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A ferry hit a humpback whale near Seattle and the Coast Guard initially searched for the animal after passengers reported it was injured and bleeding.  

Parks Canada has announced the Trans-Canada highway running through Rogers Pass and Glacier National Park will be getting the world's largest avalanche detection network. The $18 million network will have a series of sensors to detect avalanches, as well as snow and ice movement.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will bring up the growing number of new laws restricting abortion at the state level when he meets with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Ottawa Thursday.

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has arrived on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on a range of issues, including ratification of the new North American free trade agreement.

Tech giant Amazon was in the hot seat Wednesday over the way it gathers information on its users, including using smart speakers searches to target people with ads its smart speakers recording family conversations.

After her husband died, Pat Dunn couldn't afford to live alone. So she put the call out for a roommate on Facebook to other single senior women. Hundreds have responded.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: new Heritage Minute for D-Day tells of a beloved Canadian commander who served in both world wars.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: new Heritage Minute for D-Day tells of a beloved Canadian commander who served in both world wars.

The federal government has issued no permits for Canadian companies to ship trash overseas since regulations changed three years ago — raising questions about how waste is still ending up on the shores of Asian nations.

The federal Liberal government's firearms legislation, Bill C-71, was passed by the Senate last night as Independent senators fought off an attempt by the Conservatives to weaken key provisions of the legislation designed to tackle gun violence.

More than 300 tornadoes have ravaged the U.S. Midwest in the last two weeks during an onslaught of extreme weather. About 20 twisters reportedly touched down in Kansas on Tuesday alone, destroying homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power. Take a look at the destruction across several U.S. states over the past 12 days.

The former top public servant in Newfoundland and Labrador ripped into those leading the Muskrat Falls project for what they knew but failed to disclose, but former Nalcor CEO Ed Martin fired back.

More hot, dry weather with moderate winds have resulted in a red flag warning being issued in relation to the Chuckegg Creek wildfire near High Level, Alta.

Semi driver training will soon be mandatory for Saskatchewan farmers who use semi trucks, a change welcomed by experts, by the mother of a Humboldt Broncos crash victim and by farmers themselves.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he wants to end Canadian imports of foreign oil by 2030, a move experts say would mostly affect purchases from the United States and could endanger deep trade relationships.

Family Feud Canada, which hopes to inject a distinctly Canuck flavour into the long-running game show format, is part of the slate of new programming coming to CBC Television.

There's a back room at Toronto's historic Broadview Faith Temple that looks a lot like a cannabis dispensary, but the man who will be running the place describes it differently.

A federal tender to replace Canada’s fighter jets will be issued formally by mid-July, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday.

Louis Levi Oakes, the last Mohawk code talker — using the language to encode messages for Allied forces during the Second World War — has died at age 94. 

A Quebec court judge ruled there is enough evidence against SNC-Lavalin for the engineering giant to be tried on corruption charges.

The Alberta government is launching a new, national multimedia campaign to court political favour for the troubled Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. 

The Alberta government is launching a new multimedia campaign to court political favour for the troubled Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. 

Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first public statement on the results of his nearly two-year long Russia investigation on Wednesday.

Special counsel Robert Mueller says charging the president of the United States with a crime in his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election was not an option his office could consider, given existing Justice Department guidelines that a sitting president cannot be indicted.

Special counsel Robert Mueller says charging the U.S. president with a crime in his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election was not an option, but "if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.'

Nearly 70 evacuees from the wildfire in northern Alberta are still staying at the K'atl'odeeche First Nation reserve in the Northwest Territories. It's been week since they arrived and they don't know when they'll be able to go home.

A national hotline to help victims and survivors of human trafficking is now taking calls, with the organization behind the service saying it hoped the new resource would also fill crucial gaps in public knowledge about the issue.

The company that owns the Toronto Raptors is auctioning a pair of tickets to Game 1 of the NBA Finals to support an employee whose son was severely injured in a hit and run over the weekend.

The company that owns the Toronto Raptors is auctioning a pair of tickets to Game 1 of the NBA Finals to support an employee whose son was severely injured in a hit and run over the weekend.

A basketball fan with deep pockets and a kind heart just spent $20,500 on a pair of tickets to Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with the proceeds going to support the family of a four-year-old boy critically injured in a high-profile hit and run.

The recording included Saskatchewan ex-lovers Angela Nicholson and Curtis Vey talking about an alleged plot to kill their spouses. But a judge ruled that the RCMP's handling of the recording violated the Nicholson and Vey's privacy rights, before finding them not-guilty.

The recording included Saskatchewan ex-lovers Angela Nicholson and Curtis Vey talking about an alleged plot to kill their spouses. But a judge ruled that the RCMP's handling of the recording violated the Nicholson and Vey's privacy rights, before finding them not-guilty.

Philanthropists Charles and Margaret Juravinski plan to create a $100-million endowment fund to support health research at two hospitals and a university in Hamilton.

Israel's raucous political world was on edge Wednesday, counting down the hours to a midnight deadline to see whether a new government will be formed or whether, alternatively, there will be an unprecedented second national election this year.

Israel's parliament has voted to dissolve itself, sending the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline.

Many Canadians have been surprised — and unhappy — to learn that Canada sends vast amounts of its recyclable waste overseas. CBC explains what happens after we throw our recycling in the bin.

Many Canadians have been surprised — and unhappy — to learn that Canada sends vast amounts of its recyclable waste overseas.

Why would one of Canada's major galleries send 20 artworks by a Group of Seven member to auction? It's part of a museum world practice known as deaccessioning — and it's not without controversy.

Canadian employers will need to show new hires the money if they wish to compete with foreign-owned companies for talent entering the workforce, especially in competitive fields such as technology.

The case of a Montreal man sentenced to two years in jail for killing his wife, who had Alzheimer's disease, has laid bare the need for better supports for caregivers, many of whom struggle to cope and often don't know where to turn, advocates say.

The case of a Montreal man sentenced to two years in jail for killing his wife, who had Alzheimer's disease, has laid bare the need for better supports for caregivers, many of whom struggle to cope and often don't know where to turn, advocates say.

The Nepalese government could take at least one action to prevent more deaths on the increasingly crowded Mount Everest, according to one guide: Stop issuing permits to inexperienced climbers. 

Several federal government departments — including the Canada Border Services Agency, the Correctional Service of Canada and the RCMP — have restricted who can see their job ads on Facebook by age, which could violate Canadian human rights law.

The case of a Montreal man sentenced to two years in jail for killing his wife, who had Alzheimer's disease, has laid bare the need for better supports for caregivers, many of whom struggle to cope and often don't know where to turn, advocates say.

The case of a Montreal man sentenced to two years in jail for killing his wife, who had Alzheimer's disease, has laid bare the need for better supports for caregivers, many of whom struggle to cope and often don't know where to turn, advocates say.

Premier Doug Ford's unpopularity might be sapping federal Conservative support in Ontario, the province Andrew Scheer needs most to win in October.

The Toronto Raptors are playing for a championship for the first time and it's got many new Canadian fans tuning in. So if you count yourself among the bandwagoners, this handy guide should get you get up to speed just in time for the NBA Finals.

Chinese tech giant Huawei filed a motion in U.S. court Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecom equipment, the latest action in an ongoing clash with the U.S. government.

A vicious storm tore through the Kansas City area, spawning tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least a dozen people in the latest barrage of severe weather that saw tornado warnings as far east as New York City.

Air Canada says its airport systems, check-in and call centres "are beginning to come back online" after a technical problem. But the airline is cautioning that travellers may still have to deal with delays and cancellations.