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.
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.
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.
Niagara Falls, Ont., city Coun. Mike Strange pleaded not guilty Tuesday to domestic assault as the trial for the 55-year-old got underway in St. Catharines. Strange was elected in 2014, after representing Canada as a boxer in three Olympics.
Niagara Falls, Ont., city Coun. Mike Strange pleaded not guilty Tuesday to domestic assault as the trial for the 55-year-old got underway in St. Catharines. Strange was elected in 2014, after representing Canada as a boxer in three Olympics.
The inquest into the death of a 24-year-old woman who died of sepsis in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital in 2021 has heard from an infectious disease specialist. Dr. Dominik Mertz testified that if an infection had been confirmed or strongly suspected earlier, antibiotic treatment could possibly have prevented her conditioning from worsening.
Rare, bilateral talks between senior Lebanese and Israeli officials set for Tuesday in Washington could pave the way for a ceasefire but almost no one appears to believe that will happen. There is dismay and a feeling of hopelessness across Lebanon as it reels from the aftermath of Israel’s ferocious attack on Wednesday that killed over 300 people.
The Canadian Coast Guard will deploy its new Hermes 900 Starliner drone for Arctic test flights this summer after a federal restructuring shifted surveillance assets to Department of National Defence. With MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones delayed until 2028, civilian operators gain an unexpected operational edge in the Far North.
Toronto shoe cobbler Alazar Beyene and one of his customers, Marsha Shandur, tell The National about the moment the community raised more than $11,000 to purchase a new sewing machine for his business Moneysworth and Best Quality Shoe Repair in the Dufferin Mall.
Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with first-time nominees Wu-Tang Clan and the late Luther Vandross.
There have been a total of 24 prime ministers in Canada's history, but before Monday night only 13 could claim to have led their party to a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Mark Carney is now the 14th to do it.
With the Strait of Hormuz now doubly blockaded, oil prices fell while markets climbed on Monday, despite an initial shock. CBC senior business correspondent Peter Armstrong explains where the pain is being felt, and how public faith in a solution could be buoying the markets.
April 13, 2026 | The latest results in three high-stakes federal byelections that could push Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government into a majority. The U.S. begins its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. And President Donald Trump picks a fight with the Pope.
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April 13, 2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney secures a majority government with wins in crucial byelections. The U.S. begins its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. And President Donald Trump picks a fight with the Pope.
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Kiki Rice is the Toronto Tempo's first-ever WNBA draft pick. The Tempo selected the UCLA guard sixth overall in the first round Monday, 10 days after adding its first players in the WNBA expansion draft.
Kiki Rice is the Toronto Tempo's first-ever WNBA draft pick. The Tempo selected the UCLA guard sixth overall in the first round Monday, 10 days after adding its first players in the WNBA expansion draft.
The U.S. military has initiated a blockade across the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, a move experts say is an act of war with potential for serious escalation in the midst of a ceasefire. U.S. Central Command says it is targeting all vessels traveling to and from Iran as of Monday morning
The CEO of Hootsuite has stepped down after spending the last several months defending a contract between the company and a controversial U.S. government department, making way for the firm's founder to return on an interim basis.
For Michael Ignatieff, news that Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary had come to an end was reason enough to raise a glass. He speaks about what Orbán’s defeat and Péter Magyar's victory could mean for geopolitics.
The RCMP conducted a four-year undercover investigation aimed at getting Dean Penney to open up about his estranged wife's disappearance. He moved weapons, diamonds, and even participated in a fuel heist at the U.S. border. It was all fake.
Statistics Canada says the income gap measuring the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and those in the bottom 40 per cent reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025.
The investigation, announced on the attorney general's website Monday, concerns whether Lululemon's athletic apparel contains PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Australian actress Ruby Rose alleged in a post on social media that American singer Katy Perry sexually assaulted her at a night club 20 years ago, a claim the pop star's representatives deny. The allegation first came in response to a Complex post on Instagram about Perry’s reaction to singer Justin Bieber’s headlining Coachella set.
Bill 29, if passed, would allow Albertans to self-refer to private clinics across the province, later this year.
A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment, officials announced Monday.
More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their "unequivocal opposition" to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise Line ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.
The Trump administration said Monday it will resume flying a rainbow Pride flag on a federal flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course after removing the banner in February.
It wasn't until he was in his 20s that Rob Berkowits learned his father was in one of the most famous photos of a concentration camp in the Second World War.
People in Central Newfoundland are trying to make sense of a stunning cascade of tragedies and deadly shootings in recent days. And it’s again raising questions about how to address the systemic problem of violence against women.
A string of box office successes is, perhaps surprisingly, supported by what seemed a fading remnant of the Hollywood landscape just a few years ago: non-franchises and even the occasional original feature.
A string of box office successes is, perhaps surprisingly, supported by what seemed a fading remnant of the Hollywood landscape just a few years ago: non-franchises and even the occasional original feature.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, a setback for Trump in his legal campaign against media companies he accuses of treating him unfairly.
Critics of Alberta's proposed rule changes to public libraries say the true danger lies in giving the province power to dictate access and potentially snoop on which books people are checking out.
Mohamad Hassan Haidar split his time between Windsor and Lebanon, where he wanted to ensure his wife, children and horses were safe, a news conference was told Monday in the southwestern Ontario city. Haidar, 38, was killed last week while rushing to a helper on his property during an airstrike in Lebanon, according to his family and the National Council of Canadian Muslims.
FIFA recently announced Niagara Falls will be a final stop in an upcoming cross-country tour to celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met leaders from Hamas in an effort to shore up a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.
Farmers in southern Ontario are fighting for a change to the Income Tax Act, so that inheriting nieces and nephews are included in tax deferrals. They say it will help keep farms across Canada open.
Education Minister Paul Calandra is planning changes to the province's English school systems, including capping the number of elected trustees for boards and creating oversight roles centred on both financial oversight and student achievement.
The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.
Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose $7.04, or 7.4 per cent, to $102.24 US a barrel on Monday. That's up from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February. Markets in France, Britain, Germany, Japan, South Korea and more also declined.
Brent crude oil, the international standard, hovered just over $100 US a barrel on Monday up from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February. North American markets also dipped in early trading, following world markets on their downward trajectory.
Brent crude oil, the international standard, hovered around $100 US a barrel on Monday up from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February. North American markets were mostly flat as of midday, after dipping earlier in the morning.
Researchers are turning to a new high-tech combination of drones, thermal cameras and artificial intelligence to get a new vantage point on Alberta’s wild boar problem.
CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton breaks down the comings and goings since the last federal election that lead to the Liberal Party to be just one seat shy of a majority government. They need just one win in three byelections taking place Monday.
Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Conservation groups say recent calls for the provincial government to legalize the hunting of threatened grizzly bears in Alberta aren't justified by science due to a lack of up-to-date population studies.
After a fourth MP crosses the floor, and reported discontent within caucus, Pierre Poilievre’s ability to lead the Conservatives is being called into question. Can he quell the unrest?
