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Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago

12-year-old student pulled classmates to safety during Tumbler Ridge shooting, says MP

More than a month after the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, stories of bravery during the tragedy are being shared. At the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa Tuesday morning, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies spoke about a student who pulled two classmates to safety.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 4 hours ago

Minnesota sues Trump administration for access to evidence in killings of Renée Good, Alex Pretti

Officials in Minnesota sued the Trump administration Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings in the state earlier this year by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 5 hours ago

#TheMoment a 5th grader hit a backwards buzzer-beater

Caden Farrare, 11, and his dad Aubrey tell The National about the moment Caden hit a backwards buzzer beater shot to win the Grade 5 basketball championship in Laurel, Md.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 6 hours ago

Who were the pilots killed in the LaGuardia runway collision? | Hanomansing Tonight

Family, friends and community members are mourning Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, the two Air Canada Express pilots killed in Sunday’s crash at New York City's LaGuardia Airport.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 7 hours ago

Minister pressed why just 1 Iranian official deported after 24 deemed part of terror group

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree faced pointed questions Tuesday about why the federal government has deported one Iranian official, despite longstanding concerns about how the regime operates in Canada and abroad.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 7 hours ago

Operations suspended at B.C. heli-skiing company after 3 Swiss nationals killed in avalanche

The Swiss Consulate General in Vancouver has confirmed the three people killed in Sunday's avalanche in northern B.C. were Swiss nationals. They were part of a group of four that was heli-skiing on Mount Knauss, about 30 kilometres north of Terrace.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 7 hours ago

OpenAI shuts down Sora app amid rising concerns about deepfakes and consent

OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence, but also raised alarms in Hollywood and beyond about the dangers of letting people create AI videos that resulted in nonconsensual images and realistic deepfakes.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 8 hours ago

Hometown of Quebec pilot killed in LaGuardia plane crash feels his loss

Antoine Forest, a 30-year-old man from Coteau-du-Lac, Que., was one of two pilots who died in the crash at New York’s LaGuardia airport on Sunday night.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 8 hours ago

Pilots killed in LaGuardia runway collision mourned by family, community

Antoine Forest, a 30-year-old man from Coteau-du-Lac, Que., was one of two pilots who died in the crash at New York’s LaGuardia airport on Sunday night.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 8 hours ago

Pride festivals seek $3M from Ottawa as corporate sponsors pull back amid DEI backlash

Pride festivals are seeking $3 million annually from Ottawa to fill a funding gap left by corporations pulling back funding amid a backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 9 hours ago

Blue Jays sportscaster Hazel Mae to publish memoir this fall

Known for her field-side reporting on the Toronto Blue Jays, Mae wrote the book Before I Let You Go, which is set to release on Nov. 10.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 9 hours ago

Canada pauses removals of inadmissible individuals to several Middle East countries

Canada is temporarily halting removals to several more Middle East countries due to "volatile and unpredictable conditions" caused by the U.S.-Israel war with Iran that has spread to surrounding nations.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 9 hours ago

Fact check: Fake CBC articles use this business writer’s byline

Jenna Benchetrit's face and name have been used in fake CBC articles intended to scam people into sending money. She’s the senior business writer for CBC News.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 10 hours ago

Epic Games to lay off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite usage drops

Epic Games will cut more than 1,000 jobs following a drop in engagement for Fortnite, the latest layoffs in the video game industry where growth has stalled due to economic uncertainty.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 10 hours ago

Porter to launch flights from revamped Montreal Metropolitan Airport

Porter Airlines plans to launch a dozen routes this summer from the overhauled Montreal Metropolitan Airport, as Canada's third-largest carrier seeks to gain purchase in the competitive domestic market and start putting its half-billion-dollar investment to work.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 10 hours ago

WNBA and players unanimously approve agreement, setting up sprint to May season opener

The WNBA board of governors unanimously ratified the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 12 hours ago

The Best of Both Worlds? Miley Cyrus back as Hannah Montana in new anniversary special

The anniversary special, which started streaming Tuesday on Disney+ and Hulu, celebrates 20 years since the show's premiere. Filmed in front of a live audience, it features archival footage and is centred on an interview with MileyCyrus now 33 and a genuine pop star with podcast host Alex Cooper.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 12 hours ago

Israel's defence minister says military plans occupy swathe of southern Lebanon

Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a "defensive buffer," Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of Lebanon.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 12 hours ago

Israel's defence minister says military plans occupy swath of southern Lebanon

Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a "defensive buffer," Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of Lebanon.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 12 hours ago

Hiker dies after slipping down B.C.'s Brunswick Mountain while trying to help companion

A man who slipped and fell between 100 and 150 metres while trying to help a companion during a hike on one of the tallest mountains in Metro Vancouver's North Shore has died of his injuries.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 13 hours ago

Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin to sit out at least 2 more weeks with leg injury

The Montreal Victoire have placed captain Marie-Philip Poulin on long-term injured reserve, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Tuesday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 14 hours ago

Justice minister won't meet premiers' demand for 'sea change' to how judges are appointed

Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has no plans to change how judges are appointed in Canada after four premiers wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking for more of a say in the process.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

RCMP probe corruption allegations at Calgary city hall; warrants executed on former mayor, councillors

An RCMP-led corruption investigation is underway and search warrants were executed on a number of properties, including the homes of former mayor Jyoti Gondek, former councillor Sean Chu and sitting councillor Andre Chabot.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

RCMP probe corruption allegations at Calgary city hall; warrants executed on current, former councillors

An RCMP-led corruption investigation is underway and at least one current and one former Calgary city councillor, as well as a business were subject to search warrants executed last week, CBC News has learned.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

18-year-old man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Alberta highway shooting

An 18-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in a deadly daytime shooting on a highway south of Edmonton.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

Manitoba to cut PST at grocery stores in new budget: premier

Provincial taxes will be taken off more grocery store items under Manitoba's next budget, Premier Wab Kinew says.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

Manitoba removing provincial sales tax from more food sold at grocery stores: premier

Provincial sales taxes will be removed from more grocery store items under Manitoba's next budget, and one researcher wonders if other provinces will follow.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

To stop long ballot protests, MP committee calls on government to change candidacy rules

A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make changes to federal election rules it says would make it harder for electoral reform advocates to stage long ballot protests.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 15 hours ago

Federal minimum wage increasing to $18.15 per hour

The federal minimum wage will rise by 40 cents next week, a scheduled increase that keeps the wage in line with inflation.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 16 hours ago

'Fragmented, inconsistent, unsafe': Commission calls for sweeping change to sport in Canada

A commission studying the future of sport in Canada has called for sweeping change to the way sport is structured, after its work found “the widespread presence of maltreatment and abuse” in a poorly resourced and organized system.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 16 hours ago

Record-breaking heat dome growing to cover nearly the entire U.S.

A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States. After breaking March records in 14 states with temperatures as high as 44.4 C, it's now widening and may become the most expansive heat dome ever.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 16 hours ago

Mysterious posters hinting at Céline Dion's rumoured return pop up in Paris

A social media post by Dion herself and the new posters across Paris are fueling speculation about the singer's reported return to performing. But representatives for the Quebec star have not confirmed any performances.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 17 hours ago

Arrest made in hit and run that killed school crossing guard

Ottawa police have arrested a 19-year-old man after a school crossing guard died following a hit-and-run collision near a Barrhaven elementary school on Monday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 17 hours ago

Arrest made in hit and run that killed Ottawa school crossing guard

Ottawa police have arrested a 19-year-old man after a school crossing guard died following a hit-and-run collision near a Barrhaven elementary school on Monday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 19 hours ago

Quadruple amputee cornhole player accused of fatally shooting man in Maryland

A county sheriff's office in Maryland said Monday that professional cornhole player who's also a quadruple amputee fatally shot a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an argument.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 19 hours ago

U.S. to pay French company $1B to scrap offshore wind projects

The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a France's TotalEnergies to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 21 hours ago

The true cost of AI data centres

Canada’s largest AI data centre starts construction this spring in Saskatchewan. It’s one of many being built and proposed across the country. Today, a look at these centres’ controversial track record.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 21 hours ago

‘A messy day ahead’ as another winter storm keeps some Newfoundland schools closed

Much of Newfoundland is waking up to blustery and messy morning that has shuttered schools as another storm slams into the island.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 21 hours ago

St. John's metro schools stay closed, as winter storm slams parts of Newfoundland

Much of Newfoundland is waking up to blustery and messy morning that will keep schools closed in the St. John's metro area and other parts of the island as another storm hits parts of N.L.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 22 hours ago

St. John's airport has a seagull problem. But critics say more than a decade of culls hasn't made things safer

The City of St. John's has killed thousands of gulls at the Robin Hood Bay landfill as part of its wildlife management plan, but some critics say the city is taking the wrong approach.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

When a beloved pizza joint got bombarded with 1-star Google reviews, a London, Ont., neighbourhood fought back

When the owner of a Byron pizzeria got hit with negative comments in a suspected "review bomb" members of the community countered with a review bomb of their own, this time with positive feedback.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

Ontario mandated e-learning to expand course options. Some worry it's being used to boost marks

Six years after the Ontario government made e-learning a mandatory requirement for a high school diploma, students don't appear to be taking online school to diversify their course selection as the province had intended, according to a CBC News analysis of provincial enrolment data.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

