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Canada's main political parties say they are putting your pocketbook at the top of their agendas, with varying promises to help make everything from housing to food to mobile phone bills more affordable.

Canada's main political parties say they are putting your pocketbook at the top of their agendas, with varying promises to help make everything from housing to food to mobile phone bills more affordable.

The Rolling Stones have played concerts all around the country, with their first Canadian shows in 1965 setting the stage for a decades-long friendship. In the wake of drummer Charlie Watts's death, CBC News looks back at the band's live performances in Canada.

Spencer Elden, who appears naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind, is suing the band for alleged child exploitation and pornography.

The Diamond Princess cruise ship, which became one of the earliest hotbeds for coronavirus infections when the pandemic broke out last year, will delay its return to sailing to spring of 2022, vessel operator Princess Cruises said on Wednesday.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole today released his plan to help Canadians grappling with depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions — a multi-billion dollar platform pledge to address a problem that has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole today released his plan to help Canadians grappling with depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions — a multi-billion dollar platform pledge to address a problem that has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Ontario man who violated a judge's order by taking screenshots of a court hearing involving a controversial Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston has been fined $2,500 for contempt of court.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today a re-elected government led by him would raise the corporate taxes paid by Canada's "largest and most profitable" financial services firms to help pay for his promised multi-billion dollar housing program.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.

Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 US a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airline's top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.

Profit at the Royal Bank of Canada rose by more than a third to $4.3 billion in the three months up to the end of July, as Canada's biggest lender saw higher income in just about every facet of its business.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the effort to airlift those fleeing Afghanistan out of Kabul will end in the coming days.

Canada has only 24 to 48 hours to get planes in and out of Kabul as part of the evacuation effort, according to a government source.

Canada could have about 24 to 48 hours to get planes in and out of Kabul as part of the Afghanistan evacuation effort, according to a government source.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the effort to airlift those fleeing Afghanistan out of Kabul will end in the coming days.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the effort to airlift those fleeing Afghanistan out of Kabul will end in the coming days.

The family of a 24-year-old Ottawa man who represented Canada at the 2015 Junior Pan American Games said police have recovered his body from Lake Ontario.

The family of a 24-year-old Ottawa man who represented Canada at the 2015 Junior Pan American Games said police found his body in Lake Ontario on Tuesday.

Western nations rushed to complete the evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan on Wednesday as the Aug. 31 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign troops drew closer with no sign that the country's new Taliban rulers might allow an extension.

The U.S. military will continue evacuating people from Kabul airport until an Aug. 31deadline if needed, but will prioritize the removal of U.S. troops and military equipment during the last couple of days, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

As restaurateurs across the country scramble to fill thousands of jobs, a common refrain has emerged: If the government wasn't paying workers to stay home, the labour shortage plaguing the restaurant industry wouldn't exist. But many workers are telling a different story.

Gabe Kochon, 92, was one of Fort Good Hope's most cherished elders. He also bears the unfortunate distinction of being the Northwest Territories' first fatality from COVID-19.

Gabe Kochon, 92, was one of Fort Good Hope's most cherished elders. He also bears the unfortunate distinction of being the Northwest Territories' first fatality from COVID-19.

When residents of an affluent estate community in Alberta started hearing noise from a nearby power plant, they didn't expect their complaints of sleepless nights would lead to a months-long investigation that would find the company had set up operations without consultation or approval.

If you've ever felt the need to tell your employer you have the flu instead of asking for a mental health day, you're not alone, a specialist with the Canadian Mental Health Association said Tuesday.

They didn’t see their grandmother for two years because of the pandemic and international travel restrictions. Now they’re getting their long-awaited reunion, but it didn’t quite go as planned.

The number of people crossing the land border into Canada more than doubled in the first week that fully vaccinated Americans were once again allowed to enter the country for non-essential travel.

Post-secondary students are telling Elections Canada staff to do "as much as they can" to get out the student vote, after the agency cancelled its Vote on Campus program for the 2021 federal election. 

This week, Starbucks started to once again allow customers to be served coffee in their reusable mugs. Some environmentalists say it's time for McDonald's and Tim Hortons to follow suit.

It took the arrest of one of its top intelligence officials to make it happen, but the RCMP says it's now keeping better tabs on the "character" of the people it employs.

Reasonable housing costs were once a selling point for living in Nova Scotia, but prices have spiked in recent year. With a federal election underway, attention has shifted to what the main federal parties will do to help with Nova Scotia's affordable housing crisis.

If you’ve been wondering about the security of the upcoming federal election with so many Canadians planning to mail in their ballots, we’ve got you covered.

This week, Starbucks started to once again allow customers to be served coffee in their reusable mugs. Some environmentalists say it's time for McDonald's and Tim Hortons to follow suit.

If you’ve been wondering about the security of the upcoming federal election with so many Canadians planning to mail in their ballots, we’ve got you covered.

A doctor who conscientiously refuses to participate in abortion or euthanasia does so because she considers these acts to be lethal violence against a human being. You might disagree with these beliefs, but they are not crazy, says UBC law professor Brian Bird.

When Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau touched down in the Vancouver area on Tuesday, a group of protesters against old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed were waiting to greet him at his downtown hotel.

Calgary's EMS system had 470 per cent more red alerts — or periods when no ambulances were available — than Edmonton did last year. 

A manager for British Columbia's wildfire service says conditions are trending in the right direction with the number of fires that threaten public safety and property dropping down to two dozen from 30 early this month.

Starting Sept. 1, the Quebec government is putting into effect a vaccine passport system that will limit many non-essential activities to people who are fully vaccinated. Here's a primer on how it will work.