Virginia police said Thursday that Justin Fairfax, the state's former lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife Cerina and then fatally shot himself.
Montreal’s largest school board has lost more than 100 support staff because they refused to remove religious symbols to comply with the province’s new secularism law.
An Israeli strike destroyed the last bridge over the Litani River into Lebanon's south, according to a senior Lebanese security source, fully severing almost a tenth of Lebanon from the rest of the country, after Israel destroyed other crossings during the war.
The New York Islanders are facing questions about a promotion urging hockey fans to donate to a former New York City police sergeant who was recently convicted of manslaughter for hurling a cooler of ice at a man fleeing arrest.
More than 60 victims of sexual abuse by clergy from what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth are still waiting to be paid from a settlement that was approved in November 2022. Some are growing frustrated with the delays and what they view as a lack of information.
Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its housing market forecast following a jump in fixed mortgage rates and weaker than expected housing sales in the first three months of 2026. CREA had been forecasting higher sales, based on the idea that pent-up demand would emerge, especially from first-time buyers.
More than 60 victims of sexual abuse by clergy from what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth are still waiting to be paid from a settlement that was approved in November 2022. Some are growing frustrated with the delays and what they view as a lack of information.
Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024, compared to pre-pandemic levels, all while vaccination rates are backsliding.
While war in the Middle East stretches past the six-week mark and fuel prices have more than doubled, costs are starting to be passed onto consumers. One industry seeing the swift impacts of this is about to hit peak season: air travel.
A veteran military police officer is suing Ottawa and SIG Sauer after a holstered C-22 allegedly discharged without a trigger pull, ending his career. The case undercuts defence claims of a clean rollout and reopens scrutiny of a pistol platform tied to hundreds of disputed U.S. incidents and prior warnings.
U.S. court documents reviewed by CBC News provide a rare glimpse into a cross-border pipeline for crime guns. A former trucker from Florida has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after smuggling handguns into Canada that were later recovered at 10 crime scenes in Ontario and Quebec.
After flying 406,771 kilometres around the moon the farthest any humans have ever been Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch are ready to share more of their experiences with the public. CBC will have live coverage of today's news conference as they take questions from the media at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, at 2:30 p.m. ET.
An Imperial Oil pipeline spilled 843,000 litres of bitumen emulsion northwest of Cold Lake, Alta., last week. In a statement, Imperial Oil apologized for the spill, which has been stopped and contained.
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The autonomous taxi operator Waymo appears to be taking steps to break into the Canadian market, eyeing Toronto as a new testing ground for its self-driving fleet. But it may face technological, political and environmental roadblocks including the harsh reality of Canadian winters as it seeks to expand north.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she spoke with her Lebanese counterpart on Tuesday to express condolences on the killing of a Canadian citizen in the country last week, but declined to sanction Israel, which his family blames for the death.
With the busy travel season approaching, a data breach at Booking.com is leading to warnings about phishing scams known as "reservation hijacking."
A relatively low supply of lobsters and increased demand with the removal of international trade barriers are pointing to better prices, the executive director of the Maritime Fishermen's Union told The Canadian Press.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues' use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders "scratch-paper musings" that can have a "potentially corrosive" effect.
Etsy has announced it’s banning the sale of fur items on the site in August. The Fur Institute of Canada warns the move will hit Indigenous artisans hardest, who often rely on the site as a major source of income.
A Cree Walking Out ceremony on Parliament Hill on Wednesday morning at sunrise, arranged by Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, was both a celebration and a learning opportunity for members of Parliament, she said, about the vibrant present and future of Indigenous cultures.
Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called Neffy.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release the officer, Const. Andrew Lawson from the Toronto Police Service, was charged with manslaughter.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release the officer, Const. Andrew Lawson from the Toronto Police Service, was charged with manslaughter.
There’s growing concern about a new category of unregulated airborne pollutants, so tiny they can pass through the lungs and into the bloodstream. For The National, CBC’s Ashley Fraser explains ultrafine particles (UFPs) and why scientists say they have the potential to cause major health problems.
Niagara Falls, Ont., Coun. Mike Strange has been found not guilty of domestic assault, a judge in St. Catharines has decided.
In just under two years after CBC Sports first broke the news that the WNBA was coming to Toronto, and less than a month after the league and players agreed on a new collective bargaining, the Tempo are no longer just an idea. Now, they are a team.
Andrew Chang explains what's keeping the U.S. and Iran from reaching a peace agreement following six weeks of ongoing war and a recent marathon negotiating session in Pakistan.
