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Regional - CBC NEWS - 51 minutes ago

Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here's how community mailboxes will work

If your dog goes crazy every time the mail delivery person shows up at your door, you may be relieved to know that it soon may no longer be a problem. But beyond that, a lot of people are uncertain what the pending demise of door-to-door mail delivery means for them.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 hour ago

Tumbler Ridge shooting victim moved out of ICU, father says

Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old injured in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, has been moved out of intensive care and into a "recovery and rehab-focused unit" at B.C. Children's Hospital, according to her father.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 hour ago

Peter Nygard files lawsuit alleging abuse of process, defamation following Winnipeg sex assault prosecution

Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard has filed a lawsuit against a long list of defendants including a woman who accused him of sexual assault and Manitoba's former attorney general alleging he was defamed and suffered as a result of what he describes as an abuse of process surrounding his prosecution in Winnipeg.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago

With winning top of mind, Canada's first WNBA team finally arrives at expansion draft

If it wasn’t already clear, the Toronto Tempo’s latest addition makes their Year 1 intentions plain and obvious. As Masai Ujiri, announced Tuesday as principal owner of the WNBA team, once said, the Tempo plan is to win and win in Toronto.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 hours ago

Justices grill Trump administration lawyer on ending birthright citizenship, with president in attendance

Supreme Court justices, with Donald Trump breaking historical precedent by attending oral arguments, tackled the legality of his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., a contentious part of his administration's immigration approach.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago

Evidence related to 1 of complainants in Stronach sex assault trial 'fatally flawed': judge

An Ontario judge said she would not be able to convict Canadian businessman Frank Stronach on the charges related to one of the complainants in his sex assault trial, saying her evidence is "fatally flawed."

Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago

Resale tickets for Canada-Bosnia FIFA World Cup game reach sky-high prices

Even though Canada's opponent for its FIFA World Cup opener in Toronto was just determined Tuesday, many of the resale tickets left for the international match come at a steep cost.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago

North Korea expands its nuclear arsenal after witnessing Iran’s vulnerability

Ever since becoming leader in 2011, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has made his nuclear weapons program a national goal almost a doctrine arguing it is the only way for smaller powers to keep from being "mercilessly violated" by superpowers.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 5 hours ago

Wall Street rallies Wednesday amid hope for end to war with Iran

Stocks are climbing worldwide, and oil prices are easing Wednesday as hopes build that the war with Iran could end soon.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 6 hours ago

What's at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump's birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court today will hear arguments on President Donald Trump’s consequential first-day executive order in 2025, a case that could upend a long-held understanding on who is considered a U.S. citizen.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 9 hours ago

Is AI making you dumb?

We look at the latest research on AI and cognitive decline. Is artificial intelligence making us dumb?

Regional - CBC NEWS - 10 hours ago

'Punched, kicked, bitten, stabbed': Assaults in northern Ontario jails hard to handle due to overcrowding

The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General figures. The big concern in northern Ontario is violence fuelled by overcrowding and a lack of options to separate the person who was attacked from the perpetrator.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 11 hours ago

Which consumer services are adding a fuel surcharge (or not) as oil prices rise?

As the war in the Middle East continues, crude oil prices are hovering well above the $100 US mark a pressure that is starting to weigh on consumer-facing, fuel-guzzling businesses like airlines, shipping couriers and rideshare companies.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 11 hours ago

Canada's finance minister aims to shore up support, investment in China

Canada's finance minister François-Philippe Champagne is in China to continue diversifying trading partners and strengthen the economy. This visit follows that of Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this year as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war has driven more and more countries to turn toward China, the world's second-largest economy.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 11 hours ago

Trump administration launches new bid to attract U.S. oil companies to Venezuela but finding few takers

President Donald Trump has been pressuring U.S. oil and gas executives to invest in Venezuela’s energy sector, nearly three months after the toppling of former president Nicolás Maduro, as the country is said to have the largest crude oil reserves in the world.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 11 hours ago

Nunavut has 1 year left before devolution comes into effect. Is the territory ready?

