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You can fit all the female marine captains on the Great Lakes in a sedan. Charlene Munden, who lives in a tiny Newfoundland outpost, is one of them.

You can fit all the female captains on the Great Lakes in a sedan. Charlene Munden, who lives in a tiny Newfoundland outport, is one of them.

Former University of Victoria rower Lily Copeland is one of three athletes and an assistant coach who have filed complaints against Barney Williams with the university and Rowing Canada Aviron, the governing body that certifies coaches in the country.

Stores and museums in Venice were mostly closed in the hardest-hit area around St. Mark's Square, but tourists donned high rubber boots or even hip waders to witness and photograph the spectacle.

Whether or not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles her to a new cabinet post on Wednesday, Chrystia Freeland's imprint on Canada's foreign policy will remain visible for some time to come, analysts suggest.

Maddison Yetman, who made a viral video urging people to vote in October's federal election, has died.

British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew's effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, branding his televised interview a complete public relations disaster.

British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew's effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, branding his televised interview a complete public relations disaster.

They've taught generations of kids. They've nursed the sick and elderly. They've buried the dead. You can call nuns early feminists, or the founders of modern healthcare in Hamilton. Either would be accurate.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

A western separatist party will be running candidates not just federally in four provinces but provincially in those provinces as well, attendees at a Saturday rally in Calgary heard.

Despite investigations involving various police forces, and a public inquest, the Grozelle family still doesn't know how Joe Grozelle died.

Ron Walsh, who is blind, hiked the Chilkoot Trail in the company of a sighted friend. Now he wants to pay it forward.

Protesters on Sunday set fire to bridges leading to Hong Kong Polytechnic University as they tried to keep police from advancing on their stronghold, while other demonstrators used bows and arrows from the barricaded campus.

Hong Kong protesters used bows and arrows and hurled gasoline bombs from a barricaded university campus on Sunday, as police charged and charged again, firing tear gas and water cannon after fiery clashes overnight.

Hong Kong police have threatened to respond with live bullets if "rioters" use lethal weapons and commit other acts of violence, amid a standoff with protesters who have been hurling gasoline bombs outside a university campus.

Hong Kong police stormed into a university campus held by protesters after an all-night standoff, while fiery explosions could be seen inside as riot officers entered before dawn Monday.

The beekeeping industry is growing in Nova Scotia and becoming an increasingly crucial component of the province's agriculture sector.

Thanks to some lucky dice rolls, Dubai's Brendan Lopes is now the proud owner of a small private island off Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore.

An undercover Mountie who was caught stealing and then tried to blame the episode on a disability has had her grievance denied.

Paul Machimity started boxing to heal the trauma of his childhood on the edges of the bush in northwestern Ontario. 'Boxing is teaching me to take a stand in my life, being able to push back,' he said.

Netflix's The Crown echoes current events from Russian infiltration to strained international relations as it tackles 1960s and '70s Britain with an all-new cast.

Netflix's The Crown echoes current events from Russian infiltration to strained international relations as it tackles 1960s and '70s Britain with an all-new cast.

Netflix's The Crown echoes current events from Russian infiltration to strained international relations as it tackles 1960s and '70s Britain with an all-new cast.

Netflix's The Crown echoes current events from Russian infiltration to strained international relations as it tackles 1960s and '70s Britain with an all-new cast.

Some experts are optimistic despite a new international report that found Canada won't meet its 2030 and 2050 targets.

Despite all of Pierre Trudeau's flaws and failures, it is the success he achieved in dealing with the crucial issue of his day that defines his legacy, writes Wyatt James Schierman.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver was aware of 36 cases of abuse by clergy under its jurisdiction since the 1950s, including 26 involving children, results of an internal review of cases of clergy sexual abuse obtained by CBC's The Fifth Estate show.

In the swing state of Michigan, which helped Obama and Trump win their elections, here's how the fallout from the presidential impeachment hearings is affecting voters.

In the swing state of Michigan, which helped Obama and Trump win their elections, here's how the fallout from the presidential impeachment hearings is affecting voters.

Self-checkout provides average shoppers with shoplifting opportunities, turning them into "part-time" thieves who try to rationalize their bad behaviour, say industry experts.

Self-checkout provides average shoppers with shoplifting opportunities, turning them into "part-time" thieves who try to rationalize their bad behaviour, say industry experts.

The United States and South Korea announced on Sunday they will postpone military drills scheduled for later this month in an effort to bolster a stalled peace push with North Korea, which criticized the joint military air exercise as provocative.

Police fired tear gas Sunday at protesters holding out at Hong Kong Polytechnic University as overnight clashes resumed in the morning, while opposition lawmakers criticized the Chinese military for joining a cleanup to remove debris from streets.

Police fired tear gas Sunday at protesters holding out at Hong Kong Polytechnic University as overnight clashes resumed in the morning.

Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie and Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer have publicly announced their opposition to Bill 207.

Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean addressed Sportsnet's firing of Don Cherry during the first intermission of Saturday night's primetime NHL game — when the duo would normally host "Coach's Corner."  

As the World Anti-Doping Agency marked its 20th anniversary last week, there were warnings that the coming days will be critical to the future of the international body meant to safeguard clean sport for the world's athletes.

As the World Anti-Doping Agency marked its 20th anniversary last week, there were warnings that the coming days will be critical to the future of the international body meant to safeguard clean sport for the world's athletes.

As the World Anti-Doping Agency marked its 20th anniversary last week, there were warnings that the coming days will be critical to the future of the international body meant to safeguard clean sport for the world's athletes.