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Pakistan's defence minister said that his country ran out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack.

Pakistan's defence minister said that his country ran out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack.

RCMP court filings indicate that charges are pending against a provincial Crown prosecutor in Newfoundland and Labrador after police seized a cache of firearms and prohibited weapons late last year.

Sunscreen manufacturers assign an precise SPF number using an imprecise method of lab testing, which could be giving Canadians a false sense of security when using sunscreen to protect themselves from the sun.

Spit hoods are meant to protect first responders from spitting. Yet an investigation by CBC's the fifth estate and Radio-Canada's Enquête identified 17 fatal incidents involving the controversial device in Canada over the last two decades. In nearly every case, the hood seems to have been misused.

A boom of investment in artificial intelligence has led to an unforeseen problem: a shortage of the world's memory chip supply, which threatens to drive up the price of consumer electronics like laptops, smartphones and video game consoles.

The Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) says changes being made to Ontario’s post-secondary funding will have detrimental effects on students at both its Orillia and Thunder Bay campuses. Here's why it says Lakehead students are disproportionately affected.

Scream 7 may mark the return of scream queen Neve Campbell to the long-running slasher franchise, but it's nowhere near a high-water mark for the series.

India wants to buy any energy product it can from Canada and its officials are urging the federal government to streamline approvals for various projects so it can tap into new supplies to feed a rapidly growing country with relatively few natural resources of its own.

Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot that was founded with a focus on safe technology, appears to be scaling back its safety commitments in order to keep the company competitive, after it amended a set of self-imposed guidelines aimed at preventing the development of AI that could potentially be dangerous.

Foreign workers from 37 international non-governmental organizations will leave the Gaza Strip by Sunday after choosing not to comply with new registration rules imposed by Israel. The new rules include handing over lists of local and foreign staff, which the organizations say put people at risk.

The sea lions were recently moved to the Vancouver Aquarium as part of Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums' effort to find long-term homes for animals previously located at Marineland, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Kendal Crawford and Shaun Stephens-Whal tell The National about the moment they taught their pet rats how to drive mini cars in Squamish, B.C.

It has emerged that Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused a political opponent of distributing illegal drugs without evidence — days before a fellow councillor made similar claims that he later retracted.

The 28-year-old man is being remembered as one of the best split-boarders in the world who always had a smile on his face.

The 28-year-old man is being remembered as one of the best split-boarders in the world who always had a smile on his face.

Feb. 26,2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney’s India trade trip sparks outrage in the Sikh community. Pierre Poilievre lays out his vision for Canada-U.S. relations. And the fallout grows from Trump’s comments after the gold medal hockey win.

Three residents of Edgewood, B.C., who live adjacent to Universal Ostrich Farm, are suing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the RCMP for trespassing on their property, according to a notice of civil claim.

As workers filed out of Diageo's Amherstburg, Ont., Crown Royal bottling facility for the last time on Wednesday, some expressed anger — not just at the company that put them out of work, but at the provincial government for not following through on a promise to pull Crown Royal off shelves if the plant closed. 

The International Paralympic Committee's general assembly voted last September to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their own flags with their anthems at the upcoming Paralympics in Italy. The Canadian Paralympic Committee spoke out against and voted against that decision.

Netflix on Thursday signalled it was backing away from its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio assets, saying ‌the deal was no longer financially attractive after Paramount Skydance revised its offer for the coveted Hollywood studio to a $31-a-share offer.

Netflix on Thursday signaled it was backing away from its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio assets, saying ‌the deal was no longer financially attractive after Paramount Skydance revised its offer for the coveted Hollywood studio to a $31-a-share offer.

The parliamentary budget officer predicts Canada's rate of population growth will remain flat in 2026, mainly due to cuts to non-permanent resident admissions in the latest federal Immigration Levels Plan.

If you're a fan of masquerade balls, lavish homes, promenades, yearning and watching beautiful people reach their pinnacles, then you're likely already aware that Netflix dropped part two of the fourth season of its smash hit Bridgerton today. Stars Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha explain to CBC what makes this season a standout.

