Canada Computers and Electronics says a data breach has leaked information about some of its customers, though several say they are unhappy with the scant details the retailer has provided including how many of them were affected, and when the breach occurred.
Former Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home in July 2024. The Black woman had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home.
Jan. 29, 2026 | B.C.’s premier calls a meeting between Alberta separatists and Trump officials ‘treason’ as Ottawa and the provinces try to unite for U.S. trade talks.
Tracking a young Canadian math whiz-turned-international crypto fugitive. And, how AI-powered breast scanners could help save lives.
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When radiologists used artificial intelligence to help read mammograms, the rate of detection of breast cancers increased, resulting in fewer aggressive and advanced cases, a large trial in Sweden has found.
Rapper Nicki Minaj on Wednesday declared herself U.S. President Donald Trump’s “No. 1 fan,” before showing off a gold card visa.
As Saint John police investigate alleged sex offences at a long-term care home, the head of a national seniors' advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue.
Prince George, B.C., school trustee says she's shaken and scared after being surrounded by police with their guns drawn and then put in handcuffs, in what RCMP say was a case of mistaken identity.
Prince George, B.C., school trustee says she's shaken and scared after being surrounded by police with their guns drawn and then put in handcuffs, in what RCMP say was a case of mistaken identity.
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian aircraft and says his administration will "decertify" those planes, mentioning a series of jets by aerospace company Bombardier by name.
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that will open the nation's oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.
An NDP MP is calling on the government to take action to stop Canadian businesses from having any dealings with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
This week has seen a flurry of promises, partnerships and proposed deals surrounding Canada’s multi-billion dollar submarine program. Both rival shipyards are lining up potential Canadian partners and business opportunities as the clock ticks down toward the proposal deadline in March
The people behind the hit Canadian TV show "Heated Rivalry" defended the Online Streaming Act which the U.S. has identified as a trade irritant at a Canadian media production industry conference in Ottawa on Thursday.
Despite an eleventh hour attempt to secure at least a few more weeks of freedom, Calgary dentist Alena Smadych was handed a three-year prison sentence for a decade-long insurance billing fraud.
Ontario’s police watchdog says it is not investigating the case of a lawyer who is alleging that multiple Durham Regional Police Service officers slammed her head on a desk without provocation and dragged her to the basement cells of the Oshawa courthouse last week.
Police identified a suspect on Jan. 27 and have charged 33-year-old Christopher Beasley with one count of second-degree murder for the death of Ayla Egotik-Learn.
Police identified a suspect on January 27 and have charged 33-year-old Christopher Beasley with one count of second-degree murder, for the death of Ayla Egotik-Learn.
RCMP in Halifax have changed how they keep track of guns after they were unable to account for three carbines for seven months.
A "grossly incompetent or grossly negligent" Manitoba nurse has been stripped of her licence and fined $10,000 after admitting to wrongly administering fentanyl and another drug that caused a patient's heart to stop last fall, a licensing body says.
Daniel Martell, the stepfather of two children who disappeared from their Pictou County home nearly nine months ago, is facing three charges.
The bodies of 15 more unidentified Palestinians were handed over by Israel Thursday, in the final exchange of prisoners and detainees between Israel and Hamas.
Two days after receiving a standing ovation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney made an address in Quebec City that caused an uproar among Quebec's political class.
Veteran snowboarder Mark McMorris has won a bronze medal in slopestyle in each of the past three Olympic Games. In Milano Cortina, he's determined to change the colour to gold.
Veteran snowboarder Mark McMorris has won a bronze medal in slopestyle in each of the past three Olympic Games. In Milano Cortina, he's determined to change the colour to gold.
Water from Kashechewan First Nation's treatment plant has tested positive for cryptosporidium, a parasite that causes gastrointestinal issues, and 63 people have also tested positive as the crisis has led to the evacuation of most of the 2,300 residents. An official and a resident say it's bringing back bad memories of an E. coli outbreak in 2005.
An official with Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario says 63 community members have now tested positive for cryptosporidium, with test results showing water from the treatment plant has also tested positive for the parasite.
India has confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus. Here are answers on what the infection is and what happened in previous outbreaks in Asian countries.
Studying close to 800 bears over nearly 25 years shows that polar bear populations in the rapidly warming Barents Sea, off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia, are doing better than polar bears in other parts of the Arctic.
Democrats and the White House struck a deal Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as they consider new restrictions for Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.
