Photo of the Day - August 31, 2011

Photo of the Day - August 30, 2011

Gadhafi's family flees Libya
Members of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's family are now in Algeria, and the hunt continues for the deposed leader.

Photo of the Day - August 29, 2011

McRae: Looking for the Libyan leader on the lam
I drive into downtown Ottawa, searching for the crime king Gadhafi.

Photo of the Day - August 28, 2011

Irene downgraded to tropical storm

Remembering a Canadian victim of the Gadhafi regime
After more than 40 of tyrannical rule by Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is at the cusp of freedom and a hopeful new era.

Photo of the Day - August 27, 2011

Awaiting Irene: A first-person account
QMI reporter among Irene's NYC evacuees.

Albertans join Irene aid in NYC
Nearly 200 Calgary police and firefighters in NYC for athletic adventures are instead bracing for Hurricane Irene.

Uganda pins hopes on oil
Uganda hopes to become the next African country to balance its unsteady economy on oil wealth.

U.S., Canada, brace for powerful Irene
The United States urged 55 million people on its eastern seaboard to prepare for Hurricane Irene on Friday.

Photo of the day - August 26, 2011

Where in the world is Gadhafi?
A second Canadian is reported dead in Libya, and the Gadhafi search continues. Brian Dunstan has the latest.

'He stood for freedom'
The Ottawa man killed storming Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound is being memorialized as a martyr.

NATO may pressure Canada to stay on in Libya
Early in the conflict, the Canadian embassy in Tripoli suspended its operations and Canadian officials left the country.

Children, pets most affected by earthquake: Doctor
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the U.S. East Coast Tuesday was felt right across the east coast.

Libyan-Canadians worried about family back home
As Libyans all over the globe celebrated the fall of Tripoli, an Edmonton man feared for the safety of his family.

Rebels capture Gadhafi's compound
Moammar Gadhafi is nowhere to be seen, but rebels have seized his compound in Tripoli.

Photo of the Day - August 23, 2011

Photo of the Day - August 22, 2011

Libyan rebels take Tripoli
Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi's rule appears on the brink of collapse after rebels moved into the capital city.

Pipeline protesters pressure U.S.
The energy infrastructure giant at the centre of a controversial pipeline.

Battle rages in Libyan capital
A battle is raging in the streets of Tripoli as Moammar Gadhafi loyalists make a last stand against rebel forces.

Aid groups 'non-existent' in Somalia: Doctor
A Canadian podiatrist who just returned from a relief mission in famine-ravished Somalia said its people are alone.

Photo of the Day - August 20, 2011

Dead-end job interview
An Arizona woman expecting a job interview instead found her two potential employers dead when she arrived.

Canadian free after 3½ years in Mexican jail
A B.C. dad was reunited with his family Thursday after languishing in a Mexican prison for more than three years.

Photo of the day - August 19, 2011

Harper, Obama take aim at Assad
Barack Obama issued harsh sanctions against Syria Thursday with an aim to forcing President Bashar al-Assad to resign.

'Terrorist squad' kills 7 in Israel attack
Gunmen killed seven people in a brutal attack on Israeli vehicles near the Israeli-Egyptian border Thursday.

Israel strikes back after 'terrorist' attack
Israeli planes pounded the Gaza Strip Thursday, carrying out retaliatory airstrikes after a terrorist attack.

Photo of the day - August 18, 2011

Bama's bus bashed
U.S. President Barack Obama's tour bus is Canadian-made, and that's not sitting well with his critics.

Rebels tighten noose around Gadhafi's Tripoli, but what's next?
With the rebels making significant advances around Tripoli, many are hopeful the end is nigh for Moammar Gadhafi.

Photo of the day - August 17, 2011

Photo of the Day - August 16, 2011

Photo of the Day - August 15, 2011

Situation in Syria poses challenges: Experts
International pressure against the Syrian government's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters is mounting.

Pakistan shows China U.S. stealth helicopter
Reports: Pakistan let China see helicopter left at Bin Laden's compound.

Photo of the Day - August 14, 2011

Photo of the Day - August 13, 2011

Iowa Straw Poll 2011
The Iowa Straw poll kicked off Saturday morning‎.

