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The United States is ramping up its dispute with Canada over the sale of American dairy products north of the border — the first significant new trade squabble between the two countries of the post-NAFTA era.

The stories of Department of National Defence civilians who've experienced misconduct at work have been largely overshadowed by the crisis within the military. CBC News has examined the case of one woman who claimed racial discrimination and sexual harassment — including an instance of her tugboat captain mooning the crew — and whose complaints were largely dismissed.

The NHL's all-time leading scorer has agreed to become a studio analyst with American-based Turner Sports.

Wayne Gretzky says he is stepping down as vice-chairman of the Edmonton Oilers, saying in a statement on Twitter he is making the decision, "given the pandemic and other life changes."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is looking at further sanctions against Belarus in response to its arrest of a journalist over the weekend, just as the autocratic regime announced that it is closing its embassy in Ottawa.

Chris Saccoccia, one of Canada’s most ardent anti-mask and anti-lockdown figures, was arrested last week after allegedly threatening to kill Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the rest of Canada’s premiers, court documents show.

The president of Laurentian University was called to a House of Commons committee Tuesday to discuss Indigenous midwifery education, but faced pointed questions about the school's finances and its staff and program cuts.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu pulled out of the Strasbourg Open on Tuesday after suffering an abdominal injury in her second-round win over Belgian qualifier Maryna Zanevska in France.

Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the United States.

Some Alberta Indigenous leaders and an elder say the Alberta government manipulated them to endorse a new elementary school curriculum they do not support.

Airlines shunned Belarus's air space on Tuesday and Belarusian planes could soon be banned from Europe, potentially isolating the land-locked country apart from its border with Russia, after it forced down a jetliner and arrested a dissident journalist.

Airlines shunned Belarus's air space on Tuesday and Belarusian planes could soon be banned from Europe, potentially isolating the land-locked country apart from its border with Russia, after it forced down a jetliner and arrested a dissident journalist.

The Dryden, Ont., congregation of an Anglican minister backs his application for permanent residency in Canada, but 18 months after last having contact with the government, he's still waiting to hear if he'll be allowed to stay and have his family in Zimbabwe join him.

The singer-songwriter will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year's Junos.

Officials in B.C. say they worry many people are unaware or underestimating the seriousness of illegally harvesting shellfish, which can ingest toxins that can kill humans.

Officials in B.C. say they worry many people are unaware or underestimating the seriousness of illegally harvesting shellfish, which can ingest toxins that can kill humans.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the reopening of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with the Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at shoring up the Gaza ceasefire.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to "rally international support" to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of Hamas, as he began a regional tour to shore up last week's ceasefire.

A group of doctors is calling on the province to take greater steps to protect Manitobans, because hospitals are so overwhelmed with people who have COVID-19 that patients are at risk of inadequate care.

With climate change present in Inuit lives in a way that might seem "futuristic" to the rest of Canada, without increased and easier federal funds there are "really difficult times ahead," says the president of Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami.

A citizen's group in Maynooth, Ont., is asking the provincial government for exotic animal legislation after a controversial roadside zoo began breeding lions in the community.

A top RCMP officer requested help to pay for extra policing costs during last fall's fisheries dispute in southwest Nova Scotia, but the province's justice minister resisted for two weeks and only agreed after two lobster pounds holding Mi'kmaw catch were vandalized.

On Wednesday, the moon will glide through Earth’s shadow giving us the only total lunar eclipse of the year and the first one since January 2019.

On Wednesday, the moon will glide through Earth’s shadow giving us the only total lunar eclipse of the year and the first one since January 2019.

Canada's deputy minister of National Defence says the military's operation to end sexual misconduct in its ranks "lost its way" because the government failed to properly implement recommendations from a landmark report into the issue six years ago.

Priscilla Hwang has a complicated relationship with her Korean name, Ki Sun. After living and working in the Northwest Territories, where some people are fighting to take back their Indigenous names, she writes about her choice to reclaim her own.

If embarking on a second year of shutdowns, social restrictions, constant health risks and existential dread has eroded your sense of life’s ultimate meaning and purpose, a new report by philosophers in Britain and Australia may offer a double whammy of encouragement.

Artists describe what’s changed since they painted powerful calls for action in their communities after the death of George Floyd a year ago.

Anti-Blackness still runs deep in big-time athletics, and much progress still hasn't been made, even a year after George Floyd's murder.

Diagnosed with COVID-19 last summer and soon admitted to hospital, Peter Simard of Gatineau, Que., thought he was going to die, and so did his doctors. Although he was put in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator, his family never gave up hope for a miracle. After nearly nine months of hospitals and rehab, he's finally back home.

A recent Federal Court decision could make it more difficult for Canadian government officials to cancel someone's NEXUS trusted-traveller card for a minor infraction.

Over 1.67 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to people around the world. But not everyone has had a chance to get their shot in unique settings, such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the U.S., the Sambodromo in Brazil and Canada's Wonderland.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday from low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to escape a powerful storm barrelling toward the eastern coast.

India's eastern coast is on alert ahead of a severe cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal, days after a powerful storm battered the country's western coast and killed at least 140 people.

More than 1.1 million people have evacuated low-lying areas ahead of a cyclone expected to hit part of India's eastern coast around midday Wednesday.

As Canada’s military continues to fail victims of sexual misconduct in its ranks, the U.S. may be on the cusp of reform. CBC reporters Murray Brewster and Alex Panetta discuss a just-introduced U.S. Senate bill that says it will address the “sexual harassment epidemic” in the military, and what that might mean for Canada.

May 24, 2021 | Top defence department civil servant admits the military didn’t take recommendations about sexual misconduct seriously. How fake Google reviews are hurting businesses and what’s being done about it. Plus, from shopping sprees to anxiety people are preparing for life after the pandemic.

Morgan Rielly scored the winner and Jack Campbell made 27 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Morgan Rielly scored the winner and Jack Campbell made 27 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Marie-Philip Poulin scored short-handed to seal Bauer's 3-2 win Monday over Sonnet to open the Secret Cup women's hockey tournament in Calgary.

Algoma Steel is to become a public company again as the century-old Canadian steelmaker has agreed to be taken over by New York-based acquisition firm Legato Merger Corp.

Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister on Monday, hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that seized power in a coup nine months earlier in the West African nation, the African Union said late in the day.

Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister on Monday, hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that seized power in a coup nine months earlier in the West African nation, the African Union and the United Nations said.

A Massachusetts woman who accidentally tossed out a $1 million US lottery ticket eventually collected her winnings thanks to the kindness and honesty of the owners of the store where she bought it.

A Massachusetts woman who accidentally tossed out a $1 million US lottery ticket eventually collected her winnings thanks to the kindness and honesty of the owners of the store where she bought it.