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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will step down by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, a day before a deadline set by congressional Democrats for Perry to turn over documents in the impeachment probe.

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has told President Donald Trump he will step down, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday, a day before a deadline set by Democrats in the House of Representatives for Perry to turn over documents in the impeachment probe.

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has told President Donald Trump he will step down, a day before a deadline set by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives for him to turn over documents in the impeachment probe, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The 2019 vote is just another in long list of Canada's most divisive and dirty elections.

Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 organizations and many countries opposed to Nicolas Maduro's government and its rights record.

A group of oil and gas supporters is planning a counter-rally when Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg shows up at the Alberta legislature tomorrow.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at steps being taken to make chocolate and candy more sustainable, as well as what we can do to prevent birds from crashing into glass.

It's been a full year since cannabis was legalized, but Mi'kmaw dispensary owners in Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia still have no clarity on the legality of their businesses, some of which are directly across the street from an RCMP detachment.

Ambitious infrastructure promises make for good campaign fodder, but recent history suggests that the politicization of the planning process has become a major hurdle to getting projects done.

The White House is choosing President Donald Trump's golf resort in Miami as the site for next year's Group of Seven summit.

Juul Labs will stop online sales of fruit and dessert flavours for its electronic cigarettes in the U.S., nearly a year after halting in-store purchases, as it tries to weather a political backlash blaming such products for getting a generation of teenagers hooked on them.

Canada Post says it is resetting passwords for all online customer accounts after a report that some were accessed by a person other than the customer to which it belonged.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau should resign as prime minister if his party does not win the most seats on election day, saying that practice has become a "modern convention in Canadian politics."

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook will continue to be a platform that will carry political speech some users may find objectionable, framing his argument as a matter of free expression prevailing over censorship.

Mark Zuckerberg is promising his "most comprehensive take" yet on the challenges and threats to free expression that Facebook faces around the world.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer today again raised the spectre of a re-elected Liberal government decriminalizing hard drugs.

Attawapiskat singer Adrian Sutherland says he was thinking of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau when he wrote a protest song ahead of the federal election about broken political promises.

A large recall of raw beef and veal products continued to expand this week with food safety watchdogs in Canada and the United States issuing safety warnings about meat linked to an Ontario company.

U.S. President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff on Thursday acknowledged that Trump held up $391 million US in military aid to Ukraine in part to make the money contingent upon the Ukrainians investigating a U.S. domestic political matter involving the Democratic Party.

The U.S. ambassador to the EU on Thursday planned to tell House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed Donald Trump directed him to work with the U.S. president's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy, and he believes it's wrong to invite a foreign government to conduct investigations for the purpose of influencing American elections.

The tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont., has struck a deal with Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, which plans to breed the whales.

Lawyers will begin to make their arguments today over whether a senior RCMP director accused of preparing to leak sensitive information should be released on bail.

Cameron Ortis, the senior RCMP director accused of preparing to leak sensitive information, could find out tomorrow afternoon whether he will be released on bail.

Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes — and they're calling them "stormquakes."

Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. He was 68.

The United Kingdom and the European Union have struck an outline Brexit deal after days of intense seesaw negotiations, though it must still be formally approved by both parliaments.

The United Kingdom and the European Union said Thursday have struck an outline Brexit deal after days of intense seesaw negotiations, though it must still be formally approved by both parliaments.

The United Kingdom and the European Union have struck an outline Brexit deal after days of intense seesaw negotiations, though it must still be formally approved by both parliaments.

The United Kingdom and the European Union have struck an outline Brexit deal after days of intense see-saw negotiations, though it must still be formally approved by both parliaments.

A Longueuil, Que., woman is questioning her bank's security measures after a woman posing as her reported her debit card lost, then withdrew $2,500 from her line of credit.

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria. Pence and a U.S. delegation met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to persuade him to halt an offensive against Kurdish fighters.

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria. Pence and a U.S. delegation met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to persuade him to halt an offensive against Kurdish fighters.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a deal on Britain's exit from the EU was still possible as EU leaders headed to Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit dominated by last-gasp negotiations.

It is not wholly surprising to learn that Barack Obama hopes Justin Trudeau does well in next week's federal election. But the former leader of the free world went beyond wishing a friend well on Wednesday when he decided to endorse the leader of the Liberal party of Canada. 

With the Liberals expected to take a minority government back to the House of Commons, we look at the potential implications and outcomes.

With the polls in the dying days of the campaign pointing to a minority government, we look at the potential implications and outcomes.

When the Liberal government rolled out its plans to legalize recreational marijuana, it promised to shrink the black market and keep money out of the hands of organized crime. One year later, lawyers, police and industry experts say we’re not there yet.

Heading into the 2019 election campaign, it seemed like the New Democrats couldn't catch a break. But party leader Jagmeet Singh's deft campaigning is boosting him in the polls - and silencing his critics within the NDP.

About eight per cent fewer people in Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia were prescribed opioids in 2018 than in 2013, an encouraging trend in the opioid crisis, according to a new report. 

Instead of criticizing Greta Thunberg, as Alberta's environment minister did, and pitting its economy against efforts to reduce carbon emissions, the province should be boasting about world-leading innovation in low-carbon trucking that's cheaper than diesel.

For six years she was the public face of B.C.'s front-line integrated homicide investigation team, delivering bad news at the height of the province's murderous gang wars. Now, RCMP Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound has emerged as the face of post-traumatic stress disorder.

For six years she was the public face of B.C.'s front-line integrated homicide investigation team, delivering bad news at the height of the province's murderous gang wars. Now, RCMP Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound has emerged as the face of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Regulations come into effect today allowing cannabis-containing edibles, extracts and creams to be produced and sold in Canada, opening the door to a wave of potential business opportunities targeted not just at the recreational user, but also athletes.

Glybera, a made-in-Canada medical breakthrough that became known as the world's most expensive drug, was abandoned after only one commercial sale in Europe. After seeing a CBC report on Glybera's fate, Canada's National Research Council decided to develop an affordable version for Canadians.

More answers to your election questions ahead of voting day including dying after voting and how campaigns use teleprompters.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said on Wednesday night that he expects that all parties "will respect the fact" that whoever wins the most seats on Oct. 21 will be the one to form government.

A Canadian couple who were detained by Turkish authorities near the Syrian border in July on suspicion of trying to join ISIS are on their way home to Canada after being released without charge, CBC News has learned.

In southern Quebec, the Liberals are fighting to hold onto to once-safe seats; the leader may not be helping.

Calgary Parks staff will head to Winnipeg on Friday to help with emergency tree removal after the city was hit with a severe snowstorm last week.

The Alberta government says it will take a second look at training requirements for truck drivers after meeting with Humboldt Broncos families.