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The chief of the Halifax Regional Police defended his officers' actions during Wednesday's protest against the city's eviction of homeless people from public parks and green spaces, saying pepper spray was appropriate in the face of aggressive individuals who were "armed" and organized.

An Ontario legislator who was warned to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus after telling reporters he wouldn't take the shot.

An Ontario legislator who was warned to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus after telling reporters he wouldn't take the shot.

A Hamilton teenager was only 12 when she was pressured into sending revealing photos of herself. Experts say adults have to stop blaming the victims and pretending these incidents don't happen.

Alberta Health Services says a woman considered dead for 30 minutes was brought back to life by Calgary physicians using a new device for what's believed to have been the first time in Canada. She hopes her experience convinces others to get vaccinated.

In the last election in 2019, the Communist Party got less than one per cent of the vote, according to Elections Canada. Although the party says Hamilton membership has increased four-fold, it remains one of a handful of alternative groups on the ballot box that run alongside the mainstream parties.

Two doctors at hospitals treating earthquake victims in Haiti's capital have been kidnapped, forcing one of the institutions to a declare a two-day shutdown in protest, officials said Thursday.

The CBC's Ellen Mauro reports from a road partially blocked by a boulder after a landslide between the towns of Camp-Perrin and Jeremie in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

In a statement released late Sunday night, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said that Canadians "do not want" to see "the politicization of the pandemic." There's always something a bit awkward about a politician accusing another politician of politicizing something.

More medical supplies are badly needed to help some of the thousands of people who were injured in Saturday's earthquake in Haiti, says Dr. Inobert Pierre, the director of St. Boniface Hospital in Fond-des-Blancs. (Paul Smith/CBC)

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, is apologizing for a delay in releasing public health data used to justify controversial changes in the province’s pandemic response. 

The Ontario PC party said Thursday it regrets sending fundraising letters labelled "invoice." The letters were blasted by opposition parties and those who received them as a scam meant to trick vulnerable people into donating to Premier Doug Ford's re-election fund.

Toys "R" Us Canada will soon have a new owner as part of a deal that will see retail entrepreneur Doug Putman take over the chain from investment conglomerate Fairfax Financial.

Pushing back against Liberal claims that he's just "pretending" to support a woman's right to choose, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today he's pro-choice and a government led by him would make sure abortion services are available nationwide.

Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced that City of Toronto employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 30.

Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced that City of Toronto employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 30.

Afghan protesters defied the Taliban for a second day Thursday, waving their national flag in scattered demonstrations, and the fighters again responded violently as they faced down growing challenges to their rule.

Afghan protesters defied the Taliban for a second day Thursday, waving their national flag in scattered demonstrations, and the fighters again responded violently as they faced down growing challenges to their rule.

Afghan protesters defied the Taliban for a second day Thursday, waving their national flag in scattered demonstrations that were met with renewed violence by the militants who are facing growing challenges to their rule.

Aviation safety experts agree it would be harrowing for passengers to be caught in wildfire smoke like the kind that enveloped a flight from Vancouver to Kelowna, B.C., on Sunday, but said commercial pilots are trained and equipped to handle the extreme turbulence and land safely.

Swedish green steel venture HYBRIT says it has made the world's first customer delivery of steel produced without using coal as it looks to revolutionize an industry that accounts for around eight per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

It’s been a relatively calm few days on the front lines of some of B.C.’s most concerning wildfires, but officials are warning that the season is far from over.

Some candidates and political advertisers are exploiting Jason Kenney's poor polling to bludgeon the federal Conservative leader.

When a bike was stolen from Merrill Pauls's Winnipeg garage in October of 2020, he reported it stolen to police, in the hopes that someday it would somehow be retrieved. He just didn't think it would resurface three provinces over.

When Melinda and Chris Boyles lost their housing earlier this month, they and their five kids had nowhere to go.

Parents advocate for their children in the best of times —  but the pandemic took it to a new level, with many advocating for safety measures and new classroom protocols for the first time since having kids in school.

A national organization to support wellness and healing initiatives for thousands of survivors of federally run Indian day schools will officially launch Thursday.

Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the main federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has become too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it.

A national organization to support wellness and healing initiatives for thousands of survivors of federally-run Indian day schools will officially launch Thursday.

The infertility diagnosis made me feel like damaged goods. While I could accept that I did not have a normal reproductive system, never did I imagine it would cause a problem for us.

Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has become too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it.

From inflation to sagging trade, the delta variant of COVID-19 may be slowing Canada's economic recovery. But in this federal election, fiscal prudence is taking a back seat to business survival and continued government support.

Canadians who are trying to sponsor their Afghan spouses to come to Canada say the process should be expedited now that the Taliban has taken over the country. But they some say they’re getting little to no help from their MPs or from the department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

A new study shows volunteer editors nominate women’s pages on Wikipedia for deletion at a higher rate than men’s pages. CBC's Manjula Selvarajah looks at why that happens and why it matters.

Adrian Chivers made a harrowing journey from B.C.'s Lower Mainland up a fiery Coquihalla Highway Sunday evening to help his uncle relocate livestock to Merritt at the height of the wildfires.

More than two-and-a-half years after Meng Wanzhou first stepped into a Canadian courtroom, legal arguments at the Huawei executive's marathon extradition hearing concluded Wednesday.

R&B star R. Kelly is a predator who lured girls, boys and young women with his fame and dominated them physically, sexually and psychologically, a prosecutor said Wednesday, while a defence lawyer warned jurors they'll have to sift through lies from accusers with agendas to find the truth.

Pressure for a co-ordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from remote areas in search of medical care. Aid was slowly trickling in to help the thousands who were left homeless.