A mix of illness and injuries have hit the Blue Jays hard as the defending American League champions have struggled to maintain a winning record in the early days of the new season.
In Scotland, where both golf and curling originated around the 16th century, the sports go hand in hand and similarities from strategy to sportsmanship to tradition abound.
A lot's changed since the 2024 U.S. federal election that saw President Donald Trump return to the White House. CBC's Katie Simpson explains how some of Trump's most vocal supporters right-wing influencers and public figures are turning their backs on the president amid his recent moves with the Iran war.
An ISIS supporter who came to Canada on a study permit and planned a mass shooting targeting Jews in New York City has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge in a U.S. court.
A company accused of producing bogus maple syrup is now the target of a class-action lawsuit request that has been filed in Quebec Superior Court.
Prosecutors are seeking Tiger Woods' prescription drug records from a pharmacy, a week after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The Testaments, an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book, is releasing its first three episodes on Disney+ today and looking to expand on the chillingly regressive future predicted in The Handmaid's Tale. Its stars and creators talk to CBC News about the message and intent of the series.
Ruby Penney went to the RCMP on Dec. 2, 2016, and told them about a strange phone call she overheard between Jennifer Hillier-Penney and her cousin Derick Hillier. Ruby Penney is not alive to testify, and Derick Hillier is not alive to defend himself.
Deputy minister of national defence Christiane Fox broke conflict of interest rules by hiring an old acquaintance when she was the deputy immigration minister, the federal ethics watchdog has found.
The announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and the United States was met in Lebanon with the war’s bloodiest day, as Israel launched a massive air campaign that its media termed "Operation Eternal Darkness." The Israeli strikes killed and wounded hundreds, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled his intent to pursue Hezbollah regardless of international pressure.
The announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and the United States was met in Lebanon with the war’s bloodiest day, as Israel launched a massive air campaign that its media termed "Operation Eternal Darkness." The Israeli strikes killed and wounded hundreds, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled his intent to pursue Hezbollah regardless of international pressure.
A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling Friends star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.
Marie-louise Felicia Allen claimed in B.C. Supreme Court that her injured miniature pony was under veterinary care when the B.C. SPCA seized and destroyed it, arguing in her lawsuit that the actions were a violation of her Charter rights.
Heather Winterstein didn't show hallmark warning signs of potentially life-threatening sepsis when she went through triage screening the day before she died at the hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., an emergency medical expert told the coroner’s inquest for the 24-year-old.
Ontario passed Bill 5, which included the special economic zone provision, last year in a bid to speed up approval and construction of large projects like mines. The provision allows cabinet and the environment minister to suspend any and all provincial and municipal laws within such zones as they see fit.
The two actors appeared alongside each other in the 2020 film Black Bear and shared the stage in 2023 in the off-Broadway revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
A Manhattan-based architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted to killing an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
A Manhattan-based architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted to killing an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
A Manhattan-based architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted to killing an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
A wave of Israeli airstrikes swept across Lebanon on Wednesday, leaving dozens dead and hundreds wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
A wave of Israeli airstrikes swept across Lebanon on Wednesday, leaving at least 112 dead and hundreds wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Alex Ovechkin says he is waiting until after the Washington Capitals' season is over to decide whether he's calling it a career or returning to play one more year.
An Alberta clipper brought heavy snow to central and southern areas of the province late Tuesday and into Wednesday.
The ongoing war between Iran and the U.S. is expected to keep oil prices high for the remainder of the year, including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices too.
After a two-month investigation into significant alcohol thefts from NSLC stores in the Halifax region, RCMP seized more than 450 bottles of hard alcohol worth almost $20,000 from a home. Police even seized a ledger detailing the alcohol being delivered to the home and what had been resold.
A first-degree murder trial was delayed last week on Newfoundland’s west coast over a lack of sheriff officers and one lawyer says she wasn’t surprised, given the state of the province’s criminal justice system.
One woman was admitted with a life-threatening condition called exercise-induced or exertional rhabdomyolysis, rhabdo for short.
The illness can happen after an intense workout and is when muscle tissue breaks down, leaking enzymes and proteins into the bloodstream. In high amounts, the proteins can damage the kidneys and lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, which can cause dehydration and heart issues.
Police raided a Montreal mattress company and found stolen cars. A CBC investigation into the city's car export industry found numerous Montreal businesses have sent stolen cars overseas.
One woman was admitted with a life-threatening condition called exercise-induced or exertional rhabdomyolysis, rhabdo for short.
The illness can happen after an intense workout and is when muscle tissue breaks down, leaking enzymes and proteins into the bloodstream. In high amounts, the proteins can damage the kidneys and lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, which can cause dehydration and heart issues.
As Eric Kripke's superhero satire The Boys releases the first two episodes of its fifth and final season today (with the last dropping on May 20), he's just glad to be able to say the show is ending on his terms.
In China, the energy landscape has reached a historic tipping point. For the first time, its total installed wind and solar capacity has officially surpassed that of coal. It’s a shift driven by massive industrial scale and artificial intelligence and Chinese energy giants have their sights set on the Canadian wilderness.
