Apple TV's Nocturne has just enough serviceable storytelling and professionally lit scenes to lull you into habit-viewing. But after several episodes of uninspired reveals you might suddenly come to your senses and ask: "Wait, why am I watching this?"
When Americans head to the ballot box, it is usually domestic issues that are at the front of mind, not foreign policy. But this time, Americans are linking the high price of gas and diesel with the U.S. war in the Middle East.
A Toronto man accused of grisly attacks on children in public parks in southern Ontario in the 1990s repeatedly this week disputed evidence against him and insisted police arrested the wrong man.
An Australian appeals court on Friday ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the "shocking criminality" involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms.
Ian Leipurts, co-owner of Wildcat Tavern in Hamilton, tells The National about the moment he and his staff turned it into their own Moe's Tavern from The Simpsons to celebrate Halloween.
Oct. 29, 2026 | Tributes pour in for actor Patrick Stewart of Star Trek and X-Men fame after his death at 86. Canada and the EU work on their new relationship as debate grows over what to call it. And, Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk's epic first spacewalk.
OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT platform, is suing to quash an investigation launched in June by B.C.'s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) into the Tumbler Ridge shooting.
Alberta's referendum question on separation drew more interest from voters than the province's last general election, according to the official results released Thursday.
A new audit reveals Canada's strategic ammunition stockpile cannot support war readiness or NATO commitments. The report blames Public Services and Procurement Canada for slow restocking, alongside National Defence for failing to manage regular inventory. Despite a $9.2-billion funding pledge, fixing these critical capability gaps will take several years.
The B.C. NDP has announced Jennifer Whiteside as its new interim leader.
Regular question period viewers got a little more than the usual "yada, yada, yada" on Thursday as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Government House leader Steven MacKinnon traded Seinfeld-related jabs.
Patrick Stewart, British stage actor who found fame as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, has died.
Two prominent figures in British Columbia's outgoing NDP government have spoken out about the scale of the mistake made in calling last weekend's election that resulted in the party's crushing defeat.
The documentary You Can See Everything about Elizabeth Holmes is a box-office hit, an awards season contender and a social media obsession.
Could a manoeuvre reportedly plotted by officials connected to Democratic candidate Mary Peltola backfire and cost the party in its attempt to regain control of the Senate in next week's midterms? Here's a look at the controversy surrounding two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot.
A 13-year-old girl who was severely injured in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is being released from hospital after nearly nine months of uncertain recovery, her father says.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere.
Olivia Chow won a decisive victory against Brad Bradford to hold on to her job as mayor for another term, but a third-place finisher who got thousands of votes in the municipal race is prompting questions around whether there was confusion at the polls.
The families of people killed in a deadly crowd crush in South Korea are calling on the makers of the latest Call of Duty video game to remove footage it used from the 2022 incident that left 160 people dead and nearly 200 more injured.
Self-described ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski was found guilty of fraud over $5,000 by the jury at his Toronto trial Thursday morning.
Canada has launched a sweeping national security strategy aimed at safeguarding its economy against global instability. The framework details a multibillion-dollar military expansion, intelligence modernization and a "clear-eyed" approach to relations with the U.S. relations, though decisions on creating a foreign intelligence agency are being deferred.
Self-described ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski requested, and was denied, a mistrial on Monday morning because he said he wasn’t receiving a fair trial without a lawyer representing him. That's one of several things the jury at his Toronto fraud trial didn't hear this month.
Rogers Communications has been ordered to pay a $15-million fine by Canada's Competition Bureau related to an "Infinite" cell phone plan.
While the Canadian Dental Care Plan has improved access to affordable dental care, the cost of the program exceeded projections by more than $1 billion in its first two years and confusion over how the program works persists despite government efforts, according to a new report by Auditor General Karen Hogan.
The Belleville, Ont., police department says Const. Jeff Smith has been released from hospital more than a month after he was shot and seriously injured in a shootout near a synagogue.
The Belleville, Ont., police department says Const. Jeff Smith has been released from hospital more than a month after he was shot and seriously injured in a shootout near a synagogue.
From dressing up their beers, redesigning their menu, to modifying their front sign, Leipurts and his wife, Jenna Firsht spent about a month planning and transforming the Barton Street space and ended up altering around 75 per cent of the interior decoration.
Inadequate tools and delays in providing financial intelligence have limited the ability of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada to "effectively carry out its role," according to a new report from the federal auditor general.
According to Canadian Blood Services, one in two Canadians will need blood or blood products at some point in their life, or know somebody who will need it. And while about half of all Canadians are eligible to donate blood, only about one in 76 actually do, it says.
In a letter to Stelco's president dated Thursday, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said she would meet with the company but first wanted to see a solid plan to bring back workers who are off the job. The letter is the most recent back-and-forth between the American owners of the Hamilton steel plant and the federal government.
In a letter to Stelco's president dated Thursday, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said she would meet with the company but first wanted to see a solid plan to bring back workers who are off the job. The letter is the most recent back-and-forth between the American owners of the Hamilton steel plant and the federal government.
