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Melanie Jackson popped the question to her boyfriend of 17 years, David Bell, at a Christmas Day screening of the latest instalment of the Star Wars franchise. 

Alexis Lafreniere scored seven seconds after the United States tied the game late in the third period as Canada beat its North American rival 6-4 on Thursday in the opener for both countries at the 2020 world junior hockey championship.

According to a popular scientific theory, an egg will stand on its narrow end during a solar eclipse due to increased gravity. Social media users put that theory to the test in videos shared online Thursday, when thousands gathered across Asia to witness the "ring-of-fire" eclipse.

Iraq's president refused on Thursday to designate a prime minister candidate nominated by an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc, plunging the country into further political uncertainty amid nearly three months of unprecedented mass protests.

CBC confirmed Thursday it deleted a scene featuring Donald Trump from the movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, but the broadcaster says the cut occurred before he became president and was not politically motivated.

Bianca Andreescu started the season as an up-and-coming teenager eager to make her mark on the WTA Tour. She finished the campaign as one of its top stars.

Alberta’s Royal Tyrrell Museum has found another innovative use for 3D printing techology: bringing fragile, dinosaur specimens to life to advance knowledge and create compelling exhibits.

Long line-ups to get into stores in Canada were once something seen only on Boxing Day.

Israel's governing Likud party was holding a primary vote on Thursday in the first serious internal challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his more than a decade in power.

Chris Harvey is the man behind languagegeek.com, a site that provides keyboards and fonts in more than 100 Indigenous languages. He's made it his passion to provide Indigenous people with access to minority languages, calling it a human rights issue.

Whether you are installing new security cameras or playing around with VR gaming, experts say it's important to make sure you are protecting your personal information. 

Sassy, sensual and confident, Benz Menova is one of Windsor, Ont.'s newest drag queens. But behind the makeup, wigs and flashy clothing is a 21-year-old man named Liam Ingram who uses drag as an escape from reality.

A strong typhoon that barrelled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

A strong typhoon that barrelled through the central Philippines left at least 20 people dead and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Catholic country.

Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Indonesia's Aceh province at ceremonies Thursday marking the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history's worst natural disasters.

Scientists are trying to figure out how earthworms are influencing climate change. Some species are speeding up how much carbon gets dumped into the atmosphere, and others are helping lock carbon in the soil.

Every night in Toronto around 8,000 people sleep in shelters — twice as many as five years ago. 'It's people who have fallen on hard times, got divorced, lost their jobs, got a work injury,' says one homeless man.

The CBC's Eli Glasner runs down his list of the best films of the year.

Inspired by a friend who had fallen on hard times, Megan Clarke reached out to Concordia University's administration and soon got to work expanding an initiative that was still in its infancy — ensuring good food goes into bellies rather than landfills.