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A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou accused Canadian authorities Wednesday of having a “flagrant disregard” for the Constitution, the courts and the truth in their eagerness to assist American law enforcement officers in their attempts to extradite the Huawei executive.

For Reham Abazid, home is the place where you are safe and loved. For most of her life, that meant Daraa, a small city in southwestern Syria. Now, it means Saint John, N.B., the Canadian city that has welcomed and nurtured her family since they arrived in Canada as government-sponsored refugees five years ago. 

After more than two years in prison, Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are to be tried in China for espionage over the coming week.

Deliveries of vaccine doses to Canada have been ramping up in size and frequency. But due to the vaccination campaign's slow start — and the recent emergence of highly contagious virus variants — governments and public health officials are under enormous pressure to deliver first doses as swiftly as possible.

Dale Winkler's 17-year-old daughter died in hospital after she was stabbed in a classroom at Christ the King school in Leduc, Alta., on Monday morning.

Dale Winkler's 17-year-old daughter died in hospital after she was stabbed in a classroom at Christ the King school in Leduc, Alta., on Monday morning.

Public Health is closely monitoring a cluster of more than 40 New Brunswick patients with symptoms similar to those of Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and fatal brain disease.

For the first time, scientists have used human cells to make structures that mimic the earliest stages of development, which they say is only for research, not reproduction. But it likely will pose new ethical questions.

Sports Illustrated magazine plans to break new ground and feature its first trans woman of colour in the 2021 Swimsuit issue.

A Saskatchewan condo corporation has purchased thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin in hopes of eventually eliminating fees for residents.

A Saskatchewan condo corporation has purchased thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin in hopes of eventually eliminating fees for residents, but experts say such cryptocurrency investments come with risks.

A national Inuit women's organization is calling on Inuit women and families across Canada to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Iran's civil aviation authority says an error by the Iranian military was the cause of Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752's destruction in January 2020.

Premier Andrew Furey will be part of a discussion Wednesday night along with premiers Blaine Higgs, Iain Rankin and Dennis King to talk about restarting the Atlantic bubble, which allows people to travel between the four provinces without self-isolating.  

A white man accused of killing eight people, most of whom were of Asian descent, at massage parlours in the Atlanta area told police the attack was not racially motivated, and that he potentially had a "sexual addiction," officials said Wednesday.

A white gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlours has been charged with four counts of murder Wednesday in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community that's increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic.

A white gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlours has been charged with eight counts of murder Wednesday in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community that's been increasingly targeted during the coronavirus pandemic.

Authorities said they were investigating whether shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlours were hate crimes amid concerns over a wave of attacks on Asian Americans. Six of the victims were identified as Asian and seven were women.

Uber is giving its U.K. drivers minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits.

Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation ticked slightly higher in February, largely driven by higher gasoline prices.

B.C. officials are setting more traps along the B.C. - Washington state border and asking citizens to help in the effort to eradicate the the insect also known as the "murder hornet."

The worldwide scramble to gain control over the coronavirus and to extend vaccine rollout continued Wednesday, as nations wrestled with how to proceed with use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot.

What does the future look like for the company that experienced the worst COVID-19 outbreak in a Saskatchewan long-term care home?

Samantha Barnes, a single mother with young twins, said her stay in a cold and drafty apartment in Lethbridge, Alta., was "horrible," as she and her children shivered through the winter months without adequate heat and windows that didn't stop the cool wind from blowing in.

The names of 16 people who gave statements to police following last April's mass shooting in Nova Scotia will remain redacted, a judge has ruled.

Manitobans died from COVID-19 outbreaks in for-profit personal care homes at a rate higher than in those run by the province or not-for-profit organizations, a CBC News analysis revealed.

The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died by suicide earlier this month in Nelson House believes her daughter could still be alive if she was given adequate help.

A New Brunswick mother wants to know how her 27-year-old daughter could have died by suicide in a secure psychiatric unit of the Saint John Regional Hospital in December.

