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At least 10 bodies have been found in an unmarked mass grave at a Tulsa, Okla., cemetery where investigators are searching for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, a state official said Wednesday.

This week marked the fourth heart surgery for an Island boy who is just four years old. But this trip to the IWK in Halifax wasn't a scary one for Maverick Bishop.

Rudy Giuliani is shown with his hand down his pants after flirting with an actress playing a young woman pretending to be a television journalist in a scene in Sacha Baron Cohen's latest mockumentary, a sequel to his hit Borat film.

The ex-wife of Calvin Hoover tells CBC that she was devastated to learn that police believe he murdered Christine Jessop in 1984, and she is extending her sympathies to the nine-year-old's family.

A few dozen members of the Potlotek First Nation gathered Wednesday in front of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans building in Lennox Passage, N.S., seeking the return of their seized traps.

RCMP officers in Iqaluit will soon be equipped with body cameras, the first step of an effort to roll out the devices for the entire force, the Mounties said Wednesday.  

The federal government is not doing enough to support First Nations communities contending with food insecurity problems made worse by climate change — and is aggravating the situation by failing to adequately reduce greenhouse gas emissions — says a new report by the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch.

University of Ottawa professor Verushka Lieutenant-Duval has apologized for using the N-word during a class discussion, and said she's now worried the controversy is being taken up by people with extreme positions.

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a temporary court injunction to end blockades, interference and threats against Sipekne'katik band members lobster fishing in southwest Nova Scotia.

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a temporary court injunction to end blockades, interference and threats against Sipekne'katik band members lobster fishing in southwest Nova Scotia.

Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion US, Justice Department officials in the U.S. announced Wednesday.

The Liberal government faces a crucial confidence vote today that could trigger a snap election.

Canadians will not be heading to the polls for a snap fall election after the Liberal government won a confidence vote on a Conservative motion to create a special committee to probe the government's ethics and spending related to its pandemic response.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said today that his party will not give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an "excuse" to send Canadians to the polls in the throes of a global pandemic — an apparent signal that Trudeau's government will survive today's confidence vote.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said today that his party will not give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an "excuse" to send Canadians to the polls in the throes of a global pandemic — an apparent signal that Trudeau's government will survive today's confidence vote.

The RCMP has been criticized for its handling of the dispute between Mi'kmaw and commercial fishers in Nova Scotia — tensions that have resulted in the harassment of Indigenous fishers, the destruction of lobster stock and the burning of a storage facility.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki today defended the conduct of Mounties in Nova Scotia against claims that the police have done little to curb the violence directed at Mi'kmaw people behind a lobster fishery.

A video showing a police officer in Happy Valley-Goose Bay throwing a handcuffed homeless Inuk man to the ground has spurred an independent investigation and conversations about homelessness in the community, with some taking issue with area MHA Perry Trimper's comment that the town's homeless population is "choosing" a risky lifestyle. Trimper apologized for that comment Wednesday.

A video showing a police officer in Happy Valley-Goose Bay throwing a handcuffed homeless Inuk man to the ground has spurred an independent investigation and deeper conversations about homelessness in the community, with some taking issue with area MHA Perry Trimper's comment that the town's homeless population is "choosing" a risky lifestyle.

A video showing a police officer in Happy Valley-Goose Bay throwing a handcuffed homeless Inuk man to the ground has spurred an independent investigation and conversations about homelessness in the community, with some taking issue with area MHA Perry Trimper's comment that the town's homeless population is "choosing" a risky lifestyle. Trimper apologized for that comment Wednesday.

European Union officials are moving to halt Canadians from travelling to the bloc of European countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Residents of Neskantaga First Nation are starting their third day of no running water after the community's water plant was shut down on Monday, and the chief says he cannot see an end to more than 25 years of water problems in the remote community, about 450 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont.

Pope Francis says in a new film released on Wednesday that homosexuals should be protected by civil union laws, in some of the clearest language he has used on the rights of gays.