A 14-year-old aspiring soccer player living in Quebec has been given the opportunity of a lifetime. But his status as an asylum seeker is preventing him from getting on a plane and capitalizing on it.
Three second-period goals spurred the Montreal Victoire to a 4-1 win over the Seattle Torrent on Tuesday night in Laval, Que.
The B.C. Wildfire Service responded to the wildfire burning east of Pemberton Regional Airport in Mount Currie, which is part of Líl̓wat Nation.
Hyeseong Kim scored twice and Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto was strong over six-plus innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Toronto 4-1 on Tuesday to hand the Blue Jays their sixth straight loss.
Young recycling enthusiast Himmat Rai and his mom, Joti Muker, tell The National about the moment Himmat celebrated his 5th birthday at a recycling facility in Maple Ridge, B.C.
The Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association says serious questions surround Chief Warren Driechel and police lawyer Megan Hankewich for their statements about a recent manslaughter case involving the death of an eight-year-old girl named Nina Napope.
Rock League has not been perfect through two days. But if the goal of this one-week Rock League preview season is proof of concept, then you can see how it all might come together.
Canada's response to Israel's 2026 invasion of Lebanon has been unequivocal condemnation of what Prime Minister Mark Carney called "an illegal invasion." That's a marked contrast to Stephen Harper's defence of Israel's 2006 invasion.
Many in the Iranian diaspora who initially looked to U.S. President Donald Trump to help oust the regime are now concerned his war will ultimately cost civilians, Iranian Canadians tell CBC News.
Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger has been put on the 10-day injured list, the team announced Tuesday afternoon.
Rory McIlroy will launch his Masters title defence Thursday alongside world No. 3 Cameron Young and amateur Mason Howell.
Former University of Manitoba law school dean Jonathan Black-Branch, who was disbarred in Manitoba in 2024, has now also been disbarred in England and Wales.
Canada's military operations commander has temporarily removed the officer in charge of the country's biggest overseas deployment. The decision by Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin comes after Col. James Smith was charged by military police with prejudice to good order regarding compensation irregularities while he commanded Task Force Latvia.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has a plan to address infrastructure gaps across Canada with billions of dollars in funding over the coming decade.
The Conservatives are calling for an ethics investigation into Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne in regards to the involvement of his partner in the Alto high-speed rail project. Prime Minister Mark Carney defended Champagne, saying the minister followed all of the ethics rules.
A Catholic priest in Prince Edward Island who pleaded guilty last year to sexually abusing a child in the late 1980s has been sentenced to five years in a federal prison.
Dan Levy struggled to find the words as he set foot in the Ontario town where the smash hit Schitt's Creek was filmed for the first time since the show wrapped.
Negotiations to rebalance the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement are likely to continue past the July 1 deadline, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.
A group that’s been searching for missing children and unmarked graves at the former McIntosh Indian Residential School in northwestern Ontario says it’s been denied federal funding to continue its work. Here's what we know about the Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin project and why its funding hasn't been renewed.
A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew.
A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew.
More than three months after the winning ticket for a record-setting $80-million Lotto Max win was sold in London, Ont., the massive jackpot is in the process of being claimed. Why did it take so long?
Organizers for a music festival in London have cancelled the upcoming three-day event after the rapper Ye, who was slated to perform, has been barred from entering the U.K. following past antisemitic remarks.
Organizers of the Wireless Festival confirmed that the rapper had been barred from entering the U.K. in their notice of the festival cancellation. The U.K. Home Office denied Ye's application to travel because his presence would not be conducive to the public good.
Southern Canadians have been occasionally treated to neon-soaked night skies of purples, pinks and greens during a peak in the sun’s activity over the last two years. But the celestial light show put on by the northern lights will dim as the sun moves into a quieter phase of its 11-year cycle.
Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday.
Newfoundlanders were having a chuckle on Monday over international media reports saying passengers on a British Airways flight diverted to St. John's last week were stranded on a frozen island somewhere in Canada.
The rapper Offset was shot Monday and is stable, according to a spokesperson, but his exact condition is unknown.
The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were captured with injuries.
Tick, tick, tick. This year's tax deadline is coming quick. Here's what tax experts who spoke with CBC News say you should keep in mind as you're filling out your return so you don't miss out on opportunities to find and save money.
Canadian Armed Forces members used their own personal social media accounts, computers and networks at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and gathered information about Canadians, violating intelligence-gathering rules, according to a newly released report.
A years-long investigation into a special RCMP unit that polices protests against resource extraction in British Columbia is finished but can’t be finalized because the RCMP's oversight body has been without a chairperson for more than a year.
High tolls at Windsor's Ambassador Bridge are pushing commercial truck traffic north to Sarnia, where the Blue Water Bridge has become the busiest crossing on the Canada-U.S. border. The shift comes as the delayed, overbudget Gordie Howe bridge opening remains in limbo.
