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A group of four young Canadians hoping to change the world were among those killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash over the weekend, leaving a “gaping hole” in their United Nations team.

A new CMHC report says non-residents — defined as someone who doesn't have their principal residence in Canada — also prefer to own newer, more expensive properties.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to close the U.S. immigration agency's overseas locations, according to current and former officials and an internal memo, in a move affecting offices that handle family visa requests, international adoptions and other tasks.

Canada's recently appointed agriculture minister says the federal government is pressing China to provide verification of its claims that Canadian canola exports have been contaminated by harmful organisms.

CBC's Breakaway asked its listeners for photos of snow banks and these are the results.

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, the man looking into potential violations of federal ethics rules in the SNC-Lavalin affair, is stepping away temporarily from his duties for health reasons.

A Nova Scotia man who said he was attacked with a nail gun and harassed at work because he is black has reached a settlement with his former employer.

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to 6 years in prison on Tuesday evening after his conviction for sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s.

The United States is working on a plan that lifts steel and aluminum tariffs off Mexican and Canadian products while preserving the gains of those tariffs overall, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday.

Calgary police are looking to the public to help identify four men suspected in a $200,000 bitcoin fraud that included attacks in seven Canadian cities.

JTI-Macdonald has been granted creditor protection by an Ontario judge, putting on hold until April the tobacco firm's obligations in a $15-billion lawsuit. The judge also stayed legal proceedings across Canada against the company and two co-defendants.

JTI-Macdonald has been granted creditor protection by an Ontario judge, putting on hold until April the tobacco firm's obligations in a $15-billion lawsuit. The judge also stayed legal proceedings across Canada against the company and two co-defendants.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced today that eligible Indian Day School students will be entitled to thousands of dollars in individual compensation — a settlement reached after students of these formerly federally run institutions launched a class-action lawsuit alleging they faced abuse and neglect while in the care of the state.

Commission says the place where two Unist'ot'en supporters found stone tools at a Coastal GasLink camp near Houston in B.C.'s northern Interior was 'likely not their original location,' following an investigation by archaeologists.

Before Sunwing made its announcement late Tuesday night, Air Canada had already cancelled several flights after the U.K. and EU closed airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8s.

Air Canada has cancelled two flights from Halifax and St. John's to Heathrow Airport in London after the U.K. closed its airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8s, the type of plane involved in last weekend’s deadly crash in Ethiopia.

Air Canada has cancelled flights from Halifax, St. John's and Montreal after the U.K. and EU closed its airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8s, the type of plane involved in last weekend’s deadly crash in Ethiopia.

A U.S. judge has set a bond of $250,000 for the release of Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman, who was among 50 people charged by U.S. federal prosecutors Tuesday in a multi-million dollar scheme to help wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities.

Hollywood actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 people charged by U.S. federal prosecutors on Tuesday in a $25-million US scheme to help wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities such as Yale and Stanford.

Hollywood actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 people charged by U.S. federal prosecutors on Tuesday in a $25-million US scheme to help wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities such as Yale and Stanford.

Flight Centre travel agency says Canadian airlines are not waiving flight-change or cancellation fees for passengers who want to switch to an aircraft other than the Boeing 737 Max 8, the model that crashed during an Ethiopian Airlines flight Sunday.

British regulators have barred Stephen Hawking's former nurse from practising after finding she failed to provide appropriate care to the late physicist.

Canola farmers are grappling with an uncertain market, something one Sask. farmer says will impact the bottom line.

Dennis Oland's defence team closed its case Tuesday at his murder retrial in the 2011 death of his father Richard, but it will be at least another two months before the judge delivers a verdict.

While he doesn't play professionally anymore, Nathan Dempsey says he's not letting his Parkinson's disease diagnosis keep him off the ice.

Ontario is set to announce this week that cellphones will be banned in classrooms starting in the 2019-20 school year.

Const. George Henrie visited his home territory, Nunavut, as part of his job protecting the prime minister last week, when Justin Trudeau was in Iqaluit to apologize to Inuit for past government policies surrounding tuberculosis. 