A group of Indigenous artists in the Northwest Territories is raising money to support Mi'kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia.

Tim Hortons is ending the practice of double cupping hot drinks, a move the fast food restaurant says will eliminate hundreds of millions of cups from landfills each year.

Canadian retailers logged $53.2 billion in sales in August, the fourth month in a row that sales have increased since cratering in April because of COVID-19.

Canadian aviation workers continue to urgently press the federal government for a plan to rescue the industry as the spread of the coronavirus shows no sign of slowing in parts of the country.

Canadian aviation workers continue to urgently press the federal government for a plan to rescue the industry as the spread of the coronavirus shows no sign of slowing in parts of the country.

Alberta-raised Cree actor Alyssa Wapanatahk is set to play Indigenous princess Tiger Lily in Disney's upcoming live-action film "Peter Pan and Wendy."

A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe and growing criticism of his behaviour and the example he is setting.

Only one-third of Saskatchewan’s population is considered rural, but these communities provide the food, water and energy essential to the larger urban population’s well-being.

Curriculum advisers hand-picked by the Alberta government are recommending Grade 3 and 4 students learn about feudalism, Chinese dynasties and Homer’s Odyssey in social studies classes, as well as removing references to residential schools and equity in K-4 classes.

A new study suggests that the presence of active fish farms in B.C. waters can more than double the chance of finding genetic material from organisms that cause disease in wild salmon.

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The decisions by Windsor police officers to "essentially cover up the violence" in a domestic dispute investigation back in 2016 has been "absolutely hell" for John Levergood, even to this day.

According to Kids Help Phone, hundreds of teens are continuing to call and text the service every day to talk about mental health issues, but experts say there are signs that some teens are beginning to adapt to stress from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lawyers representing hundreds of frustrated families across Canada have filed class-action lawsuits against an educational tour company and two insurance companies, hoping to get refunds for school trips cancelled last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ten COVID-19 vaccine candidates are now in Phase 3 clinical trials — the final leg of the process before their potential approval. But experts warn that final stamp won't be an overnight solution.

The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google may open the door to further moves against the tech giants in the United States and elsewhere. 

Many people with cognitive impairments suffered as visits and other socializing ground to a halt during the first wave of the pandemic. Now, researchers hope lessons have been learned that will allow them to better survive the second wave.

Lawyers representing hundreds of frustrated families across Canada have filed class-action lawsuits against an educational tour company and two insurance companies, hoping to get refunds for school trips cancelled last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ahead of the U.S. elections on Nov. 3, the FBI has identified Russian proxy sites as a major source of "malign foreign influence." According to the U.S. State Department, a site run by a retired University of Ottawa professor has the biggest reach.

A ban on union and corporate donations to B.C. political parties and a cap on the amount individuals can give has hurt the B.C. Liberals the most, a CBC data analysis has found.

The federal government is preparing for the weeks of uncertainty that might follow a U.S. presidential election day with no clear winner — by drawing up contingency plans for the border and other issues that might erupt between the Nov. 3 vote and inauguration day in January.

The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google may open the door to further moves against the tech giants in the United States and elsewhere. 

The president of the International Crisis Group used a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting attended by China's foreign minister Tuesday to appeal for the release of the think-tank 's northeast Asia expert, Michael Kovrig, who has been held by Beijing for nearly two years as part of a diplomatic dispute with Canada.

The prospect of a snap election has been looming over Ottawa, all because of a fight over the most unlikely of controversies: a new committee.Vassy Kapelos, host of the CBC’s Power and Politics, joins us to talk about how we got here, the latest on the WE affair, and what might happen next.

In a show of unity, more than 200 aviation workers demonstrated on Parliament Hill calling on the federal government to release a plan to safely restart the industry crushed by COVID-19.

A House of Commons debate on spending and ethics could lead to a snap election after the federal government makes it a confidence vote.

A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth.