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Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him "pedo guy" in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found Friday.

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was in court on Friday, when prosecutors accused him of intentionally misusing his ankle monitor. They seek to raise his bail from its current $1 million US, to $5 million US.

A house fire in a hamlet northwest of Edmonton on Thursday killed five people.

Andrew Scheer seems to have decided that his best chance of surviving a leadership vote is to acknowledge his own need for change as little as possible — particularly when it comes to climate policy.

Victoria city council has an ambitious climate target, and it's asking the cruise industry to get on board. The harbour authority is looking into installing shore power and also cutting back on emissions from land transportation, once passengers disembark.

The union representing most of the province's public high school teachers announced Friday that it will be striking again on Dec. 11 in certain school boards across the province.

A woman adopted by a Vancouver family spent more than 30 years tracking down her birth parents. She overcame family resistance to finally uncover her connection to the west coast Penelakut Tribe.

Canada and U.S. may be both friends and neighbours, but that doesn't mean the two countries and their leaders always see eye to eye.

The federal government will accept the Alberta government's latest plan to price the greenhouse-gas emissions of large industrial facilities at a rate of $30 per tonne in 2020.

The Royal Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds aerobatics team has been cleared to resume operations after the crash of one of its Tutor jets at an airshow at the Atlanta Speedway in October.

A Canadian man detained in Turkey this past summer and accused of having ISIS propaganda on his phone was charged by RCMP Friday with terror-related offences.

In his response to the throne speech Friday, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said the Liberal government is to blame for fomenting a national unity "crisis" and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "hasn't learned a thing" since the election returned him to office with a reduced mandate.

The man who murdered a Calgary boy and his grandparents will not get a new trial after Alberta's top court rejected his appeal Friday.

The man who murdered a Calgary boy and his grandparents will not get a new trial after Alberta's top court rejected his appeal Friday.

Alanis Morissette and her record Jagged Little Pill are back in the public spotlight, with a new Broadway musical inspired by the monster-selling 1995 alt-rock album sparking a wave of nostalgia and appreciation.

Canada's Ivanie Blondin added to her World Cup medal haul with gold in the women's 5000m while fellow Canadian Isabelle Weidemann joined her on the podium with a third place finish. 

The Bank of Canada says Stephen Poloz will not seek a second term as governor when his seven-year term expires next year.

Three people, including a suspected gunman, are dead after a reported shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, a U.S. navy base in Florida, while others were taken to hospitals with injuries on Friday, authorities said.

Two people, including a suspected shooter, are dead at Naval Air Station Pensacola, a U.S. Navy base in Florida, while others were taken to hospitals with injuries after an incident on Friday, authorities said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre of 14 young women in the House of Commons today, paying tribute to those who were killed and calling for stronger action to curb gun violence.

Political leaders will mark the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre of 14 young women with speeches in the House of Commons today, beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET. CBCNews.ca will carry the speeches live.

A shooter opened fire in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., on Friday morning in an attack that left four people dead, including the assailant, and multiple people wounded.

A member of the Saudi Air Force visiting the United States for military training was the suspect in a shooting attack at a U.S. Navy base in Florida in which four people were killed and eight were injured on Friday, the state governor and other officials said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre of 14 young women by paying tribute in the House of Commons today to those who were killed, and calling for stronger action to curb gun violence.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a list of military assault-style weapons that will be prohibited in Canada will be released "as quickly as possible," although he did not offer a more precise timeframe.

A Canadian-based energy transportation company's preparation of a proposed tunnel that would house a petroleum pipeline caused a borehole to collapse in Michigan, which left debris in the waterway.

A Canadian-based energy transportation company's preparation of a proposed tunnel that would house a petroleum pipeline caused a borehole to collapse in Michigan, which left debris in the waterway.

Police in India shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad city. The deaths of the men were applauded by her family and citizens outraged over sexual violence against women.

The Canadian economy posted its biggest monthly job loss since the financial crisis as the unemployment rate also pushed higher in November, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to bring clarity today to the question of who should pay for cleaning up a mercury-contaminated site near Ontario's Grassy Narrows First Nation.

The Supreme Court of Canada says two companies are on the hook for looking after a mercury-contaminated site near Ontario's Grassy Narrows First Nation.

Two forest-product companies are on the hook for looking after a mercury-contaminated site near Ontario's Grassy Narrows First Nation, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse presented a letter to federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Thursday, calling for the launch of a binational investigation to look into a Nov. 26 dock collapse on the Detroit River at a site that once carried radioactive contamination. 

A video of a Port Moody, B.C. student with Down syndrome sinking a three-pointer went viral. But Reid Demelo's classmates say he was a star well before that.

In today's Morning Brief, we look at the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre and how the way the mass shooting is remembered has changed. We also look at record-high water levels and significant shoreline erosion along Lake Erie, and where are the hydrogen-powered cars in Canada.

Cold, wet fall weather in western North America this fall is already driving up the price of fresh potatoes.

A B.C. educational assistant has won her job back after being accused of pushing a nine-year-old with autism who had clawed at her face and kicked her in the nose.

A B.C. educational assistant has won her job back after being accused of pushing an autistic nine-year-old who had clawed at her face and kicked her in the nose.

Scientists attending a national gathering of Arctic researchers are outlining a widening range of climate change risks for so-called 'sentinel' species, such as ringed seals and beluga whales, which have sustained Inuit for millennia.

Two legal workers in Halifax recently examined relief given to 50 black families during the Halifax Explosion. Their research helps illustrate the disparity between what black families and white families received, and suggests possible ways to make amends.

The claims process to compensate thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit for harms suffered while attending federally-operated Indian day schools could be indefinitely delayed pending a court challenge.

Greta Thunberg arrived in the Spanish capital on Friday to join thousands of other young people in a march to demand world leaders take real action against climate change.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Madrid Friday to join thousands of other young people in a march to demand world leaders take real action against climate change.

In December 2019, fighting climate change feels like the overarching cause in Canadian federal politics — the thing that everything else must work toward. It's not just a moral imperative, but a political one as well.

A highly redacted department briefing note prepared for the minister of finance in the summer outlines some of the economic and fiscal tools that could be used in the next economic downtown. But economists tell CBC News it’s time to think outside that toolbox.

Many communities along Lake Erie are dealing with record-high water levels and significant erosion of the shoreline, and it's forcing some residents to consider abandoning their properties.

Many communities along Lake Erie are dealing with record-high water levels and significant erosion of the shoreline, and it's forcing some residents to consider abandoning their properties.

People in the Homalco First Nation in British Colombia know that much of their culture has been drifting away from them and are working to capture and preserve the language and teachings from elders and past generations. 

Beams of light will shine today onto the Montreal skyline and at universities across the country to pay tribute to the women killed at École Polytechnique 30 years ago.

Beams of light will shine today onto the Montreal skyline and at universities across the country to pay tribute to the women killed at École Polytechnique 30 years ago.