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A research team is flying up to the source of a massive landslide that ripped through a valley on B.C.'s Central coast in late November, in an attempt to attempt to pinpoint a cause.

The Superior Court of Quebec has just granted a two-month extension for the federal government to pass new legislation on medical assistance in dying (MAID.)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that Canadians who have received letters suggesting they may have to repay emergency relief benefits shouldn't be concerned — at least for now.

A controversial group of salmon farms in the Discovery Islands near Campbell River, B.C., will be phased out over the next 18 months over environmental concerns, officials said Thursday.

As at least one provincial leader weighs the tough question of whether to order more lockdowns over the holidays to cope with a swelling second wave of the pandemic, one business organization is warning that the stress could be pushing many business owners beyond the brink.

An acclaimed film director lauded for two high profile Indigenous productions this year says she’s sorry for not verifying her ties to an Algonquin community after facing questions over the validity of her identity.

The massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week and tentatively attributed to the Russian government extended beyond users of pervasive network software that had been compromised.

The massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week and tentatively attributed to the Russian government extended beyond users of pervasive network software that had been compromised.

Alberta recorded 30 COVID-19 deaths Thursday, the highest number ever reported on a single day, prompting the province's chief medical officer of health to reflect on the "heartbreaking" number and the importance of following restrictions.

Police are investigating the death of a 91-year-old woman outside a southwest Calgary long-term care facility earlier this week.

A lawyer for the Hudson's Bay Co. says Ontario's regulations forcing some retailers to close while others with similar merchandise remain open are "irrational and arbitrary."

The Department of National Defence (DND) has launched a four-member advisory panel to investigate and report on incidents of hate and racism within the Canadian military, the defence minister tells CBC News.

Ella Kissi-Debrah suffered from severe asthma and was hospitalized 27 times in the last years of her life. In 2013, she died in hospital at age nine after an asthma attack. A U.K. coroner has now ruled air pollution contributed to her death.

Deer are often seen in the streets of Kenora, Ont., with many calling the city's urban core home. Some choose to stay in the same neighbourhood - and become 'friendly' with those who live there.

Three days after the attacks that killed 22 people, police discovered $705,000 in cash folded in tinfoil and crammed into ammunition containers amid the rubble of the gunman’s burnt cottage in Portapique, N.S., according to search warrant documents.

Alek Minassian, who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk on April 23, 2018, has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder. The defence argues Minassian is not criminally responsible for his actions that day due to autism spectrum disorder.

Alek Minassian, who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk on April 23, 2018, has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 of attempted murder. The defence argues Minassian is not criminally responsible for his actions that day due to autism spectrum disorder.

A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday endorsed emergency use of Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine, virtually assuring a pandemic ravaged nation of a second option for protecting against COVID-19.

An expert panel in the U.S. has endorsed Moderna's COVID-19 vaccin, paving the way for its emergency use approval. The first doses are expected to be earmarked for health-care workers who treat COVID-19 patients, as well as staff and vulnerable residents of nursing homes.

The federal government is again saying it will take measures to make Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project financially stable, including waiving immediate payments due from Crown corporation Nalcor Energy. But there are few other details on how the project will affect the province's ratepayers.

Russia was banned Thursday from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years.

Russia was banned Thursday from using its flag and anthem at the next two Olympics and any world championships for the next two years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says while he is committed to transparency in the federal government, being too forthcoming can hinder the government's ability to wrestle with tough decisions.

Even though COVID-19 cases have risen sharply across Canada, the number of people claiming the federal government’s Canada recovery sickness benefit recently is lower than when it launched in late September.

RCMP say the search along a stretch of Nova Scotia shoreline for the fishermen from a scallop vessel that federal officials say sank in the Bay of Fundy has been suspended Thursday because of the impending storm.

RCMP say the search along a stretch of Nova Scotia shoreline for the fishermen from a scallop vessel that federal officials say sank in the Bay of Fundy has been suspended Thursday because of the impending storm.

After a nearly two-year flight ban, Transport Canada has taken the first step toward clearing the Boeing 737 Max to fly again by approving design changes to the aircraft in the wake of two deadly crashes.

After a nearly two-year flight ban, Transport Canada has taken the first step toward clearing the Boeing 737 Max to fly again by approving design changes to the aircraft in the wake of two deadly crashes.

After a nearly two-year ban, Transport Canada has taken the first step in potentially clearing the Boeing 737 Max to fly again by approving design changes to the aircraft after two deadly crashes.

Canada reported more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Thursday as provinces stepped up efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Amazon opened its own pickup depot in Iqaluit, promising faster and more reliable service to Nunavut's capital. The company signed a new partnership with Canadian North, which will cut delivery times from two to three weeks down to three to five days.

Prince Edward Islanders are seeing some unusual birds this fall in their yards and at their feeders. It's because of something called an irruption and it has a lot of birders on P.E.I. excited about what they are going to see this winter.

A German field gun used in the First World War was discovered underneath the pitcher's mound of an Amherstburg ballpark. 

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential Elysee Palace announced on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron is the latest world leader to test positive for COVID-19, joining a growing list of others just as inoculation drives against the illness are beginning in a number of countries.

Canada’s border closure to non-essential travel has sparked confusion and questions about who can and cannot enter. To help unravel the country's complex border restrictions, CBC News conducted an interview with the Canada Border Services Agency.

Cancer specialists are worried about the significant drop in cancer screening, referrals and diagnoses in Canada since the pandemic began in March. It doesn't mean cancer rates are dropping — it means people with cancer don't know it yet.

Canada’s border closure to non-essential travel has sparked confusion and questions about who can and cannot enter. To help unravel the country's complex border restrictions, CBC News conducted an interview with the Canada Border Services Agency.

The country's spy agency is warning companies in the vaccine supply chain that malicious foreign actors could threaten the largest inoculation program in Canadian history — by targeting their workers, among other tactics.

Members of a First Nation that has been under a boil-water advisory for longer than any other in Canada are hoping to return home before Christmas to clean running water for the first time in 25 years.

New data has pushed the sunflower sea star onto the critically endangered list — one step away from extinction.

New data has pushed the sunflower sea star onto the critically endangered list — one step away from extinction.

A young woman who received hundreds of unwanted and sexually inappropriate text messages from an RCMP officer is suing the B.C. government, alleging a failure to investigate previous complaints of sexual misconduct against the now-former Mountie.

Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, B.C., has fired some of its employees for breaking a social responsibility contract, after health officials announced that 60 confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been linked to the resort. 

Canada expects to have enough vaccine doses on hand next year to vaccinate every Canadian who wants a shot by the end of September, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

A major snowstorm rolled into the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic: days after the start of the U.S. vaccination campaign and in the thick of a virus surge that has throngs of people seeking tests every day.

The RCMP’s major crimes unit in British Columbia has opened a criminal investigation into a fatal runaway train crash and allegations of a coverup at Canadian Pacific Railway, following a derailment that killed three crew members near Field, B.C., in February 2019.

Duane Earle of Winnipeg is believed to have fallen overboard from the deck of a navy frigate during the return trip to its home base in Esquimalt, B.C.

Honda says it will recall 130,000 vehicles in Canada, including certain Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight and Acura ILX models, after announcing a similar recall of 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S.