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CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault first met Barry Sward in the months after 9/11 when he was a young military recruit ready to fight in the ‘war on terror.’

A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on American Idol was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, after a jury convicted him last week of murdering his wife while he was having an affair.

A Milwaukee couple was awarded a $575,000 US settlement from the city after armed police officers showed up at their homes 55 times in two years responding to bogus reports of violent crimes.

Who in the Manitoba government decided to exclude Tesla from the province's electric vehicle rebate program, and why, is still unclear following a court hearing on the decision, the company's lawyers argue.

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Marvel's Avengers: Endgame has recaptured its title as the highest-grossing movie of all time this weekend (not accounting for inflation).

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says "gaps" in Canada's security screening need to be addressed following the arrest of a Canadian NATO intern in Belgium on espionage charges.

Prosecutors told a jury in Brampton, Ont., on Monday, how DNA evidence had linked three brutal attacks against children in the 1990s to Richard Neil, now 67 and on trial for charges including kidnapping, sexual assault causing bodily harm and administering

The town of Foam Lake is mourning after 3 people died in a crash on Friday.

Norwegian authorities say a ban on the use of smart glasses could apply to places where "privacy is particularly important," like health-care facilities or fitness centres with changing rooms and showers.

RCMP have issued an Amber Alert for a 7-year-old girl who police say was abducted from her home in northwest Alberta.

Alex Ovechkin told his Washington Capitals teammates that this will be his final season in the National Hockey League.

A teenager's hand was blown off as high-school protesters clashed with riot police in northern France on Monday, a local official said, on ‌the eve of a national demonstration by the pupils' union against underfunding, overcrowding and dilapidation.

Alberta’s population continues to grow — and faster than almost all of Canada, Statistics Canada’s latest population estimates suggest.

U.A.E. authorities and FlyDubai have not publicly disclosed the identity of the co-pilot, who stabbed his captain in ‌a suspected attempt to crash a plane en route to Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv last week.

Premier Danielle Smith's efforts to satisfy the party faithful with an independence referendum may have unintentionally breathed life into the opposition NDP.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking the police to court to challenge his February arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early election for Nov. 29 on Monday, in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests.

Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg ‌Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics," the award-giving body said Monday.

A column questioning the deaths of children at residential schools has led the Southern Chiefs’ Organization to condemn the Winnipeg Sun and express concern that the newspaper’s CEO is running for mayor of the Manitoba capital.

The Giller Prize annually recognizes the best in Canadian fiction.

It's Oct. 5, which means Quebecers are heading to the polls today to shape the province's political future and determine who will lead the next government.

A new community in southeast Ottawa was sold as a unique chance for reconciliation with Algonquin people, but it turns out the Algonquin corporation partnering with Taggart Group is now led by the Taggarts themselves.

The most comprehensive study yet of maternal health in Canada has found that Black Canadians face a much higher risk of serious complications during pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum than white people — underlining the urgent need for better data…

Build Canada Homes promises to scale up the delivery of affordable housing at a time when industry leaders are raising the alarm about the lagging pace of housing development across the country.

The federal government launched a nationwide consultation earlier this year to try and determine why boys and men’s health is suffering.

Brandon Vickerd tells The National about the moment his UFO art installation drew a crowd at Toronto’s 2026 Nuit Blanche art festival.

The woman who has alleged she was drugged and raped by ‌Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday.

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Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia on Sunday that was shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the European Union and ethnic tensions that have divid…

British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his party will introduce a new tax bracket for those who earn $1 million or more to help pay for health care, if re-elected.

A dozen B-1 bombers used in U.S. strikes on Iran had been deployed to RAF Fairford, northwest of London, which was targeted in a suspected terror plot.

Amber Marshall has grown up on Heartland, the long-running CBC drama that mirrors her real-life love of horses and ranch life.

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A University of British Columbia researcher says the finding is unusual but no longer unexpected due to warming waters worldwide, including in Canada.

A federal judge recently said the way Canada has continued to "shirk its responsibilities" to a group of Manitoba First Nations since signing a landmark agreement meant to resolve historic treaty land shortages "is simply not acceptable."

Scrutiny has mounted in recent days over Cornell's response to allegations that the woman was sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members in 2024.

AI has remarkable potential to exponentially advance scientific discovery, say scientists.

While there have been efforts to emphasize that Buckingham Palace will continue to be the working and ceremonial headquarters of the monarchy, the recent confirmation that King Charles won’t be living there could also be sending signals about the institut…

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is shaking up its hiring process to meet operational needs, internal emails show — a signal the service continues to face recruitment issues.

In late August, the U.S. signed a sweeping oil deal with Venezuela's interim authorities to control a share of the country's oil.

A post on Jordan's social media page on Saturday says she died the day before "surrounded by her loving family."

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted to Russia, subjected to heavy indoctrination and even military training to turn them into soldiers.