Justice Minister Sean Fraser, who was in charge of immigration during some of the years Auditor General Karen Hogan found instances of fraud in Canada's international student program, said with hindsight, he would have acted sooner to fundamentally change it. The Opposition Conservatives have been calling for his resignation, along with his successor and the current immigration minister.
The Dominican Republic national police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Canadian who was shot and killed early in the morning March 23, in the province of Puerto Plata while on vacation.
A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that "someone needs to do the right thing" and come forward with information to help the investigation.
Melania Trump was accompanied by a humanoid companion on Wednesday, as she arrived at the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts from around the world through her Fostering the Future Together global initiative.
Former Ontario Hockey League player and Guelph Gryphon Jacob Winterton, 25, has died of cancer. He's being remembered by his family, friends and the hockey community. His brother Ryan, who plays for the Seattle Kraken, paid tribute in an Instagram post where he said he would miss Jacob's "voice, your advice, and the way you made everything feel a little less heavy."
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, Fla., pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna.
A jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million US in damages.
Young health-care providers at Havana’s Cardiology Institute describe a double-whammy of desperation in their work and private lives. They're anxious about what the future holds since a U.S. oil embargo in January led to dramatic fuel shortages in Cuba, along with soaring food prices and nationwide power outages.
Alberta will be in control of regulating its methane emissions under an agreement-in-principle with Ottawa.
Biruté Mary Galdikas, a Canadian scientist who dedicated her life to the study and conservation of orangutans, has died. She was the last living member of the renowned primatologists known as "trimates," alongside Jane Goodall and Diane Fossey.
Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, is co-writing a Lord of the Rings movie with his son.
When Jourdyn Koziak got a phone call on Saturday from a man who claimed that her long-lost dog had been found, she thought it was a "sick prank." That's because her beloved pit bull, Forty-Cal, had been missing for 11 years.
Two men have been charged in connection with the Feb. 19 death of Dr. Mai Diab, a pediatric dentist who is being remembered as a soft-spoken, generous person who was deeply dedicated to her young patients.
CBC News is announcing an expansion of our local news service in Hamilton, in the form of a live audio morning show, available on HD radio and other digital platforms, and a weekly podcast to be added to the existing digital news offered by the station.
Premier Doug Ford announced the plan Wednesday at a news conference in Mississauga, saying the full 13 per cent tax will be removed for new homes valued up to $1 million from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
Canada's Valérie Grenier wrapped up the World Cup alpine skiing season with a win in the giant slalom on Wednesday in Lillehammer, Norway. Meanwhile, American Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women's overall World Cup skiing title by holding off a challenge from emerging German rival Emma Aicher.
The first major comedy series filmed in Nunavut, a sci-fi suspense right out of Sinners, a time-travel mockumentary in the style of Back to the Future and the world's favourite queer hockey drama all top this year's Canadian Screen Award nomination rolls.
Donald Trump says he could “take” Cuba. From early imperial ambitions to the Cold War and today’s economic crisis, we look at why Cuba has remained such a persistent focus of American power.
Experimenting with Explora in its first few days of operation, CBC News found dozens of factual errors.
The United States sent a 15-point plan to Iran for a possible ceasefire, an official said, even as it began to move paratroopers to the Mideast to back up a contingent of Marines heading there Wednesday.
Hotels in Newfoundland and Labrador are being trained to recognize human trafficking criminal activity that officials say despite a lack of cases, is in fact present in the province.
Though oil and gas industry executives at CERAWeek, a global energy conference in Houston, welcomed Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson’s enthusiasm, they still say they want to see considerable action before they can be sure Canada's federal government is serious about changing the country’s reputation as being reluctant to expand the energy sector, especially oil and natural gas.
Members of Parliament last year went on the fewest sponsored international trips in the last 15 years, excluding the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite a long and cold winter, no frostbite amputations have been reported in Montreal so far this year compared to an annual average of about six. The drop in cases could be connected to the addition of hundreds of spots in temporary warming shelters around the city and the use of a new drug protocol to treat frostbite.
Ontario is running out of time to beef up rules that would crack down on negligent and misbehaving municipal politicians ahead of the next civic election, some experts and opposition critics warn.
As the final vote to approve Premier Tim Houston's controversial budget was about to begin, members of the crowd in the Province House gallery broke out in song.
More than a month after the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, stories of bravery during the tragedy are being shared.
At the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa Tuesday morning, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies spoke about a student who pulled two classmates to safety.