Some of Canada's biggest banks say they will block AI agents like Meta’'s popular Muse assistant from directly accessing accounts and other information of their clients.
Rising cost pressures and tough regulatory scrutiny over the treatment of gig workers have spurred deals in the industry, with many smaller players being eaten up by competitors in recent years.
If plans to develop a northeastern Ontario mine go ahead, the roughly 500 residents of Virginiatown will need to be relocated to nearby communities.
Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, in which one train struck another from behind, killing 69 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network ahead of a national election.
Nowhere in Alberta was the idea of a second referendum less popular than in urban centres. A year out from an election, Premier Danielle Smith says she's committed to identifying the issues important to urban voters and "prioritizing them in a serious way."
When Charlottetown police first announced a break in a high-profile cold case, they credited investigative genetic genealogy with helping identify a suspect. Newly released court documents shed more light on how police set their sights on the man who was charged with first-degree murder before all charges in the case were dropped earlier this month.
Premier Tim Houston says he's glad his communications adviser sent a critical email to a professor who commented on a proposed data centre. Houston claims Sibo Chen was "clearly lacking information but yet speaking as an expert." Chen suggested the email was meant to intimidate him.
"We are not safe from climate risks that could cause danger to people and property," the mayor says.
The International Space Station is roughly 400 kilometres above Earth, moving at roughly 7.66 kilometres per second, and today, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be whizzing around Earth while working outside of it to install solar arrays.
Ontario will provide a key economic update today after repeated warnings from the province’s treasurer that its mini-budget will be awash in red ink.
The International Space Station is roughly 400 kilometres above Earth, moving at roughly 7.66 kilometres per second, and today, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be whizzing around Earth while working outside of it to install solar arrays.
Mendy Boyarsky alleges the Jewish Community Council of Montreal (JCC) is using its market dominance to limit competition to the kosher meat market through its certifier, Montreal Kosher, known as MK Kosher. He asked the federal Competition Tribunal to step in. The JCC, which runs MK Kosher, denies the allegations.
Researchers are raising concerns as parts of Canada move to permanent daylight time, warning that later winter sunrises could have consequences for sleep and health.
The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history.
Katharine Eckert and Kevin Estrada tell The National about the moment Eckert caught and released a giant 11-foot white sturgeon on B.C.’s Fraser River in what could be a record for largest freshwater fish caught by a female angler in North America.
Katharine Eckert and Kevin Estrada tell the National about the moment Eckert caught and released a giant 11-foot white sturgeon on B.C.’s Fraser River in what could be a record for largest freshwater fish caught by a female angler in North America.
The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Wednesday it has released data on more than 40,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees, including details about officials working in sensitive fields such as surveillance and human intelligence.
Oct. 28, 2026 | A high-speed train collision in central Spain kills at least 68 and injures dozens more, including several Canadians. The Bank of Canada raises interest rates over inflation fears. And, Quebeckers gear up to turn back the clocks one last time.
Incumbent Scott Gillingham has secured a second term as mayor of Winnipeg, CBC projects. Winnipeg Sun CEO Kevin Klein is in second place, and software developer Noah Redden was close behind in third, results show.
There will be at least seven new faces to join city council, after two incumbents Devi Sharma (Old Kildonan) and Shawn Dobson (St. James) lost their seats to Greg McFarlane and Kelly Ryback, respectively, CBC projects.
King Charles acknowledged the devastating impacts of slavery during the first stop of his Caribbean tour on Tuesday, but stopped short of apologizing or offering reparations.
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in fruit and vegetable fields in the United States and coined the enduring "Sí, se puede!" rallying cry, has died. She was 96.
Thursday’s Game 6 of the WNBA Finals between hometown Atlanta and Golden State is a sellout despite its much-criticized 12:30 p.m. ET start, the Dream announced Wednesday.
Insp. Wayne Stevenson of the RCMP’s serious crime branch said at a news conference Wednesday in Edmonton that Fiasal "was associated with people involved in criminality" and knew the three accused. Stevenson alleged that Fiasal was lured from his home before being killed.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down the scheduling fiasco that caused Game 6 of the WNBA Finals to be moved to a weekday afternoon, and what it means for a league that can't seem to avoid controversy.
Scientists using a Chile-based telescope have identified an icy object orbiting beyond Pluto that may join our solar system's small roster of dwarf planets.
A new study of cougar deaths in west-central Alberta found mortality risk was higher near residential areas and secondary roads and among cougars that frequently crossed human-made clearings. Of the 37 documented cougar deaths, 29 were caused by people.
Self-described "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski addressed the jury for the first time at his Toronto fraud trial, thanking them, in his brief closing statement Wednesday morning.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after he refused to concede the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fled the country.
Jimmy Ylimaki, a Montreal man accused of defrauding American seniors as part of an elaborate grandparent scam network, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court.
Bryan Adams's new song Lake Ontario criticizes the debate over renaming the lake as a political distraction while affirming its enduring name and history. It follows 51st State, another patriotic track opposing the idea of Canada joining the United States.
