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An 11-year-old child has been taken to hospital after being shot by a 13-year-old that was playing with a gun on a southern Alberta Hutterite colony.

Parks officials say it took four days, a team of 28 people, a helicopter and an avalanche search dog to recover the bodies of three world-class climbers from an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains.

Two endangered gypsy cuckoo bumble bees — or bombus bohemicus — were spotted last year along Calgary's "bee boulevard," and it's being celebrated by city staff as they get ready for the project's third year to take flight.

The outgoing president of Ukraine is telling supporters he plans to try to win the job back in a future election. President Petro Poroshenko, first elected in 2014, was routed by comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a runoff election on Sunday.

SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule during testing.

The number Canadian households paying for at least one streaming video service will eclipse traditional TV subscribers for the first time next year, predicts an annual report on consumer habits.

Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney has recruited senior aides to former B.C. premier Christy Clark and former prime minister Stephen Harper to serve as key members of his political team.

Alberta’s policing community has come together to help restore a tribute honouring four Mayerthorpe RCMP constables killed in the line of duty 14 years ago.

Millennials make more money than previous generations in that demographic cohort, but are also saddled with much more debt, even adjusted for inflation, according to new Statistics Canada data that confirms what has been long suspected.

With river levels still gradually rising in parts of the region, CBC News sent a helicopter up into the sky Monday for a slightly different perspective.

Quebec Premier François Legault made the announcement while in Gatineau, Que., Monday to tour some of the areas hit by flooding.

Lucas Meyer's impression of Canada's prime minister caught the attention of The Simpsons producers and he'll be the voice of Justin Trudeau in an upcoming episode.

Lucas Meyer's impressions caught the attention of 'The Simpsons' producers and he'll be portraying Justin Trudeau in an upcoming episode titled 'D'Oh Canada.'

In 2013, Spenser Smith went looking online for a new drug. The 21-year-old addict found Etizolam and ordered it from China.

"Peaceful" is not a word Gary Anandasangaree would use to describe Sri Lanka, a country he fled at the age of 10. He was of several Canadians Monday who organized vigils to pay tribute to those killed and to seek solace among those who have witnessed violence in their homeland before. 

"Peaceful" is not a word Gary Anandasangaree would use to describe Sri Lanka, a country he fled at the age of 10. He was of several Canadians Monday who organized vigils to pay tribute to those killed and to seek solace among those who have witnessed violence in their homeland before. 

The Philadelphia Flyers removed a statue of late singer Kate Smith outside NHL team's arena Sunday, two days after covering it amid allegations of racism against the 1930s star with a popular recording of God Bless America.

The U.S. is ending exemptions from sanctions for countries that import Iranian oil, according to the White House, which said in a statement it is taking "timely action to assure that global demand is met as all Iranian oil is removed from the market."

Elizabeth May and her partner, John Kidder, are getting married today in Victoria. The couple is trying to make the wedding a low-carbon event.

Jobie Epoo is struggling to understand how his daughter Bethany's killer, who was just shy of his 18th birthday at the time of her death, could be treated so leniently by the courts. The man, who can't be named, will serve six years in detention as a young offender.

The concept of using all parts of the animal, from nose-to-tail, has environmental and sustainable benefits, says a Sask. farmer. She says there's a recipe for everyone, and a recipe for every part of an animal, if you're willing to get creative.

The flood along the St. John River will peak in Fredericton and Maugerville on Monday but the water levels in Oak Point, Quispamsis-Saint John, Jemseg and Sheffield will continue to climb over the next 48 hours. 

The flood along the St. John River will peak in Fredericton and Maugerville on Monday but the water levels in Oak Point, Quispamsis-Saint John, Jemseg and Sheffield will continue to climb over the next 48 hours. 

Regardless of their politics, Prince Edward Islanders are coming together around the death of Green candidate Josh Underhay, says Green Leader Peter Bevan-Baker.