Officials in Minnesota sued the Trump administration Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings in the state earlier this year by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Caden Farrare, 11, and his dad Aubrey tell The National about the moment Caden hit a backwards buzzer beater shot to win the Grade 5 basketball championship in Laurel, Md.
Family, friends and community members are mourning Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, the two Air Canada Express pilots killed in Sunday’s crash at New York City's LaGuardia Airport.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree faced pointed questions Tuesday about why the federal government has deported one Iranian official, despite longstanding concerns about how the regime operates in Canada and abroad.
The Swiss Consulate General in Vancouver has confirmed the three people killed in Sunday's avalanche in northern B.C. were Swiss nationals. They were part of a group of four that was heli-skiing on Mount Knauss, about 30 kilometres north of Terrace.
OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence, but also raised alarms in Hollywood and beyond about the dangers of letting people create AI videos that resulted in nonconsensual images and realistic deepfakes.
Antoine Forest, a 30-year-old man from Coteau-du-Lac, Que., was one of two pilots who died in the crash at New York’s LaGuardia airport on Sunday night.
Antoine Forest, a 30-year-old man from Coteau-du-Lac, Que., was one of two pilots who died in the crash at New York’s LaGuardia airport on Sunday night.
Pride festivals are seeking $3 million annually from Ottawa to fill a funding gap left by corporations pulling back funding amid a backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Toronto police say they are creating a counter-terrorism unit and a specialized task force that will see officers with semi-automatic rifles stationed at key locations in the city.
Known for her field-side reporting on the Toronto Blue Jays, Mae wrote the book Before I Let You Go, which is set to release on Nov. 10.
Canada is temporarily halting removals to several more Middle East countries due to "volatile and unpredictable conditions" caused by the U.S.-Israel war with Iran that has spread to surrounding nations.
Jenna Benchetrit's face and name have been used in fake CBC articles intended to scam people into sending money. She’s the senior business writer for CBC News.
Epic Games will cut more than 1,000 jobs following a drop in engagement for Fortnite, the latest layoffs in the video game industry where growth has stalled due to economic uncertainty.
Porter Airlines plans to launch a dozen routes this summer from the overhauled Montreal Metropolitan Airport, as Canada's third-largest carrier seeks to gain purchase in the competitive domestic market and start putting its half-billion-dollar investment to work.
The WNBA board of governors unanimously ratified the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday.
The anniversary special, which started streaming Tuesday on Disney+ and Hulu, celebrates 20 years since the show's premiere.
Filmed in front of a live audience, it features archival footage and is centred on an interview with MileyCyrus now 33 and a genuine pop star with podcast host Alex Cooper.
Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a "defensive buffer," Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of Lebanon.
Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a "defensive buffer," Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of Lebanon.
A man who slipped and fell between 100 and 150 metres while trying to help a companion during a hike on one of the tallest mountains in Metro Vancouver's North Shore has died of his injuries.
The Montreal Victoire have placed captain Marie-Philip Poulin on long-term injured reserve, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Tuesday.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has no plans to change how judges are appointed in Canada after four premiers wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking for more of a say in the process.
An RCMP-led corruption investigation is underway and search warrants were executed on a number of properties, including the homes of former mayor Jyoti Gondek, former councillor Sean Chu and sitting councillor Andre Chabot.
An RCMP-led corruption investigation is underway and at least one current and one former Calgary city councillor, as well as a business were subject to search warrants executed last week, CBC News has learned.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in a deadly daytime shooting on a highway south of Edmonton.
Provincial taxes will be taken off more grocery store items under Manitoba's next budget, Premier Wab Kinew says.
Provincial sales taxes will be removed from more grocery store items under Manitoba's next budget, and one researcher wonders if other provinces will follow.
A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make changes to federal election rules it says would make it harder for electoral reform advocates to stage long ballot protests.
The federal minimum wage will rise by 40 cents next week, a scheduled increase that keeps the wage in line with inflation.
A commission studying the future of sport in Canada has called for sweeping change to the way sport is structured, after its work found “the widespread presence of maltreatment and abuse” in a poorly resourced and organized system.
A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States. After breaking March records in 14 states with temperatures as high as 44.4 C, it's now widening and may become the most expansive heat dome ever.
A social media post by Dion herself and the new posters across Paris are fueling speculation about the singer's reported return to performing. But representatives for the Quebec star have not confirmed any performances.
Ottawa police have arrested a 19-year-old man after a school crossing guard died following a hit-and-run collision near a Barrhaven elementary school on Monday.