Sixty-one PWHL players competed at Milano Cortina 2026, the first Winter Olympics since the league launched in 2024. For the first time, there's one place for all of those people to keep following women's hockey after the Olympics, a problem that's plagued the sport for years.

Dozens of Montreal school staff have either been fired, suspended or decided to resign following Quebec’s new law expanding the ban on religious symbols in schools. According to the Montreal Association of School Principals, hundreds of other school employees stand to lose their jobs.

Brantford, Ont., police have charged a 39-year-old woman with indignity to a body and concealing the body of a child, over two decades after a deceased newborn was found.

Canada's new foreign influence watchdog says his mandate will include attempts by foreign agents to interfere at the provincial and municipal level across Canada, including any attempt on behalf of a foreign government to influence a referendum on Alberta separation.

The stated concerns about the Interim Federal Health Program and the political rhetoric harken back to the last time changes were made to the program — an episode that ended in a rebuke from the Federal Court.

Long ago, Neanderthals and humans interbred. But among Neanderthals, their human blood came mostly from their female ancestors, and a new genetic study finds this was likely due to their mating preferences.

Nova Scotia-based actor Mike Smith of Trailer Park Boys has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says there's still a lot of work to do on the India security file — a day after a senior government official said Ottawa no longer believes the country is linked to foreign interference and transnational repression.

Montreal’s transit agency says the “Go Habs Go!” slogan will return to some city buses next month after the provincial language watchdog authorized the use of the English expression.

Dave Hamilton, 43, has worked as an officer for 19 years and lives in Burlington, Ont. On Wednesday, he was charged by Halton police with one count of possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and one count of transmitting such material.

The sixth complainant in the sexual assault trial of Canadian businessman Frank Stronach is being cross-examined in a Toronto courtroom.

The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of Canadian businessman Frank Stonach expressed concern that the sixth complainant’s inability to focus on questions was turning the cross-examination into “a spectacle.”

The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of Canadian businessman Frank Stonach expressed concern that the sixth complainant’s inability to focus on questions was turning the cross-examination into “a spectacle.”

The social media platform owned by Meta will now alert parents who are ⁠signed up to its ‌optional supervision setting if their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period. The alerts will begin next week for those signed up in ​Canada, the United States, Britain and Australia.

A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities have said.

The recall applies to many popular models like certain years of the F-150, a number of Super Duty trucks, Mavericks and more. Ford says it will issue an over-the-air software update for all affected models by May, and consumers can also use mobile service or visit a Ford dealer for the update.

Singer D4vd is the target of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation of the killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in an apparently abandoned Tesla registered to him that was towed from the Hollywood Hills, court documents showed.

A Lindsay, Ont., apartment tenant charged with assault last summer following a fight with an intruder in his home will no longer face prosecution over the incident. A Crown attorney said there is no longer a reasonable prospect that Jeremy David “J.D.” McDonald may be convicted.

Métis leaders on Wednesday unveiled a model dog sled repatriated to their communities after more than a century in the Vatican collection.

Some members of Congress on Friday will hear from Bill Clinton about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They won't hear directly from Donald Trump anytime soon, or from Kenneth Starr ever, about their Epstein ties.

Tumbler Ridge, B.C., parents are navigating the difficult question of how to return to school this week, with temporary classrooms open today to staff and students.

Tumbler Ridge, B.C., parents are navigating the difficult question of how to return to school this week, with temporary classrooms open today to staff and students.

Lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts more than half a century ago are providing a fresh take
on the moon's mysterious magnetic field, scientists say.

After weeks of hearing warnings about a grim balance sheet, Albertans will be presented with the United Conservative government's proposed 2026-27 provincial budget on Thursday afternoon.

Indigenous health-care providers in northwest B.C. say they are unable to book patients' medical appointments in Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup events this summer because of the high cost of hotel rooms and travel.

A convoy believed to be carrying Iranian diplomats has returned to an Omani diplomatic residence in Geneva hosting indirect talks with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program.