The physician who treated Heather Winterstein the day before she died in hospital from a severe reaction to bacterial infection said he may have erred in diagnosing her condition as being due to "social issues." She was discharged and died the next day, after she returned to hospital.
Thousands of documents obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête shed light on why Montreal isn't among the host cities, how much the event will cost Canadian taxpayers about $1 billion for 13 games and the strict conditions the cities of Toronto and Vancouver have to respect.
Five years after Pete Pearson, 75, was diagnosed with a terminal lung condition, he was experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression known as "end-of-life distress." He wanted to try psilocybin commonly known as magic mushrooms to see if it helped. After a lengthy and futile attempt to gain access to the drug legally through Health Canada, Pearson decided this was a trip he needed to take no matter what.
Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver has confirmed the deaths of nine of its 10 workers who were abducted in Concordia, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, in late January.
Teoscar Hernandez, Freddie Freeman, Dalton Rushing with a pair and Shohei Ohtani hit home runs to power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 14-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.
A pair of bald eagles found themselves in a tangle in Surrey, B.C., before power and fire crews helped a local wildlife rehabilitation group free the birds.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk will
undergo surgery to repair a left thumb fracture.
A Winnipeg woman who lost thousands after scammers got into her bank account almost two months ago says she's "absolutely shocked" her bank's fraud department denied her appeals to refund her disbelief she said comes in part because of how clearly fraudulent some of the transactions the bank allowed were.
MacLeod, who announced last November that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer, will be leaving the team for an undetermined length of time as she continues her treatments, the PWHL club said Monday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says its
agents in Canada don't carry firearms, following questions about a
potential ICE presence at upcoming FIFA World Cup games.
Huxley the raven is a permanent rescue at Good Caws Crow Rescue in Prince George, B.C. In addition to pretending to sneeze, he likes to repeat his own name, play with squeaky toys and take baths.
Retired lawyer Louis Stringer is always on the move. He regularly cycles the roads of his community of Gravelbourg, 200 km southwest of Regina, in summer and winter.
Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC's Today show on Monday for the first time in over two months, since her mother's disappearance Feb. 1. "OK, here we go. Ready or not, let’s do the news," the longtime co-host said at the outset of the show.
Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC's Today show Monday for the first time in over two months, since her mother's disappearance Feb. 1. "OK, here we go. Ready or not, let’s do the news," the longtime co-anchor said at the outset of the show.
Jeremy Hansen carried an Innu Nation flag with him on the 10-day mission, launching Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
They're the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant you might know. And they were an ingredient used by a Canadian company to build the first solar power plants in Malawi.
Two years after the killing of a suspected drug trafficker in Niagara Falls, Ont. purportedly targeted by Ryan Wedding's alleged criminal network police are still trying to unlock the victim's phone and identify more suspects. Details of the case are contained in a new police affidavit.
Jonathan Marshall has been repairing typewriters for about 10 years. In March, he opened a repair shop and museum in Hamilton. He says his ultimate goal is to help people think more intentionally about the words they write.
Staff members Katie Hourigan and Judie Gibbons tell The National about the moment they made a video recreating the recent KitKat heist at a seniors' residence in Oakville, Ont.
April 5, 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump fires off an expletive-laden ultimatum for Iran hours after a daring rescue mission to save an American pilot. The Artemis II crew gears up for a lunar flyby. And, advance polls open for three crucial federal byelections.
Yet another round of snowfall hit Calgary Sunday. Dangerous driving conditions led to a significant number of accidents.
Some ferry sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island are at risk of cancellation Monday as strong winds are expected along the southern coast and parts of the Island.
Some ferry sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island are at risk of cancellation Monday as strong winds are expected along the southern coast and parts of the Island.
An upcoming book authored by a prominent royal commentator says U.S. President Donald Trump was primarily interested in annexing Canadian territory just above the U.S. border and his respect for King Charles may have quashed his interest.
The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) says the stunt is disrespectful, noting the car is located on a sacred site within the nation's territory.
WestJet's new temporary fuel surcharge of $60 on all companion voucher bookings takes effect Wednesday, April 8.
Curling is set to enter the great unknown. Debuting Monday, Rock League is just a little different from your typical tournament, from mixed 10-player teams to new rules to a bar that will be positioned in between the sheets on the ice.
A video demonstration from Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson is adding fresh fuel to one of the most debated moments of Olympic curling.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston called the recent protests by First Nations over cannabis raids in their communities unacceptable in a statement posted to Facebook Saturday night. The protests blocked several highways throughout the province in reaction to RCMP seizing cannabis products from First Nations dispensaries.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston called the recent protests by First Nations over cannabis raids in their communities unacceptable in a statement posted to Facebook Saturday night. The protests blocked several highways throughout the province in reaction to RCMP seizing cannabis products from First Nations dispensaries.
Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta organization is advocating for the provincial government to legalize grizzly bear hunting in light of what Cardston County calls increased reports of negative human-bear interactions.
The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
When Alex Oberg finally cut into the fruit for a taste, it was a bit sour. 'We maybe could have waited a little bit longer,' he said.
