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Canada's environment minister has formally asked his counterpart in Alberta to give regulatory teeth to the province's legislated but not enforceable 100-megatonne annual cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands industry.

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in B.C. oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline project running through their traditional territory. But Andrew Scheer says "the vast majority of the Wet'suwet'en people" support the project. What did the Conservative leader mean by that? CBC Explains.

Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian-backed Syrian offensive are being squeezed into ever smaller areas near Turkey's border "under horrendous conditions" in freezing temperatures that are killing babies and young children, the UN humanitarian chief said Wednesday.

Tim Hortons is making changes to its Roll Up the Rim contest this year to reduce waste and encourage customers to bring their own mugs.

Quebec provincial police say Highway 15 is closed in both directions near the scene of the multi-vehicle crash. Ambulances are on the scene to move the injured, and unhurt occupants of the vehicles involved are being moved off the site by bus.

Highway 15 is closed in both directions near the scene of the multi-vehicle crash. Ambulances are on the scene to move the injured, and unhurt occupants of the vehicles involved are being moved off the site by bus.

A 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 15 will likely remain closed until Thursday, after a pileup involving at least 100 cars and 12 trucks in La Prairie, Que., Wednesday. Nine people have been seriously injured, while another 60 suffered minor injuries.

Two people were killed and 90 others injured in a colossal pileup on Montreal's South Shore on Wednesday.

Two people were killed and at 60 others injured in a colossal pileup on Montreal's South Shore on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks's publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court has been told.

An up-and-coming rapper known as Pop Smoke was fatally shot during a break-in early Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said.

Four Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs have left B.C. for Ontario to meet with delegates of the Mohawk of Tyendinaga to thank them for their support, CBC News has learned.

Four Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs have left B.C. for Ontario to meet with delegates of the Mohawk of Tyendinaga to thank them for their support, CBC News has learned. 

With two main accusers, weeks of testimony, and a complex set of charges, jurors in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial have a lot to weigh in their deliberations. Here are four questions they're considering and one they cannot.

Dr. Bonnie Henry gave an update on the virus in B.C. on Wednesday.

The first person confirmed to have novel coronavirus in B.C. has now fully recovered and is no longer required to stay in isolation, B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.

Prince Harry and Meghan are breaking free of the Royal Family as of March 31, the couple's office said Wednesday.

Federal prosecutors are signalling they want to move the national-secrets case against a senior RCMP official behind closed doors — at least temporarily — while a key issue is sorted out.

A patient at a British hospital played Mahler and Gershwin on the violin while a tumour was removed from her brain so that surgeons could preserve her ability to play music and honour her 40-year passion for the instrument.

Serge Simon, the elected chief of the Mohawk community near Oka, Que., who was locked out of his band office Tuesday, has apologized for any harm caused by his public appeal to First Nations protesters to leave their blockades.

The oilsands have reduced the amount of greenhouse gas they emit per barrel of oil produced but remain more carbon-intensive than the average barrel worldwide and are the fastest-growing source of emissions in Canada, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute.

The cost of living increased at a rate of 2.4 per cent in January from a year earlier, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from December's level.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says there is a clear “path forward" to defuse the ongoing tensions caused by protests that have hamstrung the country's transportation network, despite some Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs refusing to meet until the RCMP leave their territory.

The author of a book about the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster says the public needs to be involved as Transport Canada and railway companies contemplate their next steps.

Tom Salisbury didn’t think much of his chest cold when he got it in January 2014. He would later learn it was the first symptom of a rare disease that could have killed him.

Only a "handful" of inmates enrolled in the prison needle exchange program in its first 10 months, because Correctional Service Canada appeared to design the program around security concerns rather than health, according to the Correctional Investigator's annual report.

A firearms officer who reviewed Lionel Desmond's gun licence after a suicide attempt explained how a veteran with complex mental illness was able to get the licence back.

A firearms officer who reviewed Lionel Desmond's gun licence after a suicide attempt explained how a veteran with complex mental illness was able to get the licence back.

Firearms officers who reviewed Lionel Desmond's gun licence after a suicide attempt are testifying this morning about how a veteran with complex mental illness was able to get the licence back.

As prom season approaches, some dress shops and bridal boutiques are experiencing delays from their Chinese suppliers amid the coronavirus outbreak.

An Air Canada jet made a safe landing Tuesday in Toronto after losing one of its main landing wheels, apparently during takeoff from New York.

A train with several rail cars carrying crude oil has derailed west of Fort Frances, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Not surprisingly, the B.C. Liberals feel that the top one per cent have already been asked to "contribute a little bit more" one too many times under this government. But with an economy still performing tops in Canada, the NDP can comfortably stay the course

Hundreds of people began disembarking a cruise ship quarantined in Japan on Wednesday as criticism mounted of the country's handling of the outbreak.

Hundreds of people began disembarking a cruise ship quarantined in Japan on Wednesday as criticism mounted of the country's handling of the outbreak.

A little known chapter in London's Black history has surfaced at a venue most people in this city associate with music. See what people were striving for 93-years ago.

The picture of the coronavirus outbreak now coming into focus is one of mostly mild cases, with increased risk of severe symptoms and death for the elderly and patients with pre-existing conditions, a new Chinese study suggests.

A CBC News analysis has revealed the price of cannabis extracts varies widely across Canada, with the same product sometimes costing three and a half times more in one provincially run online store than another.

A CBC News analysis has revealed the price of cannabis extracts varies widely across Canada, with the same product sometimes costing three and a half times more in one provincially run online store than another.

The paper trail behind the Coastal GasLink pipeline's approval reveals a conflict with Indigenous leaders that was practically baked into the process long before the current protests that have shut down significant parts of Canada's rail system.

Barely four months since its last budget, Alberta's fiscal plan is already facing a new, multi-billion-dollar hole — and Budget 2020 is due next week.

The first weeks of 2020 have been a trial by fire for the new Liberal minority government, which has crashed headlong into the realities of its reduced mandate, writes Keith Stewart.

There were 14 names on the ballot for the Conservative leadership convention back in 2017. The fact that there are few serious contenders for the job now may indicate how much the job has changed since Stephen Harper had it - and how hard it might be going forward.

Legal documents lay bare a family feud between an ageing patriarch who believes he's still able to manage his own affairs, against his children who believe they're acting in their father's best interests.

A CBC News analysis has revealed the price of cannabis extracts varies widely across Canada, with the same product sometimes costing three and a half times more in one provincially run online store than another.

A CBC News analysis has revealed the price of cannabis extracts varies widely across Canada, with the same product sometimes costing three and a half times more in one provincially run online store than another.

Canada came within a whisker of losing its place in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the fall of 2018 because of the military's inability to consistently deploy enough women to meet the world body's guidelines.

Among some Democrats, there are fears that the billionaire candidate Mike Bloomberg will merely patch up the U.S. economy, rather than bring real and essential change that could help the disenfranchised.

Legal documents lay bare a family feud between an ageing patriarch who believes he's still able to manage his own affairs, against his children who believe they're acting in their father's best interests.

The potential launch of tens of thousands of satellites — called constellations — is a serious threat to astronomy, according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Now, it's trying to find solutions.