The Canadian government will transfer control of Nunavut's land and resources to the territory next April. But there are many big changes to be worked out before the transfer date. Some federal jobs will be transferred to the Nunavut government, a new department responsible for land and resources will be established, and Ottawa still needs to remediate contaminated sites on federal land.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

Artemis II: Key moments leading up to the launch

The countdown is on for NASA's Artemis II mission, which will launch as early as Wednesday evening and take four astronauts around the moon in the first lunar voyage in over 50 years. Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to make history as the first Canadian to fly around the moon.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 16 hours ago

Gangs keep up attacks in Haiti's farming region after weekend massacre

Armed men mounted further attacks Tuesday in Haiti's Artibonite ‌region, a key agricultural area. The attacks came days after a gang's weekend assault in the area of Jean-Denis left some 70 people dead, according to human rights groups and local residents.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 18 hours ago

Metro Vancouver's cherry blossoms prompt warning about disruptive behaviour, illegal parking

Richmond RCMP say officers were out in a targeted enforcement at a cherry blossom viewing site over the weekend, and at one point 50 vehicles were illegally parked, disrupting traffic and creating safety hazards.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 18 hours ago

American booze bans, 'Buy Canadian' policy flagged by U.S. as trade irritants: report

Provincial rules around alcohol and the federal government's "Buy Canadian" policy have been flagged in a new report citing several trade irritants between Canada and the U.S.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 18 hours ago

The National | Canadians mark death of Stephen Lewis

March 31, 2026 | Canadians honour politician, diplomat and human rights activist Stephen Lewis after his death from cancer at 88. CBC News looks inside China's electric vehicle manufacturing ecosystem and what it could mean for North America. And NASA's final preparations for the historic Artemis II launch. Watch The National 9 pm EST Sun - Fri

Regional - CBC NEWS - 19 hours ago

Wildlife advocates concerned over feds' decision to allow potent gopher poison

Wildlife advocates say Ottawa's authorization of the emergency use of strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan to target gophers is a disappointing reversal of a previous decision rejecting its use.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 20 hours ago

Is the U.S. about to make a major military mistake? | About That

U.S. President Donald Trump says a U.S. takeover of one of Iran's most critical assets Kharg Island could happen “very easily,” but experts warn the reality is far more complicated. Andrew Chang breaks down why even a successful assault could lead to heavy losses and uncertain gains. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Adobe Stock, Reuters and Getty Images

Regional - CBC NEWS - 20 hours ago

Farmer living in U.S. border town calls upcoming road closure for Canadians unfair

Tensions in the Canada-U.S. relationship are playing out in border towns in both countries. Border Road, which connects Sweet Grass Hills, Mont., and Coutts, Alta., will be closed to Canadians starting in July. Wheat farmer Roger Horgus grew up on the American side. He says the move he says will create unnecessary barriers.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 22 hours ago

U.S. judge halts construction of Trump's $400M White House ballroom

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million US ballroom on the site where it demolished the East Wing of the White House, barring construction work from proceeding without congressional approval.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 22 hours ago

What’s an ‘Alberta whisky’? How the provincial government plans to define it in law

What defines an Alberta whisky like one might define a Kentucky or Tennessee bourbon? The provincial government says it has come up with some rules and it used AI to help draft them.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 22 hours ago

Police searching for remains of missing infant presumed dead months after her Inuk mother was killed in St. Albert, Alta.

As the search continues for a baby girl who vanished months ago when her mother was killed, Alberta RCMP are releasing new heartbreaking details on the case. Police ask the public to share any information which could assist them in their investigation.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

Poilievre says government should cancel Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail project

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government should cancel the high-speed rail project planned to link Toronto and Quebec City.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

Judge permanently blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

B.C. woman detained in Texas immigration facility could return home today, husband says

Tania Warner's husband, Edward Warner, says a judge set the bond for his wife at $9,500 US.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk

The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Canadian government taking over vaccine injury compensation program

The federal public health agency is taking over administration of a program that compensates people who have been injured by vaccines, months after Health Minister Marjorie Michel ordered an audit of the program following complaints about its administration.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Man sentenced to 25 years for 'horrendous' sexual abuse in Manitoba after survivors spoke out

A man who repeatedly sexually abused two children in his care roughly three decades ago has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, in a case whose details a judge described as "horrendous."