A Charlotte County mother wants to know how her 27-year-old daughter could have died by suicide in a secure psychiatric unit of the Saint John Regional Hospital in December.

A Halifax mother is calling on the Nova Scotia government to mandate that every school that requires it have a medical professional on site to administer insulin in the absence of an individual care plan.

A Halifax woman says it 'doesn't make sense' her five-year-old son, who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, can't get help at school to inject himself with insulin.

Women who are Black, Indigenous or people of colour are among the most severely affected by the pandemic — and will continue to be after it's over, unless we provide the support necessary to ensure their physical and economic wellbeing, writes Reyhana Patel.

Kijiji was once awash with high-priced listings for hand sanitizer, face masks and other panic-buy items. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on into its second year, the listings often reveal a more intimate picture of loss.

Canada will soon embark on negotiations with the U.S. to renew North American defence arrangements. It is the policy issue which the Liberal government has, for years, avoided talking about, mostly because of the bruising ballistic missile defence debate of the early 2000s.

The Senate's new harassment policy is "a gift" for would-be harassers because it creates a culture of secrecy that will shield wayward senators and staff from public scrutiny, one member of the Red Chamber says.

Nova Scotian lawyers, social worker who pioneered program say just sentencing — not lighter sentencing — is needed to address systemic racism and overrepresentation of Black Canadians in prison.

The federal government will spend $12 million over the next four years on bursaries to help English-speaking students pursue their postsecondary education in French.

A Barrhaven man with a strong Irish heritage says the shamrock plant he inherited from his grandmother was given to her as a good luck gift for her wedding in 1906.

When the pandemic hit the Northwest Territories last March, the borders were closed within hours. Within weeks, an empty motel near Yellowknife's downtown was transformed into a COVID-19 isolation shelter to help people without stable housing and at risk of serious illness survive the pandemic. But it's become much more.

Masks can make it harder for young people to learn to communicate and socialize, but researchers say there are some simple things we can do to help kids in a masked society.

Laeticia Amihere, one of four Canadians on top seeds in the upcoming NCAA women's tournament, is hoping to win a college national championship and Olympic gold all in the next six months.

From The Weeknd's snub to historically low audience numbers, awards shows are clearly in crisis — and it's not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered movie theatres and concert venues for much of the past year.

A 21-year-old man has been captured in southwest Georgia, hours after eight people were killed in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlours.

CBC News speaks to Canadian women held in ISIS detention camps about their struggles and hopes for their children. Another report of racism against an Indigenous patient in Quebec. Plus, how adults can help kids overcome the challenges of masks.

CBC News speaks to Canadian women held in ISIS detention camps about their struggles and hopes for their children. Another report of racism against an Indigenous patient in Quebec. Plus, how adults can help kids overcome the challenges of masks.

Described as an "energizer bunny," lifelong friends say a whirlwind followed Ian Waddell wherever he went. A four-term federal and one-term provincial politician, he's remembered as a pioneer in the LGBTQ community and for his work advancing Indigenous rights.

Described as an "energizer bunny," lifelong friends say a whirlwind followed Ian Waddell wherever he went. A four-term federal and one-term provincial politician, he's remembered as a pioneer in the LGBTQ community and for his work advancing Indigenous rights.

Described as an 'energizer bunny', lifelong friends say a whirlwind followed Ian Waddell wherever he went. A four-term federal and one-term provincial politician, he's remembered as a pioneer in the LGBTQ community and for his work advancing Indigenous rights.

One of the most prominent women in the Canadian military has resigned, saying she is “disgusted” by ongoing reports of sexual misconduct in the Armed Forces and dismayed that it has taken this long for the problem to come to the fore.

One of the most prominent women in the Canadian military has resigned, saying she is “disgusted” by ongoing reports of sexual misconduct in the Armed Forces and dismayed that it has taken this long for the problem to come to the fore.