Ottawa police have arrested a 19-year-old man after a school crossing guard died following a hit-and-run collision near a Barrhaven elementary school on Monday.
A county sheriff's office in Maryland said Monday that professional cornhole player who's also a quadruple amputee fatally shot a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an argument.
The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a France's TotalEnergies to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy.
Canada’s largest AI data centre starts construction this spring in Saskatchewan. It’s one of many being built and proposed across the country. Today, a look at these centres’ controversial track record.
Much of Newfoundland is waking up to blustery and messy morning that has shuttered schools as another storm slams into the island.
Much of Newfoundland is waking up to blustery and messy morning that will keep schools closed in the St. John's metro area and other parts of the island as another storm hits parts of N.L.
The City of St. John's has killed thousands of gulls at the Robin Hood Bay landfill as part of its wildlife management plan, but some critics say the city is taking the wrong approach.
When the owner of a Byron pizzeria got hit with negative comments in a suspected "review bomb" members of the community countered with a review bomb of their own, this time with positive feedback.
Six years after the Ontario government made e-learning a mandatory requirement for a high school diploma, students don't appear to be taking online school to diversify their course selection as the province had intended, according to a CBC News analysis of provincial enrolment data.
Book collector Krystin Golden of Windsor says the Harlequin Intrigue line of novels isn't just about romance, and that's why she has spent decades accumulating titles. But now she'd like to sell all 2,000 of them as a single lot.
Rhetoric around Iranian sleeper cells has spiked since the onset of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Counter-intelligence experts and a former spy tell CBC News that while the regime may not use dormant agents in Canada, the threats of lone wolf attacks and 'criminal proxies' are real.
The first set of deadlines included in the energy and climate deal struck between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are not expected to be met, showing early challenges with the agreement that includes pursuing a new export pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast.
More than 125,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria this month, fleeing escalating violence and returning to a country that's still struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war.
University of British Columbia's hockey captain Annalise Wong tells The National about the moment she ran from a med school interview to make the final period of her last game at the U Sports women's championships in Elmira, Ont.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem.
Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1.
March 23, 2026 | Two pilots were killed and several passengers were injured when an Air Canada Express plane crashed into a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport. Trump’s optimism about war in the Middle East is reflected in the stock market, but rejected by Iran. And, posters tease Céline Dion’s rumoured return to the stage in Paris.
The class action was filed in 2015 and scheduled for trial earlier this year, but a notice released Monday said the proposed settlement could avoid a lengthy court process and probably offer larger compensation.
A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19.25 million US.
A civil jury in California found that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million US on Monday.
Here's a brief explanation of how Major League Baseball will use technology this year to give players the opportunity to challenge calls on balls and strikes at the plate.
RCMP say three heli-skiers were killed in an avalanche on Mount Knauss just north of Terrace, B.C., in the province's northwest on Sunday. The same day, one person was killed in a separate avalanche, near the B.C.-Alaska border.
Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New York's Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released Friday.
Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New York's Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released Friday.
B.C. RCMP say police got a satellite SOS Sunday afternoon reporting an avalanche. It happened near Pleasant Camp and the Klehini River, close to the B.C.-Alaska border.
Air traffic controllers in the U.S. are understaffed and overworked. Here are the facts about the job.
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday in London in what British police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. Detectives were working to determine whether a claim of responsibility from a group with alleged links to Iran was authentic.
Canadian Armed Forces members deployed in the Middle East are safe after a missile was intercepted on Sunday near the Israel-Lebanon border, the defence minister's office says.
The Liberal government's nominee to be the next fiscal watchdog insists she'll run an independent and non-partisan ship even though her candidacy has created a political rift.
Conservative MPs say they're voting against the Liberal government's nominee for the federal fiscal watchdog.
The Liberal government's nominee to be the next fiscal watchdog insists she'll run an independent and non-partisan ship even though her candidacy has created a political rift.
More U.S. federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.
The federal government is asking the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations to repay more than $28.7 million following a forensic audit into its spending.
New research is suggesting that not all sharks are the lone, cold, ruthless predators as many films so often depict them. Some species, it turns out, can even be friendly at least among their own kind.
Can you tell this video of the LaGuardia Airport collision is fake? Grok was used to manipulate a photo of the damaged Air Canada plane, creating an AI-generated video.
A military cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, causing an undetermined number of casualties, the country's defence minister said.
A Colombian military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia's armed forces said.
A Colombian military transport plane with 121 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 33 people and leaving at least 81 injured, according to the town's deputy mayor.