Democrats have blocked budget legislation in the U.S. Senate, a move that will trigger a federal government shutdown on Friday unless the Trump administration agrees to change how its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conduct their controversial crackdown.
Democrats in the U.S. Senate are threatening to trigger a partial government shutdown unless the Trump administration agrees to change how its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conduct their controversial crackdown.
A Vancouver-based mining company says 10 of its employees were abducted from one of its project sites in the city of Concordia in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, which has been gripped by a cartel civil war since 2024.
U.S. border czar Tom Homan, newly installed as commander of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, promised targeted and strategic enforcements focusing on unauthorized residents with a criminal history.
The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a "strategic partnership" to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence as they sought to thaw relations after years of chill.
The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, acting just one week after the Republican leader predicted prosecutions over a contest he has baselessly insisted was tainted by widespread fraud.
The Cree Nation of Mistissini is under a lockdown notice Thursday morning after two men in their 30s were killed following a shooting Wednesday night.
The Cree Nation of Mistissini has lifted a lockdown put in place early Thursday after two men in their 30s were killed in a shooting.
A British Columbia woman is warning dog owners to watch what their pets touch on walks, after her two-year-old husky overdosed on cocaine. The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association says this is a problem across Canada. While it doesn't collect data on dog overdoses, it says, anecdotally, vets are seeing more of them.
Alberta broke housing construction records in 2025 and led the country in housing starts per capita. The massive upswing in homebuilding comes after a period of similarly massive population growth, and some experts say there are lessons other cities in Canada could learn about how to ramp up housing supply to meet demand.
Indigenous leaders on both sides of the border are advising their citizens on how to deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents if approached.
Decoding a spate of posts made by U.S. government accounts that resemble or borrow from the fascist and extreme far-right traditions.
Star and co-producer Natalie Portman and writer-director Ugo Bienvenu speak to CBC News about their Oscar-nominated film Arco and how it rejects fatalistic ideas of optimism or pessimism.
Canada is the only Arctic nation that doesn't arm its coast guard fleet. The United States, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Russia all operate coast guard fleets that have the capability to defend themselves. The commander of Canada's navy says arming the civilian fleet isn't necessary unless there's a war.
Nine years after a deadly mosque attack in Quebec City claimed the lives of six men, survivors and advocates say they’re focused on promoting understanding particularly in the wake of several pieces of legislation reinforcing secularism in Quebec.
The day Oshawa, Ont., autoworkers have dreaded for months has arrived, as GM Canada is poised to cut a shift at the city’s plant, costing over a thousand workers their jobs.
Canada’s minister of fisheries says Marineland’s plan to ship 34 marine mammals to aquariums in the U.S. is "solid." Animal advocates, meanwhile, worry the beluga whales and dolphins at the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., park may end up being used for breeding and performances if Ottawa approves the park's relocation request.
Federal officials have revealed that the total expenditures incurred during a controversial cull at a B.C. ostrich farm last year amounted to nearly $7 million.
A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and a British Columbia company has been pulled into the fray.
A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and a British Columbia company has been pulled into the fray.
Two U.S. Democratic Representatives visited a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas federal detention centre Wednesday, in a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and given fuel to Democrats and others pushing back against the actions of ICE.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson John Livingston tells The National about the moment officers rescued a bighorn sheep from an icy river in Gunnison, Colo.
An upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) could lead to major changes to North American trade. For The National, CBC’s Lyndsay Duncombe breaks down how it could play out and how businesses are preparing for the potential shift.
CEO Irina Novoselsky said Hootsuite has worked with government organizations across countries and administrations for more than 15 years, including the U.S. government.
Jan. 28, 2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers seek a unified ‘Team Canada’ approach to crucial CUSMA negotiations. Schools across the country scramble to regulate AI in the classroom. And, two legendary Olympic skiers will carry Canada’s flag in Italy.
For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the crossing will reopen soon, as the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan moves into its second phase.
A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board including a member of congress, authorities said.
A seniors advocate is calling for improved security measures at nursing homes across New Brunswick, as Saint John police investigate "offences of a sexual nature" at Loch Lomond Villa’s The Village involving at least 12 victims, some into their 90s.
The U.S. government has said, without providing evidence, that the men killed on the boats were “narco-terrorists.” But Chad Joseph’s and Rishi Samroo’s families say they were just regular workers catching a ride home to the fishing village of Las Cuevas.
The toy has gone viral on Chinese social media ahead of the Spring Festival holiday, which this year marks the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.
Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford stepped into Quebec politics Wednesday, suggesting that the election of a separatist party in the upcoming Quebec election would be a "disaster."
