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The province's first deep water oil project has been shelved for three years "in the face of challenging market conditions," according to Norwegian oil giant Equinor.

Health Canada has announced new warning labels to be printed directly on cigarettes in an effort to deter new smokers, encourage quitting and reduce tobacco-related deaths, in a world first that experts hope will have a significant impact. 

With the FIFA Women's World Cup starting in July, the Canadian women's team is gearing up for what is their biggest tournament since winning the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo.

The Sackler family, the wealthy owners of Purdue Pharma, will be shielded from future lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic under a plan approved by a U.S. federal appeals court.

Jeremy Pahl has been telling stories through song since he was a teenager, and most recently has been releasing English-language music under the name Saltwater Hank. He says his new album is a significant milestone for him as a musician and a Sm'algya̱x language-learner.

A woman who protested topless onstage at the Juno Awards in Edmonton in March says she has agreed to pay a $600 fine.

Crimes and safety concerns at the Lonzo Park and Ride have been allowed to fester, says Mayor Ross Siemens, who is calling on the province to take action.

A century after the end of prohibition, one dry town in southern Alberta is a step closer to allowing liquor to flow in certain establishments.

A century after the end of prohibition, one dry town in southern Alberta is a step closer to allowing liquor to flow in certain establishments.

The legalization of sports gambling has quickly changed the way we watch sports on television and for many has forever changed their relationship with games they once consumed simply for entertainment.

Greg Martel claims to be having trouble with passwords needed to access some of the information demanded of him by May 26, according to lawyer Ritchie Clark.

Moscow said Ukrainian artillery had hit a town inside Russia for a third time this week and reported drone strikes on two Russian oil refineries on Wednesday, while Ukrainian shelling in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine killed five people.

A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South's military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.

An Alberta mining company wants to drill thousands of wells in southeastern Manitoba to remove millions of tonnes of sand from an aquifer that serves as the source of drinking water for tens of thousands of people.

Post-tropical storm Fiona affected the Island's farming sector in almost every way — damaging buildings and crops, flooding land, and taking away chunks of coastal farmland. Now some farmers are making changes to protect themselves against future storms.

Post-tropical storm Fiona affected the Island's farming sector in almost every way — damaging buildings and crops, flooding land, and taking away chunks of coastal farmland. Now some farmers are making changes to protect themselves against future storms.

SIRT-NL director Michael King says his team has charged seven police officers since its inception.

The Canadian military is used to procurement timelines that can cover decades. So how did Seoul manage to deliver new tanks and guns to Poland just four months after the contract was signed?

The Canadian military is used to procurement timelines that can cover decades. So how did Seoul manage to deliver new tanks and guns to Poland just four months after the contract was signed?

The RCMP is preparing to offer close protection services to both senior federal ministers and public servants in response to the rising threat of political violence, sources say.

Experts say the longview economic costs associated with supporting those impacted by natural disasters, including their mental health, are just beginning to be captured and Canada’s decentralized response to disasters is falling short.

Motivated by the climate crisis, Akiko Hara switched to an electric vehicle. But it’s become a bigger lifestyle decision than she had anticipated.

Five women are suing prominent Edmonton home construction company Coventry Homes for a combined $6.2 million, alleging a company partner's sexual misconduct created a “poisoned” work environment where employees were subjected to harassment and complaints about workplace safety were ignored.

Writer and director Celine Song's debut film, Past Lives, is knocking critics and festival-goers off their feet. Song told CBC News she wrote the film to examine ordinary people doing things that are "pretty extraordinary.''

The event's organizers say sports like golf can play an important role in reconciliation.

The discovery of a missing woman's remains reopens old wounds and raises new questions in those who've long held out hope she might one day come home.

Wildfire service says no evacuation order has yet been issued, as the fire is burning parallel to the village of Sayward, located about 230 kilometres north of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island's east coast.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an investigation that said she was the source of reprisals and harassment directed against employees came to a false conclusion.

The newest champion cheese roller hails from Nanaimo, after winning the race held near Gloucester, England, on Monday. 

The newest champion cheese roller hails from Nanaimo, after winning the race held near Gloucester, England, on Monday. 

The federal sports minister issued notice to beleaguered Canada Soccer that if it wants to continue receiving millions of dollars in taxpayer funding, there are new strings attached, CBC News has learned.

The committee is also calling on all junior hockey and other sports organizations to ban hazing, including specific activities during initiations such as tattooing players, sex acts, physical violence and drinking games.

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says Canada's spy agency told him he has been an ongoing target of a Chinese government campaign of misinformation and "voter suppression" that covered the last federal election campaign.

Advocacy groups say tensions between landlords and tenants are at an all-time high in the wake of a landlord killing two tenants before dying in a shootout with police on May 27.

Saskatchewan solidified its position as Canada’s most conservative province Monday after UCP Leader Danielle Smith’s narrowest-ever majority win by a party in the Alberta election.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is dismissing calls to end his party's deal with the Liberals, saying confidence must be restored in the electoral process before he makes any decisions that could send Canadians to the polls.

A wildfire that sparked in northern Alberta over the weekend has become the "No.1 priority" for Alberta fire crews as the blaze continues to grow just 13 kilometres away from Fort Chipewyan.

Residents of Fort Chipewyan are being evacuated from their homes because of a wildfire that sparked in northern Alberta over the weekend.

An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort Chipewyan, Alta., because of a nearby wildfire that's growing.

Robert Bowers carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history when he killed 11 people and injured seven others by storming a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find. On that, everyone agrees.

Robert Bowers's federal trial got underway Tuesday, more than four years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

Robert Bowers's federal trial got underway more than four years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

A 39-year-old Lambton County paramedic struggled with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and according to his parents routinely self-medicated with cocaine. Neil had been working on beating his addiction, but faltered in December of 2021 and died of a fentanyl overdose.

Long-simmering tensions in Kosovo have recently erupted. The conflict origins have deep historical roots but also include recent developments involving licence plates and local elections. Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic, not known to shy away from contentious topics, has weighed in publicly.

A Roman Catholic priest on Little Grand Rapids First Nation in Manitoba has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in the community, RCMP say.

More than 350 top executives and researchers in artificial intelligence have signed a statement urging policymakers to see the serious risks posed by unregulated AI, warning the future of humanity may be at stake. 

Top artificial intelligence executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined other experts and professors in urging policymakers to see the technology as one of the most serious risks to humanity.

A pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays is drawing heat after he shared a video endorsing an anti-LGBTQ boycott of brands such as Target and Bud Light.

A pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays has apologized for sharing a video endorsing an anti-LGBTQ boycott of brands such as Target and Bud Light.

The highway between White River and Hornepayne, Ont., has reopened Wednesday morning, but two out-of-control forest fires continue burning near the community.