Ten months after the Nova Scotia government’s Energy Department took the lead on finding a way to recover an abandoned tidal turbine from the depths of the Bay of Fundy, officials still cannot say when or if the device might be removed.
Former Liberal cabinet minister Stéphane Dion is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next steps depending on the outcome of a possible independence referendum.
Some Canadian doctors say patients on birth control need monitoring. But medical authorities in other countries increasingly disagree.
With federal public servants mandated to return to the office four days a week this summer, experts and unions are sounding the alarm over a lack of clear strategy or infrastructure to support such a move.
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona later this year to train on the F-35 when Canada eventually takes possession of the 16 jets it’s committed to buying.
The band said in a statement that Brad Arnold "passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer."
Savannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother Nancy Guthrie on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return.
This year's Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is all about contrasts, from a heralded defence vs. an underrated one, to an All-Pro wide receiver vs. one of the NFL's best young cornerbacks.
A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, 41-year-old Lindsey Vonn goes for Olympic gold Sunday at 5:30 a.m. ET at the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course.
A U.S. fugitive who spent more than 20 years in Toronto while fleeing manslaughter charges has been extradited to Florida.
Saboteurs damaged rail infrastructure near the northern Italian city of Bologna on Saturday morning, disrupting train journeys on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games, the Transport Ministry said.
Canadian women's hockey team is being careful to avoid the norovirus that has made news in their sport early in Milano Cortina 2026.
Drake Robert Brown faced sentencing in provincial court in Kentville, N.S., Friday on two counts of impaired driving causing death and one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm for the 2023 crash that killed two passengers, Brayden Lemmon and Victoria Cousins, and injured a third.
From early public health advocacy to modern research, Black Canadian physicians and health professionals have shaped medicine, patient care and policy across the country. Yet many of their contributions remain largely absent from public memory, even as conversations about equity, access and representation continue to evolve.
Researchers and builders are of the consensus that warming ground temperatures are shortening winters and increasing infrastrcuture costs – concerns that loom large as the federal government eyes up the Arctic economic and security corridor for potential fast-tracking.
Declining snowpack can affect everything from municipal water systems and agriculture to lake levels, shipping and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.
Warming temperatures mean more rats, and the possible spread of more disease between the rodents and people. That has some scientists and municipal governments asking: is birth control part of the solution to curbing the rodent population boom?
The lawsuit, which alleges negligence and seeks over $4 million in damages, is separate from the Milton, Ont., criminal trial for Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber, who have pleaded not guilty to murder of the 12-year-old and other charges.
A controversial Canadian medical paper, which pinned a baby’s death on codeine passed through breastmilk, is under renewed scrutiny a full two decades after it was published. The paper sparked a sweeping shift in global approaches to pain management and breastfeeding guidance for new mothers.
Thousands of creators are deleting TikTok and flocking elsewhere just days after a change in ownership and mounting claims of widespread censorship and shadowbanning, or reduced reach, on the app.
Residents of remote communities along the Canada-U.S. border are asking Ottawa not to scrap a trusted traveller border entry program that pre-clears them, making it easier to travel into Ontario and Manitoba without reporting to a customs checkpoint. The program ends Sept. 14.
Satellite images that have shown some recent activity around two Iranian nuclear sites bombed last year by Israel and the U.S. suggest Iran may be trying to recover materials from the area.
Row Venice is a non-profit association of female rowers dedicated to preserving the Venetian style of rowing. Founded almost two decades ago, it now counts about two dozen members among its ranks, offering lessons to tourists and local women wanting to race, while also fighting for gender equality in the sport.
Declining snowpack can affect everything from municipal water systems and agriculture to lake levels, shipping and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.
A controversial Canadian medical paper, which pinned a baby’s death on codeine passed through breastmilk, is under renewed scrutiny a full two decades after it was published. The paper sparked a sweeping shift in global approaches to pain management and breastfeeding guidance for new mothers.
Pari Mokradi arrived in Canada full of hopes and dreams. When he was unable to land a job after graduating, he started to feel invisible.
Four years after a devastating injury rendered her unable to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Vernon, B.C., skier Elena Gaskell is looking to redeem herself at the Milano-Cortina Games.
Feb. 6, 2026 | Italian pride on display as the Milano-Cortina Winter Games open with performances from Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli. Canada opens its new consulate in Greenland. And, Toronto Blue Jays icon Buck Martinez hangs up his mic.
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John Rustad resigned as B.C. Conservative party leader after month of internal party chaos. But he may be trying to get his old job back. Sources tell CBC News he's requested a leadership nomination package. Rustad, for now, isn't confirming that.
Thousands of people who attended what's touted as Canada's largest indoor farm show this year may have been exposed to measles, Manitoba public health officials warn.
Thousands of people who attended what's touted as Canada's largest indoor farm show this year may have been exposed to measles, Manitoba public health officials warn.
Some Alberta doctors are warning a move by the provincial government to increase the access parents have to the medical records of teenagers could put some patients at risk.
The Supreme Court of Canada says there can be an exception to a lawyer's duty to keep conversations with a client confidential when the lawyer needs the information to defend themselves against a criminal charge.
Andrew Chang explains why U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed 10 per cent interest rate cap on credit cards may cause more harm than good, and why the major banks are pushing back.
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Students at several Coquitlam, B.C., schools were placed under “hold and secure” protocols Friday over what administrators described as a "called in threat.”
A female emu named Enzo briefly escaped from an eastern Ontario animal rescue sanctuary earlier this week, and has now turned into something of a local celebrity.
Prosecutors have withdrawn a felony aggravated assault charge against Yukon-born hockey prospect Gavin McKenna.
Singer Elton John told London's High Court on Friday he was incensed to learn of allegations his landline phones had been bugged on behalf of the Daily Mail, saying the papers' actions were "outside even the most basic standards of human decency."
Police in Nova Scotia say a fourth youth has been arrested in connection to a sexual assault investigation that involves alleged hazing incidents and a hockey team in the Truro area.
Three other youths were arrested on related sexual assault charges earlier this week, after a youth reported being assaulted during a private hockey team gathering in Colchester County in October 2025.
A New Mexico grand jury has indicted actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child.
From a summertime ban of vehicles, a reservation system, parking time limits or maintaining the status quo of paid parking, the federal agency is looking at ways to lessen the impact of visitation at the popular tourist attraction.
World skiing's governing body has moved swiftly to quash talk of ski jumpers injecting their penises with paraffin or hyaluronic acid to gain a competitive edge, but scientists and ski jumpers at the Winter Olympics say if true, it would make perfect sense.
Toronto Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez has announced his retirement, ending a career that saw the former big-league catcher call over 4,000 Blue Jays games over four-plus decades in the booth.
Sipi Flamand, Chief of the Atikamekw Council of Manawan, was denied access to public consultations into Quebec's proposed constitution at the National Assembly on Thursday, because he was carrying an Eagle Staff.
U.S. President Donald Trump is sparking backlash from Democrats over a late-night social media repost in which Barack and Michelle Obama are superimposed atop the bodies of apes.
A post from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account in which Barack and Michelle Obama are superimposed atop the bodies of apes was taken down after an outcry on Friday.
Canada's unemployment rate ticked down to 6.5 per cent in January, and the economy lost 25,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. The shift is raising concerns in the Bow Valley, where tourism businesses rely heavily on international workers.
A massive bombing ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, police said.
Canadian legal experts and francophone groups are criticizing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s calls for more input on federal judicial appointments and relaxing bilingualism requirements for Supreme Court judges as threats to judicial independence and language rights.
A man who fled B.C. in 2015 with the threat of multimillion-dollar court judgments and a sentence for civil contempt hanging over his head, has been linked to the discovery of two suspected biolabs in California and Las Vegas, Nev.
A former Calgary judge is joining Canadian legal experts in criticizing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s threats to withhold funding if the province is not given more input in federal judicial appointments as a risk to judicial independence.
A man who fled B.C. in 2015 with the threat of multimillion-dollar court judgments and a sentence for civil contempt hanging over his head, has been linked to the discovery of two suspected biolabs in California and Las Vegas, Nev.
NextStar was a joint venture between the two companies that came about in 2022 to build Canada’s first large-scale batter manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ont.
What do mass layoffs at the Washington Post reveal about a war on journalism in the Trump-era?
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant suffered their first loss at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games on Friday.
Two new reports point to a period of sustained growth for the city’s commercial real estate market, largely due to large companies calling workers back into the office last fall.
A family physician in St. John’s is facing a dozen charges, including allegations he harassed his ex-partner and falsified a medical report to have his ex-father-in-law suspended from driving.
The treaty between the U.S. and Russia limiting their deployment of strategic nuclear weapons has expired, leaving plenty of questions about what U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin intend to do next.
One city in bloom, and another freezing under a blanket of snow. Canada's extreme winters bring all kinds of surprises along the country's vast and varied landscape, and this year those contrasts are especially sharp between two of its biggest cities, Vancouver and Toronto.
The explosive success of Bad Bunny has brought Puerto Rican Spanish, a Caribbean dialect known for its musical rhythm, to the globe. Though the Spanish variant has been looked down on in the past, some experts say the popularity of his music may be changing that.
The Moment enlists British musician Charli XCX to play herself and explores the chaotic success of her album Brat. At times impressive, at others disjointed, there's as much to critique as there is to admire.
More educators are bringing AI into their university classrooms, setting clear parameters for and encouraging students to practice using the technology responsibly and with a critical eye a decision that also requires professors to adapt their teaching and assessments.
After Darius Ferris was sent a photo on Facebook of a crushed SUV, he had a gut feeling it was his vehicle. His worst fears were realized when he learned three loved ones had died as a result of the Highway 11 collision Jan. 31 that occurred after they'd left a funeral. It's the latest in a string of collisions on northern Ontario highways, prompting calls for better safety efforts.
Pro wrestler James Roth and orchestra conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser tell The National about the moment wrestlers brawled in front of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
As four people remain in custody after being accused of storing materials that could be made into explosives at an Ontario house, some engineers say it’s ‘not unusual’ for scientists to have at-home labs, but cite a slew of safety concerns.
The federal government introduced legislation that would enshrine its housing agency as a Crown corporation on Thursday, giving it land acquisition authority as well as the ability to partner with private developers as questions remain over the number of units it intends to build.
The federal government introduced legislation that would enshrine its housing agency as a Crown corporation on Thursday, giving it land acquisition authority as well as the ability to partner with private developers as questions remain over the number of units it intends to build.
Former Regina police officer Robert Semenchuck snooped internal records to con 33 women into romantic relationships. CBC's Katie Swyers sits down with the woman who untangled his web of lies.
RCMP say the parents found dead along with their two children in Prince Rupert had recorded a video will in the days leading to their deaths.
Calgarian Allistair Chapman, accused of working for an alleged Canadian drug lord and helping to set up the murder of an FBI informant, was described by the prosecution as a “loyal soldier” who should not be granted bail.
Ten months after Virginia Giuffre's death by suicide, a newly released email appears to support her claims that she met and posed for a photograph with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Culture war commentary has swirled around the upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance since Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was named as the headliner. That’s only increased after music stars, including Bad Bunny, used the Grammy Awards stage on Sunday to call out immigration enforcement in the U.S.
A cellblock video depicting Ottawa city Coun. Matthew Luloff twice testing double the legal blood-alcohol limit after his arrest for suspected impaired driving has now been released to the media, two weeks after it was shown during his trial.
Alberta's Tate McRae found herself in hot water this week after the 22-year-old musician appeared in an NBC ad highlighting the 2026 U.S. Winter Olympics team. And after a sustained social media response criticizing her apparent endorsement of the United States over her home country, McRae took to Instagram to respond.
Canadian producer David Furnish, British singer Elton John's husband, told London's High Court on Thursday that the publisher of the Daily Mail had unlawfully obtained information about them, including information stolen from their friend Prince Harry. He also accused the publisher's titles of being 'actively homophobic' about their relationship.
Investigators believe the missing mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie is "still out there," but they have not identified any suspects, officials in Arizona said Thursday.
Investigators believe the missing mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie is "still out there," but they have not identified any suspects, officials in Arizona said Thursday.
A Montreal-based streetwear company, after sounding the alarm, is now being credited for producing the original white fleece that was modified to create a viral jacket worn in the hit series Heated Rivalry.
The start of the sex assault trial for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach has been stalled as his lawyer argues in Toronto court that some of the complainants may have been coached during preparatory meetings with the Crown.
Those who contravene new rules against foreign interference in Canada could face a more expensive penalty, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told a parliamentary committee on Thursday.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check in with kids to see how they're feeling about climate change; learn about a green technology to extract lithium in Canada's Prairies; and find out why Alberta's 'Gas City' is investing in a huge solar project.
CBC’s fact-check team searched for Mark Carney’s name in the U.S. Justice Department’s Epstein Library. Here’s what we found.
Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in the country's south killed 22 people, including the hospital's director and three members of its medical staff.
After being diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer during the pandemic, the daughters of Vince Giannotti say building the miniature homes gave him peace right up until the end.
Manitoba RCMP have issued a dangerous person alert for Joshua Paupanekis, 39, after the abduction of Raeanne Thomas, 20, in Pimicikamak Cree Nation.
In a news release issued late Wednesday, the State College Police Department said McKenna, 18, faces four charges including felony aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct after an altercation near Pennsylvania State University's main campus.
In a news release issued late Wednesday, the State College Police Department said McKenna, 18, faces four charges including felony aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct after an altercation near Pennsylvania State University's main campus.
The Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the federal Defence Department budget will have to increase by $33.5 billion annually in order for Canada to meet NATO's revised defence spending targets. The watchdog also estimates that the higher defence spending could lead to substantially higher federal deficits.
The Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the federal Defence Department budget will have to increase by $33.5 billion annually in order for Canada to meet NATO's revised defence spending targets. The watchdog also estimates that the higher defence spending could lead to substantially higher federal deficits.
A teenager from the Quebec City area has been charged with a terrorism-related offence. The teen allegedly used social media to promote the violent ideology of a group known as Atomwaffen Division, according to the RCMP.
A teenager from the Quebec City area has been charged with a terrorism-related offence. The teen allegedly used social media to promote the violent ideology of a group known as Atomwaffen Division, according to the RCMP.
