Ukraine, Russia swap soldiers as Putin says only 'political will' in Kyiv can end crisis

Ukraine and Russia swapped soldiers who had entered each other's territory near the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv says Moscow's forces have come to the aid of pro-Russian insurgents advancing for an assault on a major port. Ukrainian troops...

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New eruption on Bardarbunga volcano spurs red alert

A new eruption in Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano system spewed lava more than 50 metres in the air on Sunday, prompting authorities to raise their warning of the risk of ash to aviation to the highest level on Sunday. Iceland's largest volcanic system,...

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Mediator walks out of B.C. teachers' strike resolution talks

Vince Ready has left talks between the B.C. teachers' union and the provincial government in Richmond, B.C., saying the sides are too far apart to come to a resolution anytime soon. "I don't see a resolution here before the start of school given the...

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Health Canada pulling last of citronella-based bug sprays

Health Canada is pulling the last of citronella-based bug sprays off the shelves by the end of December because of "the absence of adequate safety data." The essential oil has been used as an insect repellent in Canada for decades. The move has...

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Child killed in building explosion in Paris suburb

People still trapped in rubble, says fire department spokesperson in Rosny-sous-Bois The Associated Press Posted: Aug 31, 2014 7:54 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 31, 2014 8:00 AM ET French authorities say a four-storey apartment building...

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Why the U.S. avoids calling Russia's actions in Ukraine an 'invasion'

U.S. President Barack Obama chose his words carefully when asked whether Russia's recent actions in Ukraine should be considered an invasion, an indication of how the White House continues to judiciously avoid the use of that particular word...

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'Sailing rocks' mystery of Death Valley solved

A team of scientists say they believe they have solved the mystery of how hundreds of rocks slide mysteriously across a dry lake bed in Death Valley, Calif. The "sailing rocks" at the Racetrack Playa, a dry lake bed, have been under investigation...

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Zero-giving teacher's firing gets failing grade on appeal

A provincial appeal board that looks into the firing of teachers has found the Edmonton Public School Board "did not act fairly" when they suspended and then fired Lynden Dorval, who broke school policy by giving zeros to his students. "Sometimes...

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2nd unruly passenger released on bail after Cuba flight returned to Toronto

The second Ontario woman charged with multiple offences after a Cuba-bound flight she was on turned back to Toronto's Pearson International Airport is out of jail.  Both women accused of the disruptive behaviour were granted release...

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Gaza reconstruction could take 20 years, UN-backed construction authority says

An international organization involved in assessing post-conflict reconstruction says it will take 20 years for Gaza's battered and neglected housing stock to be rebuilt following the war between Hamas and Israel. The assessment by Shelter Cluster,...

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Iceland aviation warning raised to red after small volcanic eruption

Icelandic authorities briefly raised the aviation warning code to red Friday after a small fissure eruption near Bardarbunga volcano, but no volcanic ash has been detected by the radar system. The eruption took place the Holuhraun lava field, five kilometres...

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Calgary brothers join ranks of Canadians fighting for ISIS

Two more Canadians have joined the ranks of foreign fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), CBC News has learned. Both are relatively recent converts to Islam from Calgary — and they are brothers. Gregory and Collin Gordon converted...

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Is it time for higher speed limits?

In B.C., the speed limits are rising on about 1,300 kilometres of highway this summer — in a few cases up to 120 km/h. Quebec is exploring the idea of variable speed limits — as high as 120 but only when the weather's good — as part of a pilot...

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Telecom giants to exclude seniors, veterans from paper bill fees

Canada's big telecom companies say they will keep charging customers additional fees for producing and mailing paper bills, with some exceptions. The announcement came after executives from nearly a dozen major telecom companies —...

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British PM plans new laws to tackle homegrown terrorism

New U.K. raises terror threat level to severe over Syria, Iraq concerns Thomson Reuters Posted: Aug 29, 2014 10:16 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 10:38 AM ET British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday he planned to introduce...

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2 women face charges for being 'unruly' on Cuba flight returned to Toronto

Two women from Ontario will face charges after their behaviour aboard a Cuba-bound flight prompted the pilot to turn back to Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Wednesday, police say. Facing charges of endangering the safety of an aircraft and...

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Russian tanks enter Ukraine, fire missiles at border post

Two columns of Russian tanks and military vehicles fired Grad missiles from Russia at a border post in southeastern Ukraine, then rolled into the country Thursday as its overmatched border guards fled, a top Ukrainian official said. The comments...

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt get married

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married Saturday in Correns, France, a spokesman for the couple says. Jolie and Pitt wed in a small chapel in a private ceremony attended by family and friends at Chateau Miraval. In advance of the nondenominational...

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ISIS executes 250 Syrian soldiers after seizing air base

ISIS fighters have executed 250 Syrian soldiers captured when the group seized an air base in the province of Raqqa at the weekend, according to a video posted on YouTube on Thursday and confirmed as genuine by an Islamic State fighter. The video showed...

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Derek Stoffel: As Gaza ceasefire holds, both sides debate who won

Now that the Israeli air raids have stopped, Baraa Abu Dagga and his family are waiting for the construction men to come rebuild their house. "It's really hard and bad here," the 18-year-old said, reached by telephone in Khan Yunis, a city in the southern...

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Vancouver's racist real estate titles reveal city's dark history

To many people, Metro Vancouver stands for diversity, but there's a dark history behind how some local neighbourhoods and property owners dealt with minority groups. Early immigrants to B.C. faced not only the hardship of settling into a new...

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The '10,000-hour' rule revisited: Why practice may not make perfect

When Malcolm Gladwell published Outliers, his bestselling book proposing that practising a certain task for around 10,000 hours is necessary before one can ever achieve great success, he gave hope to millions of wannabe Bill Gateses, Carl Sagans,...

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WHO scientist infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone moved to Germany as Canadian colleagues pulled

A scientist who was infected with Ebola while working for the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone has arrived in Germany for treatment in a Hamburg hospital, officials said Wednesday. Hamburg Health Department spokesman Roland Ahrendt said the...

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Learn which cities may get NHL expansion teams

The NHL is considering expanding by as many as four teams, according to a pair of reports, with Toronto and Quebec City in the mix to land new franchises. Howard Bloom of Sports Business News tweeted that the league will add four franchises "by...

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Global warming likely already dangerous, may be irreversible

Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it's increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report says. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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