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The Ontario government's decision to reverse funding cuts to a child benefit program and the province's children's aid societies marks the latest in a series of instances in which Premier Doug Ford's or his ministers have backtracked on previous announcements.

New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh sat down with five undecided voters from across the country to answer questions about how he would tackle the issues that matter most to them.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's campaign acknowledged Thursday that he is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.

U.S. health officials report 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and said confirmed and probable cases of the illness had crossed the 1,000 mark.

Saskatoon-Grasswood candidate Mark Friesen says he didn't notice the bomb and says it looks like a tuque. Fellow PPC running mate Rob Lussier says he doesn't remember sharing the cartoon.

A Canadian government scientist at the National Microbiology Lab made at least five trips to China in 2017-18, including one to train scientists and technicians at China’s newly certified Level 4 lab, according to travel documents obtained by CBC News.

A large Banksy painting depicting primates sitting in the U.K. Parliament sold for more than $16 million Cdn on Thursday — a record price at auction for a work by the secretive British street artist, according to Sotheby's.

Efforts to keep electricity rates affordable in the Muskrat Falls era have entered the public spotlight, with hearings beginning Thursday in St. John's.

The group's targets include the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge in Halifax, the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver and the Prince Edward Viaduct in Toronto.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we speak to a Toronto entrepreneur who converts gas-guzzling cars into electric vehicles and learn about climate communication from Canadian scientist and 'Champion of the Earth' Katharine Hayhoe.

A Calgary judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against a disgraced former lawyer who was found to have revictimized thousands of residential school survivors.

The French architect, ever eager to defend the Olympic Stadium, stressed he would not change his project much if he had to redo it.

A Hamilton man has been charged with mischief after a 911 call complaining about an Amber Alert for five missing children, in what police believe is the first charge of its kind in Ontario.

School boards across Toronto and its suburbs say they will close their schools on Monday if a proposed strike by CUPE education workers goes ahead because of concerns over student safety.

School boards across Toronto and its suburbs say they will close their schools on Monday if a proposed strike by CUPE education workers goes ahead because of concerns over student safety.

Screening everyone aged 50 to 79 for colorectal cancer could shift to a more individualized approach.

A mix-up in a pizza order from a northern Alberta firehall resulted in a tasty treat this week for some firefighters in Texas — and has inspired a Slave Lake restaurant to pay it forward with pepperoni pies.

A mix-up in a pizza order from a northern Alberta firehall resulted in a tasty treat this week for some firefighters in Texas — and has inspired a Slave Lake restaurant to pay it forward with pepperoni pies.

In his first public statement since CBC News reported allegations of inappropriate comments and behaviour, Ottawa Coun. Rick Chiarelli denied accusations directed at him, referring to the rising number of complaints as "an apparent mob mentality."

A day after three federal party leaders pushed him to declare his personal feelings about abortion in a debate, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today he is personally "pro-life" but a government led by him would not change the status quo.

Three former students of St. Michael's College School have pleaded guilty to sexual assault offences in hazing incidents that occurred at the Toronto private school.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says that if he's re-elected prime minister, he'll look at ways to improve Canada's medical assistance in dying legislation.

Canada's Damian Warner hung on to win bronze in the men's decathlon at the track and field world championships on Thursday in Doha, Qatar.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said aircraft operators must inspect 165 Boeing 737 NG airliners for structural cracks within seven days after the issue was found on a small number of planes.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said aircraft operators must inspect 165 Boeing 737 NG airliners for structural cracks within seven days after the issue was found on a small number of planes.

An administrator armed with a knife reportedly attacked officers inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing at least four before he was fatally shot, officials said.

An administrator armed with a knife attacked staff inside Paris police headquarters Thursday, killing three officers and another administrator before he was fatally shot, officials said.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu won her 17th consecutive match after defeating American Jennifer Brady in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 Thursday at the China Open. The longest win-streak in 2019 now sets up a tantalizing quarterfinal match between Andreescu and the world’s former No. 1, Naomi Osaka.

U.S. President Donald Trump again invited foreign interference in a U.S. presidential election on Thursday, publicly calling on China as well as Ukraine to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden.

President Donald Trump again invited foreign interference in a U.S. presidential election, publicly calling on China as well as Ukraine to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden — similar to a request that has already triggered an impeachment inquiry in Congress, which is now proceeding with a deposition of a former administration official.

A longtime U.S. diplomat who served as President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine will tell his story to congressional committee staff on Thursday as part of a Democratic-led impeachment probe of the Republican president.

An Alberta judge has ordered the provincial and federal governments to pay advance legal costs in an action brought by a First Nation fighting for control over its traditional land.

A man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl and advertising her to pedophiles on Craiglist has been transferred to an Indigenous healing lodge.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought Thursday to build a coalition in the U.K.'s House of Commons to support his fresh Brexit approach — even as European leaders offered a guarded welcome to the measure.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought Thursday to build a coalition at home to back his fresh Brexit approach even as key European leaders declared that the measures he just proposed fall far short of the concessions needed to forge a deal.

A third-generation welder from Melfort, Sask., is thinking of switching his work focus to pursue his passion for creating art pieces. 'I wanted it to relay the sadness, the loss, but also hope, and love,' he says of his sculpture inspired by the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus tragedy.

Ten years after the sinking of a small fishing vessel off the coast of Newfoundland, a safety measure that was highlighted at the time by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has still not been enacted.

Jason Selby of Cole Harbour, N.S., thought he had found the perfect tenants. But according to Selby, since June 1, he has never been paid. And he says he has since learned of three other landlords with a similar story about the tenant.

As hard as Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to stay out of the federal election, the provincial political climate is threatening to drag him back into the campaign in a big way, as some 55,000 education workers in the province are poised to strike on Monday if they do not reach a contract deal. 

Next month will mark two years since Premier Dwight Ball promised the province would apologize for its role in Newfoundland and Labrador residential schools.

The lawyer for an 18-year-old Hong Kong student protester shot in the chest by police was due to appear in court on his behalf on Thursday, after the teenager was charged over his role in violent demonstrations.

The lawyer for a Hong Kong student protester shot in the chest by police was due to appear in court on his behalf on Thursday after the 18-year-old was charged over his role in violent demonstrations.

The "greatest transfer from labour to capital" of all time will slash jobs in banking and, likely, elsewhere.

No cellphones, no recording devices, no apologies: comedian Louis C.K. took the stage at Toronto's Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club on Wednesday for the first of five sold out nights, with strict restrictions on audience recordings but few limitations on his repertoire of jokes.

Ontario generates millions of tonnes of food and organic waste a year, and a majority of it ends up in the landfill. That could create a big problem if a ban on organic waste in landfills goes into effect three years from now.

Hundreds of safety deposit boxes go unclaimed in Quebec every year, likely forgotten by their owners. Revenu Québec keeps an online register of unclaimed assets, but many people don't know about it, so the boxes' contents remain hidden treasure.

Hundreds of safety deposit boxes go unclaimed in Quebec every year, likely forgotten by their owners. Revenu Québec, the provincial revenue ministry, keeps an online register of unclaimed assets, but many people don't know it exists.

From CRA oversight to marking the wrong box, more answers to some of the most interesting questions we've gotten during the federal election campaign.

Yves-François Blanchet claims the Bloc single-handedly stopped the proposed 4,500 km Energy East pipeline, but opposition was widespread across the country

For the second time in under two years, astronomers have confirmed that we’ve been buzzed by an interstellar visitor, and some experts estimate that we’ll be seeing more of these sorts of objects.