Ten days after a copyright lawsuit was filed against Drake, alleging he stole the chorus of Janice STFU, the lawsuit has been voluntarily dismissed.
As trade talks intensify ahead of Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will only agree to a deal "when it suits Canadians."
A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.
New bureaus in China, Mexico and Berlin will soon add to CBC News's efforts to deliver international reporting by Canadians, for Canadians.
Producers say B.C. was the perfect spot to film the new series Yaga, a supernatural mystery inspired by Slavic folklore around Baba Yaga. The series has been trending high on Crave since it premiered on Oct. 23.
A poll of 50 CEOs of large Canadian companies shows nearly half are eyeing smaller, more productive workforces with the help of AI.
The PQ intends to table a bill in the coming months, and hear from experts in a parliamentary committee.
A new report commissioned by Canadian Women and Sport says that supply is not meeting demand for women's sports in Canada. However, the report cites CBC/Radio-Canada's commitment to equal coverage of women's and men's sports and notes that Hockey Night in Canada will feature PWHL games in Saturday primetime starting in December.
Marina Hills and Sergio Losco are working to keep their son Henry's legacy alive as a law named after him is set to come into effect in Saskatchewan on Nov. 1. The 11-year-old died as a result of a carbon monoxide leak after a boiler malfunction in the Metro 1827 apartment building in downtown Regina last December.
Community advocates say they’ve seen families wait anywhere from 40 days to seven months to get their work permits, which Alberta requires before kids can be enrolled in school as local residents.
Canadian oil is typically sold at a discount compared to the North American benchmark, but that gap has widened in recent months with no clear short-term solution in sight.
A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year.
A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday in central Spain, the Castilla La Mancha regional government said.
A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, the Castilla La Mancha regional government said.
Municipal election day is underway across Manitoba. Voting locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Municipal election day is underway across Manitoba. Voting locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A Manitoba man battling a degenerative disease won't lose access to his life-sustaining drug, with the province now promising coverage after a federal agency reversed its recommendation against its use in adults over 25.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot offered competing claims to lead Israel after Tuesday's election, with Netanyahu calling for a right-wing government and Eisenkot saying voters had rejected the longtime Israeli leader, even as early counting showed no clear winner.
Sibo Chen of Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly Ryerson University, has been writing critically about the environmental impacts of resource extraction and AI growth, but said it's the first time he has received a complaint from a premier's office about his viewpoints.
Waymo's plan to bring driverless ride-hailing vehicles to Canada has some drivers and advocates concerned the market is about to get more crowded and that more rideshare and taxi drivers could find themselves out of work.
Ten students at a high school in Lévis, Que., have been suspended after several AI-altered images of teachers and school staff were posted to Snapchat. Experts say both teachers and students need more education about the risks of AI and online images.
At least 18 carriers are asking the federal government to extend their pilots' maximum flight duty period by an hour a day, saying the current rules prevent them from managing the frequent delays that disrupt air travel in the North.
Deaths linked to wildfire smoke in Canada have exploded by 275 per cent since the early 2000s according to a major global report that says the change is largely due to human-caused climate change.
CBC News spoke with Queen of Canada director Cristian Gomes and journalist Mack Lamoureux about their new documentary, and why it focuses on Romana Didulo's past followers.
Monday's municipal elections ushered in some notable wins for women across Ontario with voters electing their first female mayors in some cities, new female mayors in several others and an all-female council in a village southwest of Ottawa.
The 2026 midterms are taking place amid attempts by the White House to use election fraud as a pretext to rewrite election rules. County clerks and voter-rights advocates are seeking ways to safeguard the results.
Canada is facing a carbon tariff threat from the European Union within months as the economic bloc fully implements its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
University of Ottawa's president is acknowledging "a failure of the university" as Indigenous academics go public with allegations that a difficult work environment, poor treatment and racism at uOttawa and a lack of effort to address those problems has led multiple promising Indigenous scholars to quit.
Democrats have hammered Republican opponents and Donald Trump's administration with midterm ads featuring a man dead for seven years, Jeffrey Epstein. Despite being a part of congressional efforts over the past year to learn more about Epstein's crimes, they are vowing to press on if they score midterm wins next week.
Legalization of cannabis in Canada is having unintended and serious consequences an ocean away. Belgian customs seized 21 tonnes of Canadian cannabis in 2025 alone, exceeding illegal exports from every other country in the world.
The Tampa Bay Rays have kept their World Series dreams alive by eking out a late-game, 4-3 win in extra innings over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4.
Canadian music educator and musician J. Chalmers Doane and his daughter Melanie Doane tell the National about the moment friends and fellow musicians gathered in Halifax to celebrate his induction into Hawaii's Ukulele Hall of Fame.
The mayoral election in Lytton, B.C., was decided by a random draw on Tuesday.
The super El Niño in the Pacific Ocean is living up to its forecast hype, and it hasn't even peaked yet. When it does, experts say its effects will be felt across Canada this winter.
While other dinosaurs were crunching the bones of their prey in their powerful teeth, or slowly gnawing on leaves and twigs, Infernogallus jamesi may have been happily savouring nature's sweet delights.