2,000 happily ever afters: Ontario woman attempts to sell huge collection of Harlequin paperbacks

Book collector Krystin Golden of Windsor says the Harlequin Intrigue line of novels isn't just about romance, and that's why she has spent decades accumulating titles. But now she'd like to sell all 2,000 of them as a single lot.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

Are Iranian 'sleeper cells' a threat to Canadians? Here’s what intelligence experts say

Rhetoric around Iranian sleeper cells has spiked since the onset of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Counter-intelligence experts and a former spy tell CBC News that while the regime may not use dormant agents in Canada, the threats of lone wolf attacks and 'criminal proxies' are real.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

Smith-Carney pipeline deal to miss early deadlines, premier says

The first set of deadlines included in the energy and climate deal struck between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are not expected to be met, showing early challenges with the agreement that includes pursuing a new export pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 23 hours ago

Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon return home to a country still rebuilding

More than 125,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria this month, fleeing escalating violence and returning to a country that's still struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

#TheMoment UBC's hockey captain ran from her med school interview to her final game

University of British Columbia's hockey captain Annalise Wong tells The National about the moment she ran from a med school interview to make the final period of her last game at the U Sports women's championships in Elmira, Ont.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

U.S. Senate approves Markwayne Mullin as next head of Homeland Security

The U.S. Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Tesla driver caught asleep at wheel during rainy rush hour: RCMP

Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

The National | Pilots killed in Air Canada runway crash

March 23, 2026 | Two pilots were killed and several passengers were injured when an Air Canada Express plane crashed into a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia airport. Trump’s optimism about war in the Middle East is reflected in the stock market, but rejected by Iran. And, posters tease Céline Dion’s rumoured return to the stage in Paris.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

N.S. judge to rule on proposed $18M settlement in 2015 Air Canada Halifax crash landing

The class action was filed in 2015 and scheduled for trial earlier this year, but a notice released Monday said the proposed settlement could avoid a lengthy court process and probably offer larger compensation.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Jury finds Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972, awards her more than $19M US

A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19.25 million US.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Jury finds Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972, awards her nearly $60M US

A civil jury in California found that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million US on Monday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

How Major League Baseball players can turn to a robot to challenge balls, strikes this year

Here's a brief explanation of how Major League Baseball will use technology this year to give players the opportunity to challenge calls on balls and strikes at the plate.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

4 people dead in 2 separate northwest B.C. avalanches Sunday

RCMP say three heli-skiers were killed in an avalanche on Mount Knauss just north of Terrace, B.C., in the province's northwest on Sunday. The same day, one person was killed in a separate avalanche, near the B.C.-Alaska border.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Footage of Justin Timberlake's 2024 impaired driving arrest released

Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New York's Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released Friday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Bodycam video shows Justin Timberlake's 2024 impaired driving arrest

Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New York's Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released Friday.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

One dead following avalanche near B.C.-Alaska border

B.C. RCMP say police got a satellite SOS Sunday afternoon reporting an avalanche. It happened near Pleasant Camp and the Klehini River, close to the B.C.-Alaska border.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

The facts about U.S. air traffic controllers

Air traffic controllers in the U.S. are understaffed and overworked. Here are the facts about the job.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

British police investigate burning of 4 ambulances belonging to Jewish charity

Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday in London in what British police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. Detectives were working to determine whether a claim of responsibility from a group with alleged links to Iran was authentic.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Canadian military members safe after reports of damage at UN peacekeeping camp

Canadian Armed Forces members deployed in the Middle East are safe after a missile was intercepted on Sunday near the Israel-Lebanon border, the defence minister's office says.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Liberals' fiscal watchdog nominee vows to hold government's 'feet to the fire'

The Liberal government's nominee to be the next fiscal watchdog insists she'll run an independent and non-partisan ship even though her candidacy has created a political rift.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Conservatives to vote against Liberals' fiscal watchdog nominee

Conservative MPs say they're voting against the Liberal government's nominee for the federal fiscal watchdog.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Fiscal watchdog candidate vows independence as nomination creates political rift

The Liberal government's nominee to be the next fiscal watchdog insists she'll run an independent and non-partisan ship even though her candidacy has created a political rift.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Federal ICE agents patrolling some U.S. airports amid security staff shortages

More U.S. federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Ottawa asks Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations to pay back $28.7 million after forensic audit

The federal government is asking the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations to repay more than $28.7 million following a forensic audit into its spending.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Turns out these sharks can make friends and have social lives, new study finds

New research is suggesting that not all sharks are the lone, cold, ruthless predators as many films so often depict them. Some species, it turns out, can even be friendly at least among their own kind.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Fact check: Fake video of Air Canada plane generated by Grok

Can you tell this video of the LaGuardia Airport collision is fake? Grok was used to manipulate a photo of the damaged Air Canada plane, creating an AI-generated video.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Colombian military cargo plane crashes near Peru-Ecuador border, unknown number of casualties

