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Christian Gosselin was apprehensive when he put out the call for an all men's synchronized swimming team — but he says the dads' performance is coming along swimmingly.

The federal government has introduced legislation that it says will remove a final federal barrier to the easier flow of beer, wine and spirits across provincial and territorial boundaries.

The first photograph of a black hole is set to be revealed by scientists on Wednesday. And that may leave you with some deep, dark questions about black holes. Here are some answers.

Father Robert MacKenzie, who faces allegations of sexual and physical abuse stemming from past years working in Scotland, will be extradited to face charges there.

An apartment briefly occupied by Ernest Hemingway at the end of his tenure in Toronto went up for sale Tuesday, putting a spotlight on the writer's somewhat rocky relationship with Canada.

U.S. prosecutors have filed a new batch of charges against 16 parents accused in the college admissions scandal, including actor Lori Loughlin and her husband.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: organizers of Hong Kong's 'umbrella revolution' found guilty; uncertain future for an intellectually challenged man and his parents; unconventional U.K. family has important ties to Canada.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: organizers of Hong Kong's 'umbrella revolution' found guilty; uncertain future for an intellectually challenged man and his parents; unconventional U.K. family has important ties to Canada.

As Ontario plans to eliminate 3,475 full-time positions, B.C., which has been grappling with a teacher shortage for years, is inviting anyone looking for a job out east to head west instead.

Frontline outreach workers say they are seeing a rise in the number of fake Xanax pills circulating in the Halifax area that contain the deadly opioid fentanyl.

The emaciated cat was found among pallets and shredded cardboard inside the container once it arrived in Prince George. It's believed the female tabby survived by licking condensation that had formed on the walls of the container.

The Ford government will announce that "A Place to Grow" will be the new slogan on the licence plates of Ontario drivers, CBC News has learned.

The father of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead show in Toronto, has described as “clearly staggering” what he called the “the levels of incompetence” displayed in building the stage.

The father of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead show in Toronto, has described as “clearly staggering” what he called the “the levels of incompetence” displayed in building the stage.

Closing arguments have begun at a coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead show in Toronto.

A committee of parliamentarians says it wants assurances the defence department has clear legislative backing to conduct intelligence operations.

Robert Joseph Boulé, owner of the bed and breakfast in Blaine, Wash., located just steps from the border, was charged this week in B.C. with offences alleged to have occurred between May 2018 and March 2019.

Most board members of the federal Liberal riding association for Markham-Stouffville, represented by Jane Philpott, have stepped down in solidarity with the well-liked former cabinet minister, because they "have no longer got the heart," CBC News has learned. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his threat to sue Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, saying his chief rival in the upcoming election "can't be lying to Canadians."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his threat to sue Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, insisting his chief rival in the upcoming election "can't be lying to Canadians."

Young mother says hospital staff approached her after giving birth to ask whether she drank, did drugs or had a job.

This week, battles for two separate thrones are set to resume. On Wednesday, the NHL playoffs begin as 16 teams jostle for the right to raise the Stanley Cup. On Sunday, the final season of Game of Thrones premieres on HBO. The two wars have more in common than you may think.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr will appear before a U.S. congressional panel on Tuesday for the first time since Special Counsel Robert Mueller completed his report into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr testified Tuesday before a U.S. congressional panel that he should be ready to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election "within a week."

Beneath the choppy waves off Nova Scotia's rugged coast are thousands of shipwreck sites sprinkled with lost treasure: centuries-old coins, canons, and perhaps even historic booty stolen from the White House.

Jayda Kelsall, 36, says she contracted the highly contagious disease during a "trip of a lifetime" to the U.K.

Here's a breakdown of what the UCP is promising and how its plans for the carbon tax will actually impact consumers.

After three weeks on the campaign trail, the NDP needed a sign they were turning things around. They haven't gotten one.

Nearly 260,000 homes and businesses in Quebec were still without power Tuesday morning after freezing rain moved through the province yesterday.

While Hydro crews scramble to restore electricity to more than 250,000 customers in southern Quebec, firefighters and police have been scrambling as well — responding to dozens of emergencies ranging from carbon monoxide poisoning to traffic pileups.

While Hydro crews scramble to restore electricity to more than 250,000 customers in southern Quebec, firefighters and police have been scrambling as well — responding to dozens of emergencies ranging from carbon monoxide poisoning to traffic pileups.

While Hydro crews scramble to restore electricity to more than 250,000 customers in southern Quebec, firefighters and police have been scrambling, as well — responding to dozens of emergencies ranging from carbon monoxide poisoning to traffic pileups.

Canadian lobster fishermen are responding to remarks by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who has accused them of undermining conservation efforts by Maine lobster fishermen in the disputed "grey zone" between the two countries.

The N.W.T. Department of Natural Resources says will now track the contents of bear stomachs after reports of growing amounts of plastic.

Canadian lobster fishermen are responding to remarks by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who has accused them of undermining conservation efforts by Maine lobster fishermen in the disputed "grey zone" between the two countries.

If U.S. President Donald Trump is looking for someone to blame for an increase in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border, some immigration policy experts suggest he should look in a mirror - and at his own hardline attempts to curb immigration, which, they say, have backfired.

So entrenched in Western political culture are slander, character assassination and flat-out lies that it's startling whenever politicians raise serious legal complaints about something someone's said about them. At the very least, it seems unsporting.

So entrenched in Western political culture are slander, character assassination and flat-out lies that it's startling whenever politicians raise serious legal complaints about something someone's said about them. At the very least, it seems unsporting.

Liberal election strategists expect their conservative opponents to blame every price hike on the carbon tax, and know they will find a receptive audience in, say, Toronto's densely populated 905 belt, where people are stretched tight and everyone drives.

Liberal election strategists expect their conservative opponents to blame every price hike on the carbon tax, and know they will find a receptive audience in, say, Toronto's densely populated 905 belt, where people are stretched tight and everyone drives.

Senators will visit Calgary and Fort McMurray, Alta., this week as part of a Western Canadian tour to collect feedback on plans to overhaul the approval process for major energy projects.

Employment Minister Patty Hajdu is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Commission to examine the way Facebook allows employers to microtarget job ads to particular age ranges, something experts say could violate Canadian human rights laws.

Helium supplies are shrinking and prices are skyrocketing, creating problems well beyond party balloons because of the versatile gas's use in everything from MRIs to smartphone manufacturing.

Tomorrow, scientists are expected to unveil the first-ever photograph of a black hole.

A senior German official demanded "substantial steps" forward in Britain's Brexit standoff and insisted on Tuesday that any further delay to Britain's withdrawal must come with strict conditions, as Prime Minister Theresa May prepared to plead for more time in Berlin and Paris.

The European Union will grant Britain another delay to Brexit on certain conditions, including that it hold European Parliament elections, according to draft conclusions of the bloc's national leaders, who are due to decide on the matter on Wednesday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for about an hour and a half on Tuesday as she seeks European leaders' approval for another delay to Brexit. May heads to Paris next to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz claimed victory in Israel's election but exit polls and early results indicated onWednesday the veteran right-wing leader was on course for a record fifth term.

Voting has begun in the Israeli elections as the country decides whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power.

Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz claimed victory after early exit polls suggested that Gantz's centrist Blue and White Party and Netanyahu's right-wing Likud had won about the same number of seats in the 120-member parliament.