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The Biden administration says it's siding with Canada in a dispute over an environmental protection for birds that migrate across the border.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff repeatedly told the National Defence committee today that while she knew of a complaint against Canada’s former top soldier in 2018, she had no idea the complaint was sexual in nature.

Residents in Hay River, Northwest Territories are on high alert as the river continues to break up.

Residents in Hay River, Northwest Territories are on high alert as the river continues to break up.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummelled the country's health system shows no signs of abating.

Amazon's annual Prime Day marketing event in Canada has been put on hold this year amid ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks at its facilities in Ontario's Peel Region.

First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming above the surface of Mars.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford appears before a parliamentary committee over her role in the military misconduct scandal rocking the Canadian Forces.

A long-awaited bill requiring that new judges undergo training on sexual assault and systemic racism before they're appointed to the bench has become law.

Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to thrive as a menacing pint-sized nocturnal predator.

In order to make room in crowded hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area, critical care paramedics with Ornge are transferring COVID patients to facilities in Kingston, London, St. Catharines, Barrie, Peterborough, Ottawa, Thunder Bay and Sudbury.

China says the upper stage of its Long March 5B rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up on re-entry, posing little threat to people and property on the ground.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will announce a new vaccine agreement with Montana on Friday morning at 10 a.m. MT. Watch it live here.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province has signed an agreement with Montana to provide Johnson & Johnson shots to Canadian truckers crossing the border.

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a youth found guilty of sexually assaulting another teenager in a case involving alcohol and capacity to consent.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is committed to making COVID-19 vaccines readily available around the world and will consider waiving intellectual property (IP) rights enjoyed by vaccine makers to improve that access.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is committed to making COVID-19 vaccines readily available around the world and will consider waiving intellectual property rights enjoyed by vaccine makers to try and bolster that access.

People under 40 in Britain will no longer be given the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to rare, but serious, blood clots.

Canada's economy lost 207,000 jobs in April, as a new round of government-ordered lockdowns forced businesses to lay off workers.

With coronavirus cases surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown to slow transmission and ease pressure on overwhelmed health-care systems.

After his father died from COVID-19 in January, Haris Khan decided he would expand a drive to collect and distribute food to dozens of community members during Ramadan.

As a healthy dance teacher, Sandy Rosen thought she would beat COVID-19 in no time. Nine days after her diagnosis, she was in hospital, with doctors saying her lungs were failing.

If you complain about hating a job, your friends might tell you to quit. If you complain about motherhood, the world will tell you that you're ungrateful and that children are a gift.

Millions of non-essential workers have been doing their jobs from home since the early days of the pandemic. But with vaccinations spreading among Canadians many may now wonder — when will I stop working from home?

Tech mogul Elon Musk will host Saturday Night Live this weekend despite rumblings from critics and even some cast members. Jackson Weaver looks at the rationale for the controversial booking.

Tech mogul Elon Musk will host Saturday Night Live this weekend despite rumblings from critics and even some cast members. Jackson Weaver looks at the rationale for the controversial booking.

Small business owners in Prince Edward County are now routinely arranging or offering housing to try to secure summer staff who would otherwise be priced out of its booming housing market.

A powerful speech delievered by Canadian Cree actor Michael Greyeyes in the new sitcom Rutherford Falls has fans cheering and underlines the value of having respresentaiton in the writing room.

Régis Labeaume, once an aspiring actor, is theatrical, quotable and never seems to back down from a fight. He added colour to the beige world of municipal politics.

CBC News asked four federal parties and health experts whether Canadians abroad who have access to a COVID-19 vaccine should get it. While the Liberals and Conservatives were evasive, other federal leaders and health experts are encouraging such action.

More than 30 years after the night he says changed his life, a former junior hockey player went to police in Saskatchewan to allege he was sexually assaulted by a coach. He shares his story with CBC News.

More than 30 years after the night he says changed his life, a former junior hockey player went to police in Saskatchewan to allege he was sexually assaulted by a coach. He shares his story with CBC News.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at innovations in reusable takeout containers and why some food lovers are taking beef off their menus.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at innovations in reusable takeout containers and why some food lovers are taking beef off their menus.

An affidavit filed in a defamation case accuses People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier of expressing a racist slur regarding Jagmeet Singh's chances of winning a seat in 2018. Bernier says he's not a racist and the affidavit is part of a 'dirty tricks' campaign bent on undermining his party.

A citizens' group is accusing Canada's nuclear industry of using its financial might to groom a declining Ontario farm community into becoming a willing host for the country's most dangerous radioactive waste. 

More than 30 years after the night he says changed his life, a former junior hockey player went to police in Saskatchewan to allege he was sexually assaulted by a coach. He shares his story with CBC News.

The 1845 Franklin Expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic resulted in the deaths of nearly 130 sailors, and left more questions than answers. But 176 years later, a DNA match has identified the skeletal remains of a sailor aboard HMS Erebus.

Dozens of firefighters are on scene at a massive fire at a St. Albert seniors' residence Thursday night.

Three people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out at a seniors' residence in St. Albert, northwest of Edmonton Thursday night.

Three people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out at a seniors' residence in St. Albert, northwest of Edmonton Thursday night.

Rain is expected to give firefighters the upper hand on a fast-moving Alberta wildfire that has destroyed more than 1,000 hectares of land and triggered evacuation orders in areas west of Edmonton.

A man who allegedly stabbed two elderly women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop Tuesday was charged with attempted murder in an attack that follows a number of others against Asian Americans nationwide, authorities announced Thursday.

The man accusing a junior hockey coach of sexual assault talks to CBC News about what he says happened and why he’s speaking out 30 years later. Plus, what Alberta’s COVID crisis means for Jason Kenney’s future.

Mountaineers Pascale Marceau and Eva Capozzola are still re-adjusting to life at a lower altitude after their successful expedition to the top of Mount Lucania, Canada's third-highest peak.

A Kelowna woman is worried about safe access to justice in B.C.'s provincial courtrooms after witnessing what she describes as very inconsistent mask wearing by courtroom officials and lawyers during a hearing she attended at the city's courthouse.

Two members of the Yukon Party who engaged in a vulgar text chat about some of their political opponents will receive anti-bullying and anti-harassment training, their party leader says.

Two Yukon Party MLAs who engaged in a vulgar text chat about some of their political opponents will receive anti-bullying and anti-harassment training, according to their party leader.

Canada’s ambassador to the United States says that while the possible shutdown of Line 5 is a serious issue, it is not a threat to Canada’s national energy security.

Canada Revenue Agency officials are being "outgunned" by "tax giants" when it comes to cracking down on offshore tax cheats, the head of the union representing CRA auditors told members of Parliament Thursday.