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Fred VanVleet will begrudgingly use a mouthguard the next time he steps on the floor in the NBA Finals. For how long? The scrappy Raptors guard isn't making any promises.

Mi'kmaw artist Melissa Labrador said she was shocked when she saw the North American Indigenous Games 2020 logo, which resembled her original style of art.

One day before Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a lineup of Toronto Raptors fans has begun for a spot in Jurassic Park, the fan area outside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. On Sunday morning, there were a total of nine fans and they were having fun.

The superstar bade adieu Saturday night to her residency at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas with a show that was described by media outlets from around the world as "epic," "heartfelt" and "emotional." 

The Trudeau government will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, CBC News has learned. Plastic straws, cotton buds, drink stirrers, plates, cutlery and balloon sticks are just some of the single-use plastics that will be banned in Canada.

The Marine Animal Response Society says it is working with Fisheries and Oceans Canada to determine the next steps after the whale washed ashore some time on Sunday.

Canada's military spies can collect and share information about Canadian citizens — including material gathered by chance — as long as it supports a legitimate investigation, says a newly disclosed federal directive.

American Airlines said Sunday it is extending cancellations of about 115 daily flights into September due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.

The Toronto Raptors are one win away from their first NBA Championship in franchise history. But don't tell the players that.

The Toronto Raptors are one win away from their first NBA Championship in franchise history. But don't tell the players that.

Russia's ban from international track and field has been extended over concerns it's "backsliding" on doping reforms.

Several hundred thousand people jammed Hong Kong's streets on Sunday in the biggest rally for years to thwart a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China to face trial.

Hong Kong was plunged into a fresh political crisis on Sunday night after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to thwart a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China to face trial.

The Nova Scotia owner of the fishing gear was "devastated" to learn what happened, says the Scottish Entanglement Society.

Morel mushrooms are a multimillion-dollar business in British Columbia, with product being shipped all around the world. Each year hundreds of pickers camp in the bush in search of the elusive fungi growing in the year after a wildfire.

For workers who wish to find their way to new careers, it may be easier than before to land those roles, especially given that Canada's jobless rate has just dropped to its lowest level in 43 years.

Chris Meeko’s daughter Leah Naulalik was born at 11 a.m. on May 30 with the help of a midwife in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, and Christina Meeko’s twin girls Makaila and Brianna were born at 12 and 12:15 p.m. in a hospital in Winnipeg.

Chris Meeko’s daughter Leah Naulalik was born at 11 a.m. on May 30 with the help of a midwife in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, and Christina Meeko’s twin girls Makaila and Brianna were born at 12 and 12:15 p.m. in a hospital in Winnipeg.

In the wake of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls' final report, attention is now turning toward whether its 231 recommendations will be acted upon.

Morel mushrooms are a multimillion-dollar business in British Columbia, with product being shipped all around the world. Each year hundreds of pickers camp in the bush in search of the elusive fungi growing in the year after a wildfire.

A British Columbia Mountie broke the law when he started snooping into a protester's background and leaked information to city officials — but it took an outside investigation to convince RCMP brass to see it that way.

A British Columbia Mountie broke the law when he started snooping into a protester's background and leaked information to city officials — but it took an outside investigation to convince RCMP brass to see it that way.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week, including meal delivery 'ghost kitchens' and ingesting microplastics.

Program offers low-dose heroin to people who use drugs so they can function without having to source them on the street. 'They just give us enough so that we are not a mess. So we can feel what it is to have a chance at being human again,' says man who credits program with saving his life.

Canada's federal prisons will soon have a new weapon against a threat from above: Drones delivering drugs, cellphones and other dangerous contraband inside prison walls.

Hadestown, one of the leading contenders at the Tony Awards Sunday, is among several successful Broadway productions with Canadians behind them.

A boardroom battle for control over a small Canadian mining company with untapped gold assets in South America has unearthed reports from Peruvian authorities of improperly stored toxic waste — and allegations of corporate malfeasance — in the rough and tumble world of junior resource firms.

Peel police are seeking the public's help in an abduction case after a six-year-old girl and her father did not return from a trip to France and Germany last year.