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The Royal Canadian Navy is changing the titles of its junior ranks to be more inclusive, replacing them with more gender-neutral terms that also better align with the existing names of the ranks in French.

The House of Commons law clerk says public servants went too far in redacting the WE Charity documents released to MPs last week — and warns the cuts may have violated a production order from the finance committee to hand over all internal correspondence related to the summer student grants program.

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to tell voters that his Democratic rival Joe Biden would pursue the "most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee" when the president delivers his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.

Alaska State Representative Dan Ortiz is calling on Canada to be a good northern neighbour for the sake of the residents of an isolated American border town.

The 17-year-old suspect arrested after three people were shot in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday night is facing criminal charges, including first-degree homicide.

The 17-year-old suspect arrested after three people were shot in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday night is facing criminal charges, including first-degree homicide.

Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame the pandemic for worsening their cultural and political divide, a new international public opinion survey suggests.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the concept of Earth Overshoot Day, the property risk associated with U.S. wildfires and a rare ecosystem in Nova Scotia that's in jeopardy.

Groups that had taken to Kenosha's streets with long guns earlier in the week were nowhere to be seen early Thursday following sombre protests and no widespread unrest for the first night since the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Don’t look now, but a controversial T-shirt some on P.E.I. considered too titillating 25 years ago is once again flying off the rack.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has instructed officials to swiftly turn over required data after a government-appointed panel levelled heavy criticism at Correctional Service Canada (CSC) for stonewalling its efforts to oversee solitary confinement reforms.

The NHL has postponed all four of its playoff games scheduled for Thursday and Friday in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last weekend.

The NHL has postponed all four of its playoff games scheduled for Thursday and Friday in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last weekend.

One of the continent's few remaining typewriter repairmen had a brush with celebrity this week when he received a very special letter.

The Toronto Raptors' playoff game against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night has been postponed in the aftermath of a weekend police shooting in Wisconsin, but the NBA says its post-season will resume, sources tell The Associated Press.

The Toronto Raptors' playoff game against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night has been postponed in the aftermath of a weekend police shooting in Wisconsin, but the NBA says its post-season will resume, sources tell The Associated Press.

NBA players will continue the playoffs after games were postponed Wednesday following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, a source tells The Associated Press.

More than two months after a Toronto dentist was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault allegedly involving patients and children among the victims, Ontario’s dental regulator has imposed conditions on him.

More than two months after a Toronto dentist was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault allegedly involving patients and children among the victims, Ontario’s dental regulator has imposed conditions on him.

Elections Canada is ramping up its plan to run an election that could come as early as this fall, including expanded mail-in balloting and a possible two-day weekend voting period instead of the traditional one-day Monday vote.

CBC's Margaret Evans reports from an aid distribution centre in Beirut 

Students in some remote First Nations in northwestern Ontario will talk to their teacher on a landline and get their lessons through a fax machine next month in an effort to keep their learning on track and keep them safe during the pandemic.

Canada has offered to join Lebanon's investigation into the Beirut port explosion on the condition that it is credible and transparent, the visiting foreign minister said on Thursday.

Canada has offered to join Lebanon's investigation into the Beirut port explosion on condition that it is credible and transparent, the visiting foreign minister said on Thursday.

Canada has offered to join Lebanon's investigation into the Beirut port explosion on condition that it is credible and transparent, the visiting foreign minister said on Thursday.

The first-quarter fiscal update to be released Thursday will forecast the largest deficit in Alberta history.

Alberta is on track to end the current fiscal year with a $24.2-billion deficit, the largest in the province’s history, and the finance minister is suggesting more cuts are on the way. 

Alberta is on track to end the current fiscal year with a $24.2-billion deficit, the largest in the province’s history, and the finance minister is suggesting more cuts are on the way. 

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has left the Chinese-owned video app firm just three months since joining, and only days since the company sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over an executive order effectively banning it in the United States.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson drew the ire of Twitter users on Wednesday when he spoke of the deadly violence that erupted the previous night in Kenosha, Wis., where police have accused a white teen of intentional homicide. Meanwhile, Facebook said it had taken down some militia pages that encouraged armed civilians to travel to Kenosha.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson drew the ire of Twitter users on Wednesday when he spoke of the deadly violence that erupted the previous night in Kenosha, Wis., where police have accused a white teen of intentional homicide. Meanwhile, Facebook said it had taken down some militia pages that encouraged armed civilians to travel to Kenosha.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, all of Windsor's 18 outdoor, public drinking water fountains have remained closed, along with nearly 200 others located inside city buildings and facilities.

A Vancouver Island hotelier accused in connection with a U.S. Ponzi scheme is suing Facebook for $50 million over the existence of an “imposter” account set up in his likeness.

Thousands of students in Quebec returned to school today — including kids in Montreal, who are heading back to class for the first time since the pandemic shut down schools in the spring.

Donald Trump's convention message makes clear he sees fear of unrest as his ticket to a second term. It's an unusual sales pitch for an incumbent. Yet polls suggest Americans are, indeed, growing concerned about crime — with murders surging, and fiery protests. And he's trying to reap the political benefit.

Nunavut RCMP's commanding officer told CBC News that Attachie Ashoona was killed in February because he went after an officer in his home while wielding a knife and threatening to kill others in the house.

Faced with travel restrictions and health concerns over COVID-19, many Canadians have decided this is the year to explore the great outdoors — and it's causing shortages in stores across the country.

On Wednesday, to protest the police shooting In Wisconsin of Jacob Blake in the back, NBA players refused to play in all three playoff games scheduled. It's an unprecedented move , one that will force the league to employ delicate diplomacy to get the season restarted.

After weeks of rescheduling, Christopher Nolan's Tenet — the first blockbuster of the summer — is opening in Canada. But health experts say escaping to the movies comes with a risk.

The gamut of skills that we currently ask police officers to incorporate is totally unrealistic, writes Yvonne Sam.

Hurricane Laura landed early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border. It is now a Category 1 hurricane, with a continued threat inland of significant rain and tornadoes in some areas.

Hurricane Laura landed early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border. It is now a Category 1 hurricane, with a continued threat inland of significant rain and tornadoes in some areas.

Hurricane Laura landed early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border. It is now a Category 2 hurricane, with a continued threat inland of significant rain and tornadoes in some areas.

Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border. It remained a hurricane for several hours before being downgraded early Thursday afternoon to a tropical storm with a continued threat inland of significant rain and tornadoes in some areas.

Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday in southwestern Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, with forecasters warning it could push a massive wall of water nearly 65 kilometres inland from the sea.

The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Conservationists say the endangered southern resident killer whales will be further affected if the navy is allowed to fire torpedoes, deploy sonar and detonate bombs at sea.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops turned a blind eye to the sexual misconduct of a "playboy priest" in the 1970s and is now liable for more than $800,000 awarded to one of the women he abused, a B.C. judge has ruled.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops turned a blind eye to the sexual misconduct of a "playboy priest" in the 1970s and is now liable for more than $800,000 awarded to one of the women he abused, a B.C. judge has ruled.

The RCMP in Saskatchewan is reviewing the behaviour of an officer captured on video yelling, swearing and carrying an axe into a home where a man inside had self-harmed.