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Welcome to the world's only maple syrup emergency reserve where, for 21 years, Quebec producers have been stockpiling gallons of the so-called "liquid gold."

She grew up playing with her dolls' hair but now Lohifa Pogoson-Acker is designing the hair of some high-profile 'cats — the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

She grew up playing with her dolls' hair, but now Lohifa Pogoson-Acker is designing the hair of some high-profile cats — the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who will play against Winnipeg Blue Bombers in this weekend's Grey Cup.

Health Canada has recalled a children’s jacket sold by Shein and flagged to the government agency by CBC Marketplace, due to high levels of lead content.

Ontario is dropping its tentative plan to end its vaccine passport program in mid-January and will require that all proof of vaccination certificates include QR codes, CBC News has learned. 

In a reversal of their roles from the last CFL title game, the Blue Bombers are the best team but the Tiger-Cats are the sentimental favourites for Sunday's rematch.

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former president Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former president Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information details the widespread impact of the pandemic on health care in Alberta and across Canada between March 2020 and June 2021.

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said he tested positive for COVID-19 after his Giants of Africa organization held an in-person event on Sunday, in which some of the guests also returned positive tests.

Const. Hunter Robinz was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of sexual assault, one count of unauthorized use of a computer database and two separate counts of breach of trust.

We're in the midst of the "best and most reliable" meteor shower of the year. Here's where and when to look for the Geminids, and why the annual event still puzzles astronomers.

An elementary school teacher in Chelsea, Que., says she was told she could no longer teach in class because she wears a hijab, which is not allowed under Bill 21, a Quebec law banning religious symbols.

The federal privacy watchdog is warning Canadians about the growing threat of "surveillance capitalism" — the use of personal information by large corporations.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we explore why building more highways has an adverse effect on the environment and how the N.W.T. is falling short in protecting its vast peatlands.

The federal department charged with inspecting farms that hire temporary foreign workers failed to keep tabs on how well employers were protecting their staff during the pandemic, Canada's auditor general reported today.

The Public Health Agency of Canada struggled to keep track of whether travellers ordered to stay in quarantine hotels actually did so, according to a new report from the auditor general.

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said she is acting to tighten the teacher discipline system after being "horrified" by the case of former Calgary teacher Michael Gregory, who killed himself five days after being charged with 17 sexual offences against six of his students.

Julio Parra, a caretaker at Queen of Heaven Catholic Elementary School in Milton, Ont., has lived in Canada for 15 years and after a delay brought on by the pandemic, officially became a citizen Tuesday.

All Quebec preschool and elementary school students are expected to be sent home with a rapid COVID-19 testing kit in the next two weeks as the province's caseload hits a new high.

The number of people suspected to have died of a drug overdose in British Columbia has hit 1,782, eclipsing last year's record high of 1,765. New figures from B.C.'s Coroners Service shows 201 deaths in October, the highest ever recorded in a single month.

As the number of people dying from illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia continues to climb to grim heights, B.C.'s coroner is calling for an urgent and immediate response from all levels of government to expand safe supply.

The number of people suspected to have died of a drug overdose in British Columbia has hit 1,782, eclipsing last year's record high of 1,765. New figures from B.C.'s Coroners Service shows 201 deaths in October, the highest ever recorded in a single month.

Starbucks workers at one of the coffee chain's locations in Buffalo, N.Y., have voted to unionize over the company's objections, pointing the way to a new labour model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, N.Y. over the company's objections, pointing the way to a new labour model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, N.Y. over the company's objections, pointing the way to a new labour model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

Starbucks Corp. baristas waging a union campaign in Buffalo, N. Y., say they are organizing in part to have more of a say in the workload created by the company's mobile app, which has left them struggling to keep up with surges in orders.

Robbie Shakespeare, the Jamaican bass guitarist best known as half of the reggae and dub duo Sly and Robbie, died on Wednesday, Jamaica's culture minister said. He was 68.

Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it's clear a change is needed, just in case. 

A social worker who says she is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has been put on unpaid leave by her employer because she has been unable to access a QR code proving that she has received two doses of vaccine.

A graduate student at the University of Alberta recently started a podcast highlighting Black, Indigenous and people of colour athletes in an effort to make outdoor sports more inclusive.

Alberta is changing how insurers pay out damages in motor vehicle collisions through changes to mandatory coverage set to go into effect in 2022.

China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a "farce."

The Conservatives have rejected a proposed compromise to resolve a long-running dispute over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory.

The so-called zipper merge is a common and efficient way to navigate reduced-lane traffic in some countries, but it's also misunderstood, as one Saint John man found out when an irate driver punched his car window in.

Quebec's Health Ministry has announced that all preschool and elementary school students will be receiving rapid COVID-19 screening tests that can be used at home. Quebecers can host larger gatherings with vaccinated guests for the holiday period. Here's what you need to know.

You can try to compete with your neighbour's Christmas decorations — or you can play along with them. Saskatchewan couple Chris Boechler and Mandie Scrivens decided to pare down their decorations for a witty comment on the epic light display next door.

You can try to compete with your neighbour's Christmas decorations — or you can play along with them. Saskatchewan couple Chris Boechler and Mandie Scrivens decided to pare down their decorations for a witty comment on the epic light display next door.

An abandoned cemetery southeast of Hamilton, Ont., which is the final resting place for at least a dozen Black settlers, including a niece of renowned anti-slavery icon Harriet Tubman, will soon be restored, thanks to some local volunteers and county councillors.

Close to 60 riders from seven different nations, including 11 women, will take part from Feb. 16 to March 4 on an Indigenous-led snowmobile expedition across Quebec. Sacred fires will be lit in seven communities.

Sky high food prices were one of many negative impacts that Canadians felt during the pandemic plagued year of 2021. And a new report suggests that problem is only going to get worse next year.

Sky high food prices were one of many negative impacts that Canadians felt during the pandemic plagued year of 2021. And a new report suggests that problem is only going to get worse next year.

Ten years after a spy scandal rocked the Canadian military, the navy still has trouble keeping track of electronic storage devices with secret and classified data on them. Two Canadian warships were recently the subjects of military police and internal investigations after devices went missing.

A high-ranking chaplain is retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in the wake of a CBC Fifth Estate investigation that revealed decades of abuse at an elite Ontario boarding school where he worked as headmaster before joining the military.

Ten years after a spy scandal rocked the Canadian military, the navy still has trouble keeping track of electronic storage devices with secret and classified data on them. Two Canadian warships were recently the subjects of military police and internal investigations after devices went missing.

Sky high food prices were one of many negative impacts that Canadians felt during the pandemic plagued year of 2021. And a new report suggests that problem is only going to get worse next year.

The father of a Canadian man imprisoned in a Syrian detention for more than four years is making a last-ditch push for the federal government to repatriate his son, with the expectation that he will face a criminal trial upon his return.

The father of a Canadian man imprisoned in a Syrian detention for more than four years is making a last-ditch push for the federal government to repatriate his son, with the expectation that he will face a criminal trial upon his return.

Serious concerns are being raised about Facebook’s ability to curb the spread of hate speech and inflammatory language on its site in India, home to the largest number of Facebook users in the world.

Doctors and breast cancer experts say they're concerned about recently published findings that call into question a decades-old study that has informed Canada's breast cancer screening guidelines and which led to a recommendation against yearly mammograms for women in their 40s.