed chase for cops in South Dakota.Oh, and the accused allegedly had the corpse of his dead mother in his backseat.

A smiling Maurice Thibeault of Leamington, Ont., picked up a $3-million cheque Thursday from the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, while the remainder of the prize is being disputed by his ex-girlfriend who argues the money belongs to her.

BRANDON, Man. - Ordering a standard, big-brand beer in one western Manitoba restaurant can also leave your wallet hammered.Prairie Firehouse in Brandon has decided to charge $15 for a regular-size can of Bud Light double or more the price of other suds on

Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, is charged over indecent images of children.

Jewish nursing home has filed complaint against medical assistance in dying doctor, accusing her of "sneaking in and killing someone."

One of Canada's most prominent Muslim groups is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to designate the anniversary of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting as an official day of remembrance.

Richmond Hill Liberal MP Majid Jowhari has angered many of his constituents and members of Canada's Iranian community with his response to the protests in Iran.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday rescinded a trio of memos from the Obama administration that had adopted a policy of non-interference with marijuana-friendly state laws.

The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than 40 years as Canada closed out a calendar year that saw it produce jobs at a pace not seen since 2002.

A Native American lecturer has been found to have discriminated against and harassed a white student at San Diego State University.

A man who recorded his girlfriend's dog giving Nazi salutes 'should be convicted of committing a hate crime', a court heard. Mark Meechan, 30, filmed pug Buddha responding to statements...

Tony-winner Ben Vereen, who starred in the original Broadway productions Pippin' and Jesus Christ Superstar, was hired to direct a new production of Hair back in 2015 at the Venice Theatre.

In a brutal propaganda video purporting to show the execution of a Hamas affiliate, the jihadi group declared war on the Palestinian terror group, which controls much of the Gaza Strip.

Sen. Lynn Beyak, known for defending residential schools as "well-intentioned," has been kicked out of the Conservative caucus after she refused to remove "racist" comments posted to her Senate website.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Monday that the U.S. will never be able to start a war against North Korea now that his country has developed the capability to hit all of the U.S. mainland with its nuclear weapons.

The rival Koreas will sit down for their first formal talks in more than two years next week to find ways to co-operate on the Winter Olympics in the South and to improve their abysmal ties, Seoul officials say.

Fredericton's Willie O'Ree didn't even know there was a colour barrier to break until checking the newspaper the following day. Just a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier in baseball, O'Ree had become the first black player in the Nation

There's a silver lining to all this cold weather Ottawa has been going through these past couple of weeks: the Rideau Canal Skateway is finally set to open. The National Capital Commission said the canal will open from the Bronson rest area to Pretoria Br

Drake Batherson had a hat trick to lead Canada past the Czech Republic 7-2 on Thursday in the semifinal of the world junior hockey championship in Buffalo.

Mexican archaeologists say they have excavated a stone sanctuary in a pond on the side of a volcano east of Mexico City that may have been built as a miniature model of the universe.

The Arctic's deeply frigid weather has escaped its regular atmospheric jail that traps the worst cold and meandered south to the central and eastern United States. And this has been happening more often in recent times, scientists say.

A unique piece of Pacific Northwest rock and roll history is being preserved by a guitar maker in Comox, B.C. Standing at a workbench in the studio behind his home, Reuben Forsland picks up a tattered piece of wood with chipping paint. The initials J.H. a

Mount St. Helens is rumbling again, but it's not the volcano that worries seismologists most. A 3.9-magnitude jolt Wednesday morning, about 11 km northeast of the volcano, was the strongest tremor in the seismically active area since 1981.

When it comes to weather, it's hard to sound scarier than 'bomb cyclone.' Meteorologists have used the term "bomb" for storms for decades, based on a strict definition, said University of Oklahoma meteorology professor Jason Furtado.

Last year was the second hottest worldwide on record, just behind a sweltering 2016 with signs of climate change ranging from wildfires to a thaw of Arctic ice, a European Union monitoring centre said on Thursday.

SmartICE is a company that puts sensors in sea ice to stop people falling through, and they're teaming up with Inuit communities to make it even more effective.

Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves and Sweden had a three-goal third period to beat the United States 4-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey semifinals. Sweden will face the Canada-Czech Republic winner in the title game Friday night.

DNA from an infant who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago is giving scientists the best look yet at the genetics of the ancestors of today's native peoples of the Americas.

An international team of disease detectives has shed new light on a virus that kills almost a million people around the world each year by probing an unusual source -- the mummified remains of a young child who died about 450 years ago in Renaissance Ital

Two new studies show global warming is making oceans sicker, depleting them of oxygen and harming delicate coral reefs more often. A second study finds that severe bleaching outbreaks are hitting coral reefs four times more often than before as waters war

A preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook San Francisco Bay Area residents out of their slumber early Thursday. No damage or injuries were immediately recorded.

Three people are dead after vehicles ran off the road in North Carolina as a massive winter storm is affecting residents from the Carolinas to Maine, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds and possible record-breaking cold.

It's so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees. Temperatures dipped below 5 C early Thursday in parts of South Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. That's chilly enough to immobilize the gree

Former U.S. first lady is scheduled to speak in Vancouver on Feb. 15. There has not yet been a topic announced for the engagement, but Black says the Board of Trade and Obama have shared values surrounding the promotion of women's leadership.

The City of White Rock says it's received dozens of complaints from residents in the past few weeks, stemming from a pungent smell. Fortis B.C. is investigating. Metro Vancouver says it believes the odour is coming from an agricultural composting facility

A noise often loathed by Vancouverites who live near the Burrard Inlet is considered the "sound of safety," according to a marine pilot. When visibility is low, by national and international regulation, the use of foghorns is mandatory for large vessels i

The fog in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast has largely cleared, but Environment Canada says some parts of B.C. should beware of freezing rain, which could make roads treacherous.

The mayor of Prince Rupert, B.C., asks for healing after six youth were arrested for allegedly vandalizing a new playground. The crime is the latest in a series of incidents of mischief throughout the North Coast city that have caused thousands of dollars

Provincial police in Huron County discovered the bodies of two elderly residents at a home in Bluewater, Ont. Wednesday morning. Police said 83-year-old Ada Triebner and 90-year-old Grant Triebner, both of Bluewater, were each pronounced dead in the home

The minimum flow rate of water going over Niagara Falls is slower during the winter, but the freezing temperatures aren't impacting rates. To the eye right now it looks as though parts of Niagara Falls are frozen because of the miniature glaciers and long

A massive winter storm making its way through the Maritimes is shutting down roads, ferries and air service, and tens of thousands of power customers, mostly in Nova Scotia, are without electricity.​

'It's a positive, shining light in the caribou world,' says Yukon biologist. An aerial count of the Porcupine caribou herd in July reports between 202,000 and 235,000 animals, nearly twice the number of animals recorded at a low point in 2001.

Coal has long been the backbone of Alberta's grid, currently providing nearly 40 per cent of the provinces power. Analysts believe removing it will come with a cost to consumers.

The Trudeau government should create a new watchdog to handle public complaints about the Canada Border Services Agency, says a federally commissioned report.

A light pole fell and crushed Jason Orr's vehicle as he drove through downtown Edmonton in October 2017. More than two months later, he's still looking for answers.

Immediate concern is for Intel chips, but everyone is at risk.

A violent storm packing winds up to 160 km/h is battering parts of western Europe, Ireland and the U.K., killing one person and injuring at least 15 others.

Two seismic events wreaked havoc on homes in a small village northwest of Edmonton late Monday night. Ice quakes happen when cold winter temperatures quickly freeze groundwater, causing the ground to suddenly crack and make popping sounds.

Andrew Berry, 43, the father of two young girls found dead on Christmas Day, has been charged with 2nd-degree murder. Aubrey, 4, and Chloe, 6, had been spending time with their father early on Dec. 25; as allowed under his custody arrangement with their m

Henry, who was wrongfully convicted of being a serial rapist and spent 27 years behind bars, denies the claims of the women in their lawsuit

Paul Manafort claims in a lawsuit that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller overstepped his authority by charging him with crimes unrelated to Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

A former Douglas College student is suing the New Westminster school because she said she was misled into believing an Aboriginal studies course would earn her an official certificate, not the "Mickey Mouse" sheet of paper she received.

Bosnian authorities have charged 25 Muslim wartime officials and four Bosnian Serb officers with committing war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war in the country's bloody 1990s conflict.

Researchers say many are young single men, the demographic group most likely to commit crime.

Leila Amer, an Egyptian singer, has been arrested over a music video in which she can be seen dancing 'suggestively' after prosecutors said it represented 'an attack on society and the state.'

Advocates for older Canadians are calling on provincial governments to cover the cost of a new vaccine against shingles that will soon be available. Shingles is a painful illness to which seniors are more susceptible and advocates say vaccine coverage sho

Opposition MPs demand an inquiry after a religious body implies girls as young as nine could marry.

Astronomers are still investigating the mystery of a star that dims in a way never seen before. But it looks like they can cross off an alien-built "megastructure" as the cause.

Why has it been so cold? Is this unusual? Is the polar vortex to blame? And how can it be this cold if there's global warming? Here are the answers to your questions.

American regulations that limit vessel noise and traffic around endangered killer whales off the West Coast are working, a new study says. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its review of regulations adopted in 2011 that the

A group of snowmobilers pulled out their shovels to free a stuck moose after spotting its head poking out of freshly fallen snow in western Newfoundland.