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Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo split the Booker Prize on Monday, after the judging panel ripped up the rule book and refused to name one winner for the prestigious fiction trophy.

Evacuees in Manitoba driven from their homes by a recent, massive snowstorm that cut power to tens of thousands said today they were annoyed by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's decision to campaign in Winnipeg today.

Cannabis producer CannTrust Holdings Inc said on Monday it would destroy about $12 million worth of plants and about $65 million worth of inventory, as the company's new management seeks to regain full regulatory compliance.

Canada had to leave the Rugby World Cup tournament in Kamaishi, Japan, without a win Sunday, after their last game was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis. But they still managed to turn the experience into a rewarding one by helping clean up flood-ravaged areas of Kamaishi. 

Coyotes have been seen in parts of P.E.I's National Park, and experts have some safety tips to share in case Islanders or visitors encounter one or more of the animals when they're out for a stroll.

More than 3,000 people are still in the dark in Portage la Prairie, Man. after a severe storm hammered the southern half of the province, severely damaging hydro poles and lines.

Violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have escalated to a "life-threatening level," police said Monday after a small bomb exploded and a police officer was stabbed overnight.

In a study published on Monday, astronomers have pulled back the curtain on some of the mysteries behind our solar system’s first confirmed interstellar comet.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau today deflected questions about the prospects for future alliances in a minority Parliament, arguing a “progressive opposition” won’t be enough to stop the Conservatives from making cuts.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau today deflected questions about the prospects for future alliances in a minority Parliament, arguing a “progressive opposition” won’t be enough to stop the Conservatives from making cuts.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appears to be stepping back from the idea of putting together a formal coalition government as the federal election campaign heads into its critical final week.

A white police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her Fort Worth, Texas, home in the presence of her eight-year-old nephew acted inappropriately and has resigned, the chief of police said Monday, after Atatiana Jefferson's surviving family called for the man to be fired and charged.

A white Fort Worth, Tex., police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door was charged with murder on Monday after resigning from the force.

A white former Fort Worth, Texas, police officer has been charged with murder and booked in jail for shooting a black woman through a window in her home while her eight-year-old nephew was present.

Hundreds of people are seeking shelter in Winnipeg after being evacuated from First Nations communities as Manitoba reels from a snowstorm that has left tens of thousands without power at a time, and forced the province and city to declare states of emergency.

Hundreds of people are seeking shelter in Winnipeg after being evacuated from First Nations communities as Manitoba reels from a snowstorm that has left tens of thousands without power at a time, and forced the province and city to declare states of emergency.

Hundreds of people are seeking shelter in Winnipeg after being evacuated from First Nations communities as Manitoba reels from a snowstorm that has left tens of thousands without power at a time, and forced the province and city to declare states of emergency.

Hundreds of people are seeking shelter in Winnipeg after being evacuated from First Nations communities as Manitoba reels from a snowstorm that has left tens of thousands without power, and forced the province and city to declare states of emergency.

The Winchester Greens condominium board only has a few weeks left to find property insurance coverage before it is left without protection.

The United Kingdom and the EU said Monday that Brexit talks were making progress — but not yet enough to ensure a deal by the end of the month — as the government tried to look beyond the country's stalled EU exit with a policy platform read by the Queen in Parliament.

A generous, but unfaithful, B.C. man has lost his bid to reclaim the cost of a diamond ring he bought his paramour for Christmas.

Two photographers documented Indigenous communities around Calgary over several decades starting in the 1930s, but not the regalia you might see in a Stampede parade.

Loblaws has recalled one of its President's Choice infant formula, following the discovery of Cronobacter by Canadian Food Inspection Agency testing.

The Nobel in economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, all based in the U.S., "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."

Hundreds of people who died after the SS Atlantic sank on April 1, 1873, were buried in mass graves near Lower Prospect, N.S. Students hope to figure out the exact dimensions of one grave to help protect it from coastal erosion.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday raised steel tariffs on Turkey and threatened more sanctions over its incursion into Syria as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from his much-criticized decision to clear U.S. troops from Turkey's path.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday raised steel tariffs on Turkey and announced sanctions over its incursion into Syria as he also scrambled to limit the damage from his much-criticized decision to clear U.S. troops from Turkey's path.

Syria's army deployed near the Turkish border on Monday, hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the U.S. said they had reached a deal with Damascus to help them fend off Turkey's invasion.

Russia-backed Syrian forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier less than 24 hours after Washington announced a full withdrawal.

Here's what you need to know about where the leaders of Canada's political parties are on Day 34 of the election campaign.

Choir!Choir!Choir!, a viral Toronto-based singing group, staged a performance at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the decision was based on a desire to foster community rather than on politics alone.

A month after the shooting that killed 17-year-old Jonathan Davis, Malton residents say they are leaning on each other for support while they try to understand such a senseless act.

Campaigners from both the Remain and Leave side admit — although not always openly — that British identity was, and still is, a key influencer in the Brexit narrative.

B.C. silviculture companies are struggling to find up to 1,000 more workers to plant millions of additional trees next year, even as Liberals and Greens make campaign promises to plant billions more seedlings.

A Toronto dental clinic has become one of the latest targets in a series of ransomware attacks hitting Canadian networks, particularly in the health-care field. One hacker told CBC that unlocking those files would cost about $170,000.

Chinese social media giant WeChat is flouting Canada's new elections rules, allowing election ads to run without setting up a digital ad registry as required by law, CBC News has learned.

Jagmeet Singh's NDP is gaining in the polls after last week's English-language debate.

Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood is the bookies' favourite to win the coveted fiction trophy again for The Testaments, her follow-up to dystopian saga The Handmaid's Tale.

The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) condemned on Sunday a video that depicted a fake image of U.S. President Donald Trump slaughtering members of the news media, shown at a gathering of his supporters.

A Calgary woman can't leave or enter her condo building without help because her condo board won't install an automatic door opener. An advocate for the disabled says her situation is far too common, and legislation lags behind the needs of people with disabilities.

Ecuadoreans posted videos on social media of burning road blockades and standoffs between crowds and security forces in downtown Quito ahead of the first round of talks aimed at ending 11 days of unrest.

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and leaders of the country's Indigenous peoples have struck a deal to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left seven dead.