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Pandemic restrictions have closed the border between two remote communities in B.C. and Alaska, meaning children in Alaska who were supposed to attend school in B.C. are stuck at home. They and their parents are asking Public Safety Minister Bill Blair to allow them to form a cross-border bubble.

RCMP are investigating after an anti-racism protester was struck by a passing vehicle during a heated demonstration Thursday in Ponoka, 100 kilometres south of Edmonton.

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. says it's owed tens of millions of dollars in rebates from excessive wholesale internet fees and won't pay more to Bell or Rogers until the balance is settled.

The ratio of what Canadians owe versus their ability to pay it back went down between April and June, but experts warn that unexpectedly brighter debt picture could be hiding a wave of bankruptcies waiting to emerge.

For the second time this month, Hyundai is telling some SUV owners to park outdoors because an electrical short in a computer can cause vehicles to catch fire.

For the second time this month, Hyundai is telling some SUV owners to park outdoors because an electrical short in a computer can cause vehicles to catch fire.

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal faces multiple counts of breach of trust and one count of fraud.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford take questions following the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cote Gold Project in northern Ontario.

Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the company said on Friday.

Heat advisories have ended in British Columbia following several days of record breaking temperatures in some areas, but Environment Canada's advisories about wildfire smoke still stand.

Heat advisories have ended in British Columbia following several days of record breaking temperatures in some areas, but most of the province is now covered by advisories about wildfire smoke.

Heat advisories have ended in British Columbia following several days of record breaking temperatures in some areas, but Environment Canada's advisories about wildfire smoke still stand.

Patty Hajdu is set to hold a news conference alongside Toronto Mayor John Tory and other officials as the city continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Quebec government formally announced a ban on karaoke in public venues Friday, and will also now require bars to keep a register of customers — a measure that had previously been recommended but was not mandatory.

The Quebec government formally announced a ban on karaoke in public venues Friday, and will also now require bars to keep a register of customers — a measure that had previously been recommended but not obligatory.

Thousands of migrants remained stranded without shelter on the island of Lesbos for a third day on Friday, sleeping on streets or in fields near Greece's largest refugee camp after devastating fires burned the facility to the ground.

NASA has launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted off-world resources for its use.

Ontario reported 213 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, marking the first time the province's numbers have crossed the 200 mark in months. 

A doctor who has been working with some of Calgary's most vulnerable citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic is worried homeless shelters won't have enough space to keep everyone safe once the cold weather hits.

The 35-year-old Red Scorpions gang leader pleaded guilty this summer to conspiracy to commit the murder of Corey Lal in 2007, and counselling someone to commit the murder of an associate in 2008. 

The 35-year-old Red Scorpions gang leader pleaded guilty this summer to conspiracy to commit the murder of Corey Lal in 2007, and counselling someone to commit the murder of an associate in 2008. 

Anti-nuclear flyers sent to 50,000 homes, that criticize a proposed high tech vault to store the country's nuclear waste, contain misinformation and are an attempt at 'fear mongering,' according to a top scientist working on the proposed project. 

Stunned residents of the small Oregon town of Phoenix walked through a scene of devastation Thursday after one of the state's many wildfires wiped out much of their community, including a mobile home park, houses and businesses.

Mitch Lapa, the man suspected of wounding his sister, fatally shooting her husband and three of their kids inside their Oshawa, Ont., home last week, was all but left out of his father’s will, according to court documents obtained by CBC News.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is making a case for protecting statues because it's good politics. Is it also beside the point?

After six months helping to lead B.C. through the pandemic, Dr. Bonnie Henry faces the fall — fraught with back-to-school dangers, dashes of criticism from a once-adoring public and the potential for a provincial election.

Summer festival season never really happened, but event organizers haven't given up on live entertainment. Here's what's on deck for fall ... and maybe the future.

Unless the Conservatives adopt a bold approach to branding and communications, history will likely repeat itself and O'Toole could suffer a similar fate to Scheer in the next federal election, writes Eric Blais.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how citizen cleanup initiatives have fared during the pandemic, the climate cost of ridesharing and how Canadian glaciers are at risk.

The federal cabinet will meet for three days next week to finalize a throne speech and a fall agenda that will likely include significant investments in housing and a long-term overhaul of the employment insurance system, senior government sources tell CBC News.

The defending champion Toronto Raptors have captured the hearts and minds of Canadians from coast-to-coast. And now there’s another game seven in the midst of a playoff run that could once again send Raptors fans into another stratosphere of fandom.

Activists are calling for a boycott of the newly released Mulan remake, after revelations that it was partly filmed in Xinjiang, a province of China known, through extensive reporting, for the detention and persecution of Uighur Muslims. Today, freelance writer Frankie Huang on the controversy and what it reveals about China's influence on Western culture.

While Serena Williams raised the force of her shots and volume of her shouts, it was Azarenka who finished off a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory to return to a major championship final for the first time since 2013 with her semifinal win at the U.S. Open on Thursday.

The National for Thursday, September 10

The National for Thursday, September 10

A Vancouver Island news anchor who was shamed by a viewer for wearing a shirt that showed a touch of cleavage says she's been harassed about her appearance before, but this time it was hard to ignore.