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Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday that a giant tortoise found in 2019 in the Galapagos Islands is a member of the species Chelonoidis phantasticus that was considered extinct a century ago. Galapagos National Park is preparing an expedition to search for more of the tortoises in an attempt to save the species.

The Edmonton Oilers' general manager, the NHL and others are rallying around defenceman Ethan Bear, who was the target of numerous racist online comments after his team was swept from the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday night.

It's been one year since four men drowned after the Sarah Anna sank off Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula. A grieving wife talks about her husband and her plans to remember him.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife staff are investigating a woman's death northwest of Calgary as a suspected bear attack, but say it's far too early to know if it's related to a fatal attack on a man a few weeks ago just 40 kilometres away.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife staff are investigating a woman's death northwest of Calgary as a suspected bear attack, but say it's far too early to know if it's related to a fatal attack on a man a few weeks ago just 24 kilometres away.

Provincial officials are investigating an apparent bear attack that was fatal in a rural area northwest of Calgary.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife staff are investigating a woman's death northwest of Calgary as a suspected bear attack, but say it's far too early to know if it's related to a fatal attack on a man just weeks ago and 40 kilometres away.

An employee opened fire and killed eight people Wednesday in a mass shooting at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, according to authorities who said the suspect was also dead.

They are traumatized after 11 days of bombardments. Their community is filled with massive piles of rubble. But, as Margaret Evans reports, many Gazans will still say the cyclical wars between Hamas and Israel are not even the hardest part about living there.

Science Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years.

The Public Health Agency of Canada was not adequately prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because it ignored internal audits that found serious gaps in the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile (NESS), Canada's auditor general reported today.

Quebec's Legislature continued Wednesday its quest for more widespread recognition of the province's nationhood, passing a unanimous motion calling for an emoji of the Quebec flag. 

An Alberta father says he and his five-year-old son were intentionally shot at by a stranger during a family camping trip northwest of Hinton, Alta.

An LGBTQ+ advocacy organization says Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean has apologized for comments he made on-air Tuesday night that many have interpreted as homophobic.

Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean has apologized for a comment he made during a national hockey broadcast Tuesday which set off accusations of homophobia on social media.

For the first time in over a decade, pop star and newly-minted R&B artist Justin Bieber will perform at the 50th annual Juno awards, organizers announced today.

People around the world stayed up early Wednesday to witness a rare total lunar eclipse coinciding with a super "blood" moon. A "super moon" refers to a full moon that is closest to Earth in its monthly orbit.

The Alberta government has unveiled its three-stage "open for summer" plan, a strategy to lifting health restrictions that is tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers.

Premier Jason Kenney and two cabinet ministers will provide details this morning on Alberta's plan to ease COVID-19 public health restrictions. 

The Alberta government has unveiled its three-stage "open for summer" plan, a strategy to lifting health restrictions that is tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers.

The Alberta government has unveiled its three-stage "open for summer" plan, a strategy for lifting health restrictions that is tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers.

The Alberta government has unveiled its three-stage "open for summer" plan, a strategy for lifting health restrictions that is tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers.

Three people have died in a single-vehicle crash in Kelowna, B.C., just after midnight.

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former chief aide lashed out Wednesday at the government he once served, saying people died "in horrific circumstances" because of authorities' failed response to the coronavirus pandemic.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former chief aide lashed out Wednesday at the government he once served, saying people died "in horrific circumstances" because of authorities' failed response to the coronavirus pandemic.

A Spanish startup has developed a slender vertical wind turbine that, instead of rotating or spinning, oscillates to collect the kinetic energy of the wind and transform it into electricity.

Bank of Montreal kicked off the quarterly earnings season for Canada's big banks with a bang on Wednesday, announcing that its profit more than doubled and the money it sets aside to cover bad loans fell by more than 90 per cent.

Amazon is paying almost $9 billion US to buy movie studio MGM with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff to watch.

Alberta could see all public health restrictions lifted by early July, as Premier Jason Kenney announced a three-stage plan to ease COVID-19 limits tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers.

Alberta is expected to outline its reopening plan later Wednesday, a day after officials in British Columbia presented a four-step plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates increase and case counts and hospitalizations decline.

Belarus's authoritarian president on Wednesday defended his action to divert a European flight that triggered bruising European Union sanctions and accused the West of waging a "hybrid war" to "strangle" the ex-Soviet nation.

From biking to baking to longboarding, students at a Thunder Bay, Ont., public school share how they're persevering through the COVID-19 pandemic. "The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but especially for our kids," says teacher.

The City of Calgary is making a complex gamble that its financial carrot will spur owners and developers of vacant downtown office towers to take a leap that almost none of them have taken on their own.

A Winnipeg woman battling constant pain while waiting for back surgery is considering going to the United States for care. Doctors say she is one of thousands of Manitobans in need of surgery as operations are postponed and staff are redeployed to deal with COVID-19 cases.

One iceberg tracker is hesitant to predict any bergs at all in the southern parts of Newfoundland this year but says it's not necessarily a harbinger of decline.

Users of the social media app TikTok noticed a new female voice narrating their videos on Monday, about three weeks after a Canadian actor filed a lawsuit against the video-sharing platform for copyright violation. 

Many parents and educators worry about the disrupted education of Canadian students because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some are suggesting in some cases it may be time reconsider an unconventional option Canada has moved away from: Having students repeat a grade. 

Less than six weeks after Philip Toner finished serving a five-year sentence for raping a 15-year-old girl, he has been charged with killing his girlfriend, Brenda Ware, and dumping her body along the highway just across the Alberta border on the B.C. side.

During a heat wave in July 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised to "rapidly" mandate air conditioning in all long-term care homes, including residents' rooms. Nearly a year later, the province still hasn't done that.

Indigenous Services Canada should review the management of its personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile and work with remote and isolated First Nations to address a nursing shortage, says Canada's auditor general.

Indigenous Services Canada should review the management of its personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile and work with remote and isolated First Nations to address a nursing shortage, says Canada's auditor general.

A registered nurse who assumed her teenage son would be eager to get the COVID-19 vaccine was shocked to learn he was vaccine hesitant. She is joining public health officials and infectious disease experts who say an "open conversation" with kids about COVID-19 vaccines could fight hesitancy.

Canada's auditor general is releasing audits today of the federal government's performance in securing personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical devices before and during the pandemic, and of its response to COVID-19 in Indigenous communities.

When faced with who to trust on vaccines — between a friend who speaks their language and shares their faith or a doctor in a white lab coat they don’t know — the choice is simple, writes Sadi Muktadir.

After the shocking interception of a commercial flight to arrest a dissident journalist, CBC’s Moscow correspondent explains Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko’s escalating crackdown on opposition.

May 25, 2021 | B.C. unveils its four-stage reopening plan with the goal of more normalcy by September. Doctors make urgent pleas for more restrictions in Manitoba as ICUs become overwhelmed. Plus, George Floyd’s legacy a year after his death.

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Belarus is increasingly isolated and facing more sanctions after its widely condemned operation to divert a commercial flight on Sunday and arrest a dissident journalist. Here's a look at what happened and how we got here.