Canada news

Former NBA commissioner David Stern has died at age 77 nearly three weeks after suffering brain hemorrhage, according to the league. 

Canada's building codes are modernized every five years. The next update is due this year and is likely to see the first changes meant to address the country's new climate reality.

A man wounded in the Hanukkah stabbings north of New York City may have permanent brain damage and be partially paralyzed for the rest of his life, his family said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he will ask parliament to grant him immunity from corruption charges, a step expected to delay his trial for months.

Gurbaz Singh, 16, suffered a broken leg when he slipped and fell near the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood on Monday morning.

Gurbaz Singh, 16, suffered a broken leg when he slipped and fell near the summit of Oregon's Mount Hood on Monday morning.

An experienced back-country skier and Kamloops search and rescue volunteer is warning backcountry skiers to stay in bounds if they lack avalanche safety gear or training.

Top federal government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce, newly released documents show.

Almost 30 years ago, Mitch Brogan, then 11, answered a series of questions about what his future life would be like on Jan. 1, 2020. His life took a dramatic turn that Brogan the boy couldn't have foreseen.

Provincial police are reporting multiple fatalities — 3 dead, 3 injured — in a single vehicle collision on Highway 17, in the west part of Greater Sudbury. A portion of the highway is closed between Highway 144 and Municipal Road 55, near Lively.

A fire at a zoo in western Germany in the first minutes of 2020 killed more than 30 animals, including apes, monkeys, bats and birds.

A fire at a zoo in western Germany in the first minutes of 2020 killed more than 30 animals, including apes, monkeys, bats and birds.

Pope Francis has apologized a day after hitting the hand of a well-wisher who grabbed him and yanked him toward her while he was taking a stroll in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City in Rome.

Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by deadly wildfires that have sent thousands of residents and tourists fleeing to the shoreline.

Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by deadly wildfires that have sent thousands of residents and tourists fleeing to the shoreline.

A huge crowd gathered in Hong Kong on Wednesday for an annual New Year's Day protest march as the months-long pro-democracy movement extends into 2020.

A huge crowd gathered in Hong Kong on Wednesday for an annual New Year's Day protest march as the months-long pro-democracy movement extends into 2020.

When she gets a reaction from the Habs fans at the Bell Centre, Diane Bibaud says it's more fun than "10 chocolate bars."

U.S. troops fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered for a second day outside the American Embassy compound in Baghdad.

Charging that Iran was "fully responsible" for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days.

Iran-backed militia withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.

Lee-Anne Richardson battled alcoholism for years and found it difficult to get sober in a city with an ingrained drinking culture. She launched Sober City Halifax for others who might be struggling.

From flooding to North Atlantic right whale deaths to the Minto tire fire, it's been a trying 12 months for the province's ecosystem.

As Schitt's Creek enters its final season, Canadian comedy insiders reflect on what the show taught them about staying authentic and reaching international audiences.

Consumers assume plastic bottles and containers labelled "BPA free" are safer, or better, because they do not contain the harmful chemical bisphenol A (BPA). But growing evidence shows that may not be the case.

As of Jan. 1, 2020, the legal age to buy or possess cannabis in Quebec is 21, giving the province the highest minimum age for cannabis use in Canada.

A new American study finds that more than half of infants and almost all toddlers exceed their recommended daily sugar intake.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has issued an injunction against members of the Wet'suwe'ten Nation who have blocked access to a pipeline project inside their traditional territory in northern B.C.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the Trump administration of dragging its feet in nuclear negotiations and warned that his country will soon show a new strategic weapon to the world as its bolsters its nuclear deterrent in face of "gangster-like" U.S. sanctions and pressure.