Scores injured in U.S. bus crash
A Greyhound bus carrying 29 people flipped on its side at around 7 a.m. Saturday morning in southeast Pennsylvania.

Canadians respond to Somalia disaster

England riots claim fifth life
The senseless riots in England have claimed a fifth life.

Harper makes 'bold statement' supporting democracy in Honduras
Stephen Harper is making a "bold statement" by being the first foreign leader to visit Honduras since a bloodless coup.

Photo of the day - August 11, 2011

Costa Rican cops to get Canadian cash
Canada will pay up to $15 million to bolster Costa Rica's national police force.

Security risks loom over Colombian free-trade deal
"It's a place that we can do business, but you've got to think about the security situation."

Photo of the day - August 10, 2011

British PM vows powerful response
"We will do whatever is necessary to restore law and order onto our streets," David Cameron said Wednesday.

Hackers warn RIM against helping British police
On Monday, RIM said it would help with a police investigation into claims its BBM played a role in organizing riots.

Billionaire Buffett blasts S&P
Warren Buffett took to the airwaves to declare the ratings agency was wrong to take away the U.S.'s AAA rating.

Photo of the Day - August 09, 2011

London riots rage for 3rd day
Masked malcontents threw bottles, looted shops and torched as riots continued in the British capital.

Harper opening door to Brazailian behemoth
With the U.S. economy faltering, the PM has made some small gains here to open the trade doors for Canadian companies.

Recession fears overshadow Harper's Brazil trip
The PM declined to comment on Friday's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, but his Brazilian hostess wasn't so shy.

'We will always be a AAA country'
U.S. President Barack Obama was in damage-control mode Monday as the U.S. stock markets keep falling.

Opinion: The United States averts disaster
U.S. Congress agreeing on a formula to increase the debt ceiling last week caused the stock market to tumble.

Photo of the Day - August 8, 2011

U.K. police arrest 100 after London riots
British police arrested more than 100 people overnight in London in a second night of violence.

Photo of the Day - August 7, 2011

The problem with foreign aid
A lot of people regard foreign aid programs as mostly useless.

London burning: Riots in north end
Riots broke out in Tottenham, a town in Northern London, after police shot a father of four Saturday.

Photo of the Day - August 6, 2011

Look who's lurking next door
With one of the most powerful bites on Earth, the American alligator can strike fear in just about anyone.

Charges dropped in deadly hotel blast
A Mexican judge has dropped all charges in the case of a 2010 hotel explosion that killed five Canadians.

U.S. credit rating downgraded for first time
For the first time in its history, the United States' credit rating was downgraded Friday.

Harper hitting Americas
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will travel throughout South and Central America this week to promote trade and security.

Photo of the day - August 5, 2011

Canadians caught in huge child porn bust
Canadians are among the suspects in an international child pornography ring busted by American officials.

Warren Jeffs found guilty on two charges of sexual assault
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was found guilty of two charges of sexual assault against children Thursday.

Photo of the day - August 4, 2011

Virginia Tech lifts lockdown
Virgina Tech authourities lifted a lockdown after reports of an armed man on the campus.

Mubarak denies murder, corruption charges
The ousted Egyptian president wheeled into court on a stretcher Wednesday to face charges of corruption and murder.

Malaysian TV pulls 'racist' ad
A Malaysian tv station pulled a series of public service ads after viewers complained they promote negative stereotypes.

Photo of the day - August 3, 2011

Gabrielle Giffords gives hope and returns for U.S. debt vote
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed a measure to increase the country's debt ceiling.

Photo of the Day - August 2, 2011

Debt deal signed, but U.S. economy still shaky
After weeks of bitter debate, Barack Obama signed off on a deal Tuesday to raise the United States' debt ceiling.

PM condemns Syria's 'abhorrent assault'
As bloody attacks on Syrian civilians continue, condemnation is pouring in from all parts of the world.

US debt deal passes Congress
The U.S. came on step closer to resolving its ongoing debt debacle Wednesday.

Photo of the Day - August 1, 2011

An art to surviving Tent City jail
There's an art to surviving Tent City unscathed. For Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, that means laying off the booze.