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U.S. authorities are moving to seize bank and stock accounts of Fred Sharp, a private banker from Vancouver who allegedly set up dozens of offshore shell companies to enable a billion-dollar series of pump-and-dump stock frauds by other Canadians.

At the request of Quebec public health, the Montreal Canadiens will be playing against the Philadelphia Flyers behind closed doors at the Bell Centre Thursday night.

The Montreal Canadiens will play against the Philadelphia Flyers behind closed doors at the Bell Centre on Thursday night, at the request of Quebec health officials.

The chief of professionalism and conduct in the Canadian Armed Forces is planning a five-year campaign to overhaul the military's culture to put an end to sexual misconduct.

The chief of professionalism and conduct in the Canadian Armed Forces is planning a five-year campaign to overhaul the military's culture to put an end to sexual misconduct.

Survivor's tribe has spoken and Casupanan, a 32-year-old communications manager from Niagara Falls, Ont., became the first Canadian to take home the reality show's $1 million US prize. She spoke with CBC News about her historic win.

Environment Canada has released its Top 10 weather stories for 2021 — a year that its senior climatologist Dave Phillips calls the "most destructive, the most expensive and the deadliest year for weather in Canadian history." Here's what made the list.

Environment Canada has released its Top 10 weather stories for 2021 — a year that its senior climatologist Dave Phillips calls the "most destructive, the most expensive and the deadliest year for weather in Canadian history." Here's what made the list.

The agreement, which is subject to approval by the Quebec Superior Court, would allow eligible individuals who were affected by the privacy breach announced in June 2019 to receive a payment.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we explore ways to retrofit homes to deal with flooding and catch up with a Quebec man who donated an island to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King says Ottawa should cut the "silly BS" and do more to end the ban on Island potato exports to the U.S.

A group of missionaries, including 16 Americans and one Canadian, who were kidnapped in October by a gang in Haiti have been released, according to police. 

The Canada Revenue Agency should do a better job of letting Canadians suffering hardship as a result of its actions or inaction know about the options available to them, Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson said Thursday.

At 89, Alanis Obomsawin is one of the most acclaimed Indigenous directors in the world. Obomsawin said she's grateful to see a real shift in how history is taught in schools and a greater understanding and empathy for Indigenous peoples. 

The Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the Liberal government's plan to deliver two heavy icebreakers to the coast guard will cost $7.25 billion. The proposal was released with much fanfare last spring, but without a price tag.

The Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the Liberal government's plan to deliver two heavy icebreakers to the coast guard will cost $7.25 billion. The proposal was released with much fanfare last spring without a price tag.

A Rudolph-themed decoration in Fort Nelson, B.C., is taking quite the beating from young male deer in the area. Owner Arlene Chmelyk believes it's because the white-tailed deer in the area can't seem to tell the difference between a Christmas ornament and a rival buck competing for attention from female deer.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez took the tennis world by storm in 2021, highlighted by a run for the ages at the U.S. Open that saw her win the hearts, attention and respect of audiences across the world.

Reddit Inc., whose message boards became the go-to destination for day traders during this year's meme stock frenzy, said on Wednesday it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering with U.S. securities regulators.

A NASA spacecraft has officially "touched" the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

Multiple Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters and music publishing rights to Sony Music in a deal worth about $500 million US, entertainment publication Billboard said on Wednesday, citing sources.

Asking supervised consumption site clients to show identification — even if it’s voluntary — will deter people from accessing life-saving services, harm reduction advocates argued in an Edmonton courtroom Wednesday.

Brandon Lukach uses TikTok as a way to connect with people, but after learning he could make money on the app, the Cambridge, Ont., truck driver used the cash to give back to the community.

A powerful storm system swept across the U.S. Great Plains and Midwest Wednesday, closing highways in western Kansas, spawning reported tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa and raising concerns about fires because of unusually high temperatures.

One person has died as a powerful storm system swept across the U.S. Great Plains and Midwest, authorities said, bringing hurricane-force wind gusts and spawning reported tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa.

At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual storm system swept across the U.S. Great Plains and Midwest on Wednesday amid unseasonably warm temperatures, spawning hurricane-force winds and possible tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.

Here's how U.S. Democrats are responding to trade threats from Canada, which has threatened tariffs and threatened to suspend bits of the new NAFTA. "I don't care," says one. The bottom line: An irritant over electric vehicles will likely drag into 2022, as the U.S. Congress struggles to complete a landmark bill.

An exclusive Ontario ski club recorded an $815,000 surplus last season, primarily due to federal pandemic wage support. Mansfield Ski Club has used the money for a number of capital improvements, including new snow-making equipment.

U.S. central bank takes a firmer line on soaring inflation, and in some ways Canadians may feel the effects even more than their southern neighbours.

Booster vaccines are especially important for people who were vaccinated in the first half of 2021, those who are immunocompromised, in long-term care homes, or over 60 years of age.

The extraordinary story of how contractor Shane Ross has continued to operate, despite facing fraud and forgery charges, numerous lawsuits in Nova Scotia and Ontario, and being sent to jail for contempt of court.

New research from a team in Hong Kong offers a clue to why the Omicron variant is spreading so astonishingly fast around the world: it may be multiplying 70 times quicker than earlier strains within our lower airways.

New research from a team in Hong Kong offers a clue to why the Omicron variant is spreading so astonishingly fast around the world: it may be multiplying 70 times quicker than earlier strains within our lower airways.

U.S. central bank takes a firmer line on soaring inflation, and in some ways Canadians may feel the effects even more than their southern neighbours.

A shortage of family doctors in Lethbridge, Alta., will stretch into 2022 — and residents say that's placing significant pressure on them as the months drag on and as health problems persist.

Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums has made a major move following a CBC investigation into a 2019 elephant attack that found the organization continued to allow rides a decade after its American counterpart halted the practice, calling it dangerous.

Five children died and four others were in critical condition on Thursday after falling from a bouncy castle that was lifted 10 metres into the air by a gust of wind at a school on Australia's island state of Tasmania.

Four children were killed and several more badly injured in Australia after strong winds lifted an inflated jumping castle into the air during end-of-year school celebrations, causing them to fall 10 metres, authorities said on Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief.

Four children were killed and several more badly injured in Australia after strong winds lifted an inflated jumping castle into the air during end-of-year school celebrations, causing them to fall 10 metres, authorities said on Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief.

Flair Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 30 aircraft by mid-2023, more than double the current size as it strives for a 50-plane fleet within five years.

The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) is set to reopen to commercial traffic and inter-city buses on Dec. 20, a month after it was significantly damaged by floods and mudslides. Officials have still not said when on Monday it will reopen.

The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) is set to reopen to commercial traffic and inter-city buses on Dec. 20, a month after it was significantly damaged by floods and mudslides. Officials have still not said when on Monday it will reopen.

The Federal Court heard arguments Wednesday from four Canadian Armed Forces members facing disciplinary action for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The city of Brampton passed a motion Wednesday calling on cities across the country to help fund the legal battle against Bill 21 in Quebec, a week after a teacher in the province was reassigned because of her headscarf.