Britain's Parliament has dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, resoundingly rejecting her Brexit deal just 17 days before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc.

Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday after the government's lawyer said last-minute "legally binding" assurances won by Prime Minister Theresa May to her divorce deal left the risk over the Irish backstop "unchanged."

The future of Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a divorce deal after Prime Minister Theresa May won last-minute assurances from the EU.

By keeping mothers and babies together in private rooms, the IWK has drastically reduced the amount of medication given to infants going through withdrawal, which means going home sooner.

As investigators probe the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in less than six months, some airlines and countries have decided to ground these aircraft indefinitely. CBC News explains who decides to ground planes, what factors are considered, and some of the ramifications.

The long-awaited report about the death of Tina Fontaine and the systems meant to protect her contains many “heavy” and “heartbreaking” details, according to the 15 -year-old’s great-aunt.

The long-awaited report about the death of Tina Fontaine and the systems meant to protect her contains many “heavy” and “heartbreaking” details, according to the 15 -year-old’s great-aunt.

Tina Fontaine didn't get a single counselling session before her death, despite ongoing recommendations for mental health support and requests from her family, according to the long-awaited report in the teen's death and the systems meant to protect her 

Entire new cities are springing up across the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia as powerful economic drivers for the developing world. These ambitious new mega-projects are awe-inspiring, but what kind of future do they really hold?

Tina Fontaine didn't get a single counselling session before her death, despite ongoing recommendations for mental health support and requests from her family, according to the long-awaited report into the teen's death and the systems meant to protect her. 

A review by CBC/Radio-Canada of internal Monsanto documents disclosed in a court case last year reveals the many efforts the company took to fight a UN agency assessment that glyphosate, the principal ingredient in its Roundup, was probably carcinogenic to humans.

With little more than seven months to go, the Conservatives have the edge. Here's how you can keep track of what happens between now and election day.

A review by CBC/Radio-Canada of internal Monsanto documents disclosed in a court case last year reveals the many efforts the company took to fight a UN agency assessment that glyphosate, the principal ingredient in its Roundup, was probably carcinogenic to humans.

A dozen Canadian companies will bid on Tuesday for a slice of newly released wireless spectrum. While the new spectrum has the potential to make internet-connected devices such as cellphones work better, don't expect faster and cheaper cellphones any time soon.

It's been over a month since the SNC-Lavalin scandal broke, leaving in its wake a lot of questions linked to one big one — about whether the prime minister and his senior staffers exerted improper pressure on the attorney general.

A little-known research group inside the prime minister's own department has been looking at whether public servants should be offered electronic fitness-tracking devices to help reduce their health insurance premiums.

A review by CBC/Radio-Canada of internal Monsanto documents disclosed in a court case last year reveals the many efforts the company took to fight a UN agency assessment that glyphosate, the principal ingredient in its Roundup, was probably carcinogenic to humans.

Biotin, or vitamin B7, is in fashion because of claims it can help people grow better hair and nails. But patients need to be aware that the supplement can interfere with some important lab tests, including those diagnosing heart attacks and thyroid issues, researchers warn.

Tina Fontaine didn't get a single counselling session before her death, despite ongoing recommendations for mental health support and requests from her family, according to the long-awaited report in the teen's death and the systems meant to protect her 

By Tuesday, civil aviation authorities or airlines had grounded more than 40 per cent of the world's in-service fleet of 737 Max 8s — the type of jet involved in an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people, including 18 Canadians.

Even after the U.K., Germany, France, Australia and others decided to suspend the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet from their airspace Tuesday, Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau reiterated Canada has no plans to follow suit.

Even after the U.K., Germany, France, Australia and others decided to suspend the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet from their airspace Tuesday, Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau reiterated Canada has no plans to follow suit.

Boeing confirms it will deploy a software upgrade to the 737 Max 8 — the model that crashed on Sunday in Ethiopia and several months ago in Indonesia.