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

5 reasons the Toronto Maple Leafs have been a disaster this season

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered this season with their sights set on two goals keeping the NHL's longest active playoff streak alive and (no snickering, fans of other teams) finally hoisting the city's first Stanley Cup since before the moon landing. To say it hasn't worked out would be an understatement.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Nowhere is safe from the wrath of a Canada goose not even this Ontario campus

Last week, a Canada goose found its way into a building at Wilfrid Laurier University's Waterloo, Ont., campus and was captured by several witnesses on video trying to fly away, causing students to run for cover. The goose's capers went viral on social media.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Fans were sold a magical Barbie Dream Fest. Instead, they got cardboard cutouts and hand sanitizer

Add the three-day Barbie Dream Fest in Fort Lauderdale to the list of highly marketed conventions that didn't live up to the hype.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Humans are going back to the moon. Here's how and where to watch

Your go-to guide for CBC News coverage of the Artemis II mission around the moon.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Tiger Woods says he'll step away and seek treatment after pleading not guilty to DUI

Tiger Woods said he'll step away and seek treatment on Tuesday, days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Tiger Woods had pills in his pocket at crash scene and bloodshot eyes, police say

Tiger Woods's eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils dilated, and he had hydrocodone pills in his pocket when interviewed at the scene of his car crash last week in Florida, according to a sheriff's office report released Tuesday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI in car crash where police say he was found with opioids

Tiger Woods entered a not guilty plea in his driving under the influence case in Florida on Tuesday, hours after a sheriff's report said he had pain pills and showed signs of impairment at the scene of the crash last week in Florida.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon ordered to pay $880K to 8 plaintiffs in sex-assault civil trial

A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Gilbert Rozon, the Just For Laughs founder, to pay just under a little more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who have accused him of sexual assault and misconduct in a civil trial.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Eurovision to expand with Asian edition later this year

The music spectacle Eurovision will hold its first Asian edition in Bangkok later this year.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Murder victim found in Quebec decades ago identified as missing Ontario woman

Police say genetic testing has been used to confirm a homicide victim found in Quebec in 1979 was a woman who had been reported missing months earlier from Ontario.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Sexual assault case against Frank Stronach built on fabricated and unreliable evidence: defence

The women who testified they were sexually assaulted by Frank Stronach all failed "quite miserably" on credibility and reliability, meaning the court should find the Canadian businessman not guilty, his lawyer argued on Tuesday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Closing submissions begin in Frank Stronach sexual assault trial

Closing submissions have begun in the sexual assault trial of Canadian businessman Frank Stronach.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Canada will face Bosnia-Herzegovina to open FIFA World Cup

Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated Italy 1-1 (4-1) in penalties in a World Cup qualifier playoff final and will now join Canada, Qatar and Switzerland in Group B at the tournament, and face Canada in Toronto on June 12.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Who will Canada play first at this summer's FIFA World Cup? We find out today

Canada will learn today which country it will face to open the FIFA World Cup on June 12. The winner of today's playoff game between Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina will join Canada, Qatar and Switzerland in Group B at the tournament.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Canada's economy saw slight growth in January with gains in mining, oil and gas

Canada's economy saw slight growth in January, as gains in goods-producing industries like mining offset a slowdown in manufacturing, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

U.S. Army says it's investigating military helicopter flyby at Kid Rock's house

The U.S. Army said on Monday it was investigating why military helicopters were operating near the house of singer Kid Rock, seemingly in support of the vocal backer of U.S. President Donald ‌Trump, and also near anti-Trump protests.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

King Charles to make first state visit to U.S.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to the United States this spring, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Former Raptors president Masai Ujiri joins ownership group of WNBA's Toronto Tempo

Masai Ujiri is returning to professional basketball in Toronto. Ujiri officially joined the ownership group of the WNBA's Toronto Tempo on Tuesday after spending 12 years in the front office of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

The premier called a gas-tax holiday 'the most important thing' Manitoba's ever done. Now, he's being called out

Premier Wab Kinew says his government's gas-tax holiday was the most important thing a Manitoba government has ever done. In 2024, Kinew's NDP government suspended the 14-cents-per-litre gas tax for an entire year, a move that cost the province $340 million in tax revenue.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Robert Pattinson, Zendaya's The Drama is disturbing, controversial and fascinating

That The Drama blossoms into a subversive investigation into the limits of empathy doesn't really matter. All that will matter is the disappointment theatre-goers will feel walking out of a supposed rom-com they expected to be like Sleepless in Seattle, but that instead feels closer to Midsommar.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Weather watchers mourn the end of national Weatheradio service

There is now one less way to get weather information in Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada is ending its long-running Weatheradio service. It comes after ECCC closed many of its weather accounts on social media specific to provinces and territories.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Why are bags of Big Mac sauce washing up along the Bay of Fundy?