Two federal agents who were involved in Saturday's fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson.
The Conservative Party of Canada says it set a fundraising record in 2025, bringing in almost $48 million from more than 327,000 donations across the country.
Montreal police launched a pilot project Wednesday aimed at adapting the way officers interact with autistic Montrealers during interventions.
The federal cybersecurity centre warns in a new report that criminals who hold data for ransom are using artificial intelligence tools that make it easier to target their victims.
The Trump administration is once again ramping up its rhetorical pressure on Canada, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issuing a fresh warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney over looming trade negotiations.
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives will not allow reporters to attend their annual gathering in Toronto this weekend, a move critics say breaks from democratic norms.
The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology is winding down operations over the course of the next year as a result of declining enrolment.
A court has ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the devastating effects of climate change a sweeping victory for the islanders.
Almost as soon as Crave's breakout hockey romance Heated Rivalry hit the screens, so did the frenzy over Shane Hollander's Team Canada zip-up fleece.
Almost as soon as Crave's breakout hockey romance Heated Rivalry hit the screens, so did the frenzy over Shane Hollander's Team Canada zip-up fleece.
Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to lead the Church of England as Archbishop of Canterbury at a traditional ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
The federal government says its willingness to speak with Meta about the possibility of seeing online news return to Facebook is part of an ongoing conversation Canada is having with the United States as the review of CUSMA nears.
The fatal shootings of two Minnesota residents by federal government agents have put the focus on the immigration blitz on the streets of Minneapolis, but on Monday a judge raised a skeptical eye toward the Trump administration's overall pressure campaign on the state.
Olympic stars Mikaël Kingsbury and Marielle Thompson, set to compete in their fourth Winter Games, will be Canada’s flag-bearers for the Feb. 6 opening ceremony in Italy, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday.
A former French senator was found guilty by a Paris court late on Tuesday of having spiked a lawmaker's drink with ecstasy with the intention of sexually assaulting her.
The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent for a second consecutive meeting, a move that was widely expected by analysts.
The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent for a second consecutive meeting, a move that was widely expected by analysts.
Different measures to mitigate flooding between Abbotsford, B.C., and Sumas, Wash., have been floated for years, but the answers to preventing future disasters remain unsettled.
The fiancée of a man who was found dead in the snow after a crash last week in Ottawa is remembering him as a devoted father who worked long hours and came so near to seeing his family again.
Amazon on Tuesday appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early.
Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the e-commerce company in three months.
A 47-year-old woman who was accused of throwing scalding water on a young child in Longueuil, Que.and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault back in September was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Wednesday.
A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Wednesday to one year and eight months in jail after finding her guilty of accepting Chanel bags and a diamond pendant from Unification Church officials in return for political favours.
Alberta could overtake British Columbia as Canada's third most populated province in just over a decade, according to new projections released by Statistics Canada.
A Manitoba couple is reviving the use of wild yeast in bread-making after rediscovering techniques used by a great-grandmother in eastern Europe.
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake rumbled through parts of central and southern Ontario Tuesday night.
A workplace incident report investigated the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia which left RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson and 21 others dead.
Justin Ho is a Canadian studying dentistry in Minneapolis. He was taught to treat a patient regardless of who they are. After recent events in the U.S., he's realized that health care cannot be disentangled from the politics of the day.
Police cold-case units face a new challenge in solving decades-old killings. With the world's largest storehouse of genealogy information, Ancestry.com, now banning law enforcement from using its data without obtaining a court order, it is much harder for police to build family trees based on crime-scene DNA and zone in on suspects via their distant relatives.
In a leadership race where candidates have largely been in agreement, candidates are beginning to show New Democrats what sets them apart.
Researchers in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are launching a project to map more than 10,000 genomes from Black Canadians with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and an aggressive form of breast cancer. Project leaders hope their findings eventually help target treatment and preventive care and contribute to better health outcomes for racialized patients.
Some Ontario residents who typically spend their winters in the U.S. say they’ve recently opted to buy property in Mexico instead.
The shift comes as some snowbirds grow uneasy about the political climate under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Five Canadian Armed Forces members of the Women Veterans Council have quit over what they say is a failure of “institutional conditions needed to enable meaningful, impactful work.”
A man was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
Jan. 27, 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to de-escalate the situation in Minnesota. Carney stands by his blunt speech at the World Economic Forum after the U.S. says he walked it back. Alberta separatist push a petition that would trigger a referendum.
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