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Kwanlin Dun First Nation Elder Louie Smith and his English tutor Ted Ackerman are this years recipients of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award.

Bianca Andreescu says life has changed in the few days since she became Canada's first Grand Slam singles tennis champion. "I think it’s a little bit different,” the 19-year-old said, laughing, while addressing reporters in Toronto on Wednesday. "I’m getting more recognized wherever I go."

As much as Bianca Andreescu is cherishing the championship moments and attention since winning the U.S. Open, the 19-year-old is glad to be home.

Alberta Justice has launched an investigation after CBC News recorded video of a funeral home employee dragging a dead person in a body bag from a refrigerated trailer.

Alberta Justice has launched an investigation after CBC News recorded video of a funeral home employee dragging a dead person in a body bag from a refrigerated trailer.

Nearly a third of MPs have trackers embedded on their official websites that could allow them to target visitors with campaign ads, an investigation by CBC News has revealed.

Canadian officials are scrambling to figure out why mainstream media and social media in the Middle East are claiming that Ihab Ghrayeb, accused of the "honour killing" of his sister Israa, is a Canadian citizen or resident who travelled from Canada to commit the murder and returned to Canada afterwards.

In a packed room at the Royal Canadian Legion in Regina on Tuesday, Minister of Veterans Affairs Laurence MacAuley acknowledged the long-held belief of Mé​​​​​​​tis advocates that their people were not treated fairly once returning back home from war.

Margaret Atwood might be getting the rock star treatment as she launches The Testaments, her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, but the Canadian icon is taking it all in stride. 

The lengthy document, released by the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations, proposes eight priorities, with health, infrastructure and economic development at the top.

A candidate for the Green Party has said he "doesn't remember" expressing anti-abortion views on a Campaign Life Coalition questionnaire, or asking would-be Conservative party voters to consider supporting him because of his abortion views in a Facebook post from 2015.

Andrea Quint Fleck and her hairdresser Troy Winget always got along. Now they know why.

How did Hurricane Dorian compare to Hurricane Juan? CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon takes a closer look at the storms and their impacts.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will formally ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament Wednesday, setting the stage for Canada's 43rd general election on Oct. 21.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will officially kick off the federal election campaign with a visit to Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, Liberal sources have told CBC News.

Telling original, Indigenous-focused stories in different genres, filmmaker Jeff Barnaby is helping to normalize the presence of Indigenous people in a variety of realms: horror, science fiction and the broader cultural world.

Telling original, Indigenous-focused stories in different genres, filmmaker Jeff Barnaby is helping to normalize the presence of Indigenous people in a variety of realms: horror, science fiction and the broader cultural world.

A huge, flying reptile that weighed as much as several adult humans combined and had the wingspan of a small plane soared over Alberta during the Age of Dinosaurs. Now, it’s been identified as a new species.

More than 93 per cent of British Columbians who responded to a government survey want to do away with the twice-yearly clock change and make daylight time permanent, the province said Tuesday.

President Donald Trump said via Twitter that he has fired national security adviser John Bolton and will name a replacement next week.

The newest edition of the Guinness World Records book is out Tuesday, and a Canadian man dubbed the world's strongest priest is prominently featured.

Some millennials believe it is justifiable to lie on a mortgage application, according to a new Equifax survey on mortgage fraud. 

As post-tropical storm Dorian moves its way north of Newfoundland and Labrador data is rolling in on how powerful the storm really was.

As post-tropical storm Dorian moves its way north of Newfoundland and Labrador data is rolling in on how powerful the storm really was.

A 24-year-old man from Toronto has been charged with careless driving after a truck struck a hydro pole along Highway 64 in northern Ontario on Monday night and came to rest against the side of a house.

A 24-year-old man from Toronto has been charged with careless driving after a truck struck a hydro pole along Highway 64 in northern Ontario on Monday night and came to rest against the side of a house.

Hours after the suspension of the U.K. Parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will get a deal for his country's exit from the European Union by the end of October.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of new housing starts in August climbed 1.9% compared with July. The housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts rose to 226,639 units in August, up from 222,467 units in July.

Watch live coverage now as Bianca Andreescu’s coach, Sylvain Bruneau, speaks to reporters in Montreal after the tennis star’s historic win at the U.S. Open.

"She's done what's she done by being focused, hard working," says Sylvain Bruneau, Canadian tennis phenom Bianca Andreescu's coach.

The Kremlin is playing down U.S. media reports of a CIA spy inside Russia's presidential administration, calling them "pulp fiction," but said a low-level official who Russian media suggested was the agent had worked there before being fired.

Four days after powerful storm Dorian blasted through the Maritimes, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power.

Four days after powerful storm Dorian blasted through the Maritimes, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power.

Thousands of hurricane survivors are filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the need to start new lives after Hurricane Dorian but with little ideas on how or where to begin.

Thousands of hurricane survivors are filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the need to start new lives after Hurricane Dorian but with little ideas on how or where to begin.

Manitobans went to the polls today in an election that has the incumbent Progressive Conservatives seeking a second majority government.

Manitobans are going to the polls today in an election that has the incumbent Progressive Conservatives seeking a second majority government.

Ontario drivers should think twice about handing over their unlocked phone to a police officer to show electronic proof of insurance, privacy experts say.

Some Nova Scotia mobile phone users are questioning why they weren't able to make calls, text or use data to search for information online in the days following Hurricane Dorian.

Unlike violent crime, cargo factor thefts rarely make the news. When they do, it's usually more for the bizarre factor, rather than a pocketbook issue for consumers.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has succeeded in his plan to suspend Britain's rebellious Parliament for five weeks, but he has achieved little else in his first prolonged jousting with legislators determined to prevent a no-deal Brexit.

The Town of Bonavista is getting tougher in its attempts to collect taxes from Airbnb operators as rental properties pop up in the popular Newfoundland and Labrador tourist destination. 

A loophole used by a Texas gunman to obtain an assault-style rifle, after failing a background check in 2014, seems unlikely to be closed any time soon despite new measures introduced by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott aimed at preventing more mass shootings in the state.

Yamah Gboluma was riding a crowded OC Transpo bus on July 24 , on her way to a job interview at a medical clinic, when a woman at the back started screaming for help.

The youth are among over 30 Ambassadors of Hope at We Matter, an Indigenous youth-led non-profit.

When companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others expand their presence in Canada, it creates added challenges for Canadian companies looking to retain and recruit coveted tech talent. The solution, hiring managers say, is to highlight the advantages of working for a smaller firm.

When companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others expand their presence in Canada, it creates added challenges for Canadian companies looking to retain and recruit coveted tech talent. The solution, hiring managers say, is to highlight the advantages of working for a smaller firm.

The battle between Foodora and its Toronto couriers heads to Ontario's labour relations board today as the company pushes back against efforts to unionize, saying couriers are independent contractors and not employees.

The federal government is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse at a program for youth offenders run in partnership with the Canadian Armed Forces nearly 40 years ago.

Suncor Energy Inc. announced plans to move ahead with building two cogeneration units at its base plant located near Fort McMurray, the company announced Monday.