Empty bags of Big Mac and McChicken sauce have been washing up along the Bay of Fundy recently. And local residents are not lovin’ it.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

U.S. strikes city home to Iranian nuclear site, Trump urges allies to help in Strait of Hormuz

The United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

U.S. attacks Iranian nuclear site as Tehran strikes fully-loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai coast

The United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

U.S. strikes city home to Iranian nuclear site, Netanyahu says Israel 'beyond halfway point' in its mission

The United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Most people across Canada will no longer need to pay nurse practitioners for primary care

As of Wednesday, the federal government will require provinces and territories to start to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners. The new policy aims to ensure Canadians aren't being billed for "medically necessary services."

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

CTA to lower air passenger complaints fee after pressure from airlines, transport minister, documents show

Internal documents show airlines and then Transport Minister Anita Anand pressed the Canadian Transportation Agency to scale back a proposed complaints fee raising concerns about political interference.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Heat dome burns off mountain snow in western U.S., flashing warning for fire season

Mountains that normally see their peak snowpack in March are brown this year, thanks to a spring heat dome that baked western U.S. for much of the second half of the month. That's raising alarm bells for the fire season that's already ramping up.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Have seniors become the new screenagers?

Sherry Bagnato isn’t a millennial or a screenager. She’s a 67-year-old retired Toronto mother of two, and her phone habits have flipped the script at home. Now, she admits, it’s her adult children telling her to put the device down.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Her scammer only got house arrest. She says Canada's sentences are a 'joke'

Scam victims feel an increasing sense that the Canadian justice system is overly lenient on the people who took advantage of them.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Public servant says she's 'collateral damage' as government prepares to test new pay system

A longtime federal public servant says she’s become "collateral damage" as her department clears its backlog of Phoenix payroll issues so it can test replacement software and in doing so introduced an error to her file, refused to fix it and is now clawing back hundreds of dollars per paycheque.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Weeks after Ontario dental clinic was ordered shut, patients sent letters urging hepatitis and HIV testing

Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Ottawa authorizes emergency use of strychnine in Alberta, Saskatchewan to address gopher infestation

Ottawa is authorizing the controlled and time-limited emergency use of strychnine to address millions of dollars worth of damage in Alberta and Saskatchewan caused by an infestation of Richardson's ground squirrels, known colloquially as gophers.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

#TheMoment Banff's famous grizzly 'The Boss' came out of hibernation

Wildlife photographer Jason Leo Bantle tells The National about the moment Banff National Park's famous grizzly bear, 'The Boss,' came out of hibernation.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Toronto Maple Leafs fire general manager Brad Treliving

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment have decided to part ways with Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brad Treliving.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

The National | Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's infrastructure

March 30, 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to 'completely obliterate' Iran's power plants, oil infrastructure and even desalination plants, unless a deal is reached. Air Canada's embattled CEO announces his retirement. And legendary Canadian pop star Céline Dion announces her big comeback. Watch The National 9 pm EST Sun - Fri

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Alberta pushing for constitutional change to give provinces say over appointment of judges

Alberta's government is calling on Ottawa to change the Constitution to give provinces more of a say in how judges are appointed at the provincial level.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

B.C. youth charged after chats with U.S. teen who allegedly made school shooting threats: police

A Sooke, B.C., youth has been arrested and charged after online chats with a U.S. teenager who allegedly made school shooting threats, RCMP say.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

How provincial budget deficits impact you

Every province that has released a 2026-27 budget is projecting a deficit. But is that cause for concern? Note: P.E.I and Newfoundland and Labrador had not yet released their budgets at the time of publication.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

40 species, including snowy owl, added to UN list for greater protections

A week of negotiations has led to 40 species added on a list of protections under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the 15th meeting of countries that are party to a UN treaty signed in 1979.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Man who crashed truck into Michigan synagogue inspired by Hezbollah, FBI says

