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An independence organization is the latest group to try to price out what it might cost should Alberta decide to become a sovereign nation, although critics say the new report omits major expenses such as military spending, Indigenous supports, and Albert…

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government’s proposed set of changes to the Labour Code “absolutely reinforces the right to strike.”

For the first time ever, Fat Bear Week includes big, beautiful mommas and their big, beautiful babies.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter delivers a postmortem on the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays now that they're officially eliminated from playoff contention.

A Quebec-based author is at the centre of an artificial intelligence scandal shaking the French literary world and raising questions around how the industry should be using AI — and its detection tools.

The head of the RCMP says there's no evidence to suggest investigations were impacted following a report last week that FBI Director Kash Patel temporarily halted co-operation with the Mounties in retaliation for an internal CBC memo.

Actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were detained in New York City on Thursday as a crowd protested Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United Nations General Assembly.

American rapper Macklemore says he's launching a tour of his own after being removed as an opener for the U.S. leg of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's tour.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out some wearable art that makes air pollution highly visible; map out where and when this year's El Nino is expected to be a killer; and learn how solar has transformed a scrapyard in a Nunavut comm…

The Assembly of First Nations is still waiting for uncensored access to the government's historic intelligence dossier on the organization six months after a CBC News investigation revealed the RCMP's now-defunct spy agency infiltrated the group in the 19…

Matthew Donahoe, 53, faces charges including sexual assault, assault, choking and administering a noxious substance in incidents alleged to have occurred this school year.

A new appeal has been ordered for Neressa and Odelia Quewezance, who were convicted by a jury in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of Anthony Joseph Dolff.

Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says the way the Liberal government defines certain types of spending in its new budget framework can be inconsistent and contradictory.

PowerCo, the Volkswagen subsidiary building a $7-billion electric vehicle battery plant in St.

The Michigan tourist who recently went viral over a Facebook photo where she and three family members appeared to be wearing "Lake America" sweatshirts has parted ways with her employer.

RCMP say Louay Angoud allegedly communicated online with members of a terrorist group and gathered information to build a chemical weapon that could be used to poison Canadians.

D Dutchmen Dairy says an overnight fire has devastated three structures on their farm and killed around 40 of their calves.

The Professional Women's Hockey League announced its first-ever all-star competition will be ‌held in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena, with players competing in a four-team, three-on-three tournament on March 7.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering pre-recorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the sec…

Canada's Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Sobey's parent company to have the grocery giant strictly limit or stop using property controls after the agency found the practice to be anti-competitive.

Dean Penney has filed a handwritten notice of appeal, arguing all evidence gleaned from a covert RCMP operation known as a Mr.

Federal primacy in Canada means that when a federal law and a provincial law are in conflict, the federal law wins out.

If his first speeches are any indication, B.C.

Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries that threatens international m…

For nearly four years, Alma and James Doucette have lived in a garage on their Upper Malagash, N.S., property after post-tropical storm Fiona damaged their home in September 2022.

Some food truck operators who worked at the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Halifax are calling for a boycott of the festival, saying they're owed thousands of dollars for their work even though the organizers are already selling tickets for next year.

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining ‌unauthorized access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.

A federal judge temporarily blocked U.S.

Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations continue to seek justice from the provincial and federal governments over decades of mercury poisoning caused by contamination that dates back to the 1960s and '70s.

An Ontario woman says she was offered a financial lifeline after being duped by a controversial HVAC company — only for the proposed solution to sink her further into debt.

With less than two weeks until Quebec voters head to the polls on Oct. 5, the leaders of Quebec's five main parties faced off over the health-care system, the trade war and the possibility of a third referendum.

On the whole, premiers and prime ministers have benefited from similar gambles in the past.

American officials have scolded Canada for making a deal with China.

As provinces grapple with how to decrease wait times for surgeries, Alberta is introducing a system in which doctors can simultaneously work in public hospitals and do private care on the side — a model that increases public wait times, according to data…

Vietnam and Canada can deepen their relationships on trade, energy and academia, say experts — but some say the Southeast Asian country's track record on human rights shouldn't be ignored.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.

Powerlifter Bea Toews, 82, tells The National about the moment she travelled from Australia to her home province of Manitoba to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships.

Sean Ward, the man who died after a shootout with police outside a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., was a former Armed Forces member who attempted to use an antisemitic handle to play an online video game, according to a childhood friend and a CBC News visu…

After playing Game 7 of the World Series last fall, the 2025 American League champion Toronto Blue Jays were officially eliminated from post-season contention with Wednesday's 4-2 loss to open a doubleheader against the hometown Baltimore Orioles.

Cineplex is considering a potential sale, the company revealed in a statement announcing former Landmark Cinemas head Bill Walker as its new CEO.

Parallel parking is a driving skill that can be hard to master.

FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about ‌scores of bureau officials’ job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence, drug cartels and more, Reuters has found.

An embattled for-profit plasma centre in Winnipeg is now officially suspended from collecting the blood component, after Health Canada cited concerns about its "quality management" in the wake of a donor's death last year.

If the teaser for You Can See Everything made you feel uncomfortable, the two-minute, 20-second trailer won't do anything to ease your distress.

Scientists say they've settled the debate about where bats came from and uncovered what the earliest bats were like.