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One victim is dead and at least one other person was injured after a daytime rampage by a knife-wielding man in Kingston, Ont., that ended after the assailant was shot by police. 

A gay married couple in Maryland sued Thursday to challenge the State Department's refusal to recognize the United States citizenship of their infant daughter, who was born in Canada via a surrogate this year.

A Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister apologized Thursday evening after accidentally leaving comments on a voicemail, which the Innu Nation staffer who received them called "very racist." 

A Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister is in hot water after accidentally leaving unflattering comments on a voicemail with the Innu Nation. 

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the feasibility of lab-grown meat and why universities and colleges are leading the way on sustainability.

New calculations suggest the universe could be a couple billion years younger than scientists now estimate, and even younger than suggested by two other calculations published this year that trimmed hundreds of millions of years from the age of the cosmos.

The Green Party has turfed one of its Ontario candidates over a past social media post surfaced where he spoke about sending a pig carcass to Muslims.

Controversial pesticides linked to pollinator declines can also sicken seed-eating wild birds that migrate during spring planting, a new study shows.

New research shows where Canada ranks internationally in survival for seven types of cancer.

Nicole Gladu and Jean Truchon are reacting after a Quebec Superior Court justice declared parts of both the federal and provincial laws on medically assisted dying unconstitutional because they're too restrictive.

In a pitch aimed at millennial voters in key ridings, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising more help for first-time homebuyers living in high-priced markets such as the greater Toronto and Vancouver areas.

For years, B.C. drivers have tested the limits of the province's distracted driving laws. But the ramen hit the road recently for one Kelowna woman, who was busted for eating noodles with chopsticks while operating a vehicle.

For years, B.C. drivers have tested the limits of the province's distracted driving laws. But the ramen hit the road recently for one Kelowna woman, who was busted for eating noodles with chopsticks while operating a vehicle.

For years, B.C. drivers have tested the limits of the province's distracted driving laws. But the ramen hit the road recently for one Kelowna woman, who was busted for eating noodles with chopsticks while operating a vehicle.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer started his second day on the campaign trail by accusing the Liberals of trying to change the channel after pushing out a video of anti-abortion activist turned Tory candidate.

A professor who studies the sociology of dying says a CBC News video of a body being dragged on the floor of a trailer shows the “culture of respect” for the dead he had witnessed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Alberta may no longer exist.

Questions arose over a possible same-sex affair between the accused and complainant, prompting tense moments between the judge, prosecution and defence.

A Vancouver man is frustrated TD Canada Trust will not reimburse him for $600 in cheques that were cashed on his bank account this summer.

Fossils uncovered by an expedition team from the Royal Ontario Museum have led to the discovery of a tiny predator that predates spiders and scorpions.

Fossils uncovered by an expedition team from the Royal Ontario Museum have led to the discovery of a tiny predator that predates spiders and scorpions.

The U.K. government insisted Thursday its assessment there could be food and medicine shortages, gridlock at ports and riots in the streets if there is a no-deal Brexit is a worst-case scenario, not what is likely to happen.

Wondering what the writ is? Need to know about the national register of electors? Consult our Canadian federal election glossary for more information about the terms you'll come across during the campaign.

Experts talk about what's under investigation in the U.S. "medical mystery" tied to vaping and why it has Canadian doctors concerned.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh could, theoretically, harness the desire for change that the Liberals left unfulfilled because they used the same sort of Harper-style governing tactics during their tenure. If only the NDP could figure out what it's doing.

Political campaigns do not occur within hermetically sealed containers and elections are never perfectly simple comparisons of leaders and platforms. Events intervene. Things come up. Choices become complicated.

Disinformation, misinformation and just good old-fashioned politicking started spreading online well ahead of the formal election call.

A woman has filed a formal complaint with Ottawa's integrity commissioner alleging a city councillor asked her inappropriate questions of a sexual nature during a job interview, including whether she was comfortable not wearing a bra to work events.

Hasbro Inc. is introducing Ms. Monopoly, with the toy and board game company calling her "an advocate whose mission is to reinvest in female entrepreneurs."

The House of Commons is going to review the websites of all MPs after an investigation by CBC News revealed that dozens of them have trackers that can be used to target advertising to people who have visited the site.

Hasbro Inc. is introducing Ms. Monopoly, with the toy and board game company calling her "an advocate whose mission is to reinvest in female entrepreneurs."

Jessica Gray, who has spina bifida — a birth defect that caused her left foot to stop growing when she was nine years old— is looking for her shoe twin.

Thousands of  people in Hong Kong belted out protest karaoke in shopping malls in the latest act of resistance in the semi-autonomous city.

The Liberal re-election caravan will be taking wing later today after the party's chartered plane was damaged Wednesday night in a minor collision with a bus on the airport tarmac in Victoria, B.C.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's election plane sustained some damage in Victoria after a media bus drove under one of its wings Wednesday night.

A Montreal NDP candidate has resigned from his post after he was accused of domestic abuse against his former spouse on social media.

A Montreal NDP candidate has resigned from his post after he was accused of domestic abuse against his former spouse on social media.

Divers on Wednesday recovered the body of the last missing victim of a boat fire off the California coast that killed 34 people.

The collection of archives, personal stories and photos of residential school survivors at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Winnipeg were added to the UNESCO Canada Memory of the World Register Wednesday.

Will Tigley, a spokesperson for Nutrien, said each site could see between 160 and 250 people laid off.

Mason Thomas was six when he received a new heart at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.

A woman has died of her injuries after being attacked by a man wielding a machete near a home in eastern Toronto, police say. 

A woman is dead after a machete attack in Scarborough Wednesday evening, police say.

A 38-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman, who was attacked with a machete, died in Toronto's Scarborough neighbourhood, police say.

A 38-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman, who was attacked with a machete, died in Toronto's Scarborough neighbourhood, police say.

Montreal-based artist Julian Palma Luque said he wants to make sure Ariel Kouakou isn't forgotten.