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A student from Indonesia was identified as Britain's most prolific rapist on Monday after being convicted of more than 150 offences, including 136 rapes.

Canada's main stock index offset Friday's losses as the key energy sector gains on higher oil prices and fears about a broader Middle Eastern war cause investors to hedge bets by pushing gold to a near seven-year high.

Ottawa's bills for dealing with natural disasters neared half a billion dollars in two of the last three years amid a warning to Canadians that this country was one of the worst affected by climate change in 2018.

A student anti-abortion group has won one of its appeals against the University of Alberta, in a ruling being hailed as a victory for free speech.

Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld says police may be delayed responding to lower priority calls, as officers work to investigate five suspicious deaths that happened this past week.

U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and other human rights advocates are condemning the up to 11-hour detentions of more than 60 Iranian-Americans at the U.S. border on Saturday at the Blaine, Wash., crossing.

Two poems written by Stephen Brown have been removed from the Library of Parliament website after a Manitoba MLA and others raised concerns that the poems showed disrespect.

Thanks to an intrepid rescue more than 60 years ago, original blueprints of a famously cancelled Canadian military project are now on display at the University of Saskatchewan's Diefenbaker Canada Centre.

Tim Hortons has partnered with cereal company Post Foods to create a breakfast food inspired by the coffee and doughnut chain's iconic Timbits.

Former Obama administration housing chief Julian Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren's presidential bid, saying the Massachusetts senator is "the most qualified, best-equipped candidate to win the nomination" and defeat President Donald Trump.

The Bells Corners store, one of the discount retailer's two remaining locations in Canada, will shut its doors for good by the end of the month.

The future of Canada's military mission in the Middle East was thrown into confusion Monday as a leaked letter — later dismissed by the head of the U.S. military as merely a draft — suggested the U.S. was prepared to withdraw its troops from Iraq and move them elsewhere.

The future of Canada's military mission in the Middle East was thrown into confusion Monday as a leaked letter, viewed by multiple media organizations in the region, suggested the U.S. is prepared to withdraw its troops from Iraq and move them elsewhere.

NATO’s Canadian-led training mission in Iraq will remain in place and resume operations as soon as possible, the alliance’s secretary-general said Monday.

From MS to seizures to chronic migraines; the women who were referred to Calgary neurologist Dr. Keith Hoyte faced a host of medical conditions and were hopeful he could help. Instead he sexually assaulted dozens of victims over a 30-year period.

Jacob's family picked up the cake from a bakery on their way to a Montreal hockey arena for his eighth birthday party Saturday. To their surprise, instead of the NHL team's logo, atop the cake was the logo for Maple Leaf Foods.

John Bolton, former national security adviser to Donald Trump, said Monday he is "prepared to testify" if subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial of the U.S. president.

The bearded men, in sparkles and mermaid tails, posed in scenic spots all across the province, and raised money for several groups.

A Manitoba legislator is calling on Canadians to contact the federal heritage minister to remove two poems, written by the killer of an Indigenous woman, from the Parliamentary Poet Laureate website.

Harvey Weinstein is facing new sex crime charges in Los Angeles, announced the same day the former Hollywood mogul was in a New York courtroom for the start of his trial for separate rape and sexual assault charges. 

The trial of Harvey Weinstein, once one of Hollywood's most powerful producers, is getting underway in New York City. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting two women.

The trial of Harvey Weinstein, once one of Hollywood's most powerful producers, began Monday in New York City with procedural issues. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting two women.

The trial of two men who were paramedics when they were charged in relation to the 2017 death of Good Samaritan Yosif Al-Hasnawi was set to start Monday in Hamilton, but has been delayed until April.

The trial of two men who were paramedics when they were charged in relation to the 2017 death of Good Samaritan Yosif Al-Hasnawi was set to start Monday in Hamilton, but has been delayed until April.