Flooding from the spring thaw and rain has affected more than 2,300 homes in Quebec and 1,200 residents have been evacuated, according to the latest numbers by Urgence Québec. Hundreds of Canadian soldiers were helping volunteers fill and stack sandbags.

Flooding from the spring thaw and rain has affected more than 2,300 homes in Quebec and 1,500 residents have been evacuated, according to the latest numbers by Urgence Québec. Hundreds of Canadian soldiers were helping volunteers fill and stack sandbags.

Protecting people from vehicular attacks doesn't require new technology or Draconian security measures. Look to Vision Zero, says Nicole Gelinas, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute think-tank in New York City.

Jovan Simic and Victoria Perron recently finished a 500-kilometre, 27-day dog sled trek across the Arctic tundra. But they say the hardest part was coming back home to their day-to-day lives in Iqaluit.

Sri Lankan authorities flicked the off switch on most social media after Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels killed hundreds of people, a dramatic reaction that reflects distrust in the capability of American internet companies to control harmful content.

A Western University study aims to provide judges with guidance on how to deal with cases in which parents are at odds over how to address their child's gender identity questions.

Working the night shift could cause some long-term health problems, like obesity, heart attacks and strokes, as well as more immediate issues, like inattention.

Working the night shift could cause some long-term health problems, like obesity, heart attacks and strokes, as well as more immediate issues, like inattention.

As coyotes increasingly take up residence in cities and towns across Canada, both provinces and municipalities have adopted "living with coyotes' policies. A group in Collingwood, Ont., is demanding action, saying governments are failing to protect their pets.

As coyotes increasingly take up residence in cities and towns across Canada, both provinces and municipalities have adopted "living with coyotes' policies. A group in Collingwood, Ont., is demanding action, saying governments are failing to protect their pets.

With wildfires becoming more intense and more common, the need to understand how fire develops and spreads has taken on added urgency.

As coyotes increasingly take up residence in cities and towns across Canada, both provinces and municipalities have adopted "living with coyotes' policies. A group in Collingwood, Ont., is demanding action, saying governments are failing to protect their pets.

A team of researchers are York University has warned that the American bumblebee is facing imminent extinction from Canada, and this could lead to “cascading impacts” throughout the country.

CRA commissioner Bob Hamilton last fall approved the writeoff of a huge tax debt of $133 million owed by one taxpayer, though the agency won't say whether it was an individual or firm. A spokesperson acknowledges writeoffs of that magnitude "are not common."

CRA commissioner Bob Hamilton last fall approved the writeoff of a huge tax debt of $133 million owed by one taxpayer, though the agency won't say whether it was an individual or firm. A spokesperson acknowledges writeoffs of that magnitude "are not common."

No laws were repealed. The reforms that were passed had no practical effect. And criminal charges for consensual gay sex among adults increased in the decades after 1969, dramatically.

Sri Lanka's president is set to give the military sweeping wartime powers a day after a string of bombings at churches and luxury hotels killed 290 people and wounded about 500.

Sri Lanka's president has given the military sweeping wartime powers a day after a string of bombings at churches and luxury hotels killed 290 people and wounded about 500.

Sri Lanka's president has given the military sweeping wartime powers a day after a string of bombings at churches and luxury hotels killed 290 people and wounded about 500.

Authorities lifted a curfew in Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after a string of bombings at churches and luxury hotels across the Indian Ocean island killed 290 people.

Police say the death toll from the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka has increased to 290, with hundreds more wounded in the attacks.

A Vancouver woman is sounding the alarm for millions of Canadians who have credit and debit cards, after her financial information was shared without her realizing it. Turns out, some cards have “updating services” that allow banking information to be shared with other companies — a little-known fact for most customers, and something a privacy expert says needs to change.

The Phi Foundation's latest exhibition serves, in part, as a documentary of the famous 1969 Montreal bed-in by John Lennon and Ono. 

Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Sunday to even their Eastern Conference quarter-final at three games apiece.