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It was a record-breaking year for orca and humpback whale sightings in the Salish Sea last year, according to a whale-watching operator in B.C. and Washington.

The federal government announced on Tuesday the arrival of more than 250 Afghan refugees, most of them classified by Ottawa as human rights defenders.

Morgan Wallen stepped on country music's most historic and storied stage over the weekend, a sign that many interpreted as the Grand Ole Opry giving the troubled star its blessing and a path to reconciliation after he used a racial slur on camera.

The time it took for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to respond to investigations into claims of Mountie misconduct violated her obligation under the law, the Federal Court ruled today.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today discussed extending Canada's military training mission and the prospect of more sanctions on Moscow as Russian troops conducted a live fire exercise on Ukraine's border.

Former governor general Julie Payette won't lose her appointment to one of the country's most prestigious civilian honours.

Former governor general Julie Payette won't lose her appointment to one of the country's most prestigious civilian honours.

Hockey Canada on Tuesday announced its 23-player women's roster for next month's Beijing Olympics, with forwards Victoria Bach and Kristin O'Neill among the final cuts, along with veteran defenceman Meaghan Mikkelson.

Canadian national women's hockey head coach Troy Ryan has made his final cuts for next month's Beijing Olympics as Hockey Canada set to announce its player roster of 23 today at 4 p.m. ET. The team is expected to be led by captain and two-time Winter Games champion Marie-Philip Poulin.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today the Canada-U.S. relationship is at its lowest point in decades — a development that threatens to stall Canada's growth and derail some sectors of the economy.

Quebec Premier François Legault said Tuesday the province would be demanding a significant "health contribution" from Quebecers who refuse to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks. 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a wave of public and political outrage over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020.

The B.C. government is urging South Coast residents to protect their homes from potential floods as heavy rain is on the way and will combine with melting snow to cause damage.

The beloved Golden Girls and Mary Tyler Moore Show actor died on Dec. 31 at her home in Los Angeles as the result of a Dec. 25 cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, according to the L.A. County death certificate.

China and the Philippines have suspended imports of Canadian beef due to Canada's detection in December of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a spokesperson for Canada's agriculture department said on Monday.

Rogers Communications Inc. has appointed Tony Staffieri permanent president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

A group representing residential power consumers wants a seat at any discussions involving alleged illegal behaviour by one of Alberta's main power providers and is asking the regulator to release all information involving ATCO's actions.

Canadian and U.S. officials are scheduled to meet this week to see if progress can be made to end a dispute that resulted in Canada suspending all shipments of potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States.

Quebec Premier François Legault has named a successor to Dr. Horacio Arruda, who resigned as the province's public health director Monday. Legault also said the province would be demanding a significant "health contribution" from Quebecers who refuse to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Quebec Premier François Legault will hold a news conference this afternoon, after accepting the resignation of the province's public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda.

Quebec Premier François Legault has named a successor to Dr. Horacio Arruda, who resigned as the province's public health director Monday.

The number of Manitoba First Nations with active COVID-19 cases has nearly doubled since December as the Omicron variant causes a surge of infections across the province.

A Saint John renter on a disability pension and his wife are hunting for a new place to live after receiving notice of a 61 per cent rent increase from their new landlord and instructions to begin shovelling snow from the entranceway to their apartment themselves.

A Windsor family is desperate for answers surrounding the death of their loved one at the South West Detention Centre — even though the family stresses that she needed mental health support, not jail. An inmate advocate says this is part of a larger systemic issue.

The family of Tamara Frances Lucier is desperate for answers after the 31-year-old died in a Windsor, Ont., detention centre while awaiting psychiatric help before facing charges. An inmate advocate says Tamara's story is part of a larger, systemic issue.

North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in a week, following leader Kim Jong-un's calls to expand its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international opposition.

David Bowie’s catalogue, which just sold to $250M US, only represents the latest in a long string of celebrity musicians cashing out of a struggling industry. But why are some of the biggest superstars of the past fifty years clamouring to part with the bodies of work they spent a lifetime building?

Ukraine’s proposed membership in NATO should not be used as a “bargaining chip” in this week's talks between Russia and the United States over the eastern European nation's plight, says Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European affairs.

Talk of energy these days is rooted in two worlds — the demands of today and the transition ahead — as decarbonization efforts come into even sharper focus with climate change.

Ottawa's largest hospitals say they may call in symptomatic health-care workers with COVID-19 to work should their staffing crisis get dire — a policy move that hospitals across the continent are making amid the Omicron surge, say experts.

The Omicron variant wave will help boost our collective immunity to COVID-19, but that comes at a high cost, multiple experts warn — from surging short-term hospitalizations to longer-term health impacts.

The Omicron variant wave will help boost our collective immunity to COVID-19, but that comes at a high cost, multiple experts warn — from surging short-term hospitalizations to longer-term health impacts.

Talk of energy these days is rooted in two worlds — the demands of today and the transition ahead — as decarbonization efforts come into even sharper focus with climate change.

The First Nation in northern Ontario has been overwhelmed by a COVID-19 outbreak. In the last two weeks, more than 200 people have tested positive for the virus in the community of roughly 400 people located 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay.

The First Nation in northern Ontario has been overwhelmed by a COVID-19 outbreak. In the last two weeks, more than 200 people have tested positive for the virus in the community of roughly 400 people located 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay.

Newly revealed polling conducted by Premier Doug Ford’s government showed growing public dissatisfaction with its handling of COVID-19 last year as successive waves of the pandemic hit Ontario.

With Newfoundland and Labrador's testing demand outpacing capacity, the daily COVID-19 case count isn't giving a full picture of just how much of the Omicron variant is out there.

Another surge of COVID-19 infections is gripping hospitals, and many Canadians have questions. Are fully vaccinated people getting hospitalized with Omicron? When will restrictions be lifted? We spoke to doctors and epidemiologists to get answers.

A new public health order that leaves it up to employers to decide which Albertans infected with COVID-19 should go to work is short on oversight and enforcement, health law experts say.

Schools across Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Jan. 17, Premier Doug Ford's office told CBC News Tuesday.

Schools across Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, as first reported by The Toronto Star.

A mandatory publication ban that exists on any case involving a victim of child pornography has been struck down in B.C. Supreme Court after a successful constitutional challenge, allowing media to report that the alleged victim in the case is Amanda Todd. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers spoke Monday afternoon about the federal government’s plan to distribute rapid tests and the possibility of additional military support for struggling health care systems.

Environment Canada has extreme cold warnings in place for all of eastern Ontario, southern Quebec and western New Brunswick Monday night.

In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life. Three days after the highly experimental surgery, a Maryland hospital says that the patient is doing well.

As students in British Columbia and Alberta returned to school today, several other provinces, including Manitoba, Ontario, P.E.I. and Quebec, have moved to online learning amid a surge in COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant. Here's a glimpse into what learning looks like in those provinces right now.