After 51 ATM thefts or attempted thefts in Alberta between January and October in 2019, gas station and convenience store owners are living in fear of being the next target.

After 51 ATM thefts or attempted thefts in Alberta between January and October in 2019, gas station and convenience store owners are living in fear of being the next target.

A man in Whitehorse says he believes his nasopharyngeal cancer was first detected at advanced Stage 4 because he didn't have a family doctor.

A family doctor working in southern Manitoba is helping save his patients thousands of dollars on prescription medications thanks to the work of local researchers — and he wants other physicians to do the same. 

Robin Canham learned to bind books about 15 years ago in Toronto. Today, she sees a resurgence of the craft in the prairies.

Escalating costs at the Seaspan Shipyard in Vancouver in 2019 depleted the multi-million dollar contingency fund set aside as part of the budget to build three offshore fisheries science vessels under Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.

Despite widely expected triumphs for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fleabag and Succession, a few jaw-dropping upsets (wins for 1917, nothing but kind words for Martin Scorsese) kept the night somewhat surprising. 

The first significant winter storm of the year has hit eastern Newfoundland and the Avalon Peninsula, battering the area with heavy snow and strong winds.

The first significant winter storm of the year has hit eastern Newfoundland and the Avalon Peninsula, battering the area with heavy snow and strong winds.

Donald Trump admitted years ago, before he became U.S. president, that he saw war with Iran as a clever ploy to distract attention from a faltering presidency in an election year, Keith Boag writes.

Sen. Peter Harder, the outgoing government representative in the upper house, says the Don Meredith sex scandal proved that the Senate's ethics code needs a rewrite.

Donald Trump admitted years ago, before he became U.S. president, that he saw war with Iran as a clever ploy to distract attention from a faltering presidency in an election year.

David Lametti, who is both attorney general and justice minister, said he will work to better define the position of his two roles, but will not separate them.

Class action lawsuit now claims at least 77 children were conceived through Norman Barwin's fertility clinic using the wrong sperm or Barwin's own sperm.

A group of students from China and their parents say they're trying to recoup thousands of dollars from a family of homestay providers in Canada who promised a level of service they didn't deliver.

The criminal trial for disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein begins in New York today. CBC News spoke with one of the prosecutors who helped convict comedian Bill Cosby to look at how the trial could play out.

Last November Canada recorded the biggest one-month drop in employment since 2009, data showed. This week, we'll find out if it's an economic warning sign or just a blip.

Australia's government says it is willing to pay "whatever it takes" to help communities recover from devastating wildfires.

An Iranian general who replaced the leader killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad vowed in remarks aired Monday to take revenge as Tehran abandoned the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in response to the slaying.

Weeping amid wails from a massive crowd of mourners, Iran's supreme leader on Monday prayed over the remains of a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, an attack that's drastically raised tensions between Tehran and Washington.

True to his reputation, host Ricky Gervais opened the 77th Golden Globes with a mix of evisceration and exasperation, pretending to confuse Joe Pesci for Baby Yoda, calling the Hollywood Foreign Press Association racist and declaring Netflix's takeover of Hollywood.

True to his reputation, host Ricky Gervais opened the 77th Golden Globes with a mix of evisceration and exasperation, pretending to confuse Joe Pesci for Baby Yoda, calling the Hollywood Foreign Press Association racist and declaring Netflix's takeover of Hollywood.

True to his reputation, host Ricky Gervais opened the 77th Golden Globes with a mix of evisceration and exasperation, pretending to confuse Joe Pesci for Baby Yoda, calling the Hollywood Foreign Press Association racist and declaring Netflix's takeover of Hollywood.

Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif., honours achievements in TV and film.

The international spotlight will be turned on British Columbia's Supreme Court this month, as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is set to begin, more than a year after her arrest shattered Canada-China relations.

The Republican chair of the Senate judiciary committee said on Sunday he wants the U.S. Senate to launch an impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump within days and wrap it up this month, even if it means changing Senate rules.