Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.
Cole Caufield scored his 50th goal of the season on Thursday evening in the Montreal Canadiens' game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, becoming the first Habs player to reach that milestone since Stéphane Richer did it during the 1989-90 season.
Cole Caufield scored his 50th goal of the season on Thursday evening in the Montreal Canadiens' 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, becoming the first Habs player to reach that milestone since Stéphane Richer did it during the 1989-90 season.
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government to defend private property rights in face of what he claims is a threat posed by a landmark B.C. Supreme Court decision establishing Aboriginal title on private property.
Environment and Climate Change Canada will use artificial intelligence to make its weather forecasts more accurate, the federal department said Thursday.
The dozens of photos taken by the astronauts include never before seen views of the moon, a total solar eclipse and a stunning shot of Earth.
Emperor penguins, the largest penguin species, are now listed as endangered following a new international assessment of how climate change is affecting their habitat and population.
People shouldn’t buy or use unauthorized, injectable peptide drugs claiming to help with body issues and wellness, warns Health Canada they can come with serious side effects.
First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, saying Thursday that the "stories are completely false" and calling online accusations that she was somehow involved with the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people "smears about me."
For a trio of B.C. high school band students, the idea came to them, clear as a bell: if no one else would step in to save their school’s music programs they would.
It turns out the biggest twist in Freida McFadden’s career isn’t in her books. The bestselling author, known for keeping readers guessing, is revealing a surprise of her own: Her real name is Sara Cohen.
Fans love the designs of Nike's new World Cup soccer jerseys. They do not love the way they bunch at the shoulders.
Documents show the volume of gas flared at the LNG Canada plant on B.C.'s North Coast between October and January far surpassed what its permit allows.
The defence lawyer of Frank Stronach is arguing that some of the complainants in the sexual assault trial of the Canadian businessman were coached by Crown prosecutors before they testified.
Legal arguments in the sexual assault trial of Canadian businessman Frank Stronach wrapped up on Thursday with a verdict possibly coming in mid-June.
Poor and incomplete note-taking by police during preparatory meetings with the complainants and Crown prosecutors in the sexual assault trial of Frank Stronach was "unacceptably negligent," Stronach's defence lawyer argued on Thursday.
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in prison in connection to the multi-million-dollar gold heist at Pearson airport in 2023.
The boys of BTS are returning to the stage after a nearly four-year hiatus, during which the members completed their mandatory military service. Despite pouring rain in Seoul, fans packed a stadium to watch the K-pop group kick off their long-awaited world tour.
Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the Middle East ceasefire in further jeopardy after its most intensive strikes of the war on its neighbour killed more than 200 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. The escalating violence has threatened to torpedo U.S. President Donald Trump's truce with Iran from the outset.
The Charge, who have now lost three straight, had the chance to climb into the fourth and final playoff spot in the PWHL standings, but fell 5-3 to the last-place Seattle Torrent on Wednesday. Seattle was playing the second game of a back-to-back set.
The Halifax native set a world record as a 13-year-old in the 200-metre backstroke on April 27, 1975, at the Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships in Brantford, Ont., while a member of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club.
On the day she died of sepsis, Heather Winterstein shouldn't have been placed in the emergency room waiting area at the St. Catharines hospital until she could see a doctor, an emergency medicine expert told a coroner's inquest Wednesday.
Less than a year after a judge ruled on a similar case in Red Deer, the provincial government is facing an injunction seeking to stop supervised consumption services from closing in Calgary and Lethbridge.
Preparations for the upcoming wildfire season are underway as the snow melts in Manitoba, but some mayors in the province's north say they need more help.
The Middle East ceasefire appeared shaky less than two days after it was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, as Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday and Iran showed little sign of relinquishing its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Rose Gervais was about 12 weeks pregnant with her third child in 2023 when she had to travel from Gaspé, Que., to Montreal for an abortion. She should have been able to get the procedure done much closer, in Quebec City, but doctors say delays in getting appointments combined with limited capacity are pushing people to seek help even farther.
Liberals are gathering in Montreal for the next few days, buzzing on a fifth floor crossing and with a sought-after majority government in sight.
Human eyes are a wonder of nature. While we've invented the camera to work like our eyes, it's not as good as the real thing, something that was highlighted during Artemis II's lunar flyby.
Floor-crosser Marilyn Gladu, flanked by Prime Minister Mark Carney, entered the Liberals' national convention in downtown Montreal on Thursday to cheers and selfie requests, ready to celebrate with a party she opposed in the House for a decade.
Once seen as a social conservative, floor-crosser Marilyn Gladu clarified some of her previous positions from the sidelines of the Liberal convention Thursday, saying she's pro-choice and anti conversion therapy.
A group claiming to represent a group of anonymous University of B.C. engineering students took credit for suspending the car last week, as part of a long-running tradition of pranks.
With his team's offence mired in a rut, Blue Jays manager John Schneider was hoping a big swing or two would help kickstart his sputtering club.
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.
Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Lucas were released from an immigration facility in Texas on April 2, after being held for nearly three weeks. The woman from Penticton, B.C., says she wants to speak out about her experience in custody.
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.
