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Striking General Motors factory workers are putting down their picket signs after approving a new contract that will end a 40-day strike that paralyzed the company's U.S. production.

Privacy experts are dumbfounded by the National Bank of Canada's policy of asking potential customers who want to open a new online account remotely to give them their account number and PIN for an account at another bank.

Privacy experts are dumbfounded by the National Bank of Canada's policy of asking potential customers who want to open a new online account remotely to give them their account number and password for an account at another bank.

​​​​​​​A maintenance worker was rescued from the side of an Edmonton skyscraper on Friday, after high winds pulled the scaffolding he was on away from the building and sent it crashing back into a glass wall. 

Ballet superstar Karen Kain will retire as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada in January 2021 but will remain with the company as artistic director emeritus.

Harvey Weinstein was criticized from the stage and jeered by attendees of a New York City actors' showcase on Wednesday — a rare public appearance for the disgraced movie mogul ahead of his January rape trial.

Harvey Weinstein was criticized from the stage and jeered by attendees of a New York City actors' showcase — a rare public appearance ahead of his January rape trial.

The woman, 28, who pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and two counts of concealing the body of a child, was sentenced in a Saint-Jérôme, Que., courthouse Friday. 

The woman, 28, who pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and two counts of concealing the body of a child, was sentenced in a Saint-Jérôme, Que., courthouse Friday. 

The NHL's upcoming outdoor game in Regina doesn't have a player from the province of Saskatchewan in it, but Mosaic Stadium is ready to step onto the NHL stage.

A jury has found Abdulahi Sharif guilty of the attempted murder of an Edmonton police officer and four pedestrians in a series of attacks two years ago.

A jury has found Abdulahi Sharif guilty of the attempted murder of an Edmonton police officer and four pedestrians in a series of attacks two years ago.

The Queen has presented the queen of CanLit with a rare royal honour. She has named Margaret Atwood a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for her services to literature.

Workers at the General Motors factory with the most UAW employees have approved a new contract, all but assuring the deal will be ratified and a contentious 40-day strike will end soon.

Author Robert Soulières says he's willing to change a passage in one of his books that led to a human rights complaint from a Gatineau, Que., father.

Jim Carr, the minister of international trade diversification and a Winnipeg MP, has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer.

Jim Carr, the minister of international trade diversification and a Winnipeg MP, has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer.

A B.C.-based group is "cracking open" the discussion on menopause and demanding better health services for older women after a recent report indicates they're not getting the health care they need and that doctors "diminish" their concerns.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed thousands of demonstrators at a rally in downtown Vancouver on Friday, an event billed as a post-election push for Canadian leaders to take action on the climate crisis.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is set to speak at a rally in downtown Vancouver on Friday, an event billed as a post-election demonstration to push Canadian leaders to take action on the climate crisis.

Three major U.S. retailers, including Walmart, are removing all 623 gram bottles of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder from their stores, following the healthcare conglomerate's recall last week of some bottles due to possible asbestos contamination.

Police investigating the deaths of 39 people believed to be Chinese nationals who were found in a truck and trailer near London said they arrested two more people on Friday on suspicion of human trafficking, and continued to quiz the driver as a murder suspect.

Former Liberal premier Roger Grimes, the current chair of Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil regulator, said the oil industry should be just as vocal as people like Greta Thunberg.

Former Liberal premier Roger Grimes, the current chair of Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil regulator, said the oil industry should be just as vocal as people like Greta Thunberg.

In an effort to curb vaping by youth, Ontario convenience stores and gas stations will no longer be allowed to display ads for vaping products, beginning in January.

Andrew Scheer remains convinced that a prime minister can hold conservative views on divisive issues like same-sex marriage and abortion, and still be trusted by Canadians not to impose them on the country.

More than one-third of students between the ages of 14 and 21 say they were physically assaulted at least once before reaching high school, according to a survey commissioned as part of our School Violence series. Our panel of experts answer your questions about what parents and students can do.

Acclaimed St. John's-based photographer David Howells has turned his expert eye on the Torngats with stunning results.

A U.S. judge on Friday granted a request by a House of Representatives committee for access to information that was blacked out of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

The U.S. Justice Department has reportedly shifted its review of the Russia probe to a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, a move that is likely to raise concerns President Donald Trump and his allies may be using government powers to go after their political opponents.

In addition to posting photos of alleged shoplifters on a large wall with the word "thief" written under the pictures, Multifood Supermarket on Crawford Avenue also plays videos of alleged thieves on a large, public-facing television screen. 

In addition to posting photos of alleged shoplifters on a large wall with the word "thief" written under the pictures, Multifood Supermarket on Crawford Avenue also plays videos of alleged thieves on a large, public-facing television screen. 

An Indonesian investigation found a Lion Air flight that crashed and killed 189 people a year ago was doomed by a combination of aircraft design flaws, inadequate training and maintenance problems.

A Vancouver-based immigration consultant is facing charges under both the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for allegedly using forged documents.

Highly coordinated Twitter accounts were active in discussions of Canadian politics during the 2019 federal election, suggesting an organized campaign. How effective they were is unclear.

A large Christian denomination in Canada waited more than a year and a half to expel a pastor who it found had abused his position of trust to groom a victim for sexualized conversations. Two women have gone public with their complaints, and the Christian and Missionary Alliance is apologizing for how they were treated.

Fifteen per cent of girls who answered a CBC-commissioned anonymous survey of more than 4,000 students across Canada say they've had a sexual act forced upon them, including oral sex or being forced to touch someone in a sexual manner.

The argument some people present is that if there were fewer people on Earth, greenhouse gases would be reduced and climate change could be averted. But experts say population control isn't the panacea some might think.

Conservatives elected more women on Monday than in 2015, but lost one of their most prominent voices, and now it's up to the remaining senior female members to guide a new crop of MPs in uncertain times under a minority Liberal government.

While some are unhappy at the prospect of another Liberal term, and others with the difficulties that come with running a minority government, Warren Bowen feels frustration at the electoral system itself and how it generated this election result.

Fifteen per cent of girls who answered a CBC-commissioned anonymous survey of more than 4,000 students across Canada say they've had a sexual act forced upon them, including oral sex or being forced to touch someone in a sexual manner.

Fifteen per cent of girls who answered a CBC-commissioned anonymous survey of more than 4,000 students across Canada say they've had a sexual act forced upon them, including oral sex or being forced to touch someone in a sexual manner.

European Union ambassadors are meeting in Brussels Friday to discuss what kind of extension to the Brexit deadline they could propose to Britain.

European Union ambassadors have agreed in principle to grant the U.K.'s request for another extension to Brexit's deadline, but have yet to decide on the length of any new delay.

Punishing Santa Ana winds that pushed the Kincade Fire into Los Angeles-area neighbourhoods, burning six homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuation​​​​​​, were expected to last through the weekend and could prompt more power shutoffs across the state.

Punishing Santa Ana winds that pushed fires into Los Angeles-area neighbourhoods, burning six homes, were expected to last through Friday and could prompt more power shutoffs to hundreds of thousands of people.

California's biggest utility admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited a ruinous wildfire spreading across the state's wine country despite preventative blackouts, and later warned that up to 2.1 million people in the state could lose power in the largest planned power shutoff in the region.

California's biggest utility admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited a ruinous wildfire spreading across the state's wine country Friday, despite blackouts imposed across the region to prevent blazes.

The Alberta government has built a budget that foresees better times — though it doesn't assume a quick rebound.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case involving the Sinixt First Nation, once declared "extinct" by the Canadian government.