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A line of make-your-own slime kits for children has been recalled because of a chemical hazard. 

The Manitoba Poll Tracker suggests Brian Pallister's Progressive Conservatives are on track for another majority government.

From what ID to bring to a polling station to what to do if you see something suspect, here's what you need to know before you vote in this fall's federal election.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May issued a statement Wednesday saying "there is no room for any kind of racism" in her party after a recent convert made comments about NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.

Margaret Atwood's highly anticipated novel The Testaments, a sequel to her 1985 bestseller The Handmaid's Tale, was shipped out to some U.S. Amazon customers a week early by mistake.

The impact on travelers from Hurricane Dorian lessened somewhat on Wednesday, even as the devastation from its wind and rain has yet to hit the mainland.

Police in the United States say a missing former army reservist with alleged ties to a neo-Nazi group is likely to have walked across the border from Manitoba and may have weapons.

The National Rifle Association has lashed out at Walmart, criticizing the retail giant for discontinuing sales of some gun ammunition products and requesting that customers no longer openly carry firearms in its stores.

The Trudeau government has picked a trusted economic adviser to be its new ambassador to China. Sources tell CBC News that Dominic Barton will be heading to Beijing to take on the role, after the Chinese government formally accepted his appointment.

The Trudeau government has picked a trusted economic adviser to be its new ambassador to China. Sources tell CBC News that Dominic Barton will be heading to Beijing to take on the role, after the Chinese government formally accepted his appointment.

Ousted Liberal candidate Hassan Guillet admits to posting online about a Hamas-aligned activist, but says the party was well aware of his comments before they withdrew his nomination.

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon explains what the cone of uncertainty is and how to interpret it.

Interfor has announced plans to permanently close its Hammond Cedar Sawmill in Maple Ridge by the end of the year, the latest in a growing list of mill closures to hit the province amid an industry downturn.

Canada's central bank has decided to keep its benchmark rate at 1.75 per cent, despite 'escalating trade conflicts' that are starting to take a toll on the country's economy.

A Leduc woman says she was the victim of "swatting" over the long weekend, when she and her children suddenly found their home surrounded by armed police officers.

Canada posted a trade deficit of $1.1 billion in July as exports sank while imports rose.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection before the end of the month if it does not reach a settlement with U.S. communities over widespread opioid litigation, three people familiar with the matter said, after some states balked at the company's $10-billion to $12-billion US offer to end their lawsuits as part of a negotiated Chapter 11 case.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to call a snap election on Wednesday after U.K. legislators seeking to prevent him taking Britain out of the European Union without a divorce deal dealt him a humbling parliamentary defeat.

Parliament has approved the first stage of a bill designed to stop a so-called no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31, underlining the lack of support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's vow to take the U.K. out of the European Union with or without a deal.

The House of Commons has denied a motion by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to force an early general election on Oct. 15.

Thirty years ago, a skateboarder got to build a giant ramp on his front lawn. But after the summer, he had to find a new home for it.

The House of Commons has denied a motion by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to force an early general election on Oct. 15.

Today on Front Burner, journalist Neil Shea on the fight between Canada, the U.S., Russia, Denmark and others to control the Arctic.

A European space probe has performed an evasive manoeuvre to avoid a possible collision with another satellite after its operator, private firm SpaceX, failed to receive a warning message.

The Federal Court of Appeal is to reveal today whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed.

The Federal Court of Appeal has agreed to hear an appeal from activists determined to overturn the Liberal government's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Bob Freese and Peg Schaefer are vacationing in Newfoundland and Labrador, but it's not just a holiday for the couple from Rochester, N.Y. — it's more of a pilgrimage.

Bob Freese and Peg Schaefer are vacationing in Newfoundland and Labrador, but it's not just a holiday for the couple from Rochester, N.Y. — it's more of a pilgrimage.

Relief officials report scenes of utter ruin in parts of the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands.

Rescuers searched for survivors in the Bahamas on Wednesday after Hurricane Dorian, the most damaging storm to strike the island nation, left at least 20 people dead.

Rescuers searched for survivors in the Bahamas on Wednesday after Hurricane Dorian, the most damaging storm to strike the island nation, left in its wake a flooded landscape dotted with pulverized homes and beached boats.

Relief officials report scenes of utter ruin in parts of the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands.

Some parents say the cellphone ban policy of a high school on Montreal's West Island goes too far, while others say it's a good start in tackling screen dependence.

After hundreds of hours of investigation, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency says it has been unable to determine the cause of the fire that killed seven children in their Spryfield home on Feb 19.

Canadian police had a suspect, but they let him go. More than 13,000 kilometres away, a 13-year-old girl was left in the dark about her father's death at sea.

A U.K. university won’t be serving any more beef-based burgers or burritos in its dining halls as it looks for creative ways to become carbon neutral by 2025.

A U.K. university won’t be serving any more beef-based burgers or burritos in its dining halls as it looks for creative ways to become carbon neutral by 2025.

Indigenous women serving federal prison sentences will now have the option of going to a new healing lodge in Manitoba.

The delay to get death certificates in Quebec has more than tripled since last summer, making it difficult for people to settle the estates of their loved ones. The minister in charge of the civil status registry hopes processing times will be back to normal by the end of the year.

Public pension plans have been selling off gun stocks for years, but the Canada Pension Plan still owns an estimated $37 million worth of stock in companies that make handguns, assault rifles and bullets, Dianne Buckner writes.

For film fans, September means the start of a string of festivals. Here's a preview of this fall's must-see movies.

Public pension plans have been selling off gun stocks for years, but the Canada Pension Plan still owns an estimated $37 million worth of stock in companies that make handguns, assault rifles and bullets, Dianne Buckner writes.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will announce on Wednesday the formal withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and has thrown the Chinese-controlled territory into its worst crisis in decades, Hong Kong Cable Television and other media said.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has announced she will formally withdraw the proposed extradition bill that has sparked months of protests, "to full allay public concerns," but protesters say they want all their demands met.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has announced she will formally withdraw the proposed extradition bill that has sparked months of protests.

Cancer remains the number one cause of death in Canada but survival rates improving for most types.

Cancer remains the No. 1 cause of death in Canada, but survival rates are improving for most types.

Canadians will hear from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday for the first time in eight weeks — which is a long time given the brisk movements of global economic conditions.

Asian stock markets rose Wednesday following surprise weakness in U.S. manufacturing and wrangling in the U.K. over the country's departure from the European Union.

New Zealand is six weeks into an ambitious program to buy tens of thousands of guns from owners across the country.