A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and had sought to inflict as much damage as possible, the FBI said Monday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Former investor says he's disappointed by Moose Jaw scientist Goodenowe's 'new lies and new promises'

As Dayan Goodenowe makes new claims about a potential treatment for Alzheimer's, a former investor says the controversial Moose Jaw-based scientist has a history of making unproven promises that he can't keep.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Human rights group says at least 70 killed in wake of attack in Haiti's Artibonite region

At least 70 people were killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti's breadbasket Artibonite region, a human rights ‌group said on Monday, significantly higher than official estimates.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

New bill would remove deadlines for Alberta government to act on citizen petitions

If Bill 23 passes, it would be the third time the United Conservative government has substantively amended the Citizen Initiative Act, and the second substantive set amendments to recall legislation since those two democratic options were introduced in 2021.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Human rights tribunal approves $8.5B child welfare deal for Ontario First Nations

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination case.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Robert Land Academy, now-shut private school in Ontario, under police investigation for alleged child abuse

Peel Regional Police are leading an investigation into allegations of child abuse at Robert Land Academy, a military-style private school for boys in Ontario's Niagara Region that operated for decades until last year. Dozens of former students have alleged physical and emotional abuse, and in some cases, sexual exploitation.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Can Avi Lewis make the federal NDP relevant again without undermining its provincial cousins?

Avi Lewis, a former television host, journalist and documentarian, promises to make the federal NDP relevant again. But the first question for his leadership is whether he'll do so at the expense of the NDP's provincial wings.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Céline Dion to return to concert stage with Paris residency this fall

It's Céline Dion's 58th birthday, but it's her adoring fans who may be receiving the biggest gift of all her return to the concert stage.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Israeli parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

The bill's passage marked the culmination of a years-long push by Israel's far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Brain and heart health are tied together. Here are 5 ways to control both

Pay attention to the link between heart and brain health, new Canadian recommendations say.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Air Canada employee charged after alleged weed smuggling scheme using passenger luggage tags

The RCMP says an Air Canada employee is facing charges after allegedly trying to export more than 60 kilograms of cannabis out of a Toronto airport by using suitcases tagged with the names of two unsuspecting passengers.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

3 Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed within 24 hours in south Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) said three of its peacekeepers were killed in south Lebanon in less than 24 hours in separate incidents.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Finance minister to visit China later this week

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is visiting China later this week, a spokesperson in his office confirmed Monday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Ford, Carney announce $8.8B to help cut development charges, spur housing builds in Ontario

The federal and provincial governments will each spend $4.4 billion on housing-related infrastructure over the next 10 years. The majority of the funding is intended to help cover those infrastructure costs for municipalities that lower development charges.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Ford, Carney announce development charge cuts, $8.8B to spur housing builds in Ontario

CBC Toronto is carrying the 11 a.m. ET announcement here.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

The humpback whale rescued last week in the shallow Baltic Sea? It's stuck again

A humpback whale that was freed after becoming stuck for several days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany was stranded again on Saturday after failing to find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse works in 3-minute Italian museum raid

Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said on Monday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care

GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, recently announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times possibly by years but only for Quebec patients.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Over 70 killed in South Sudan in dispute over gold mine

Gunmen killed more than 70 people in South Sudan over a gold mining row on the outskirts of the capital over the weekend, a police spokesperson confirmed on Monday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Is Trump rigging the markets?

A look at allegations of market manipulation and insider trading around Trump’s conduct of the war in Iran and other major White House moves.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

'MAID is not death on demand': Physicians decry proposed Alberta assistance in dying bill

Some health-care workers who either directly provide medical assistance in dying or work in that field say they are strongly opposed to Bill 18 which, if passed, would prevent doctors or nurse practitioners from administering MAID to patients if they are unlikely to die within the next 12 months.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Veteran overpaid $70K in rehab benefits, originally told to repay

A veteran from Fall River, N.S., received a letter from Veterans Affairs in February that he owed nearly $70,000 in overpaid benefits. He won't have to pay, but he worries about other veterans in a similar circumstance.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 2 days ago

Trump mulls seizing Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal even as talks show progress

U.S. President Donald Trump openly mused about seizing Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf and the United States and Israel kept up their attacks Monday on the Islamic Republic, even as there were signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks.