Lego has unveiled new high-tech “smart bricks” it says will bring its classic toys to life with lights, sound and interactive movement. But one expert on early learning says the innovation may lessen the potential for imagination that makes Lego a good toy for children’s development.
CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84.
The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor recorded videos saying he had been planning the attack for at least six semesters, according to information released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
B.C. Premier David Eby and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon are headed to India in less than a week on a trade mission to promote local businesses and industries. Their visit comes amid a backdrop of political uncertainty and tense international relations.
Oscar-winning actor Nicole Kidman and Grammy-winning country singer Keith Urban have officially ended their marriage.
The Grammy award for best album cover will be awarded this year for the first time in over 50 years. Photographers and organizers say it couldn't have come soon enough.
On the heels of the U.S. military attacks on Venezuela's capital over the weekend and the capture of president Nicolás Maduro, millions of people on social media are sharing a fictitious CIA analyst's insights on the South American petrostate.
The names, ranks and ages of the 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces were published Tuesday by the Cuban government, which announced two days of mourning.
Kashechewan First Nation, along northern Ontario’s James Bay coast, is in a local state of emergency and plans to evacuate residents in the coming days because its water treatment system is in disrepair.
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two, according to a government tender.
The trial of one of the first police officers on the scene of the deadly 2022 attack at a Texas elementary school opened on Tuesday with prosecutors accusing him of criminally failing to try to stop the slaughter, while the defence said the officer did the best he could at the chaotic and confusing scene.
Companies both large and small are giving the public a first look at their new products during CES 2026, the world's largest consumer technology trade show, now underway in Las Vegas.
91 per cent of Air Transat pilots who voted agreed to ratify a new five-year employment contract with the airline. The union and company reached the tentative deal in December, narrowly avoiding a strike.
The six-time all-star with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball told reporters Tuesday that he plans to work hard every single day and do his best for the team, which is firmly eyeing a return to the World Series.
Nestlé voluntarily recalled a number of baby formula batches due to potential contamination with a toxin that can cause severe vomiting and nausea. The recall applies to products sold in a number of countries, mostly within Europe, but the company says Canada is not affected.
The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education says the loss of the 13-year-old student will be felt widely.
The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education says the loss of the 13-year-old student will be felt widely.
The Toronto Blue Jays, who lost the 2025 World Series to the L.A. Dodgers, are introducing a new player: Japanese star infielder Kazuma Okamoto, who has been signed to a four-year deal.
Tamara Hamelin, 35, was charged with four counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of assault in relation to a series of stabbing attacks in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood last October. She pleaded guilty to the offences last month.
Slowing sales of electric vehicles were offset by an uptick in demand for its more affordable Maverick truck, and for hybrid vehicles.
Juan Pablo Serrano, wanted since June 2024 in connection with the Desjardins data breach, was arrested by Spanish authorities, according to Quebec provincial police.
A pod of orcas surprised people on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast earlier this month by swimming close to shore and rubbing their bellies on the rocks a behaviour an expert says few killer whales around the world have been observed doing.
At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over the plunging value of the currency and soaring inflation, according to rights groups.
Fire safety inspections hadn't been carried out for several years at the bar where a fire that broke out at a New Year's party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities said Tuesday.
A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care system with agency nurses.
Seventy-five-year-old Robert Stitt’s youthful energy, clear eyes and hearty laugh might perhaps be chalked up to 55 years of trapping: long winter months working outside in the fresh air and sleeping in a remote cabin under the northern lights.
An elderly Dieppe couple were shot once each by a man hired by a drug network to kill their son, a Crown prosecutor told a Moncton jury on Tuesday.
An international organization that often finds itself at the centre of human rights conflicts in developing countries has turned its attention to a small town in southwest Nova Scotia.
Cocaine, heroin and ecstasy, paid for with credit cards and e-transfers, delivered by Canada Post: For weeks, CBC Ottawa and Radio-Canada exchanged messages with people who have been buying these illegal drugs on the open internet. Eventually, one agreed to share his story.
In Canada, the patent for some semaglutide drugs has expired, paving the way for the country to become the first to offer cheaper generic versions of medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to people with prescriptions. Pharmaceutical experts say this could take some time.
Manitoba Independent MLA Mark Wasyliw has filed a defamation lawsuit against Premier Wab Kinew and two other members of Kinew's NDP government, claiming they associated the defence lawyer-turned-MLA with convicted criminal Peter Nygard as an excuse to kick him out of the party.
Simon-Pierre Bouchard and Jean-François Denis, skydivers from Quebec, tell The National about the moment they helped set a new canopy formation record with 104 skydivers from around the world.
Greater Vancouver recorded its lowest annual home sales total in more than two decades in 2025, capping a year that saw weak buyer demand, rising inventory and easing prices, according to new data from Greater Vancouver Realtors.
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died. She was 96.
Zayne Parekh had a goal and an assist to set a new record for points by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship as the country salvaged a bronze medal with a 6-3 victory over Finland on Monday.
Zayne Parekh had a goal and an assist to set a new record for points by a Canadian defenceman at a world junior hockey championship as the country salvaged a bronze medal with a 6-3 victory over Finland on Monday.
Canadian freestyle skier and reigning Olympic silver medallist Mikaël Kingsbury says he's nearing full health from a left groin injury while preparing for a return to World Cup moguls this week in Val St-Côme, Que.
Leaders in Greenland, Mexico and Colombia are asserting their respective nations' sovereignty and pushing back on pressure from Washington after it removed Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela over the weekend.
A civil suit filed in the Supreme Court of B.C. accuses three Denny's workers of misappropriating more than $500,000 in tips from the restaurant chain while working at a Kamloops location between 2023 and 2025.
A former school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, who was part of the slow law enforcement response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history went on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children from the gunman.
A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality, including allegations that she was born male.
Ontario’s mandate for government employees to return to office five days a week has kicked in starting Monday, much to the dismay of unions and public service workers.
North American oil prices climbed by more than one per cent on Monday following the upheaval in Venezuela over the weekend, while stock prices of some large Canadian oil and gas companies have fallen.
While some may choose to stay indoors during the frigid and snowy Canadian winter, Vesa Luomaranta tries to make the best out of cold weather but he doesn’t play pond hockey or go for a ski. Luomaranta is one of many Canadians choosing to surf in winter.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is ending his bid for a third term, less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign. Walz was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee during the 2024 election campaign.
Former Winnipeg police officer Elston Bostock has pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs over a period of years both to civilians and other police officers.
A former Winnipeg police officer who previously pleaded guilty to a long list of charges involving corruption and other inappropriate actions has now also admitted to selling drugs over a period of years both to civilians and other police officers.
While a community member who accesses support services related to mental health and addiction said the drones raise concerns about residents’ human rights, city officials say Cranbrook has been dealing with public safety issues tied to homelessness, addiction and mental health far greater than typical for a small city.
In a bid to improve student behaviour in Quebec schools, new rules are now in effect requiring students to use formal language when addressing teachers and school staff.
B.C. municipalities have long complained senior levels of government have “downloaded” costs and responsibilities onto them. Now some cities have tried to quantify how much they’ve taken on and they say it could cost them millions.
The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation says the number of patients coming in is on the rise and interactions with humans are largely to blame. This year alone, it's taken in more than 2,000.
Families in the Northwest Territories consistently bring home the most money in Canada, but that doesn’t mean everyone in the territory is doing well financially.
Nova Scotia Health says 50 American health-care workers have taken positions in Nova Scotia in the past fiscal year, up from 31 in 2024.
Erin's Pub owner Allan Bearns called it his “weird way” of giving back to the community... Reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in its entirety in front of an audience no matter how long it took.
Ontario’s finance minister says nothing short of full removal of tariffs will bring U.S. booze back to LCBO shelves, doubling-down on a trade irritant that has continued to frustrate President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Thunder Bay, Ont., continues to have the highest homicide rate in the country, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Here's what we know about the most recent trends in the northwestern Ontario city.
From the Arctic to the Titanic, 88-year-old Joe MacInnis reflects on the dives and discoveries that instilled in him humility and awe for the ocean.
Tomas Poletin scored on a deflection with 1:14 left and the Czech Republic beat Canada 6-4 on Sunday night to advance to face Sweden in the first all-European final in the world junior hockey tournament since 2016.
Tomas Poletin scored on a deflection with 1:14 left and the Czech Republic beat Canada 6-4 on Sunday night to advance to face Sweden in the first all-European final in the world junior hockey tournament since 2016.
Tomas Poletin scored on a deflection with 1:14 left and the Czech Republic beat Canada 6-4 on Sunday night to advance to face Sweden in the first all-European final in the world junior hockey tournament since 2016.
An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
As Pimicikamak Cree Nation struggles to fix damage to homes caused by a four-day power outage, thousands are in the dark about when they can return to their community.
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.
A recent report by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship found that one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years of arriving, with highly skilled immigrants almost twice as likely to leave.
A Nova Scotia man who T-boned another vehicle, killing three people on a rainy, fall night while driving more than twice the legal speed limit has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison.
Verónica Gutiérrez woke up to “a million WhatsApp messages” from her family in Venezuela after the U.S. launched a strike on the capital of the country that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday.
The federal government has proposed fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry.
Two University of Calgary researchers believe the structure of modern-day residency programs can be connected to William Stewart Halsted, who revolutionized medical training in North America and his addiction to cocaine.
Self-compassion, honouring ancestors, and making room for rage – Indigenous authors taught us these and many more lessons in 2025.
A Jewish congregation in Winnipeg came together for Sabbath in a show of strength and resilience, a day after their synagogue was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, including a slew of swastikas.
A coastal flooding alert is in place this weekend for B.C.’s South Coast, including Metro Vancouver as well as parts of Vancouver Island. Avalanche Canada is warning stormy weather has created potentially dangerous conditions on Vancouver's North Shore mountains.
The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation says hundreds of homes have been "severely compromised" in the aftermath of a days-long power outage that damaged a water treatment plant and plumbing systems, and about 4,000 people have been evacuated.
The 25 per cent tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities was set to double on Jan. 1. But on New Year's Eve, the White House announced the tariff hike would be delayed until 2027.
Venezuelan migrants around the world erupted in celebration on Saturday following the U.S.-led capture of President Nicolas Maduro, whose government oversaw one of the world's largest migration exoduses in recent history.
The first comments by 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei come as violence surrounding the demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy has killed at least 10 people.
Canadian political leaders are celebrating and condemning the United States over its nighttime strikes on the capital city of Venezuela and the subsequent capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada stands by the Venezuelan people's "right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and democratic society" after U.S. President Donald Trump announced American forces captured Venezuela's president early Saturday morning.
Key facts about Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who U.S. President Donald Trump said had been captured by U.S. forces on Saturday.