A military cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, causing an undetermined number of casualties, the country's defence minister said.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Death toll rises to at least 66 in Colombian military plane crash

A Colombian military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia's armed forces said.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Death toll rises to at least 33 in Colombian military plane crash

A Colombian military transport plane with 121 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 33 people and leaving at least 81 injured, according to the town's deputy mayor.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Colombian military cargo plane crashes near Peru-Ecuador border, killing at least 1

A military transport plane with 125 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, injuring at least 77 people, officials in the South American country said.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Quebec's housing tribunal rules no-pet clause in rental lease violates Charter rights

A recent ruling by Quebec’s housing tribunal has found the “no-pet” clause of a rental lease to be in violation of the province's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Kendra Duggar, wife of 19 Kids and Counting's Joseph Duggar, arrested

Two days after the arrest of former 19 Kids and Counting star Joseph Duggar, an arrest warrant for his wife Kendra Duggar was also issued and served.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Arborist rescues cat from 8-storey-tall tree in east Ottawa

Arborist Tyler Sirrs saw social media posts about a cat stuck for days in a tall tree in Orléans and decided to help. He described the rescue to CBC Ottawa Morning host Rebecca Zandbergen.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

WNBA players vote to ratify 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032

WNBA players unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement on Monday with more than 90 per cent participating in voting over the weekend.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

N.L. 'prolific offender' arrested again, 2 weeks after judge granted ‘last chance’ bail

A 34-year-old Conception Bay North man dubbed a “prolific offender” by the RCMP was arrested again on Sunday evening, less than two weeks after being granted bail.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

RCMP has failed to recruit enough police officers to meet operational needs: auditor general

The RCMP has not recruited enough new officers or effectively assigned its members to meet its operational needs raising concerns about public safety across the country, according to a new report from Canada's auditor general.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

RCMP has failed to recruit enough police officers to meet operational needs: AG

The RCMP has not recruited enough new officers or effectively assigned its members to meet its operational needs raising concerns about public safety across the country, according to a new report from Canada's auditor general.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

RCMP failed to recruit enough officers to meet operational needs: auditor general

The RCMP has not recruited enough new officers or effectively assigned its members to meet its operational needs raising concerns about public safety across the country, according to a new report from Canada's auditor general.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

RCMP has failed to recruit enough police officers to meet operational needs: Auditor General

The RCMP has not recruited enough new officers or effectively assigned its members to meet its operational needs raising concerns about public safety across the country, according to a new report from Canada's auditor general.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Ontario will make Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport 'special economic zone' as premier eyes expansion to allow jets downtown

Ford told reporters Monday that the province is taking over from the city because councillors aren't interested in modernizing the downtown airport. He said Ontario plans to use special legislation that would allow it to bypass laws while expanding the airport's runway to allow jets downtown.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Up to 40 cm of snow, strong winds expected to batter southeast Newfoundland

While spring technically started late last week, Newfoundland and Labrador isn't free from winter weather just yet.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Toronto Blue Jays extend contracts of GM Ross Atkins, manager John Schneider

The Toronto Blue Jays have signed general manager Ross Atkins to a five-year extension through 2031 and manager John Schneider to a two-year extension through 2028

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Oil prices fall after Trump postpones Iran strikes

Oil prices fell on Monday morning after President Donald Trump said the U.S. was holding off on striking Iran’s energy infrastructure amid productive talks between the two countries.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Cubans turn to faith and family amid nationwide blackout

Cuban authorities said late Sunday that the electrical system in Havana, which is regularly rationed between neighbourhoods, had returned to normal operation.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago
Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Why First Nations in B.C. are buying up casinos

Both the CEO of a First Nations development arm and an academic say acquiring these businesses provides economic incentive at a time when nations still face barriers to generating wealth.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Trump adds new statue of Christopher Columbus near White House

Trump endorses a traditional view of Columbus as a leader of the 1492 mission seen as the unofficial beginning of European colonization in the Americas and the development of the modern economic and political order.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Sask. is a potash and agriculture giant. So why is conflict in the Middle East a problem for farmers?

In 2024, nearly a third of global potash production came from Canada, according to Natural Resources Canada .

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Tehran; Iran threatens to start hitting Gulf power plants

Israel launched a new wave of attacks early Monday against Tehran and a top American commander told Iranians to remain in shelters for the foreseeable future, while Iran renewed strikes on its Gulf neighbours and threatened to start hitting their power plants.

Regional - CBC NEWS - 1 day ago

Alberta man challenges U.K. extradition order for historical child sexual abuse allegations

The Wetaskiwin man denies the allegations and is appealing an Alberta justice’s extradition approval.