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Wide-scale desertions and two million draft-dodgers are among a raft of challenges facing Ukraine's military as Russia presses on with its invasion of its full-scale neighbour after almost four years of fighting, the new defence minister said Wednesday.

Customer complaints about their phone, internet and television services rose 17 per cent in the 2024-25 reporting year, a report by the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services said Wednesday.

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne speaks to reporters about the province's 3-year drug decriminalization program and whether government intends to extend it or let it expire at the end of the month.

NASA’s Crew-11 is returning to Earth today, cutting short their six-month stint in space after an unknown crew member suffered an undisclosed medical condition.

NASA’s Crew-11 is returning to Earth today, cutting short their six-month stint in space after an unknown crew member suffered an undisclosed medical condition.

CBC News was able to reach out to a few Iranians to hear their experience and perspective as the country remains cut off from the internet.

The CFL rules committee is proposing the elimination of tie games during the regular season.

Jesse Marsch, the head coach of Canada’s men’s soccer team, wants to extend his contract before the start of the World Cup in June.

Jesse Marsch, the head coach of Canada’s men’s soccer team, wants to extend his contract before the start of the World Cup in June.

Jesse Marsch, the head coach of Canada’s men’s soccer team, wants to extend his contract before the start of the World Cup in June.

The June 1 game at Commonwealth Stadium comes before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will see the first-ever men’s tournament matches played on Canadian soil in Toronto and Vancouver.

Bonnie Crombie has formally announced her resignation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, effective immediately. The move comes months after Crombie first announced her intention to resign.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday announced the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian body that will play a role in administering the war-ravaged territory under a phased U.S. plan for Gaza's future.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff ​announced on Wednesday the launch of Phase 2 of ​the plan to end ⁠the conflict in ‍Gaza ⁠with ​the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian administration in the ⁠enclave.

Canadian skeleton racers Madeline Parra and Brielle Durham say they were comfortable with their coach's decision to pull them from a race in a move that's created friction between countries trying to qualify athletes for the Olympic Games.

This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.

Canadian Armed Forces personnel have arrived in Pimicikamak Cree Nation to help in the aftermath of a devastating power outage that damaged hundreds of homes when several water pipes broke. Plumbers are working on each home while local leadership gather food and supplies.

The Louvre is putting a higher price on attendees, raising admission prices on Wednesday for most non-European visitors by nearly half as it tries to shore up finances after repeated strikes, chronic overcrowding — and a brazen French Crown Jewels heist that shook the institution.

Canadian BTS fans don’t need Permission to Dance as they get excited for the K-pop group’s newly announced world tour, which includes a two-night stop in Toronto. 

Canadian BTS fans don’t need Permission to Dance as they get excited for the K-pop group’s newly announced world tour, which includes a two-night stop in Toronto. 

Quebec Premier François Legault is expected to step down at a news conference at 11 a.m., according to Radio-Canada sources.

Scientists on Wednesday inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores, preserving the history of the Earth's atmosphere in an Antarctic vault for future generations to study as global warming melts glaciers around the world.

U.S. President Donald Trump raised his middle finger and appeared to direct profanity toward a factory worker who expressed criticism of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy at a Michigan auto plant on Tuesday, video circulating online showed.

A Sapotaweyak Cree Nation mother says her 16-year-old daughter has "a long way to recovery" after suffering broken bones when a school bus crashed along an icy stretch of rural Manitoba highway on Tuesday.

High-end department store conglomerate Saks Global filed for bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday, in one of the largest retail collapses since the pandemic. It comes barely a year after a deal that brought Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus under the same roof.

U.S. officials will meet Denmark and Greenland officials at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, the semi-autonomous territory, which U.S. President Donald Trump wants to pry from the Danes.

A new Alberta government pilot project is hoping to address a common challenge facing citizens accessing health care in a city that straddles two provinces.

An Ontario man has reached a settlement agreement with Boeing nearly seven years after six of his family members died in a plane crash. 

The emergency call bell system in Chelsey Park Retirement Community's independent living building was disconnected in October 2025, leaving residents without a way to get help quickly. The residence is now recommending people buy their own cell phones or personal alarm systems instead.

The emergency call bell system in Chelsey Park Long Term Care's independent living building has been disconnected since October 2025, leaving residents without a way to get help quickly. In a memo to residents, the care home recommended people buy their own cell phones or personal alarm systems instead.

The Dodge Charger Sixpack—made in Windsor, Ont. — has been named car of the year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The Dodge Charger Sixpack—made in Windsor, Ont. — has been named car of the year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The mother of a resident of a care home west of Toronto says he was attacked by another resident while support workers from the facility remain on strike after almost two months. The attack comes after the death of another resident at the same facility in December.

Most of us abandon New Year's resolutions within four months. But experts say it doesn’t have to be that way — and if you want to make your good intentions stick, there are ways to use science to work in your favour.

The Canadian Armed Forces would need to buy 72 Gripen fighter jets and six GlobalEye surveillance aircraft for Swedish manufacturer Saab to deliver on its pledge of creating 12,600 jobs in Canada, CBC News has learned.

Quebec is projected to surpass 600 drug overdose deaths for a second consecutive year and experts are repeating calls for the province to do more to curb this trend.

Dofasco and the federal government owe the city an explanation about what's actually happening with the decarbonization plans, says a Hamilton resident, as the changes raise more questions than answers.

Nearly 85,000 people were known to be experiencing homelessness province-wide last year — about an eight per cent rise over the previous year — and northern and rural regions are driving that growth, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows. Officials at shelters in northen Ontario communities say those numbers reflect the demands they've seen on the ground.

Several Durham police officers diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) say they believe the service isolated them from the day they went on mental health leave and has not provided them any meaningful support.

Dofasco and the federal government owe the city an explanation about what's actually happening with the decarbonization plans, says a Hamilton resident, as the changes raise more questions than answers.

Roughly three and a half years after an Ottawa man’s flight to Portugal was delayed by over 24 hours, the Ontario Superior Court has ordered Air Canada to pay Rejean Landry $15,000 in compensation.

2025 ranked as the third hottest year on record, barely behind the last two years, and one where regions of the world still saw dangerous and deadly heatwaves.

The crane, which was being used to construct an elevated highspeed railway, fell onto the moving train causing it to derail and catch fire.

The crane, which was being used to construct an elevated highspeed railway, fell onto the moving train causing it to derail and catch fire.

Rory Linkletter, an Olympic marathon runner, tells The National about the moment he became the first Canadian to complete a half-marathon in less than an hour during a race in Houston, Texas.

Laura Gover, a business professor at both Vancouver Island University and Camosun College, was identified as the person who was killed on Jan. 5.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Monday morning after Los Angeles police responded to a call reporting an assault involving a ride-hail driver, authorities said.

An iceberg that was once the biggest on the planet is floating off into the South Atlantic Ocean, where it will soon melt away into watery oblivion. But it's going out in style.

Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is an incredible, best-of-the-franchise sequel to the Danny Boyle original.

Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.