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A Russian court has fined a local news agency and one of its directors thousands of dollars for a review it posted on the smash hit series Heated Rivalry, which the Russian government considers LGBTQ+ propaganda.
The Artemis II astronauts made many mind-blowing images during their historic lunar mission earlier this month. They have two NASA trainers to thank for equipping them with tried-and-true digital SLR cameras and sharing their photo skills.
A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1 million in a raffle.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., died after he was thrown into frigid water when an inflatable boat hit an unlit buoy.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., died after he was thrown into frigid water when an inflatable boat hit an unlit buoy.
Once promised as a free way for Torontonians and visitors to take part in one of the world’s largest sporting events, the city is now looking to charge for tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup fan festival.
The federal NDP is introducing a motion on Wednesday to ban so-called surveillance pricing, where personal data is used to offer individual customers or groups of people different prices than others. While finding specific examples is difficult, critics argue it's a serious problem.
Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world’s worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes.
Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world’s worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes.
Canada has announced more than $120 million in humanitarian and development assistance to help people in Sudan and its neighbours as the civil war in that country marks its third anniversary.
British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as "folly," even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday.
British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as "folly," even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday.
A student opened fire randomly at two classrooms at a middle school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days.
A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country's second such shooting in two days.
Israel has often struck alleged Hezbollah militants or officials in their homes without warning, frequently in areas far from the front line when they are with their families, in apartment buildings surrounded by uninvolved neighbours.
It has been just four years since Christine Fréchette took office with the Coalition Avenir Québec. This afternoon, she will be sworn in as the province’s 33rd premier. Here's a look at how she got here.
It has been just four years since Christine Fréchette took office with the Coalition Avenir Québec. On Wednesday afternoon, she was sworn in as the province’s 33rd premier. Here's a look at how she got here.
At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
Hockey fans may have tuned in to the 2026 Olympics excited about the long-awaited return of NHL players, but by the end it was the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) that turned heads and earned a growing wave of new fans.
A group of volunteers had begun sifting through the damage at the Omari library in Gaza City and trying to save whatever books they can find. They say the work is not just about the books, it's about protecting the culture and heritage of the Gaza Strip.
New Ontario education legislation proposes to count attendance and class participation into high schoolers' final marks and to mandate final exams, drawing a mix of reaction from students, parents and education experts.
Heather Winterstein was an Indigenous woman facing several personal obstacles, factors that raised her risk of having a bad outcome in the health-care system, the Ontario coroner's inquest into her 2021 death in St. Catharines hospital was told.
Teresa Patry, a Vermilion, Alta., farmer and rancher, has two active oil wells operating on her land, which, according to an air quality assessment, are venting a steady stream of potentially dangerous greenhouse gases downwind from where she lives with her family and livestock. But, according to Alberta's energy regular, everything is operating as it should be.
Major changes to Canada's asylum system passed into law this year were first sought by the federal immigration minister in 2024 but the Trudeau government largely did not act on them.
Farmers in eastern Ontario are warning that rising fuel and fertilizer costs due to the U.S.-Iran war could soon drive up the price of locally grown food.
Dosa Divas doesn't stray too far from its predecessor Thirsty Suitors, but it streamlines the experience while telling a story about family reconciliation that feels realistic despite the colourful, fantastical setting.
Frustrated shoppers allege the TJX-owned chains Winners, HomeSense and Marshall's have recently shut down bathrooms in some Canadian locations.
Hockey fans may have tuned in to the 2026 Olympics excited about the long-awaited return of NHL players, but by the end it was the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) that turned heads and earned a growing wave of new fans.
Thousands of young people are turning to job fairs to try and stand out in-person to find a gig for this summer, but competition remains intense.
April 14, 2026 | Some Canadians could get a break at the pumps after Prime Minister Mark Carney put a pause on fuel tax. How securing a majority changes the government’s plans. And, A CBC News secret shopping investigation uncovers Canada’s top two grocers overcharging for meat again.
April 14, 2026 | Some Canadians could get a break at the pumps after Prime Minister Mark Carney put a pause on fuel tax. How securing a majority changes the government’s plans. And, A CBC News secret shopping investigation uncovers Canada’s top two grocers overcharging for meat again.
As Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim puts forward a motion seeking to attract a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise to the city, critics are doubtful whether the city can put forward an attractive enough business case and sustain the franchise.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday ordered a recall of 7-Eleven brand sandwiches, subs and wraps due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
After Canadian wildfires brought extremely poor air quality to Detroit in the summers of 2023 and 2025, Michigan is updating how it communicates air quality risks to residents this year.
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep U.S. President Donald Trump in office over five years ago.
James Maloney doesn't see anything wrong with the way Prime Minister Mark Carney secured his majority government, and says Canadians will benefit from a stronger, more diverse Liberal Party.
Dean Penney kept his head down and his eyes forward as the undercover RCMP officer he once believed to be his closest friend testified against him on Tuesday.
Vancouver's mayor says he is bringing forward a motion in council that aims to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to the city, in light of the league recently broaching the subject of expansion.
A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover from flying tree limbs.
Bill 30 if passed will accelerate major energy projects by creating an 120-day approval window. Projects must align with provincial priorities, be of strategic economic importance and have at least $250 million in capital investment.
Bermuda and Saint John, New Brunswick, actually have a lot in common, when you really think about it. They both kiss the Atlantic Ocean, albeit at slightly different latitudes. They're both known for their beaches, even if one boasts pinks sands and turquoise water and the other is named after discarded tin cans.
Julietta Sorensen Kass didn’t expect so many people to respond with interest to her social media post offering to gift tobacco she'd grown in her northwest Calgary yard for prayers and ceremonies. She says she's been blessed with connections and so much more in return.
According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven's North American operator plans to close 645 stores in the 2026 fiscal year outpacing the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time.
Canadians will get a better sense of the country's finances amid a global turbulence and shocks to the energy supply chain later this month when the Liberals table their spring economic statement.
Cans from producer Steve Bourdeau, implicated in a fake maple syrup scandal, have been found in grocery stores with different labels concealing the name of Bourdeau’s company.
A new project from award-winning journalist Connie Walker aims to create an archive of testimonies of abuse at residential schools before the accounts are destroyed in September 2027.
Canadian doubles tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski is donating $20 for every game she wins this season to the 1in3 Fund, aimed at eliminating violence against women. The fund was created after the 2024 murder of Ugandan long-distance runner, Rebecca Cheptegei.
Nick Suzuki beat goalie Ilya Sorokin at 15:56 of the second period to give Montreal a 1-0 lead Sunday against the hometown New York Islanders, making him the first Canadiens captain in the storied franchise's history to reach 100 points.
Israeli fire killed at least six Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health officials said, in the latest violence to undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for the release of Kuwaiti American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin after he was detained in Kuwait over social media posts during military escalations in the Iran war.
The Toronto Tempo have signed Canadian guard Kia Nurse ahead of the franchise's inaugural WNBA season, the team
announced Tuesday.
A day after sweeping three byelections in Ontario and Quebec that gave him a majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is temporarily removing the federal excise tax on gas and diesel.
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened on Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened on Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.
Ottawa has a plan to protect 30 per cent of Canadian land by 2030, but Alberta has rejected the federal benchmarks. The province claims it already protects 60 per cent of its land. This comes after it has expanded the definition of protected lands in a move a conservationist calls concerning.
In a news conference on Tuesday, the RCMP confirmed that the two shootings in Grand Falls-Windsor last week were incidents of intimate partner violence.
The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counsellors were killed by a devastating flood last year testified Monday he did not see official warnings issued the day before the storm hit and that staff had no meetings about the pending danger.
Bill Enge, former leader of the North Slave Métis Alliance, was elated when the Supreme Court of Canada found in 2016 that tens of thousands of Métis and non-status Indians were now under the jurisdiction of the federal government. A decade later, some Métis leaders feel not enough has happened since then to materially improve access to rights, programs and services for Métis people.
Experts say they worry the province hasn’t used all the powers available that come with a public health emergency, and is leaning on public opinion rather than science to inform policy.
A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, officials said.
The widow of an OPP officer who died by suicide more than six years ago accuses Saint John Police Chief Robert Bruce of misconduct in lawsuits against the Ontario Provincial Police and the police union.
After their son's death in 2005, Dan and Jacinta Harvey of Berwick, N.S., began opening their doors to friends and casual acquaintances alike to discuss books and life.
One of the Canada's oldest Black churches faces an uncertain future with the owner applying to repeal the 150-year-old building's s heritage designation.
A critical report by Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general highlighted electric vehicle rentals charged to taxpayers by a travel nursing agency. Now, a CBC Investigates analysis of billing records obtained through access to information also raises some questions.
A critical report by Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general highlighted electric vehicle rentals charged to taxpayers by a travel nursing agency. Now, a CBC Investigates analysis of billing records obtained through access to information also raises some questions.
